Conor Benn says former world super-lightweight champion Maurice Hooker has turned down the opportunity to fight him in April. The 32-year-old Texan, who lost to Vergil Ortiz Jr last time out, was the front-runner to be Benn’s next opponent but now the unbeaten British welterweight must look elsewhere. “He don’t want the smoke,” Benn told […]
Undisputed super-middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez could be about to go for light-heavyweight glory once again. ESPN’s Mike Coppinger reports that the 31-year-old Mexican superstar is nearing a deal with Matchroom Boxing which would see him return to the DAZN platform. The eye-watering figures involved are somewhere near $85 million dollars. The agreement would comprise of […]
Highly rated welterweight contender Jaron “Boots” Ennis has called on Shawn Porter to come out of retirement and fight him. The unexpected statement comes after a clip from Shawn Porter’s The Porter Way Podcast did the rounds on social media yesterday (Tuesday). “Boots is overrated,” said Porter on his show. “And this is why I […]
The heavyweight clash between Tony Yoka and Martin Bakolie has been rearranged for May 14 in Paris. Originally the fight had been scheduled for January 15. However, the French government placed a cap of 2,000 people attending indoor events, due to the spread of the Omicron variant, forcing the fight to be postponed. The limit […]
Boxing Social understands that talks are already underway for an April clash between British light-heavyweights Joshua Buatsi (15-0, 13 KOs) and Craig Richards (17-2-1, 10 KOs). Although a deal has not been completed it is a fight that is trying to be made by the parties involved. Buatsi and Richards are both promoted by Matchroom […]
Contrary to reports Callum Johnson will not face Radivoje Kalajdzic on March 19 in London. The two former world title challengers, who fought IBF champion Artur Beterbiev in October 2018 and May 2019, were due to face one another on a Queensberry show on BT Sport. However, news has reached Boxing Social that Johnson withdrew […]
Former world lightweight champion Robert Easter Jr is recovering in hospital after being shot on Sunday night. Reports claim that the 31-year-old from Ohio was seriously injured during an armed robbery in his hometown of Toledo. The perpetrators are alleged to have demanded money and jewellery, but Easter attempted to fight off the attackers which […]
Errol Spence Jr has confirmed on social media he will face Cuban Yordenis Ugas on April 16 for three of the four welterweight world titles. Spence will put his WBA and IBF belts on the line against the WBA of Ugas’s who won it by beating Manny Pacquiao last August. The Filipino boxing legend retired […]
Tyson Fury has described Anthony Joshua as a “useless bum”, Dillian Whyte an “average heavyweight” and compared Oleksandr Usyk to a Polish cruiserweight. The WBC champion was a guest on ESPN’s Max on Boxing hosted by American broadcaster Max Kellerman who asked Fury for an assessment of his three main heavyweight rivals. First in the […]
Eddie Hearn believes that the Oleksandr Usyk – Anthony Joshua rematch will take place in May. The Brit’s promoter told Boxing Social he is meeting Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk this week to plan a date and venue for the fight. ‘AJ’ lost his WBA, IBF and WBO titles to the former undisputed cruiserweight champion at […]
Lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr has accused rival Devin Haney of manipulation and playing games as a fight between the two looks nowhere near being finalised. Kambosos, one of the success stories of 2021 having taken the WBA, IBF and WBO world titles from Teofimo Lopez, will announce his first defence this month. At one […]
Liam Williams will carry on with his boxing career after signing a promotional deal with Probellum. The news comes 48 hours after the Welsh middleweight lost to Chris Eubank Jr on points in Cardiff. In what was billed as a 50-50 fight and had been built into a grudge match Williams was knocked down four […]