Sports Journalist · 331 articles
Pride Park Stadium, home of Derby County Football Club, will stage the WBO interim super-middleweight title clash between Zach Parker and the unbeaten two-weight world champion Demetrius Andrade on Saturday, 21st May 2022, live on BT Sport. £10 from each ticket sold will go directly back to the club to support the future of Derby […]
Conor Benn will face South Africa’s Chris Van Heerden at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday April 16, live worldwide on DAZN. ‘The Destroyer’ (20-0, 13 KOs) secured a knockout win over former world champion Chris Algieri last time out in December, taking out the American with a brutal right hand in the fourth […]
Guillermo Rigondeaux has suffered injuries to his face and both eyes after a pressure cooker exploded in his face in his Miami home. The 41-year-old had only just returned to the USA after his points defeat in Dubai on February 26, but is now in hospital with significantly impaired vision following the accident, reports the […]
The featherweight division could have a unified champion if Eddie Hearn gets his way in the coming months. On March 12 Leigh Wood, promoted by Hearn, defends his WBA title against amateur starlet Michael Conlan on the champion’s home turf at Nottingham Arena. Two weeks later Josh Warrington, also under the Matchroom banner, can regain […]
Jessie Vargas has been ruled out of his super-welterweight showdown with Liam Smith after testing positive for Covid-19. The Las Vegas native was scheduled to meet fellow former world champion Smith on February 5 at the Footprint Center, Phoenix, Arizona, but the bout will now be postponed. Vargas was last in action just shy of […]
Franchón Crews-Dezurn and Elin Cederroos have signed promotional deals with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom, and the unified super-middleweight rulers will meet for the undisputed title in the spring. WBC and WBO champion Crews-Dezurn (7-1 2 KOs) officially defends her straps for the first time, after the first defense of her WBO and second of the WBC against Alejandra […]
In a year which saw pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez become undisputed super-middleweight champion, the Mexican star says his win over Billy Joe Saunders stands out as one of his more enjoyable nights. Alvarez met WBO title-holder Saunders before 73,126 fans at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington on May 8, which set the record for the […]
Light-heavyweight contender Lyndon Arthur insists he is more than happy to win in ‘boring’ fashion if that is what is required in his rematch with Anthony Yarde this evening in London. Manchester’s Arthur (19-0, 13 KOs) claimed a split decision win over his domestic rival Yarde in December 2020 despite sustaining an injury to his […]
Brandon Figueroa believes he was victim of ‘robbery of the year’ after losing his WBC super-bantamweight title to WBO champion Stephen Fulton after their epic unification bout. After twelve high-intensity rounds, Fulton was crowned unified 122lbs champion via scorecards of 116-112 x2 & 114-114. Figueroa constantly pressured Fulton throughout the fight, but was often caught […]
Demetrius Andrade has vowed to destroy Jason Quigley and make a big statement as he makes the fifth defence of his WBO middleweight title on Friday night at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. Andrade (30-0 18 KOs) has been circling his fellow champions at 160lbs on the hunt for unification battles that have yet to surface, […]
Liam Williams says he does not believe Chris Eubank Jr’s partnership with trainer Roy Jones Jr has benefitted him whatsoever ahead of their bout on December 11 in Cardiff. Williams, whose domestic battle with Eubank Jr will be shown on Sky Sports, believes he could even be victorious inside the distance. “I’m very excited to […]
Former two-weight world champion Billy Joe Saunders believes IBF 168lbs title holder Caleb Plant has the tools to cause WBO, WBC and WBA king Canelo Alvarez issues this weekend. Saunders, who was handed his first career defeat by Alvarez back in May, says Plant must stay disciplined and maintain his distance if he hopes to […]