Boxing and the heavyweight division received a boost this week when Deontay Wilder announced he planned to fight again. Earlier this week, in his hometown of Tuscaloosa, Alabama ‘The Bronze Bomber’ attended a public event where a statue of Wilder was unveiled in honour of his career and achievements. The former WBC heavyweight champion was […]
Joe Joyce, Callum Johnson, Jason Cunningham will front Frank Warren’s card on July 2 at the OVO Arena, London. Two of the three already have opponents but following the Joe Joyce-Joseph Parker fight falling through the heavyweight contender’s next foe is still to be announced. “The carrot for Joyce is a win on July 2 […]
Could we see a rematch between Dillian Whyte and Joseph Parker this year? This week it was confirmed that Parker’s next fight, slated for this summer, against Joe Joyce has had to be postponed. And although Joyce’s promoter Frank Warren hopes to get it on again for September the New Zealander could move on. Parker […]
It may be a case of don’t blink for fans watching Saturday’s lightweight title bout between Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero. The final press conference took place yesterday ahead of a potentially explosive affair all set to go down at Brooklyn’s Barclays Centre. Each man carries clear dislike for the other and it would take […]
A potential welterweight thriller could be on for August 6. Mike Coppinger reports that unbeaten rising star Vergil Ortiz Jr (18-0, 18 KOs) will take on the avoided David Avanesyan (29-3-1, 17 KOs) in Fort Worth, Texas, live on DAZN. Avanesyan, now promoted by Queensbury, had been linked to a WBC welterweight eliminator against Ortiz […]
The undisputed middleweight title fight between Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall is officially on! Boxxer promoter Ben Shalom gave confirmation to Sky Sports News today. “Early September – both fighters are ready, both fighters are signed,” said Shalom. “I can’t wait. It’s taken a while. Claressa has finally got her match. It’s the first time we’re seeing a […]
British middleweight Felix Cash hopes to move onto the world scene in his next fight. The unbeaten 29-year-old will have his second outing of 2022 on July 9 and while he has craved a shot at the European title, he told Boxing Social’s Andi Purewal the time is right to go a step beyond that. […]
Bill Haney may not have the opportunity to be in his son’s corner for his undisputed lightweight title fight next month but the trainer still expects domination. It was revealed last week that Bill would be unable to travel to Australia with Devin for the June 5 fight against George Kambosos Jr due to Visa […]
Joseph Parker could explore other avenues after his summer fight against Joe Joyce officially fell through. The heavyweight contest had been scheduled for July 2 at Wembley Arena, but Parker’s trainer Andy Lee is to become a father that month which effectively wrote the fight off. Plan B looks like September for the two contenders […]
Gervonta Davis refused to be drawn into another war of words with Rolando Romero after his opponent made a bold prediction for their fight. The WBA mandatory challenger to Davis’ lightweight belt said last week that he would knock the champion out in one round when they clash at the Barclays Centre, Brookly this Saturday […]
Daniel Dubois is looking to put on a show in Miami next month. The British heavyweight takes on Trevor Bryan at the city’s Casino Miami Jai Alai in the main event of Don King’s promotion which will be shown live on BT Sports in the UK. While Oleksandr Usyk is the current ‘super’ champion with […]
Gervonta Davis has confirmed that his fight on Saturday against Rolando Romero will be his last with Mayweather Promotions. Months of speculation has been finally made official which means after this weekend ‘Tank’ will be a highly sought-after free agent. Speaking to The Last Stand Podcast Davis explained “I feel as it though it’s my career, […]