Anthony Yarde plans on destroying the winner of the upcoming light-heavyweight unification between Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr. Three world titles will be on the line come June 18 at the Madison Square Garden Theatre, New York and Yarde (22-2, 21 KOs) could land a shot against the winner. The heavy-handed Brit is the […]
Craig Richards isn’t bothered by being a labelled an underdog once again. The former world title challenger is priced at 4/1 (with BetFred) ahead of his domestic light-heavyweight clash against the odds on 2/11 favourite Joshua Buatsi this weekend. Their promoter Eddie Hearn insists the fight is much closer than that, but Richards (17-2-1,10 KOs) […]
Martin Bakole could be two wins away from a world title shot according to his trainer Billy Nelson. The heavyweight produced the best win of his career last Friday by dominating French hope Tony Yoka in Paris. In the current rankings Yoka is ranked number five with the IBF, a spot he is likely to […]
The now retired Amir Khan is tipping Conor Benn to become Britain’s next pay-per-view star. Last week the 35-year-old announced his departure from the sport after a 17-year professional career. A former world champion at 140lbs, and no stranger to being a pay-per-view himself, Khan is backing the Matchroom star to be a box office […]
IBF Flyweight champion Sunny Edwards wants to jump two weight classes and fight bantamweight Paul Butler. ‘The Baby-Faced Assassin’ recently became a two-time world champion at 118lbs having beat Jonas Sultan to win the WBO interim last month. The 33-year-old was then elevated to full status by the governing body following their decision to strip […]
Brad Foster believes his next opponent Ionut Baluta is the best super-bantamweight in Europe. The former British and Commonwealth champion is back in the ring at York Hall on Friday night against the Romanian live on BT Sport. The WBC International belt is on the line and represents Foster’s first fight since narrowly losing his […]
Tyson Fury may have retired from boxing but ‘The Gypsy King’ still has interest in participating in combat sports, notably against UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. The two heavyweights from the boxing ring and the Octagon have long talked about facing one another in their respective disciplines or in a crossover format. As well as […]
Shakur Stevenson says he would love to face Joe Cordina in the future. The American (18-0, 9 KOs) is widely regarded as one of the best boxers in the world and proved just as much when he became unified super-featherweight champion on April 30. His unanimous decision win over Oscar Valdez sealed his status as […]
Joshua Buatsi says he is the best in Britain and better than his next opponent Craig Richards. The two light-heavyweights meet at the O2 Arena, London on Saturday night in a WBA light-heavyweight world title eliminator live on DAZN. “I am the best in the country,” said Buatsi during Matchroom’s Face-Off programme. “The truth is […]
The WBA may have ordered them to fight but Michael Conlan doesn’t believe Leo Santa Cruz and Leigh Wood will face one another. Last month the governing body ordered their two featherweight champions to meet as part of their goal to have one per division. Conlan spoke to Boxing Social’s Ayman Khan recently and explained […]
Martin Bakole picked up the biggest win of his career battering 2016 Olympic Gold Medallist Tony Yoka in Paris last night. The rearranged bout looked a well-matched headline event which would show how far Yoka could go in the sport. Bakole, originally from Congo, but now lives his life in Scotland trained by Billy Nelson […]
Jermell Charlo is now the undisputed super-welterweight champion after dropping Brian Castaño twice to record a 10th round win in Carson, California. The top two at 154lbs were meeting for a second time 10 months on from their engrossing first encounter which ended in a draw. Charlo (35-1-1, 19 KOs) told media throughout fight week […]