The next fight for Conor Benn could come against former welterweight champion Keith Thurman. The 25-year-old’s promoter Eddie Hearn had teased that a “big, big fight” was on the horizon for the world title contender with former unified 140lbs champion Jose Ramirez also in the running. Boxing Social’s Andi Purewal recently caught up with Benn […]
Eddie Hearn has urged David Benavidez to fight someone significant in the super-middleweight division if he hopes to face Canelo Alvarez in the future. Benavidez thrashed David Lemieux in three rounds at the weekend maintaining his unbeaten record and solidifying his high ranking with the WBC (1) and WBC (2). The Arizonian will likely have […]
Claressa Shields has told Savannah Marshall to fight her on their new September 3 date or find another opponent. The undisputed middleweight title bout had been pencilled in for this summer, but arm surgery has shelved Marshall prompting the delay. Shields told Sky Sports News “If it doesn’t happen [by] September 3, Savannah Marshall is […]
Hamzah Sheeraz has been named the 2021 Boxing Writers’ Club Young Boxer of The Year. The unbeaten 22-year-old follows in the footsteps of the likes of Nigel Benn, Joe Calzaghe, Ricky Hatton, Amir Khan, George Groves and more who have also won the prestigious award. Having made his professional debut in September 2017 the size […]
Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner have signed up to fight one another in a huge super featherweight clash. The date, venue and ticket information will be announced in the coming weeks. In another significant match up for women’s boxing the two fighters will end their online trash talk with the winner walking away with three […]
Gilberto Ramirez hopes that Dmitry Bivol “mans-up” and fights him. The Mexican light-heavyweight is hot on the trail of a world title shot and has the WBA champion in his sights. The 30-year-old extended his unbeaten record to (44-0, 30 KOs) ten days ago dominating Dominic Boesel before stopping him in the fourth round. That […]
After his win against Craig ‘Spider’ Richards on Saturday night Joshua Buatsi is keen on having another all-British light heavyweight tussle. The two men brought out the best in one another during an entertaining main event on Matchroom’s card at The O2 Arena. And the winner told Boxing Social’s Andi Purewal he hopes to face […]
Tyson Fury may have told the world he is retired but his American promoter Bob Arum believes one fight will make him carry on. The 33-year-old told anyone that would listen he would walk away from the sport after his fight against Dillian Whyte. His WBC heavyweight title defence in April ended in a knockout […]
Lee McGregor hopes to challenge Paul Butler for his world title. One month ago, Butler produced an impressive performance to beat Jonas Sultan on points and take WBO Interim honours. Nearly a fortnight later the 33-year-old got upgraded to full champion status after the governing body stripped John Riel Casimero of his title following the […]
With just under two weeks to go till they fight George Kambosos is trying to pile the pressure on Devin Haney. Their undisputed lightweight showdown has seen Haney travel to Melbourne to take on Australia’s three-belt world champion at the city’s 56,000 capacity Marvel Stadium. Haney will take his WBC title into the lion’s den […]
Jack Catterall is not a happy man. Two pieces of news in recent weeks have frustrated the 28-year-old after the finest performance of his career against Josh Taylor in February. The fallout from the controversial scoring and the belief of many that Catterall did enough to win should have arguably had him back on the […]
David Benavidez inflicted a three-round beating on David Lemieux in Glendale, Arizona last night. The WBC Interim Super Middleweight title was up for grabs in a fight that saw youth, size and power prove to be too much for a veteran warrior who wouldn’t stop until referee Harvey Dock ended matters himself. From the outset […]