The reign of Joe Smith Jr as WBO light-heavyweight champion finally got underway with a 9th round win over Steve Geffrard last night. After contracting Covid-19 last September Smith was unable to defend against Umar Salamov and then this month it was Callum Johnson’s turn to catch the disease forcing him to withdraw from his […]
The undercard for Matchroom Boxing’s first event of the year has some additions. February 12 at the Alexandra Palace, London stages the super-middleweight attraction between Britain’s John Ryder and America’s Daniel Jacobs. And as the two men look to keep their world title aspirations alive the majority of the announced supporting cast are just getting […]
David Avanesyan’s trainer Carl Greaves would like a bit of honesty from Conor Benn’s team. The European welterweight champion has long been linked to a fight against the improved Benn but at no time has it ever felt realistic that the fight would be made. One side says one thing, the other side says another […]
With boxing in Britain getting back into full swing next month Friday saw the official announcement for the rescheduled fight between Chris Eubank Jr and Liam Williams. The middleweight bout will go ahead on February 5 at the Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff and will be shown live on Sky Sports. The event had already been moved […]
Filip Hrgovic has found an opponent for his IBF heavyweight final eliminator. And what a fight it promises to be. The unbeaten Croat (14-0, 12 KOs) will face old amateur foe Tony Yoka. The news was confirmed this evening by Hrgovic’s co-promoter Kalle Sauerland of Wasserman Boxing on social media. “Tony Yoka has finally accepted […]
Hamzah Sheeraz has left the super-welterweight division to carry on his career at middleweight. Queensberry Promotions made the announcement today on their social media channels showing Sheeraz training in desert surroundings. The unbeaten 22-year-old rising star, ranked 11 with the WBO, joins the likes of stable mates Denzel Bentley (former British champion) and Nathan Heaney […]
Filip Hrgovic is not a happy man. The unbeaten Croatian heavyweight continues to sit and wait for an opportunity to fight in an IBF final eliminator with the winner to go on and challenge for the world title. Hrgovic, the organisation’s number two contender, has seen the likes of Michael Hunter and now Luis Ortiz […]
Jordan Gill’s shot at European glory has been rearranged for February 27 in London. The 27-year-old from Chatteris had been scheduled to face EBU featherweight champion Karim Guerfi on the Conor Benn-Chris Algieri card in Liverpool last month. The fight was pulled however after the 34-year-old Frenchman withdrew due to illness. Gill kept his spot […]
Former WBA and RING magazine super-middleweight champion Callum Smith will kick off his 2022 in April. The 31-year-old Liverpudlian has now left the 168lbs scene to concentrate on becoming a two-weight champion. ‘Mundo’ (28-1, 20 KOs) began his campaign at light-heavyweight last September with a chilling second round knockout of former world title challenger Lenin […]
Middleweight prospect Caoimhin Agyarko has been added to the Leigh Wood-Michael Conlan undercard on March 12 in Nottingham. Northern Irish boxing fans will now have two of their own to cheer on as Agyarko and Conlan aim to make it two wins for Belfast on the night at Nottingham Arena. Agyarko (10-0, 7 KOs) departed […]
Super-welterweight talent Hamzah Sheeraz will have his 15th professional fight in March, but it remains to be seen whether it will be a rematch against Bradley Skeete. Sheeraz and Skeete went up against one another last month at the Copper Box in London and what played out proved to be the most controversial moment in […]
Frank Warren continues to bang the drum for a fight between his new signing David Avanesyan and Matchroom’s Conor Benn. A clash between fighters from each outfit is a rarity and tends to only occur when the British Boxing Board nominates one in their monthly circular. See Billy Joe Saunders v John Ryder and Denzel […]