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JOSHUA VS. WHYTE 2 LAUNCH PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
Bitter enemies Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte were reunited in an intense face-off today after their eagerly-anticipated grudge match on Saturday, August 12, sold-out The O2 in just two hours. In what is the hottest ticket in boxing this summer, fans wasted no time in snapping up every seat at London’s iconic 18,000-capacity venue for […]
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 […]
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 […]
Derrick James Dismisses Crawford's Power, Spence's Intentions And Jermall Charlo's Mindset
Derrick James has dismissed Terence Crawford’s power at welterweight in light of his fighter, Errol Spence Jr.’s upcoming bout with the WBO champion. Spence and Crawford face each other in the biggest fight of the year on July 29th, 2023, as the winner will become the first undisputed welterweight champion of the four-belt era. And […]
Fury Should Be Stripped, Dubois Senses Usyk's Fear And More
Tyson Fury should be stripped of his WBC title. That is according to Oleksandr Usyk’s manager, Alex Krassyuk. Those comments were made following Usyk’s pre-fight presser with Daniel Dubois. This was in relation to reports that Fury could face Francis Ngannou in his next fight. And with reports that the bout could be an exhibition, […]
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 […]
Jake Paul Slams The Heavyweights For Ducking Each Other, Eddie Hearn Responds
Jake Paul has slammed the heavyweight division for not putting on the biggest fights. The top four heavyweights in the division, Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, are at a crossroads in their career. Joshua and Wilder have been linked with a mega fight in Saudi Arabia in December. Meanwhile, an undisputed […]
Edgar Berlanga Targeting A Fight With Canelo
Edgar Berlanga is confident that a fight with Canelo Alvarez can be made. Berlanga’s intentions of facing Canelo were not clear following his unanimous-decision win over Jason Quigley. Instead, the star called out Jaime Munguia and Gennady Golovkin. While that may have been the case, the target has now changed. And yet, Canelo’s three-fight deal […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fury Vs. Ngannou To Be Announced, Jon Jones' Next Fight Confirmed
Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou are reportedly set to make an official announcement over a fight. Speculation has been emerging that Fury’s next fight could have been an MMA star after Frank Warren confirmed that the Gypsy King’s bout would be a ‘game changer.’ This was on the grounds that Fury had been linked with […]
Canelo Is Not Ducking Benavidez – Says Eddie Hearn
Eddie Hearn has dismissed suggestions that Canelo Alvarez is ducking David Benavidez. The Mexican recently left his working relationship with DAZN in order to sign a three-fight deal with the PBC. However, his first fight ended up being against Jermell Charlo, much to the disappointment of fans who demanded the ‘Mexican Monster.’ This was in […]
Jake Paul Backed Will Beat Nate Diaz, The ‘Problem Child' Wants McGregor Next
UFC star Randy Brown has predicted that Jake Paul will beat Nate Diaz comprehensively when they meet each other on August 5th, 2023. Paul will be looking to bounce back from his split-decision loss against Tommy Fury. And coming into this fight, Paul is the favorite. Paul’s loss was against his first professional boxer, but […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ryan Garcia Calls Out Regis Prograis
Ryan Garcia has called out Regis Prograis for a fight at 140 lbs. Such a move is clearly a bold one, given that Garcia has just moved up to junior welterweight. And as he did so, he suffered a seventh-round TKO loss to Gervonta Davis in the biggest fight of his career. In the aftermath, […]