Kell Brook is in confident mood ahead of his British blockbuster against Amir Khan on Saturday night. The former IBF welterweight champion attended today’s final press conference where the pair’s rivalry boiled over once again. It will all come to a conclusion at the Manchester Arena and Brook is still surprised that the fight he […]
Amir Khan and his new trainer Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre will have their first fight together on Saturday and the Olympic medallist believes that a change was needed in his corner. Khan, who has worked with the likes of the late Oliver Harrison as well as Freddie Roach and Virgil Hunter joined up with Team Bomac […]
Brian Castano is out of his eagerly anticipated undisputed super-welterweight world title rematch with Jermell Charlo. The WBO champion has had to withdraw due a ‘minor right bicep tear’ as reported by ESPN’s Mike Coppinger. It is hoped that the fight is simply postponed for now and will be rescheduled for the Spring however WBO […]
Unbeaten lightweight Ryan Garcia says he would take a 50-50 deal to ensure a fight against rival Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis could be made. Garcia returns to the ring for the first time in 15 months when he fights Ghanaian Emmanuel Tagoe on April 9 in San Antonio. Should he come through the fight against Tagoe […]
Mairis Briedis’ IBF cruiserweight title defence against Jai Opetaia on April 6 has been postponed. The fight had been due to take place in Australia, the challenger’s home country. His promoter Dean Lonergan gave details to AAP as to why it has been called off. “He had Covid and now he says he has the […]
Ricky Hatton believes Kell Brook can turn his fight against Amir Khan in his favour if the Yorkshireman’s nemesis reverts back to old ways. A former two-weight world champion, Hatton had his own domestic rival in Junior Witter but the two never fought. The popular Mancunian has been enjoying the niggly build-up to this weekend’s […]
The rescheduled world middleweight title unification fight between Gennadiy Golovkin and Ryota Murata looks likely to take place in April. Their bout was originally scheduled for the end of 2021, but greater Covid-19 travel restrictions at the time put it on the shelf. Murata, the WBA champion was to be given home advantage in Japan […]
Lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr reportedly has a date and a venue for the first defence of his world titles. ESPN’s Mike Coppinger says the WBA, IBF, WBO and WBC ‘Franchise’ champion is slated to return on June 4 at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. Kambosos (20-0, 10 KOs) has continually stated that he […]
They may be nearing the end of their careers, but Kell Brook believes fans are in for a treat when he fights Amir Khan on Saturday. Their meeting on Sky Box Office at the Manchester Arena has been years in the making but finally, the two bitter rivals will settle their differences. “This is the […]
Dillian Whyte has until Saturday, February 19 to sign his contract to challenge Tyson Fury for the WBC heavyweight title. The champion’s mandatory defence has become another one of boxing’s long, drawn out sagas which delivered plenty of drama during the week of the purse bids last month. A winning bid of $41,025,000 from Fury’s […]
Amir Khan is supremely confident he has Kell Brook’s number with the two set to finally fight one another on Saturday night. The former super-lightweight world champion has arrived in the UK, leaving behind his training camp in America, and immediately laid into his old rival. Speaking to Sky Sports, Khan said: “I just think […]
Craig Richards says it is “inevitable” that the winner between himself and Joshua Buatsi will go on to a world title fight. The two Brits have been heavily linked to facing one another in April or May in a domestic light-heavyweight clash. Richards ranked seventh by the WBA, four places behind Buatsi, challenged their champion […]