After dethroning Anthony Joshua in stunning fashion at Madison Square Garden in June 2019, then-unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz had the world at his feet. Six months later, however, ‘The Destroyer’ lost his crown via unanimous decision after weighing in significantly heavier for his rematch with Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia. Now on the trail […]
Unified lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko has warned IBF ruler Teofimo Lopez to back up his talking when the pair unify their titles on October 17 in Las Vegas. Lopez (15-0, 12 KOs) branded Lomachenko a ‘diva’ upon the announcement of their October clash, and vowed to beat up the Ukrainian star in emphatic fashion. Lomachenko […]
Chinese heavyweight contender Zhang Zhilei has signed a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. The unbeaten Zhang (21-0, 16 KOs) returned to action last November in Monte Carlo, Monaco, with a 10-round win over Andriy Rudenko. Zhang now sits at No.11 with the WBO and No.12 with the IBF as he aims to convert his […]
Following the completion of Fight Camp, Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing have unveiled their autumn schedule which is led by the highly-anticipated rematch between Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin. Joshua Buatsi and Lewis Ritson also top respective bills, as they work towards World Title shots in their respective weight divisions. The long-awaited World Boxing Super […]
WBO super-featherweight champion Jamel Herring has signed an advisory agreement with MTK Global. London 2012 Olympian Herring (22-2, 10 KOs) clinched the WBO 130lbs crown in impressive fashion against Masayuki Ito in May 2019 and previously served as a US Marine Sergeant including two tours in Iraq. The 34-year-old, who retained his title via disqualification […]
Johnny Fisher has signed a multi-fight promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and hopes to make his professional debut by the end of the year. Trained by respected coach Mark Tibbs at the Origin Gym in Rainham, Essex, 21-year-old Fisher will look to make a name for himself in the heavyweight division following the completion […]
Matchroom Boxing have won the purse bid for George Kambosos Jr’s IBF lightweight title eliminator with Lee Selby, with a winning submission of $277,777. Kambosos Jr was previously due to face Selby in Cardiff before Covid-19 led to the cancellation of their bout, though the pair will now meet under new terms on a date […]
Former undisputed cruiserweight ruler Oleksandr Usyk fully plans to enforce his WBO mandatory position to face unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua as soon as possible. Joshua is first due to defend his titles against IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev, with December 12 touted as a potential date. An all-Brit mega-fight with Tyson Fury remains high […]
Andre Sterling has made a bold prediction ahead of his battle with English light-heavyweight champion Dan Azeez – insisting he will stop his domestic rival between round six and eight on Wednesday’s MTK Fight Night event. London foes Sterling (11-2, 4 KOs) and Azeez (11-0, 7 KOs) have sparred countless rounds together in the past, […]
Former WBC flyweight champion Charlie Edwards (15-1, 6 KOs) will meet Wolverhampton’s Kyle Williams (11-2, 3 KOs) in a ten-round non-title fight on September 26’s Josh Taylor vs Apinun Khongsong bill in London. The bantamweight bout will be Edwards’ first fight since his no contest against dangerous Mexican Julio Cesar Martinez a year ago, and […]
Dillian Whyte says that he expects Alexander Povetkin to remain as dangerous as ever at 40 years of age when they square off at Matchroom’s Fight Camp series finale on Saturday evening in Brentwood. The winner of Saturday’s heavyweight showdown will fall in line for a shot at WBC king Tyson Fury, and Whyte says […]
WBC Interim champion Dillian Whyte doesn’t expect to secure a shot at Tyson Fury with a victory over Alexander Povetkin on Saturday evening. The WBC have ruled that the winner of Fury’s trilogy bout with Deontay Wilder must face Whyte, though the South London contender believes that a win over former WBA champion Povetkin may […]