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Jermell Charlo Could Make History, Errol Spence Jr. Reacts
Jermell Charlo will enter into the history books of boxing if he manages to beat Canelo Alvarez on September 30th, 2023. That is according to Tim Bradley. Arguably, Charlo has already put himself into the conversation to become a future hall of famer by virtue of the fact that he is undisputed at junior middleweight. […]
Fury Could Retire – Says Carl Froch
Carl Froch has predicted that Tyson Fury could end up retiring as the WBC heavyweight champion has not had a fight since his win over Derek Chisora in December. The ‘Gypsy King’ has long been linked with an undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk. However, talks broke down over a fight in April at Wembley despite […]
Devin Haney Has Been Offered The Regis Prograis Fight – Says Eddie Hearn
Eddie Hearn has confirmed that an offer has been made to Devin Haney for a fight with Regis Prograis. Speculation has been emerging over whether Haney will stay at 135 lbs following his win over Vasiliy Lomachenko. While the American has nothing else to prove, given that he is the undisputed lightweight champion, he has […]
Tim Bradley Gets Emotional Over Andre Ward
Tim Bradley got very emotional when addressing Andre Ward’s recent departure from ESPN. The network decided to let the former two-division world champion go after not renewing his deal. This was part of ESPN’s decision to reduce costs. This move was also accompanied by Max Kellerman’s departure from ESPN. While that may have been the […]
Julio Cesar Martinez Wants To Be Undisputed Champion
Julio Cesar Martinez has revealed that his ambition is to become undisputed at flyweight. Martinez is the WBC flyweight champion. Meanwhile, the WBO title is held by Jesse Rodriguez. The latter will face the IBF champion Sunny Edwards for a unification, while Artem Dalakian holds the WBA title. As of now, Martinez is targeting a […]
Dmitry Bivol Will Only Move Up If He Conquers The Light-Heavyweight Division
Dmitry Bivol has revealed that he has no intention of moving up to cruiserweight or beyond until he conquers the light-heavyweight division. The WBA champion is at a crossroads when it comes to his career. Bivol has struggled to find an opponent since his win over Zurdo Ramirez. Prior to that, Bivol set the world […]
Tyson Fury Mocks Anthony Joshua For Punching A Mattress
Tyson Fury has mocked Anthony Joshua for punching a mattress in a social-media clip of the boxer training. Joshua is certainly known for pushing the boundaries when it comes to his training methods. After hiring his new trainer, Derrick James, AJ has gone back to some old-school methods. The boxer first posted a clip of […]
Isaac Cruz Predicts A Confident Charlo Against Canelo
Isaac Cruz has given his take on Canelo Alvarez’s upcoming fight with Jermell Charlo. The pair will square off on September 30th, 2023, as the undisputed junior middleweight, Charlo, takes on the undisputed super-middleweight champion, Canelo. The news of the bout was a shock to say the least, given that the Mexican had been linked […]
Carl Froch Slams Frank Warren For Claiming He Ducked Joe Calzaghe
Carl Froch has hit back at Frank Warren’s suggestion that he ducked Joe Calzaghe. Calzaghe is one the greatest fighters to ever grace the sport, having gone unbeaten with a record of 46-0 with 32 KOs. This included major wins over Roy Jones. Jr. Chris Eubank, Mikkel Kessler and Bernard Hopkins. And in the process […]
Callum Smith Backed To Beat Beterbiev, Bivol Praises Yarde And Much More
Callum Smith has chosen to fight Artur Beterbiev at the right time. That is according to Smith’s brother, Paul Smith. The duo are set to face each other on August 19th, 2023, from the Centre Videotron, Quebec City. Beterbiev is seen as the heavy favorite given that he has a 100 percent knockout rate in […]
WBO To Decide Jermell Charlo And Teofimo Lopez’s Future Soon
The WBO will soon make a decision on Jermell Charlo and Teofimo Lopez’s status as champions moving forward. Charlo has been the champion at 154 lbs since his win over Brian Castano in 2022. While that may have been the case, the attempts at a defence have been far from simple. Tim Tszyu is the […]
Eddie Hearn Recalls Being Confronted By AJ's Father – ‘Never Been So Scared'
Eddie Hearn has recalled Anthony Joshua’s father, Robert Joshua, accosting him in the aftermath of the Brit’s loss to Andy Ruiz Jr. In what was Joshua’s American debut at Madison Square Garden, New York, the boxing community witnessed a huge upset as Joshua suffered a seventh-round TKO loss. And in doing so, Ruiz became the […]
Teofimo Lopez Hits Out At ESPN For Disrespecting Him – ‘My Own Network Doesn’t Want To Support Me'
Teofimo Lopez has slammed ESPN for their failure to invite the star to the ‘Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards’ (EPSNY). Lopez has not hidden his disdain for ESPN of late. The two-division and two-time lineal champion was very vocal about how he had not been compensated by the network to reflect his true […]
Canelo Alvarez Vs. Jermell Charlo – What Does This Mean?
In a shocking turn of events, Canelo Alvarez has announced that he will be taking on Jermell Charlo on September 30th, 2023, in Las Vegas. The news came as a surprise given that the initial reports had suggested that Canelo would have fought the other Charlo, Jarmall Charlo. While that may have been the case, […]
Wilder And Joshua – Where Do They Go Next?
Deontay Wilder has blasted Andy Ruiz Jr.’s 50-50 demands as talks over a fight continue to stall. Reports indicated that Wilder’s team had offered a 70-30 split, which was knocked back by Ruiz Jr’s father, Ruiz Sr. This was due to the fact that both fighters were not champions as of this moment. As such, […]
Jared Anderson To Face Zhan Kossobutskiy on August 26th
Jared Anderson’s next opponent has already been confirmed with the news that he will face Zhan Kossobutskiy on August 26th, 2023. Anderson had been scheduled to fight the Khazak prior to facing Charles Martin. However, Kossobutskiy was unable to get a visa to the US which is why the former world champion, Martin, stepped in. […]
Terence Crawford’s Coach Predicts Excuses Will Follow For Spence
Terence Crawford’s coach, Bomac, has predicted that a number of excuses will follow if his fighter beats Errol Spence Jr. on July 29th, 2023. The duo are set to fight each other for the biggest fight in boxing, as the winner will become the undisputed welterweight champion of the world in the four-belt era for […]
Andre Ward Praises Spence And Crawford For Fighting Each Other
Andre Ward has praised Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford for finally agreeing to fight each other. The undisputed championship of the world will go ahead live from the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, on July 29th, 2023. While that may have been the case, the negotiations were not so straightforward. Crawford initially expressed how both […]
John Ryder Targeting GGG, Mungia And Berlanga
John Ryder has opened up about his plans moving forward following his recent loss to Canelo Alvarez. Ryder may have come up short, but the Brit did put in a commendable performance in managing to go the distance with the undisputed super-middleweight champion. Not only that, but Ryder did it in Mexico in front of […]
Charlo Vs. Tszyu Could Finally Happen In October
Jermell Charlo and Tim Tszyu could finally face each other in October. Tszyu is the WBO mandatory for Charlo, as the latter is the current undisputed junior-middleweight champion. However, the latter has been out of action for 17 months since his win over Brian Castano, as Tszyu has been waiting in the wings for the […]