After the BBBofC announced that all boxing events under their jurisdiction have been cancelled until further notice, Matchroom Boxing have issued a statement regarding the rescheduling of their shows. March 28’s Avanesyan-Kelly bill has been cancelled, with the planned Ritson-Vazquez and Harper-Jonas bills being pushed back until June. The statement reads: “Following advice from the […]
With Europe’s Olympic Qualifiers firmly underway behind closed doors in London, a handful of Britain’s top talent sit only one step away from booking their ticket to compete at Tokyo 2020. Here’s five boxers under the GB banner who look to be in line for Olympic stardom. PETER McGRAIL After a fruitful spell of collecting […]
Zelfa Barrett has signed a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and will make his Sky Sports debut on the blockbuster Dillian Whyte vs. Alexander Povetkin bill at Manchester Arena on Saturday May 2. Regarded as one of the hottest prospects in British boxing, Barrett (23-1, 14 KOs) landed the Commonwealth Title with a shutout […]
British super featherweight champion Anthony Cacace has signed with Frank Warren and will continue his career fighting on the Queensberry Promotions platform. The Belfast southpaw, 31, seized his Lonsdale belt with a victory against former champion and the then-unbeaten Sam Bowen in Birmingham back in November – a win which took his ring record to 18-1 (7KOs). […]
As the war of words heats up between domestic rivals Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce, Tyson Fury has emerged as a powerful source of inspiration for ‘The Juggernaut’. Vowing to replicate The Gypsy King’s world-beating performance against Deontay Wilder, Joyce laid out his game plan to expose ‘Dynamite’ on April 11th. “Tyson Fury showed what can happen […]
Eight-time national champion and Youth Olympic gold medalist Karol Itauma is set to turn professional with Frank Warren and fight under the Queensberry Promotions banner. Based in Chatham, Kent, the 19-year-old has decided to abandon his pursuit of an Olympic position in favour of giving himself a head-start in the professional ranks. The Slovakian-born light heavyweight beat world and […]
Undefeated WBC Super Middleweight World Champion Davíd “El Bandera Roja” Benavidez will defend his title on Saturday, April 18 in his hometown of Phoenix against former world title challenger Roamer Alexis Angulo. One of the sport’s brightest young stars, Benavidez kicks off his second reign as WBC Super Middleweight Champion by returning to fight in his native Phoenix […]
Ahead of his European title battle with Igor Mikhalkin on May 2’s action-packed Whyte-Povetkin bill, Callum Johnson says he is looking to propel himself into top-tier contention with an eye-catching victory. Johnson (18-1, 13 KOs) challenged Artur Beterbiev for the IBF World Light-Heavyweight Title in the first ever live show on American soil on DAZN, and […]
Unified World super lightweight champion Josh Taylor will fight in Glasgow again, at the SSE Hydro, for his mandatory defence of his IBF title against the unbeaten Thai Apinun Khongsong on Saturday May 2, live on BT Sport. The event will be promoted by Frank Warren for Queensberry Promotions in association with Top Rank, and will […]
A five-foot-five-inch, 118-pound Japanese monster is ready to take over the Las Vegas Strip. WBA/IBF bantamweight world champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue, the three-weight world champion climbing the mythical pound-for-pound rankings, will make his Las Vegas debut Saturday, April 25 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in a unification bout against WBO bantamweight world champion and fellow three-weight kingpin Johnriel […]
Lewis Ritson will clash with former long-reigning World Champion Miguel Vazquez on a huge night of action at the Utilita Arena Newcastle on Saturday April 4, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US. Geordie favourite Ritson (20-1, 12 KOs) produced a career-best performance to beat bitter rival Robbie Davies Jr in an enthralling Fight of the Year […]
Ahead of his IBF World super middleweight charge against home favourite Caleb Plant this weekend, Vincent ‘The KO King’ Feigenbutz says he is motivated to repeat the heroics of the legendary Max Schemling. Schmeling remains the only German boxer to win a World title on US soil and take it back home across the Atlantic […]