English heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley has revealed how nothing seemed to faze Oleksandr Usyk when the pair used to spar. Wardley helped Usyk get ready for his eighth round knockout win over Tony Bellew in his final fight at cruiserweight and his stoppage victory over Chazz Witherspoon in his first fight at heavyweight. Describing the
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IBF, WBO, WBA, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua would like to continue his career until at least the age of 36. Joshua, now 31, will defend his belts against mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The bout will be the first for Joshua since last December’s knockout of Kubrat Pulev.
Tim Tszyu has a home for his next ring adventure. The Gold Coast Convention Centre in Australia’s Gold Coast will play host to the November 17 clash between Tszyu and Australia’s Takeshi Inoue. No Limit Boxing, Tszyu’s promoter confirmed details during a virtual press conference Thursday afternoon. “Absolutely excited about this,” George Rose, told Australia
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, views mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk as a very dangerous obstacle to overcome. This Saturday, before a packed crowd at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Joshua will defend his titles against Usyk in battle of 2012 Olympic champions. Usyk cleaned out the entire cruiserweight division and
Eye of the Tiger Management (EOTTM) held the official weigh-in for the event being presented by La Reine des Bières, Mise-O-Jeu and Videotron, and taking place tomorrow, September 23, live from the Videotron Centre in Quebec City. The card will be presented on Punching Grace and TVA Sports starting at 7:00 pm (Eastern time). Arslanbek
Conor Benn will be back in the ring before the end of the year. The WBA Continental welterweight champion recently signed a new promotional pact with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom. Benn (19-0, 12 KOs) outpointed Adrian Granados at Emerald Headingley Stadium in Leeds, exclusively live on DAZN, earlier this month, on the undercard of the
UFC president Dana White has shot down the possibility of allowing Jorge Masvidal to enter a boxing ring to fight Youtuber turned boxer, Jake Paul. In his last two fights, Paul has defeated two of White’s former fighters. Paul took out Ben Askren in one round in April. And he followed that up with a
Boxing’s consensus No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, Mexican superstar and unified WBA/WBC/WBO Super Middleweight World Champion Canelo Álvarez and undefeated IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant met for an intense stare down that turned into a scuffle Tuesday at a press conference previewing their historic and highly anticipated undisputed super middleweight championship showdown. (photos
Joe Smith Jr. will have to wait a little longer for his first title defense. The reigning WBO light heavyweight titlist will be sidelined for an undetermined amount of time after recently testing positive for COVID. The development puts on hold a planned showdown with mandatory challenger Umar Salamov, which was being eyed for October
Four division world champion Mikey Garcia believes Caleb Plant is capable of pulling off a big upset when he faces Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in a full division unification. Plant and Canelo will collide on November 6, with the IBF, WBO, WBA, WBC super middleweight titles at stake. The contest, being carried by Showtime Pay-Per-View, takes
The most important weekend for boxing in the month of September is just a few days away. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London this Saturday will host the heavyweight showdown between WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO champion Anthony Joshua and challenger Oleksandr Usyk. (photos by Mark Robinson) The 31-year-old Brit will be making the second defense of
Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce has revealed that his handlers tried to get him a fight with Luis Ortiz, but the British star alleges that the Cuban puncher had no interest. Joyce (13-0, 12 KOs) was in action back in July when he stopped world title challenger Carlos Takam in six rounds. Ortiz has
Former two time welterweight champion Shawn Porter will get the opportunity to reclaim gold, when he faces WBO world champion Terence Crawford on November 20. Porter won a very close, and some felt controversial, decision over Cuba’s Yordenis Ugas a few years ago. Last month, Ugas retained his WBA welterweight title when he pulled off
Former two-time world title challenger Jesse Hart made a triumphant return to Philadelphia by pounding out an eight-round unanimous decision over Mike Guy at a crowded 2300 Arena. The show was promoted by RDR Promotions. Hart, who was fighting for the first time in 20-months, controlled the action and landed the harder punches throughout the
Nearly a month after suffering a surprising loss in a boxing ring, Manny Pacquiao has officially embraced a long-discussed political fight to become president of the Philippines. Pacquiao announced Sunday that he has accepted the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) party’s nomination in his home country’s 2022 presidential election. If Pacquiao wins the election
BCB Promotions have announced the signing of Walsall boxer, Shaun Cooper (10-2). The 24-year-old lightweight will continue to train with one of BCB’s favorite sons, Martin Gethin, and has signed a management contract with BCB. Cooper, ‘the Coalpool Warrior’, raced to a perfect 9-0 record after turning professional in 2017 and picked up the WBO
Premier Boxing Champions will present back-to-back nights of FS1 PBC Fight Night action, and on FOX Deportes, on Saturday, September 18 and Sunday, September 19 delivering an exciting fight-filled weekend live from Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield, California. (photos by Sean Michael Ham) On Sunday, undefeated super featherweight prospect Maliek Montgomery faces Aleem Jumakhonov in
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as Malik Scott training former world champion Deontay Wilder, Terence Crawford vs. Shawn Porter, the lightweight foursome being called the New Four Kings, more. (photo by Ryan Hafey) Bread, I just think Malik Scott is more cheerleader than trainer. Not only does Fury
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