After securing a December 19 showdown with Mexican star Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, Callum Smith believes he will demonstrate that he is the best super middleweight in the world. WBA Super champion Smith admits that he was uncertain as to whether he was the front-runner to Canelo, with terms agreed at the eleventh hour prior to […]
Lyndon Arthur will make the second defence of his Commonwealth light-heavyweight championship against Anthony Yarde on Saturday December 5, live on BT Sport. The domestic showdown between the world-ranked pair will be promoted by Frank Warren for Queensberry Promotions and will mark the end of a two-week celebration of his 40-year anniversary in professional boxing. […]
Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder says that a bout against Brixton contender Dillian Whyte will become his top priority if a Tyson Fury trilogy does not materialise. Wilder, who made ten defences of his WBC world title before being dethroned by Fury in February, is currently seeking to utilise the ‘dispute resolution provision’ in […]
Tom Little has promised to “tear lumps” out of Alen Babic when they collide over eight rounds on the Conor Benn vs. Sebastian Formella undercard at The SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday November 21. The Hatfield native (10-8, 3 KOs) has shared the ring with some big punchers including Filip Hrgovic, David Price and Daniel Dubois, and insists […]
Promoter Eddie Hearn is taking every possible precaution to make sure that unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s bout with IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev goes ahead as planned. The heavyweight pair are due to meet on December 12 at London’s O2 Arena, with their contest originally set for June prior to the emergence of the […]
Two heavyweight matchups have been added to the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s unified world title defence against Kubrat Pulev on Saturday December 12. Hughie Fury (24-3, 14 KOs) returns to the ring for the first time since his three-round destruction of Pavel Sour at Manchester Arena back in March to take on Poland’s Mariusz Wach (36-6, 19 […]
Formed unified welterweight champion Keith Thurman says he hopes to move in line for a shot at the winner of Errol Spence Jr versus Danny Garcia by returning to the ring with a victory in early 2021. Thurman, who has not fought since his points defeat to ring legend Manny Pacquiao in July 2019, touted […]
Following his stunning points victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko last month in Las Vegas, unified lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez firmly believes that he is now a top five pound-for-pound fighter. The deserved unanimous decision verdict sent shockwaves throughout the boxing world, with many considering Lomachenko the best fighter on the planet prior to their unification bout. […]
Matchroom Boxing have confirmed that Conor Benn’s clash with Sebastian Formella will now headline on Saturday November 21 at The SSE Arena, Wembley, live on Sky Sports and DAZN. ‘The Destroyer’ (16-0, 11 KOs) scored two knockout wins in 2019, firstly taking out Jussi Koivula with a second-round stoppage in his first headline fight at York Hall in June, and then stopping Steve […]
Rachel Ball is desperate to show fans a new and improved version of herself when she takes on Argentina’s Jorgelina Guanini for the vacant WBA bantamweight title at The SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday November 14. Despite dropping and outpointing Watford’s Shannon Courtenay in a breakout win at Matchroom Fight Camp back in August, the 29-year-old care worker from Aldridge […]
Having reached an agreement with promoter Golden Boy and broadcaster DAZN, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is now free to resume his professional career as a free agent. The Mexican star has not fought since he dethroned WBO light-heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev last November, after a targeted May date fell through due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Canelo […]
Promoter Frank Warren has said that Dillian Whyte is not under consideration to face WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury on December 5. Whyte was due to rematch Alexander Povetkin on November 21 before the Russian tested positive for Covid-19, leaving the Brixton man’s next bout in limbo. Eddie Hearn had publicly suggested matching Whyte with […]