On Friday night Jack Flatley will challenge for European super-welterweight honours having refused to wait around for a fight against 21st century great Sergio Martinez. The 27-year-old from Bolton travelled to Spain this week in a bid to become Britain’s first EBU champion since Ryan Rhodes took Jamie Moore’s title from him in October 2009. […]
Dan Azeez already had a burning desire to prove he belonged with the very best in Britain at light-heavyweight before his fight against Hosea Burton earlier this month. Within 60 seconds of round 1 of their bout for the vacant Lonsdale belt Azeez proved his hunger was instead an appetite for destruction. The unbeaten Londoner […]
Lee Selby’s chances of becoming the first ever two-weight world champion from Wales have been given a boost. The former IBF featherweight champion is set to face Argentina’s unbeaten 25-year-old Gustavo Lemos in a final eliminator with the winner to challenge George Kambosos Jr for his world lightweight titles. Sanigar Events, who manage Selby, made […]
Stephen Fulton joined Murodjon Akhmadaliev as a unified super-bantamweight champion after beating Brandon Figueroa in Las Vegas last night. The anticipation for their 122lb match-up built as the fight drew nearer and the fight met the fans expectations in a thrilling encounter. Despite Figueroa’s post-fight claims of the result being a robbery Fulton was rewarded […]
George Kambosos Jr stunned the boxing world as the magical Madison Square Garden played host to another huge boxing upset. Two and a half years ago Andy Ruiz defied the odds and science to dethrone Anthony Joshua’s reign as a three-belt heavyweight champion. Last night inside MSG’s smaller Hulu Theatre the mighty Kambosos backed up […]
Josh Taylor is in Las Vegas this week working on getting back to full throttle ahead of his next fight but also for a bit of a scouting mission as well. The undisputed super-lightweight champion has joined trainer Ben Davison, who is part of Devin Haney’s team for the WBC lightweight champion’s upcoming defence against […]
Whether he is out for a run or on his bike Dan Azeez always tries to make time to watch Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns. The 1985 three-round thriller still stands the test of time as one of the go-to fights for boxing fans whether they are dedicated followers or not. ‘The War’ still amazes […]
The boxing wish lists in 2022 will soon be on the horizon and Tim Tszyu may feature in a few. Unbeaten as a pro after 19 fights the 27-year-old Australian super-welterweight looks every inch a future world champion and fans and media will likely be jotting down ‘Tim Tszyu v Brian Castano’ as one of […]
“It was tough growing up in Philly. When you grow up in that kind of environment you fall down but you get back up and keep pushing.” Gabe Rosado’s quote was worthy of a scene from Rocky. Having navigated his way through life in the city of brotherly love the 35-year-old has carved out a […]
Callen McAulay is looking to put a spark back into his boxing career when he returns on Friday. The 23-year-old Electrical Engineer has spent over two and a half years away from the ring but will cure his itchy knuckles in Aberdeen against Kris Pilkington. An eighth win for the Scottish super-lightweight prospect will shake […]
Since before he was a teenager a strong work ethic has been instilled into Shabaz Masoud. His recollections take him to around the age of 10 or 11. The normality of school life through the week but on a weekend, there would be a 6am start where hard work was met with a belief that […]
Denzel Bentley v Felix Cash was a fight that had the British boxing trade excited. A seal of approval from the majority of fans doesn’t come along too often nor does a bout pairing boxers from Queensbury Promotions and Matchroom. The rising talent of Bentley had won the British middleweight title in his 15th fight […]