Sports Journalist · 331 articles
Ahead of his May 1 clash with Marcus Morrison in London, Chris Eubank Jr has praised the influence of trainer Roy Jones Jr. Eubank Jr, who hasn’t fought in the UK since February 2019, says four-division king Jones Jr has improved him as a fighter, and will allow him to have a longer pro career. […]
Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing have signed a new five-year deal with streaming powerhouse DAZN, bringing an end to their exclusive broadcast partnership with Sky Sports in the United Kingdom, The Athletic have reported. Hearn has held an exclusive UK rights deal wit Sky Sports since 2012, with their existing deal set to expire following two […]
Terri Harper will put her WBC and IBO super-featherweight world titles on the line against undefeated WBA world champion Hyun-Mi Choi on a huge night of action at the AO Arena, Manchester on Saturday May 15 that also sees the return of rising light-heavyweight star Joshua Buatsi plus three European title fights, live on Sky […]
Eddie Hearn will become Chairman of the Matchroom Sport Group of Companies as Barry Hearn OBE steps aside after almost 40 years to become President of the Group in an advisory role, dealing primarily with event strategy and global development. Eddie will become Chairman of the Group of Companies and Chairman of Matchroom Sport, Professional […]
Anthony Yarde has been forced to withdraw from his return fight against Germany’s Emin Atra on Saturday’s Bentley-Cash card in London. The 29-year-old is suffering with a tooth abscess, meaning his 10-rounder against the 17-0 Atra is now subject to a delay. “I am frustrated but it is what it is and I won’t rush […]
Following his impressive one-round stoppage win over Samuel Vargas, Conor Benn says he now hopes to ‘nicely’ send former unified world champion Amir Khan into retirement. Khan has not fought since his fourth round stoppage of Billy Dibb back in 2019, and recently took to social media to dismiss any talk of a potential all-Brit […]
Demetrius Andrade has challenged Liam Williams to back up his talk ahead of their WBO middleweight title clash on Saturday night at the Hard Rock Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Florida. Andrade (29-0 18 KOs) puts his title on the line for the fourth time against his Welsh mandatory challenger, with the unbeaten […]
Former WBC heavyweight champion Frank Bruno has tipped Tyson Fury to topple Anthony Joshua and claim the undisputed crown ahead of their proposed 2021 mega-fight. After months of discussions, an all-Brit heavyweight unification appears to be edging closer, with Anthony Joshua revealing on Sunday that the first official offer to host the bout has been […]
British boxing icon Joe Calzaghe has backed Liam Williams to become Wales’ latest world champion as he prepares to face Demetrius Andrade for the WBO middleweight title on Saturday night at the Hard Rock Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Williams (23-2-1 18 KOs) would become the 13th world ruler from Wales if he can […]
Conor Benn is eyeing a huge domestic clash with Amir Khan or Kell Brook should he get past Samuel Vargas on Saturday April 10, but ‘The Destroyer’ insists there is no chance of him overlooking the experienced Canadian-Colombian. Rising welterweight star Benn (17-0, 11 KOs) turned in a career-best performance last time out in November as he dominated Germany’s Sebastian Formella over ten […]
Devin ‘The Dream’ Haney will defend his WBC lightweight title against Jorge Linares at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 29. The spotlight will be on Haney (25-0, 18 KOs) over Memorial Day Weekend as he puts his belt on the line for the third […]
Derek Chisora and Joseph Parker will collide in a heavyweight clash on a big night of action that also sees Irish star Katie Taylor defend her undisputed lightweight crown against former amateur rival Natasha Jonas and undefeated WBA light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol put his title on the line against Craig Richards, as well as the […]