With Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford seemingly on the road towards an undisputed welterweight title clash those without belts are looking for a fight too. One such contender is Keith Thurman. The former WBA Welterweight champion had hoped to return this summer to build on the momentum gained from his win over Mario Barrios […]
Shakur Stevenson is already a two-weight world champion, but the confident 25-year-old believes his abilities can take him all the way through four more divisions. The 25-year-old won the WBO Featherweight title in 2019 before moving to 130lb where he currently stands as the unified champion following his terrific performance against Oscar Valdez on April […]
Canelo Alvarez has had plenty to say about his next opponent and old rival Gennadiy Golovkin ahead of their September 17 trilogy bout. The Undisputed Super Middleweight Champion has been vocal about what he really thinks about the Kazakh, but Golovkin decided to keep his emotions in check during recent press conferences for their third […]
The Undisputed Female Middleweight Title fight between Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall will be officially announced on Tuesday. ESPN have reported that it will take place on September 10 at London’s O2 Arena. They also revealed the Unified Female Super Featherweight clash between Mikaela Mayer (IBF, WBO champion) and Alycia Baumgardner (WBC champion) will be […]
Joe Joyce (14-0, 13 KOs) ended his 12-month absence from the ring with a fourth-round win over the well-seasoned Christian Hammer (27-10, 17 KOs). ‘The Juggernaut’ once again proved that his pressure and relentlessness are two attributes that are certainly a nightmare at this level for someone like Hammer. The question is will they be […]
Legendary boxing figure Teddy Atlas says the August 20 World Heavyweight Title rematch between Oleksandr Usyk, and Anthony Joshua has an X-Factor about it. Nine months ago, Usyk walked into the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and became unified champion taking three titles having beat Joshua on points. The Ukrainian was overcome with emotion in victory afterwards […]
Richard Riakporhe could be set to face WBC Cruiserweight Champion Ilunga Makabu. Boxxer Promoter Ben Shalom told Sky Sports that he will be speaking to the title holder’s promoter Don King this week. “He wants that WBC belt.” “We have been talking about this for a while. That’s the one Richard wants. I even did […]
Chris Billam-Smith is no longer a Matchroom fighter having decided not to renew his contract with them. The European and Commonwealth Cruiserweight champion has signed a one-fight deal with Sky which will be a homecoming fight on July 30 against Isaac Chamberlain at the Bournemouth International Centre. ‘The Gentleman’ has won seven fights in a […]
Josh Taylor is now the holder of two world titles having begun the year as Undisputed Super Lightweight champion. The World Boxing Council revealed this evening that they had received a letter from the Scot’s attorney informing them of his decision to relinquish the WBC world title. With the belt now vacant mandatory challenger Jose […]
The public fallout between Canelo Alvarez and Ryan Garcia shows no signs of stopping. Each fighter has taken shots at one another ever since last year when the Mexican criticised the youngster for ‘wasting his talent’ and questioned his dedication. Canelo described it as ‘constructive criticism’. That was then. The one-time friends who used to […]
Joe Joyce is closing in on his first world heavyweight title shot and could face the winner of Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua this year or next. The Ukrainian defends his WBA, IBF and WBO belts for the first time on August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 11 months on from the night he beat Joshua at […]
Speculation of a fight between Liam Smith and Chris Eubank Jr will now go up a notch after the Liverpudlian signed a multi-fight agreement with Boxxer. The promotional outfit’s CEO Ben Shalom had said this week that “The perfect fight” for Eubank Jr is against ‘Beefy’. Smith now joins the middleweight in have his fights […]