Promoter Eddie Hearn says Conor Benn’s fight on Saturday against Chris van Heerden will be his last before going ‘into the real deep end’. The unbeaten British welterweight (20-0, 13 KOs) plans to put on another powerful hard-hitting performance against the South African having blasted out former world champion Chris Algieri in December. Ranked in […]
Before a punch has been thrown Chris van Heerden has decided to take a shot at Conor Benn. The two welterweights fight one another in Manchester on Saturday night with the South African viewed by many as merely a stepping-stone to greater things for Benn. However, van Heerden has dismissed Benn’s fighting abilities and sees […]
DAZN pundit and former world cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew says Gennadiy Golovkin should retire from boxing. GGG’s latest win against Ryota Murata was shown on the streaming service in the U.K and U.S and fans saw the middleweight great unify the division once again. The recently turned 40-year-old stopped the Japanese star in the 9th […]
Joe Joyce is predicting a difficult night’s work for Dillian Whyte when he fights Tyson Fury on April 23. Joyce is in Las Vegas preparing for his next fight this summer and in an interview with the Daily Mail he gave his take on the WBC heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium. “My personal opinion […]
Conor Benn is ready to unleash his firepower against Chris Van Heerden on Saturday night. The main event at Manchester’s AO Arena is seen as another step towards Benn’s march towards a world title shot and ‘The Destroyer’ is aiming to make the South African pay for his disrespect. “He said he doesn’t rate my […]
Peter Fury says the upcoming heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte is not a ‘foregone conclusion’. Peter trained Tyson to world championship glory in 2015 when his nephew upset the odds to dethrone unified king of the division Wladimir Klitschko. On April 23 Whyte will aim to topple the ‘The Gypsy King’ […]
Jack Catterall is hoping to return to the ring this July and says he would be interested in fighting former world champion Regis Prograis. The 28-year-old from Chorley has had time to rest and recover following a career best performance against Josh Taylor that ended with Catterall controversially losing out by split decision. Six weeks […]
This weekend in Manchester sees Conor Benn continue his path towards a world title shot but on the same night in Texas a welterweight unification takes place. Benn aims to make it 21 wins from 21 fights against Chris Van Heerden, solidifying his top five slot with three of the four governing bodies. Across the […]
The super-welterweight division proved itself to be one of the best in boxing once again after Sebastian Fundora beat Erickson Lubin last night in Las Vegas. Their fight will be remembered for Fundora’s uppercuts, a knockdown suffered by each man, Lubin’s resilience and his disfigured face which forced trainer Kevin Cunningham to end matters himself […]
The return of Ryan Garcia fell short of the expectations many had placed on his shoulders. ‘KingRy’ had a 15-month layoff due to mental health issues and injury after a career high against Luke Campbell last year. In San Antonio last night the Californian was supposed to light up the Alamodome against Emmanuel Tagoe. What […]
A Big Drama Show in Japan kicks off a monster April today. The likes of Golovkin, Spence Jr, Fury, Whyte and more are getting ready for pivotal moments in their career. Also, this week Frank Warren has continued to fight his corner, Eubank Jr and Brook appeared to have settled on a catch-weight but there […]
World heavyweight title contender Joe Joyce has described the career of Anthony Joshua as “lucky”. The unbeaten 36-year-old is in Las Vegas preparing for his next fight, rumoured to be Joseph Parker, but Joshua has been the name on his lips especially during a recent social media spat with ‘AJ’. Joshua will look to become […]