At the request of Tyson Fury and his co-promoter Frank Warren there will be no British judges scoring the WBC heavyweight champion’s title defence against Dillian Whyte. The two powerhouses will meet at Wembley Stadium on BT Sport Box Office (£24.95) on April 23 and the man in the middle will be referee Mark Lyson. […]
Undisputed super-lightweight champion Josh Taylor says he wouldn’t have complained had Jack Catterall got the decision against him in their fight in February. Five weeks on and the dust has slowly begun to settle from that night in Glasgow where ‘The Tartan Tornado’ emerged as a controversial winner. Many believed Catterall had done more than […]
A date and venue for the Oleksandr Usyk-Anthony Joshua rematch is expected to be finalised within the next two weeks. Usyk’s promoter Alexander Krassyuk also told Sky Sports that late June is being considered for the heavyweight title fight. “Many things will depend on how fast we manage to ink the papers. The good thing […]
Former two-weight world champion Carl Frampton says Amir Khan’s family need to step in and tell him to avoid fighting again. In February Khan was beaten up by long-time rival Kell Brook in a grudge match years in the making. The one-sided nature of the result prompted many in the industry to say Khan should […]
One-time Oleksandr Usyk opponent Tony Bellew says if Anthony Joshua is to beat the Ukrainian in a rematch, then he has to go back to the fighter he used to be. With a date looking likely for the summer Usyk will defend his three heavyweight titles that he won against the Brit last September at […]
The thudding power of Savannah Marshall was once again demonstrated tonight at the Newcastle Arena. Marshall successfully defended her WBO middleweight title with a baseball bat of a left hook that put her challenger Femke Hermans down at the end of round three. The impact of the shot was such that the fight was immediately […]
One of the biggest fights that could be made in boxing right now was announced this week. George Kambosos Jr and Devin Haney will go at it for the undisputed lightweight world championship in Australia on June 4. Oleksandr Usyk leaving Ukraine, open workouts, Eubank Jr-Brook speculation and more of Dillian Whyte’s dogs on Instagram […]
A fight between Conor Benn and Kell Brook appears unlikely to ever happen and there may be ten million reasons why. The number relates to the price Brook wanted paying to take on the emerging British star according to Benn’s promoter Eddie Hearn. And Benn told Boxing Social’s Ayman Khan this week that rather than […]
New IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington has made it clear who he wants to fight next. ‘The Leeds Warrior’ overcame Kiko Martinez in their rematch last weekend at the city’s First Direct Arena to become a two-time world champion at 126lbs. While he recovers from a broken jaw and a broken hand the 31-year-old has […]
Highly ranked super-lightweight contender Sandor Martin breezed past the limited challenge of Jose Felix last night in Barcelona. The Catalonian hopes to become boxing’s first world champion from the region. And should undisputed champion Josh Taylor move to 147lbs then Martin is right in the mix to win one of the four world titles. Ranked […]
At a media workout in Dallas unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr responded to recent comments made by Yordenis Ugas trainer Ismael Salas. With the three-belt world title fight just under two weeks Salas said this week that Spence isn’t the same fighter he once was. “I feel great now and I’m 100%. Physically I’m […]
George Kambosos Jr and Devin Haney have finally agreed a deal to fight one another for the undisputed world lightweight championship. All the belts will be on the line at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on June 4. All the details were officially announced at a press conference Down Under with the WBA, IBF […]