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Taylor Vs. Catterall Rematch Set For April 27
Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall will have their rematch on April 27th at First Direct Arena, Leeds. The pair’s first meeting was marred by controversy as Taylor won a split decision. The victory meant he retained his Undisputed Junior Welterweight Title. But most of the boxing community felt Catterall had done enough to win. The […]
Berlanga Calls Out Munguia: ‘It Would Be Something Crazy For Boxing’
Edgar Berlanga may have a challenging upcoming fight against Padraig McCrory to focus on, but the unbeaten super-middleweight has already set his sights on Jaime Munguia. Berlanga (21-0-0 16 KO) aims to continue his climb through the division when he takes on Ireland’s McCrory (18-0-0 9 KO) at the Caribe Royale Orlando, Florida on February […]
Wilder Faces Backlash For Blaming Jet Lag In Joseph Parker Defeat- ‘I Had To Travel Two Times, 20 Hours Of Travelling'
Deontay Wilder has blamed extensive travelling for his loss to Joseph Parker. The Bronze Bomber lost a unanimous decision on the Day of Reckoning card, winning only one round on the scorecards. The performance should have been better, given that Wilder rarely threw his biggest weapon: the right hand. The defeat prevented him from fighting […]
Shakur Stevenson Mocked For Reversing His ‘Retirement' – ‘Attention Seeking'
Shakur Stevenson has reversed his retirement, stating that he will be back to fight in June. The announcement is a quick turnaround after the WBC Lightweight Champion had only confirmed his retirement less than a month ago. Stevenson became frustrated that he could not secure the biggest fights after the WBO ordered Emanuel Navarrete vs Denys […]
Romero Bashes Ryan Garcia And Golden Boy – ‘They Were Begging Me To Fight Them'
Rolando Romero has slammed Ryan Garcia and Golden Boy Promotions following the breakdown of their bout. Romero was in talks to defend his WBA Junior Welterweight Title with Garcia after the latter pulled out of negotiations with Devin Haney. All eyes were fixed on an April 20 date after Garcia called it the better business […]
Lomachenko Aims For Undisputed Title To Erase Haney Loss Controversy
Vasiliy Lomachenko has set his sights on becoming a world champion again and then undisputed. The Ukrainian is a three-division champion who has won titles at 126, 130 and 135 pounds. While that may be true, Loma fell short of becoming the Undisputed Lightweight Champion in his last fight. He lost to Devin Haney via […]
Dana-White Backed Boxer Callum Walsh Targets Future UFC Career
Callum Walsh, one of the most exciting young prospects in boxing, has revealed he wants a future career in the UFC – but not before he’s achieved all he can inside the squared circle. The 23-year-old Irishman has made an impressive start to his pro boxing career, winning all nine fights with seven coming inside […]
Takuma Inoue Aims To Step Out From Naoya’s Shadow With First Title Defense
Naoya Inoue is one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in all of boxing and is already one of the greatest champions Asia has ever produced. The fighter appropriately nicknamed ‘The Monster’ has held world titles in four divisions and is only the second male boxer, after Terence Crawford, to be an undisputed champion in two […]
Canelo To Make An ‘Important Announcement' Over His Career- Is It Munguia Followed By Benavidez?
Canelo Alvarez is in discussions to fight Jaime Munguia, with the Mexican expected to make an ‘important announcement.’ The Undisputed Super Middleweight Champion is coming off another defense of his title after beating Jermell Charlo unanimously. The victory showed little over Canelo’s form, given that he was fighting a 154-pounder who jumped up two weight […]
Boxing's Controversial PED-Approved Tournament
Ex-boxing world champions could take part in a new-approved PED tournament set to take place in 2024. According to reports, now-retired boxers can join the ‘Enhanced Games.’ Under the rules, fighters would be allowed to dope under conditions deemed ‘safe,’ a venture that billionaire investors have supported. While that may be the case, the venture […]
Warren Calls Usyk A ‘Cry-Baby' As He Demands A Strong Referee For The Fury Fight
Frank Warren has accused Oleksandr Usyk of being a ‘cry-baby’ when it comes to complaining towards the referee. Warren’s comments were made about Usyk’s reaction to the body shot he received against Daniel Dubois in the fifth round. Usyk hit the canvas but then complained that it was below the belt. The referee gave Usyk […]
Jon Jones Turned Down A UFC 300 Return, Says The Aspinall Fight Is ‘Not Off The Table'
Jon Jones turned down a chance to headline at UFC 300, saying he would not be ready. Bones has been absent from the UFC since his win over Ciryl Gane to secure the UFC Heavyweight Championship of the world. He was on course to defend his belt against Stipe Miocic at UFC 295. Then disaster struck […]
De La Hoya Trolls Conor Benn Following His Recent Failed VADA Tests – ‘His Punching Power Is Gone For Some Reason'
Oscar De La Hoya has mocked Conor Benn, questioning why he is in talks to face Gervonta Davis. Davis and Benn began negotiations after Tank reacted to the Brit’s win over Peter Dobson. The performance was not what Benn was expecting, as he failed to stop the American, even though he got a unanimous decision […]
Anthony Yarde and Joshua Buatsi Verbally Agree To Fight Next
Anthony Yarde and Joshua Buatsi both expressed their interest in fighting each other after Yarde’s impressive performance in London on Saturday night. Yarde (25-3-0 23 KO) delivered his second successive early stoppage victory since his defeat to Artur Beterbiev, cleaning out Marko Nikolic in the third round at the Copper Box Arena. Watching closely ringside […]
Who Is Hamzah Sheeraz, The Middleweight Being Compared To Tommy Hearns?
Hamzah Shreeraz took another big step in his exciting career on Saturday night with a spectacular first-round knockout of former world title challenger Liam Williams. The 24-year-old British middleweight extended his perfect professional record to 19 victories and claimed his 15th stoppage at the Copper Box Arena in London, further cementing his status as one […]
Tyson Fury Had A Mole In Camp – Shane Fury Reacts
Tyson Fury’s brother, Shane Fury, denied suggestions that a mole existed in his brother’s camp. Speculation over a mole first emerged when there were suggestions that Fury was dropped in sparring. Jai Opetaia was alleged to have put Fury on the canvas after he was sent home from the training camp after just five days. […]
Ryan Garcia’s Home Gets Burgled After His Altercation With Devin Haney
Ryan Garcia’s home was robbed on the weekend of the Super Bowl. The news came shortly after Garcia had signed a deal to fight Devin Haney. As the pre-fight build began, the pair were spotted getting into an altercation at the Super Bowl media centre. Garcia pushed Haney, which resulted in the latter responding by […]
Hearn Outlines Joshua's Next Three Fights
Eddie Hearn has outlined Anthony Joshua’s following three fights, with the aim of making him the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the world. Joshua was close to winning all the belts in 2018 when he was in talks to face Deontay Wilder. Wilder had the last belt in the form of the WBC, but talks over […]
Lamont Roach Jr. Ordered To Make WBA Title Defense Against Jono Carroll
Lamont Roach Jr. has been ordered to make an immediate mandatory defense of his junior-lightweight world title against Jono Carroll, the WBA announced. Roach (24-1-1 9 KO) won the WBA belt – his first world title – in November last year with a split-decision victory over Hector Luis Garcia in Las Vegas. The American will […]
Zhang Ready To Go The Distance Against Parker In Bid For Title Shot
Heavyweight contender Zhilei Zhang said he will be prepared to go the distance in his upcoming bout against Joseph Parker and believes a win will put him in the frame for a title shot. The Chinese fighter (26-1-1 21 KO) is coming off a career-best year in 2023 when he twice defeated Joe Joyce […]