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Derrick James' Best Fighters In His Stable
Derrick James is one of boxing’s most accomplished trainers around. With several world champions under his stable, the American has forged a reputation that stands up with the best of them. In this article, we will explore some of the fighters in his stable. Anthony Joshua AJ joined James for his first fight against Jermaine […]
Isaac Cruz Wants A Rematch With ‘Tank Davis'
Isaac Cruz is targeting a rematch with the ‘face of boxing’ Gervonta Davis. The Mexican faced Davis all the way back in 2021 in an entertaining clash. While Davis did triumph via a unanimous decision, the fact of the matter is that the Mexican lasted 12 rounds. And in the process of doing so, Cruz’s […]
Jake Paul Vows To ‘Maul' Diaz, Mikey Garcia Responds
Jake Paul has vowed to come back better when he faces Nate Diaz on August 5th, 2023. Paul will be looking to overcome his loss to Tommy Fury via a split decision in his last fight, which was significant given that he had faced his first professional boxer. While that may be the case, Paul […]
Carl Froch Exposes Fury – ‘It's About The Money'
Carl Froch has revealed that Tyson Fury’s motivation for fighting Francis Ngannou is money. The ‘Gypsy King’ will face the former UFC heavyweight champion on October 28th, 2023, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in a ten-round boxing match. The narrative before this fight was that Fury had been responsible for the breakdown in talks with Oleksandr […]
Bob Arum Gives His Take On Jermell Charlo Vs. Canelo Alvarez
Bob Arum has given his take on Jermell Charlo facing Canelo Alvarez. The two fighters will clash on September 30th, 2023, in a battle of two undisputed champions. Charlo rules the junior middleweight division, but by facing Canelo, he will have to jump up two weight classes to fight at 168 lbs. That has put […]
Jermell Charlo Has Better Chance Of Beating Canelo Than His Brother – Says Claressa Shields
Jermell Charlo has a better chance of beating Canelo Alvarez than his brother, Jermall Charlo. That is the view of Claressa Shields. This should not comes as a surprise, given Jermall’s recent issues outside of the ring. The WBC middleweight champion has been away from the sport for two years since his win over Juan […]
Isaac Cruz Mocks Shakur Stevenson, Andy Cruz And More
Isaac Cruz has had a dig at Shakur Stevenson following the latter’s recent introduction to the lightweight division. Stevenson burst on the scene with his debut at 135 lbs when he stopped Shuichiro Yoshino in the sixth-round in an impressive fashion. The manner of the performance was something to behold, as Stevenson dropped his opponent […]
Shakur Stevenson Should Take Haney's Offer – Says Eddie Hearn
Eddie Hearn has stated that Shakur Stevenson should accept an offer to fight Devin Haney. Stevenson is the current WBC mandatory having beaten Shuichiro Yoshino on his debut in the 135 lb division. And in the aftermath of Haney’s win over Vasiliy Lomachenko, Stevenson made it clear that he wanted to face the undisputed champion. […]
Davis Out Of Jail, What's Next?
Gervonta Davis has been released from prison, as the lightweight attempts to get his career back on track. The star secured the biggest win of his career when he beat Ryan Garcia with a seventh-round TKO win. And in the process of doing so, Davis became the ‘face of boxing.’ However, the star was put […]
Tyson Fury Shouldn't Be Stripped, John Fury Reacts
Carl Froch has rejected calls for Tyson Fury to be stripped of his belt. The WBC heavyweight champion recently turned heads when he confirmed that he would be fighting Francis Ngannou on October 28th, 2023. And as part of that process, the bout ended hopes of an undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk happening anytime soon. […]
Ennis Would Beat Spence And Crawford, ‘Bud' Responds
Jaron Ennis would beat both Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford. That is according to Roiman Villa’s promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz. Ennis recently faced Villa and stopped the fighter in a dominant display with a tenth-round-stoppage win. The victory retained Ennis’ IBF interim welterweight title. And in the process of doing so, Ennis remained on course […]
Anthony Joshua Admits Jarrell Miller Got The Best Of Him
Anthony Joshua has admitted that Jarrell Miller got the better of him during their pre-fight build up. The pair were set to face each other in 2019 only for the bout to be canceled when Miller failed numerous drug tests. As a result, Joshua ended up facing Andy Ruiz Jr. in his New York debut. […]
Spence Hits Out At The Sport For Having Too Many Belts
Errol Spence Jr. has hit out at the sport of boxing’s governing bodies for having too many belts. The current situation requires fighters to pay sanctioning fees in order to keep a hold of their belts. And given the variety of belts on offer, which includes regular titles, fighters are having to put in more […]
Usyk Slams Fury, Eddie Hearn Outraged
Oleksandr Usyk has slammed Tyson Fury for choosing to fight Francis Ngannou. The ‘Gypsy King’ swerved the opportunity to fight the Ukrainian for the undisputed championship only to fight the former UFC heavyweight champion who will be making his boxing debut. Prior to that, Fury and Usyk were in negotiations for a bout in April […]
Inoue Ready To Face Fulton – ‘Fired Up'
Former bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue is feeling confident ahead of his clash with Stephen Fulton on July 25th, 2023. Inoue moved up to super bantamweight to take on the undefeated Fulton, who holds the WBC and WBO belts. Although he will be facing a hard hitter in the form of Fulton, the star admitted that […]
Francis Ngannou's Biggest Paydays, Diaz's Sparring
Francis Ngannou will get the biggest payday of his life when he faces Tyson Fury. That is according to Ngannou’s manager Marquel Martin. The former UFC heavyweight champion will fight the ‘Gypsy King’ on October 28th, 2023, from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The boxing bout is scheduled for 10 rounds, in what will be a non-exhibition […]
Pacquiao Could Return – Will It Happen?
Manny Pacquiao is reportedly set to return to boxing with another exhibition lined up. Pacquiao is an eight-division champion, with nothing else to prove in the sport as he is now 45. Although Pacquiao did lose to Floyd Mayweather, his legacy speaks for itself. And yet, according to reports, Pacquiao is lining up a press […]
Fury vs. Ngannou PPV Numbers – Eddie Hearn Responds
Frank Warren expects Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou to do massive pay-per-view numbers, as Eddie Hearn responded. The two fighter’s will put on a ten-round boxing fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 28th, 2023. The WBC heavyweight champion, Fury, will put his reputation on the line against the former UFC heavyweight champion, Ngannou, who […]
Terence Crawford Dismisses Spence's Size
Terence Crawford has dismissed Errol Spence Jr.’s size as they get ready for their undisputed fight on July 29th, 2023. Spence is the much bigger welterweight, although Crawford does have the reach advantage. That has led to the perception that Spence may be too big for Crawford, as the WBO champion faces off against the […]
Jermall Charlo's Slurred Speech, Wants Canelo Next
Jermall Charlo is targeting Canelo Alvarez once his brother, Jermell Charlo, has faced him. Alvarez was linked with Jermall initially only for the Mexican to go through with his brother, Jermell. This was on the basis that Jarmall had been out of the ring for two years and would not have been ready. Not only […]