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Boxing pundit and former world champion Timothy Bradley has made his prediction for one of the biggest fights of 2022. Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez fights Gennadiy Golovkin for the third time in their five-year rivalry on September 17 at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. Bradley, a former Super Lightweight and Welterweight title holder, now works outside […]
Sparring partners of Oleksandr Usyk are having to be sent home because they can’t keep up with the Ukrainian. Usyk defends his WBA, IBF and WBO Heavyweight titles on August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia against Anthony Joshua. Although no official undercard announcements have been made Callum Smith v Mathieu Bauderlique, Filip Hrgovic v Zhilei […]
Gennadiy Golovkin has already shared 24 rounds with Canelo Alvarez but picking up some more insightful information wouldn’t go amiss. The Unified Middleweight champion moves up to 168lbs on September 17 to challenge the Mexican for his Undisputed Super Middleweight title. The Las Vegas duel, to be staged at the T-Mobile Arena, will be the […]
The Sky Sports debut of Joseph Parker could come against a former Tyson Fury opponent. Otto Wallin took Fury the 12-round distance three years ago and is now in the running to face the New Zealander. Parker put pen to paper on a promotional deal with Boxxer recently and their CEO Ben Shalom told the […]
Jack Catterall believes Josh Taylor has bowed to public pressure to try and ensure a rematch between the two happens. A return bout could take place later this year after Taylor spoke publicly about wanting to fight Catterall again. In February at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro the Scot retained his four Super Lightweight world titles by […]
Tyson Fury was king of the boxing world when he beat Deontay Wilder last year. The true extent of what the 34-year-old went through during preparations for the fight were revealed at a recent public speaking event. The WBC Heavyweight champion spoke of the problems which affected his training before detailing a near personal tragedy. […]
The Undisputed Welterweight title fight between Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford looks like becoming a reality. Speculation on the fight has been weekly as two of the sport’s finest operators look to lock in a date and venue for one of boxing’s biggest showdowns. ESPN’s Mike Coppinger was a recent guest on Max Kellerman’s […]
Ryan Garcia reminded everyone why he is a boxing superstar with an emphatic win over Javier Fortuna. The fans and the famous were out in force at the Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles to see ‘KingRy’ who had a statement to make in what was his unofficial debut at Super Lightweight. Wearing a white Dior […]
Debut headliner Hamzah Sheeraz survived a third-round scare to overpower Francisco Emanuel Torres at the Copper Box, London tonight. The towering 6ft 3 Middleweight was fighting for the vacant WBC Silver title as his progress towards the world level continues at the right pace. Promoter Frank Warren has tipped Sheeraz (16-0, 12 KOs) for the top […]
Ryan Garcia is under enormous pressure to deliver a knockout performance tonight against Javier Fortuna. The 23-year-old has long been considered a future world champion and a potential superstar but needs to win and win well in his second fight of 2022. Garcia returned to the ring three months ago, after over a year out, […]
The career trajectory of Hamzah Sheeraz continues to be on the up when he headlines his first show tonight. Sheeraz, unbeaten in 15 stars, is now campaigning at Middleweight and takes on Argentina’s Francisco Emanuel Torres for the vacant WBC Silver title. Frank Warren has high hopes for his rising star and believes the 23-year-old […]
The future of Dillian Whyte may not lie with Eddie Hearn. The fighter and the promoter have worked together for several years during Matchroom’s time with Sky Sports. Eddie Hearn moved his fighters over to DAZN 13 months ago, three months after Whyte got his revenge against Alexander Povetkin in Gibraltar on Sky Sports Box […]