I’m a huge fan of “Prince” Naseem Hamed. We went for our professional licences on the same day, and were on shows together throughout our careers. He’s still a very good friend of mine. Muhammad Ali has played a huge part in my life. I’d been watching him since the Olympics in Rome and was
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Heavyweight Matty Harris has been buoyed by a message of support from Anthony Joshua as he sets out on the road to redemption this week. Harris returns to the ring on Friday night, on the Wasserman Boxing show at the Telford International Centre, following a shock first defeat of his career last summer. The 24-year-old, from Leamington
Oscar Valdez exited the ring last August 12 with a loss on his record, a right eye so discolored and swollen it conjured memories of Carmen Basilio after his rematch with Sugar Ray Robinson, and a sense of self-worth every bit as battered as that eye. For the first two weeks after his unanimous decision
Oscar De La Hoya is not optimistic that boxing fans will get to see Saul “Canelo” Alvarez fight Jaime Munguia in May. De La Hoya was recently in New York City promoting a bout between WBC junior welterweight champion Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia, set for April 20 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New
Cast your mind back to 2019. Local heroes Anthony Crolla and Scott Quigg are both reaching the end of their outstanding careers and Manchester boxing is waiting for the next young fighter to pick up the baton and run with it. There was never an official poll taken, but it is possible that the majority
Devin Haney is excited to make his Barclays Center debut on April 20 against Ryan Garcia, in what will be Haney’s first defense of his WBC world super-lightweight title. The location of the fight, however, is a point of contention for Garcia. Last week he posted on the social media platform X that he would
Posted on 02/19/2024 By: Sean Crose There’s no doubt the May 18th undisputed heavyweight title bout between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk is a major event. Yet World Boxing Council head Maurio Sulaiman, feels the match is so significant that he’s informed Sky Sports “he wants five or six officials scoring the fight ringside.” That’s
Posted on 02/20/2024 By: Sean Crose The truth is that there’s unfinished business between Scotland’s Josh Taylor and England’s Jack Catterall. When the two junior lightweights met in 2022 they fought a close battle that turned controversial when the judges awarded Taylor a unanimous decision win. Still, although Taylor was able to walk out of
Posted on 02/21/2024 By: Sean Crose Former IBO welterweight Champion Chris Van Heerden announced on social media Tuesday that his girlfriend has been detained by Russian authorities. “It deeply saddens me to share with you the distressing news that my girlfriend is currently being held in a Russian detention center,” he wrote. “This incredibly difficult
Posted on 02/22/2024 Sony Hall in Times Square has become the place to go for pro boxing in the greatest city in the world. BoxingInsider Promotions has been delivering at that location – eight times in their first 14 months, in fact – and they’re looking to do it again on Thursday, March 7 (with
Posted on 02/22/2024 By: Sean Crose ESPN is reporting that WBA lightweight titlist Gervonta Davis is set to fight notable contender Frank Martin in a 2024 pay per view event. Although the time and location have yet to be announced, the bout – which ESPN states will likely go down in the early summer or
Posted on 02/22/2024 By: Sean Crose The girlfriend of former IBO welterweight titlist Chris Van Heerden remained in custody in Russia as of Thursday. As was previously reported, 33 year old Ksenia Karelina has been detained by the Russian government on suspicion of providing money to the Ukrainian military, which Russia is at war with.
Posted on 02/23/2024 By: Sean Crose It had come as quite a surprise – word that the highly anticipated Devin Haney-Ryan Garcia pay per view fight was going to go down in New York, rather than in Las Vegas, as had been expected. It was said the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn would host the card
Posted on 02/25/2024 By: Sean Crose Super middleweight contender Edgar Berlanga stepped into the ring in Orlando, Florida on Saturday night to take on Padraig McCrory in a throwdown scheduled for 12. The 21-0 Berlanga was hoping to get closer to a huge fight with the likes of Canelo Alvarez while the 18-0 McCrory was
Posted on 02/26/2024 By: Sean Crose The powerhouse contract between Canelo Alvarez and Premier Boxing Champions appears to have crumbled. ESPN has reported that, after just one bout, Canelo is stepping away from his three fight deal with PBC. There had been much talk of this break happening throughout the fight world, and the report
As Abraham Nova readies for tonight’s headlining event where he’ll challenge O’Shaquie Foster for the WBC’s 130 lb title, he talks a bit about the fight, why it’s happening now, and gives his prediction on the Devin Haney vs Ryan Garcia fight. Check out some of what he had to say below. On what he
In what was by all accounts a phenomenal action fight, super featherweight contender Eduardo Nunez kept his 100% knockout rate intact by stopping Shavkat Rakhimov in the latter’s native Tajikistan. You can watch the bout in its entirety on IBA’s official website, which is something more promoters need to do. Nunez (27-1, 27 KO), a
Top heavyweight prospect Jared “Big Baby” Anderson will return to the ring on April 13 in Corpus Christi, Texas, to face Ryad Merhy in an ESPN main event, Mike Coppinger reports. The 24-year-old Anderson (16-0, 15 KO) will be making his 2024 debut in what will be his first fight since August, after hitting the
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