Sports Journalist · 331 articles
WBC flyweight champion Julio Cesar Martinez has been forced to withdraw from his rematch against McWilliams Arroyo due to illness. Martinez and Arroyo were set to square off as the co-feature bout on the Rodriguez-Rungvisai card in San Antonio, live on DAZN. ‘El Rey’ previously faced Arroyo back in November 2021, with both men trading […]
Super-heavyweight Delicious Orie is confident that his first experience of a major tournament last year in Serbia will set him up for a successful run at the European Championships, which get underway this week in Armenia. Orie will get his tournament underway on Thursday against Poland’s Oskar Safaryan and he is well aware of what […]
Mexican star Canelo Alvarez will face middleweight great Gennadiy Golovkin for the third time on September 17, live on DAZN pay-per-view. Canelo lost via unanimous decision to Bivol earlier this month, though had the contractual option of an immediate rematch. Now the focus switched back to super-middleweight where he will defend his undisputed title against […]
Undisputed super-middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez has suggested that a trilogy bout with Gennady Golovkin is likely to land on September 17 rather than a rematch with WBA light-heavyweight king Dmitry Bivol. Mexican star Alvarez lost via unanimous decision to Bivol earlier this month, though had the contractual option of an immediate rematch. Golovkin was set […]
In the best performance of his professional career to date, WBA light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol retained his title with a masterful unanimous decision victory over Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas. All three judges scored the bout in Bivol’s favour by score of 115-113. Bivol found success with his jab in the opening stages, and despite […]
Former IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook has confirmed his immediate retirement from professional boxing at 36 years of age. Sheffield’s Brook made his professional debut in September 2004, and retires with a record of 40-3 (28 KOs). In what is now confirmed to be the last fight of his career, Kell Brook stopped long-time rival […]
Daniel Dubois will challenge Trevor Bryan for the WBA regular heavyweight title on June 11 in Miami, with a British title double-header in Telford to be shown on the same night on BT Sport. WBA No.1 ranked Dubois (17-1, 16 KOs) heads Stateside for his breakthrough fight against the unbeaten New Yorker Bryan (22-0, 15 […]
Promoter Frank Warren says Anthony Yarde is likely to challenge the winner of June 18’s three-belt light-heavyweight unification bout between Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr. Yarde sits at number one in the WBO rankings, with the WBO, IBF and WBC titles on the line when Beterbiev and Smith collide at Madison Square Garden in […]
Promoter Eddie Hearn says Sky Sports and Boxxer doubled Matchroom Boxing’s offer to sign Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Ben Whittaker to a pro deal. Whittaker, who won medals at the European Games, World Championships and Olympic Games as an amateur, has been hot property since announcing his intention to turn professional. The Daily Star’s Chris […]
Promoter Frank Warren says he would like to see WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury make the most of the peak years of his career by fighting on. Fury, who halted Dillian Whyte in six rounds at Wembley Stadium last month, has reiterated his intention to retire from professional boxing with a record of 32-0-1. “I […]
Promoter Eddie Hearn says WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo has done nothing to warrant a fight with Mexican star Canelo Alvarez. TGB Promotions’ Tom Brown, who represents Jermall Charlo and Errol Spence, recently revealed to BoxingScene that PBC offered Canelo a $45m guarantee to fight Charlo, with a $55m guarantee to fight Spence at 164lbs […]
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman says he will be speaking to Tyson Fury and his team in the coming week to gain clarity over whether the WBC heavyweight champion intends to retire. After stopping Dillian Whyte in six rounds at Wembley Stadium last month, Fury reiterated his plans to retire from boxing. The WBC […]