One of the biggest and most controversial stories in boxing over the last year or so has been the rise of “YouTube boxing,” with the Paul brothers, Logan and Jake, at center stage of what some see as a sideshow, and others see as a harmless money churning venture. Canelo Alvarez recently said the Paul
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After one final, unsuccessful bid at a world title earlier this month, 38-year-old veteran Martin Murray has announced his retirement from the sport of boxing. “Now the dust has settled after my fight I’d just like to say a few things. I’d like to start by saying well done to Billy Joe Saunders and his
During this conversation with Marcos Villegas of Fight Huv TV, former super middleweight titleholder David Benavidez talks about losing his belt on the scales, coming back stronger, and his thoughts on a potential fight against Canelo Alvarez. Check out some excerpts from the interview below. Benavidez on why he didn’t make weight and got stripped
One of the best light flyweights in the world, WBA “Super” and Ring champion Hiroto Kyoguchi has joined forces with Matchroom Boxing. “I am confident that I will give it my all and show honour in this sport as a proud Japanese world champion,” said Kyoguchi. “I’m ready!” “I’m delighted to welcome two division World
Frankie Randall, the man who officially ended Julio Cesar Chavez’s legendary streak, has passed away at the age of 59. Former trainer Aaron Sowell broke the news on Facebook, having heard from Randall’s son DeMarcus. He had been dealing with both Parkinson’s and puglistic dementia. After debuting professionally in 1983, Randall saw his initial rise
After months of delay, IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington’s planned unification with WBA titlist Xu Can may finally see the light of day early next year. Mike Coppinger reports that the pair “are finalising a deal for a featherweight title fight in early February in the UK.” Coppinger says to expect an official announcement “in
Last week’s Big Question asked who would win if/when Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua meet for the undisputed heavyweight championship, or meet without any belts, whatever, who cares? Who wins the fight? Earlier in 2020 we’d run basically the same poll and got some hilarious ballot stuffing for AJ, but this time the choice was