Matchroom Boxing USA will return in spectacular fashion on August 15 – taking world championship boxing to the streets of downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, live on DAZN. The return for Eddie Hearn’s US arm will see the downtown Tulsa streets blocked off from 4th and 6th at the intersection of S. Boston Ave, with no fans present, strict […]
Three-time WBC heavyweight title challenger Chris Arreola can certainly relate to Andy Ruiz Jr’s party lifestyle after his shock victory over Anthony Joshua last year, but has no sympathy for how his Mexican-American rival forfeited his titles in the rematch. An out-of-shape Ruiz lost his WBA Super, WBO and IBF crowns to Joshua on the […]
Cutman Jorge Capetillo has disclosed that WBC heavyweight king Tyson Fury has generously provided financial support to his family during the Covid-19 pandemic. Capetillo was a crucial part of Fury’s corner last year when ‘The Gypsy King’ sustained two gruesome cuts against Swede Otto Wallin, helping the Mancunian avoid a stunning TKO upset as the […]
Former super-middleweight ruler Carl Froch says that Dillian Whyte should receive the chance to face WBC champion Tyson Fury before an undisputed heavyweight title showdown with Anthony Joshua in 2021. WBC interim champion Whyte remains mandatory challenger to ‘The Gypsy King’, with the organisation’s president Mauricio Sulaiman previously stating that the Brixton man would obtain […]
The WBC has ordered London 2012 Olympic gold medalist Luke Campbell to face rising American star Ryan Garcia for the organisation’s ‘Interim’ lightweight title. Campbell, 32, was due to meet Javier Fortuna, who instead opted to face three-weight world champion Jorge Linares on August 28 for the WBC’s ‘Diamond’ belt. The unbeaten Garcia is the […]
Former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. is seeking a grudge match with Dillian Whyte following a series of high-profile, social media altercations between the rivals. Ruiz, who lost his WBA Super, WBO and IBF titles to Anthony Joshua in their December rematch, told ESNews that he remains confident of reaching the heavyweight division’s summit […]
Matchroom Boxing has announced the full schedule for its summer ‘Fight Camp’ series, which will take place at the Matchroom HQ in Brentwood, Essex, beginning on August 1. Domestic super welterweight duo Sam Eggington (28-6, 17 KOs) and Ted Cheeseman (15-2-1, 9 KOs) collide on the inaugural August 1 bill, with Belfast puncher James Tennyson […]
British heavyweight duo ‘Dynamite’ Daniel Dubois and ‘Juggernaut’ Joe Joyce will now meet at The O2 Arena on October 24. The showdown between British and Commonwealth champion Dubois and fellow Londoner Joyce, an Olympic Silver medalist, had been rescheduled for July 11 before the Covid-19 pandemic forced its second postponement. Government guidelines will continue to […]
Middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. says that he expects to face old rival Billy Joe Saunders once more down the line following their bad-blood clash back in November 2014. Saunders claimed a split decision victory over the Brighton man when the pair met at the ExCel Arena over five years ago. Despite the British pair […]
Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker says that avenging his loss at the hands of Dillian Whyte remains top of his agenda following their dramatic encounter at the O2 Arena back in 2018. The New Zealander touched down for the first and second time in his professional career when the pair met, but rallied to […]
Former unified world welterweight champion Keith Thurman has expressed his interest in facing former foe Shawn Porter upon his long-awaited ring return in 2020. Thurman, known as ‘One Time’, has not fought since his split decision loss to ring icon Manny Pacquiao back in July 2019, but after a prolonged period of post-surgery recuperation feels […]
Heavyweight rulers Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will not meet for all four major belts unless Oleksandr Usyk has received his WBO title shot first, the Ukrainian’s promoter Alexander Krassyuk has warned. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn and WBC champ Fury confirmed last week that initial financial terms for a two-fight series had been agreed. Yet […]