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WBC World welterweight champion ‘Showtime’ Shawn Porter (29-2-1, 17 KO’s) returns to the ring this Saturday in California, as he tackles Cuba’s well-schooled former 2005 World Amateur Champion Yordenis Ugas (23-3, 11 KO’s) in the first defence of his title. Porter, who was last seen in the ring winning the vacant strap against former two-weight champion Danny […]
Daniel Dubois was completely unfazed by the prediction of Razvan Cojanu that Friday night’s encounter at the Royal Albert Hall will not end well for him and invited his opponent to back up his words in the ring. The 31-year-old Romanian, who is a former world title challenger, publicly stated his belief that Dubois’ youth […]
Maurice Hooker says he’ll bring the heat early to Mikkel LesPierre and send a big statement to the rest of the division when he defends his WBO World Super-Lightweight title for the second time at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York on Saturday March 9, live on DAZN in the US and […]
Regis Prograis & Kiryl Relikh and Nonito Donaire & Zolani Tete continue their quest for the Ali Trophy on April 27 in the USA, with a venue currently being finalised “We cannot wait to get started with our Season 2 semi-finals and we will announce the venue along with ticket sales in the coming days,” […]
Former WBO World middleweight champion has seemingly moved up to 168lbs – with the WBO installing him as number one contender in the latest super middleweight rankings. With current beltholder Gilberto Ramirez having relinquished his title and moved to light heavyweight, Saunders will be afforded a shot at the vacant title as per the WBO […]
WBC World heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has poured cold water on Anthony Joshua’s bout with Jarrell Miller – claiming that neither man are a draw in America. With the bout taking place at New York’s famous Madison Square Garden, it marks WBA/WBO/IBF kingpin Joshua’s first venture into the American market, following a breakdown in talks […]
Heavyweight boxing’s biggest star Anthony Joshua OBE will defend his WBA Super, IBF, WBO and IBO World titles against Jarrell Miller in his long-awaited U.S. debut at the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday, June 1, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and DAZN in the U.S. Joshua (22-0, 21 KOs), defended his World titles with a […]
Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue faces Emmanuel Rodriguez on May 18 for the Puerto Rican’s IBF strap in their 118lb Ali Trophy semi-final. The SSE Hydro will be rocking as the IBF bantamweight title bout takes place the same night as Scotland’s Josh Taylor takes on Belarus’ IBF World champion Ivan Baranchyk in a semi-final of […]
Latvia’s Mairis Briedis (25-1, 18 KOs) and Poland’s Krzysztof Glowacki (31-1, 19 KOs) exchanged words and went head-to-head at the kick-off press conference in Riga ahead of their 200lb semi-final clash at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia. Both combatants defeated their quarter-final opponents by unanimous decisions. No. 1 seed Briedis beat Germany’s Noel Mikaelian […]
He may ultimately have been denied his own piece of the action, but Anthony Yarde insists his voyage over to LA at the tail-end of last year still served as a massive inspiration to him. The unbeaten 27-year-old light heavyweight was booked in for a slot on the Wilder-Fury undercard at the Staples Center before an […]
David Price meets Birmingham’s undefeated Heavyweight Kash Ali on the undercard of Liam Smith’s crunch Super-Welterweight clash with Sam Eggington at the M&S Bank Arena Liverpool on March 30, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US. Price fights in Merseyside for the first time in nearly three years as he looks to make a fresh charge on the Heavyweight […]
The WBC have announced that today’s scheduled purse bid for Deontay Wilder’s heavyweight rematch with Tyson Fury has been delayed by one week as the two parties seek to strike a deal. Having initially been given until February 5th, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman revealed on his official Twitter page that both sides had requested an […]