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Usyk’s Promoter Gives Fury One More Chance – ‘Take It Or Leave It'
Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter, Alexander Krassyuk, has given an ultimatum to Tyson Fury over an undisputed fight. The two sides have been unable to agree to the biggest fight in boxing, despite being on the cusp for a bout in April. Usyk had accepted a 70-30 split, but it was not enough to push the fight […]
De La Hoya, Spence And Rolly's Coach Speak On Ryan Garcia
Oscar De La Hoya has given his thoughts on Ryan Garcia’s next steps as the boxer attempts to bounce back from his loss to Gervonta Davis. Garcia was stopped in the seventh round with a brutal body shot by Davis, as the latter became the self-proclaimed ‘face of boxing.’ However, the post-fight diagnosis left a […]
Teofimo Lopez Will Not Retire – Says The WBO
Teofimo Lopez has backtracked on his decision to retire from the sport of boxing. The 25-year-old had shocked the boxing community when he confirmed that he was walking away from the sport at his peak. A unanimous-decision win over Josh Taylor secured him the WBO junior welterweight title. However, in the aftermath, Lopez confirmed that […]
Canelo Alvarez Is ‘Old' – Says Oscar De La Hoya
Oscar De La Hoya has labelled Canelo Alvarez an ‘old’ fighter. Canelo may be 33 years old, which is not the oldest for a boxer, but the Mexican has had a considerable number of fights. Out of 63 fights, Canelo has racked up an impressive 59 wins and 37 KOs. And in the process of […]
Crawford Isn't Interested In Mayweather’s Undefeated Record
Terence Crawford has no plans on beating Floyd Mayweather’s undefeated record. ‘TBE’ is regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, having gone undefeated throughout his career. And in the process of doing so, Mayweather became a five-division champion which included 15 world title fight wins. Mayweather’s biggest win came when he beat […]
Bivol Could Fight In October – Says Vadim Kornilov
Dmitry Bivol aims to defend his WBA light-heavyweight title in October. Those comments were made by the star’s manager, Vadim Kornilov, as the champion aims to follow up on his win over Zurdo Ramirez last November. Bivol had been linked with a rematch with Canelo Alvarez only for the two camps to disagree over the […]
Fury Vows To ‘Annihilate' AJ
Tyson Fury has vowed to destroy Anthony Joshua, as he accused the Brit of ducking him. A fight between the two British rivals has long been talked about ever since Fury overcame Deontay Wilder to win the WBC belt. However, the current attempts at making it happen have fallen through. Fury’s team had offered Joshua […]
Wilder Breaks Punch-Bag Machine With A Brutal Right Hand
Deontay Wilder showed off his power, as he scored over a 1,000 on a punch-bag machine, breaking it in the process. The ‘Bronze Bomber’ is known for being one of the heaviest hitters in the heavyweight division. Out of his 46 bouts, Wilder has a remarkable 42 knockouts. And that has made the American the […]
Carl Froch Slams Fury Vs. Ngannou, Chisora And Franklin Back AJ And More
Carl Froch has hit out at the heavyweight division in light of Tyson Fury’s fight with Francis Ngannou. The ‘Gypsy King’ has been confirmed as fighting the former UFC heavyweight champion on October 28th, 2023, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Although the bout will be a boxing event, it has had massive implications for the heavyweight […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Joshua Beats Dillian Whyte, AJ-Wilder Is Off If Joshua Loses
Anthony Joshua will beat Dillian Whyte in their rematch. That is according to Michael Hunter. Both fighters are rebuilding themselves following their recent setbacks. Joshua followed up his consecutive losses against Oleksandr Usyk with a unanimous-decision win over Jermaine Franklin. Meanwhile, Whyte did the same following his sixth-round-stoppage loss to Tyson Fury with a win […]
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 […]
Tim Bradley Advises Spence On The Keys To Victory Over Crawford
Tim Bradley has advised Errol Spence Jr. to lower his punch output in order to beat Terence Crawford. Such a claim may seem counterproductive, given that Spence is known for his work rate from the beginning of the fight. The ‘Truth’s victory over Mikey Garcia was testament to that, as he pummeled the Mexican for […]