Liam Smith has questioned the desire of Jessie Vargas ahead of their fight on April 30. The super-welterweight clash serves as a terrific looking chief support bout before Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano take centre stage for Matchroom’s main event at Madison Square Garden in New York. A fight between the two 154lb contenders has […]
Galal Yafai will look to leave a mark on the Big Apple when he makes his American debut on April 30. The 2020 Olympic Gold medallist will defend his WBC International flyweight strap against Miguel Cartegna at Madison Square Garden, New York on the Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano undercard. Yafai’s slot on the show represents just […]
Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero were not short of a few words when they attended the press conference for their rearranged May 28 fight. Davis will defend his WBA secondary lightweight title at the Barclays Centre, Brooklyn on Showtime pay-per-view. Before their heated face-to-face where both men got up close and personal, they had a […]
By the end of 2022 Errol Spence Jr believes he will have become one of the greatest welterweight fighters of all time. “That means you would probably have to be undisputed,” said Brian Custer who interviewed the unified 147lbs champion for his show The Last Stand. Earlier in their conversation Spence Jr had been asked […]
Undisputed super-lightweight champion Josh Taylor may yet decide to stay at 140lbs. The Scot told media after his win against Jack Catterall in February that he would move up to 147lbs, where the likes of Terence Crawford could lie in wait. However, Taylor still hasn’t made his mind up on what his next move will […]
The World Boxing Association have ordered a bout between their two featherweight champions Leo Santa Cruz and Leigh Wood. The Mexican holds the ‘Super’ version at 126lbs while the Brit is the owner of the WBA’s secondary strap. Requesting a fight to be made between Santa Cruz and Wood is part of the Association’s ‘Reduction […]
“In comparison with war, boxing is child’s play.” WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has given his first interview since leaving the war in Ukraine to prepare for his rematch with Anthony Joshua. Usyk spoke candidly to Blockasset and talked about how he first heard about the conflict in his homeland. “It was […]
Josh Kelly comeback begins on May 13, but big fights and world titles remain the ultimate goal for ‘Pretty Boy’. Having signed with Wasserman Boxing the 28-year-old’s first fight under their banner will be shown live on Channel 5 from Indigo at the O2, London. The super-welterweight’s new chapter will aim to banish the memories […]
Eddie Hearn wants to bring popular lightweight star Ryan Garcia to Great Britain. Garcia returns to the ring on Saturday night after 15 months out when he faces Ghana’s Emmanuel Tagoe (32-1, 15 KOs) in San Antonio. Should the unbeaten American come through Tagoe then attention will turn to the future. However, the likelihood of […]
“Good progress” is being made in ongoing discussions to secure a fight between Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker. The two highly ranked heavyweight contenders need to remain active while the title picture plays out between this month and the summer. “It’s a massive fight. We’re still negotiating it – it’s not finalised yet but good […]
Michael Conlan is set for a return to the ring in August according to his older brother Jamie. It has been nearly four weeks since Michael went into Nottingham to challenge Leigh Wood for the WBA featherweight title. What followed was one of the most dramatic fights of the century ending in the champion knocking […]
The Welshman walks away from the sport having won 28 fights, lost 4 with 9 wins inside the distance. The 35-year-old had his last fight in Argentina losing to Gustavo Lemos in an IBF lightweight title final eliminator. After a positive start Lemos began closing the distance and his unrelenting aggression and power ended the […]