Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed that Anthony Joshua will sign a contract to face WBC World heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in an undisputed heavyweight showdown at Wembley Stadium in April 2019. In an interview with Sky Sports, Hearn revealed that WBA/WBO/IBF champion Joshua would be willing to sign the contract before submitting the offer […]
Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed that he plans to secure a “big fight” later in the year for Amir Khan, and has talked up Khan’s chances in a showdown with pound-for-pound star Terence Crawford. Khan, who returned from a two-year exile in April with a blistering 39-second stoppage win against Canadian Phil Lo […]
WBC World super flyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai has enjoyed a rollercoaster eighteen months in the sport. Now, after three high-profile victories on the road, it has been announced that the Si Sa Ket village native will return home to defend his crown on October 6th at Thailand’s 12,000 seater Impact Arena in Bangkok. His return home as a […]
Talented amateur John Docherty has signed a promotional agreement with Matchroom Boxing. Docherty landed Commonwealth Games bronze for Scotland in Australia in April, defeating England’s Ben Whittaker to reach the semi-final stage and land his medal. The former Team GB man has chosen to join the paid ranks following his success Down Under and will […]
Former world champion Juan Carlos Payano is the latest addition to the sensational Season II bantamweight line-up. “I am very happy to join the tournament, ecstatic to be very honest. Looking forward to regaining my championship positions,” said Payano. “It is great to see the best fighting the best and in the end being recognised […]
Stand-out Cuban amateur Robeisy Ramirez has abandoned the Cuban national team at their base in Aguascalientes, Mexico it has been reported. Ramirez, a two-time Olympic Gold medallist, rose to prominence in the famed Cuban amateur system, first claiming a gold medal at the London 2012 games in the flyweight category before capturing a second in 2016 as […]
Filipino ring legend Manny Pacquiao returns to the ring this Saturday in Kuala Lumpur, tackling teak-tough Argentinean banger Lucas Matthysse for Matthysse’s WBA Regular World welterweight title. The bout represents an interesting clash between two of the most exciting fighters in the division’s recent history. However, with both men now on the wrong side of 35 […]
More than fifteen years on from their brutal encounter in Los Angeles, it has been reported that former undisputed World heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis will renew hostilities with three-time former heavyweight ruler Vitali Klitschko – this time in an exhibition bout. Their first bout in June 2003 – which was Lewis’ last in a professional ring […]
Robbie Davies Jnr has signed a three-fight deal with Matchroom Boxing – with the first of those bouts to be a British and Commonwealth Super-Lightweight title clash with Glenn Foot in Newcastle in October. The Liverpool ace will meet the Sunderland man for the vacant Lord Lonsdale belt and the Commonwealth crown that Foot landed […]
Filipino-American Nonito Donaire is ready for next season’s quest for the Muhammad Ali Trophy in the 118lb edition. “I’m really looking forward to the tournament,” said 35-year-old Donaire (38-5, 24 KOs). Donaire, popularly known as ‘The Filipino Flash’, is a former multiple-time world champion in four weight classes, and now has his eye on being […]
Anthony Joshua OBE has committed his future to his loyal UK fight fans with his next two fights to be staged at Wembley Stadium connected by EE in London. Joshua will defend his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO crowns at the national stadium in the English capital on September 22 and will return to Wembley […]
Mairis Briedis, Ali Trophy Final Cruiserweight Substitute Fighter, meets Brandon Deslaurier, on the Usyk-Gassiev undercard July 21 at the Olimpiyskiy Arena in Moscow, Russia. “I can’t wait to fight again,” said Briedis (23-1, 18 KO’s). “I’m looking forward to a quality World Boxing Super Series event and I am sure that the 21st of July […]