Sports Journalist · 331 articles
Cyrus Pattinson has signed a long-term promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and will make his professional debut on the Lewis Ritson vs. Jeremias Ponce undercard at the Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle on Saturday June 12. The former Team GB amateur standout from Alnwick in Northumberland will fight out of Birtley Boxing Club under the guidance […]
The World Boxing Organisation has sent promoter Eddie Hearn a ‘Show Cause’ notice, meaning proof of a showdown between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury must be presented within 48 hours. Should verifiable proof not be presented within the specified time period, unified champion Joshua will be ordered to face WBO number-one contender Oleksandr Usyk next. […]
Promoter Eddie Hearn says he was ‘shocked’ to learn that Tyson Fury lost his arbitration case with Deontay Wilder, and admits they may have to look at other options for Anthony Joshua sooner rather than later. WBC champion Fury was ordered to face Wilder no later than September 15 following the conclusion of their arbitration […]
Promoter Bob Arum says Top Rank has reserved Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for a Fury-Wilder trilogy fight on July 24, after the arbitration court ruled that the heavyweight pair must meet before September 15. Tyson Fury looked set to face Anthony Joshua on August 14 in Saudi Arabia prior to the ruling, with the […]
With WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury now ordered to face Deontay Wilder in a trilogy bout by September 15, Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk has revealed he is holding talks with Eddie Hearn about the Ukrainian facing Anthony Joshua. Fury looked set to face Joshua in Saudi Arabia on August 14 prior to last night’s […]
Former amateur standout Sandy Ryan has signed promotional terms with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing. The 27-year-old Derby boxer, who claimed gold at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and silver at the 2014 World Championships, had been one of Team GB’s leading medal hopes for the rescheduled Tokyo Games before deciding to turn professional with […]
Top Rank has announced a quartet of fight nights at Las Vegas’ Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, beginning on May 22 with Josh Taylor’s undisputed 140lbs clash against Jose Ramirez. The action continues three weeks later, Saturday, June 12, when undefeated former WBO featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson, from Newark, New Jersey, fights Namibian contender Jeremiah Nakathila. […]
Joshua Buatsi continues his push for a world title shot when he faces Daniel Blenda Dos Santos, at the AO, Arena Manchester on Saturday May 15, live on Sky Sports in the UK and on DAZN in the US. Buatsi stopped Marko Calic in October to continue his destructive rise up the rankings and has since travelled to America to team up with new trainer […]
Promoter Bob Arum has cast doubt on the possibility of Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury’s long-trumpeted undisputed heavyweight bout happening next. Arum, who flew to California with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury for an arbitration session regarding a third bout with Deontay Wilder, believes that a Fury-Wilder trilogy could soon become their focus. “A switch […]
Ukrainian maestro Vasiliy Lomachenko will return to the ring against Japan’s Masayoshi Nakatani on June 26 in Las Vegas, ESPN have confirmed. The date and venue of Lomachenko’s bout was disclosed by Mark Kriegel during an ESPN+ boxing broadcast, with the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas hosting both that and Josh Taylor’s undisputed super lightweight bout […]
Undefeated welterweight Michael McKinson has signed promotional terms with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing following his breakout win over Chris Kongo on the Alexander Povetkin vs. Dillian Whyte II undercard in Gibraltar last month. The Portsmouth southpaw (20-0, 2 KOs) stunned Kongo with an aggressive start, flooring the Bermondsey fighter in the opening round as […]
Rising super-middleweight dynamo Edgar Berlanga believes a clash with Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez is inevitable if he keeps on winning. The explosive Berlanga, who has 16 first round stoppage wins in as many fights, takes on Demond Nicholson tomorrow evening in Florida. Canelo Alvarez hopes to add the WBO 168lbs title to his WBC/WBA belts […]