Porter has shared the ring in his last fight against one of this weekend’s protagonists too, Keith Thurman. On that night back in June 2016 Thurman …
Month: February 2017
Mayweather was out of town in California this past weekend, celebrating with the likes of Mariah Carey no less. However bad news has come for him in …
It’s a fight that undeniably would set the world of boxing alight. Golovkin is respectful when it comes to Mayweather’s ability but today has laughed …
First off, it’s really none of anyone’s business what Haye’s financial position is. But due to the frequent nature that it’s been brought up by both …
Wilder is coming off his own in-ring appearance just last weekend that saw him record a win over Gerald Washington, as well as having been involved …
When Canelo and Chavez Jr face off in the ring there will likely be as much fighting passion within the squared circle that you’ll see anywhere this …
It will be St.Patrick’s weekend in New York when the pair collide in what should be a genuinely entertaining middleweight title fight. HBO’s award …
Following last weekend’s successful WBC heavyweight title defence by Deontay Wilder, a story of a street brawl in front of kids and another man’s …
As to be expected, Haye was heckled hard by the passionate Liverpool crowd in attendance. Haye was more than happy to oblige and bite on more than …
Wilder headlined the card and defended his WBC heavyweight title, while heavyweight contender Dominic Breazeale appeared in a thrilling contest on …
A man known for his deep convictions and study of the sweet science. He was by Haye’s side for much of his in-ring glory and is widely credited as …

As well as being trainer to one of the top heavyweights in the world, Breland comes from a decorated boxing career himself. He is a former world …
It’s a fight that the boxing public have wanted for sometime. It’s an event that has the ability to be the biggest pay per view boxing event in the …
This will not be the fight fans want Wilder to be in next up in truth, as many had hoped he would be in a big showdown next up or unification against …
The biggest one in boxing history to date, at least financially, was Mayweather vs Pacquiao back in 2015. We recently did a PPV buys look at what …
It was a fight I enjoyed from start to finish. One that had a little bit of everything. Hurd ultimately scored a stoppage win over Tony Harrison, but …
Tony Bellew’s professional boxing record reads 28-2-1 (18KO) and has shown in the past that he definitely has a punch. But his upcoming opponent …

The pair don’t like each other, that much is crystal clear. They sat down with Sky Sports host Johnny Nelson to have a chat face to face ahead of …

The match took place in the US as part of a Premier Boxing Champions event. It was a fight that Alabama native Wilder won in convincing fashion, …
It was an event headlined by WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder who defended his title with a stoppage win over ex-football player Gerald …
Reigning champion Wilder ultimately won the fight by stoppage in the end. But he had to shake off a lot of ring rust early on during a frustrating …
When it comes to professional boxing, things very rarely surprise a journalist after a few years of covering the sport. It’s a red blooded, nutty …
It was one of the more enjoyable heavyweight scraps I’ve seen in recent times, a bit of a slug fest. But isn’t that what fans tune in to watch the …
It doesn’t seem that long ago that this boxing writer was a young fan growing up watching Mayweather come through the ranks as a young pro on TV. Now …
There’s few who know more about the technical science of high level pro boxing than him. So when Mayweather Sr is asked about his son fighting …
Usually in the world of big fights, they tend to need endless months of promotion and time of negotiations before they get made. However refreshingly …
Going into the fight we predicted that it would be a Wilder win and indeed it was. Gerald Washington was looking to become the first heavyweight …
It was an interesting fight for the most part. Lets take a look at how Jarrett Hurd vs Tony Harrison played out in our round by round report card. In …
Many will remember American Dominic Breazeale for his unsuccessful challenge against IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in 2015. But tonight he …
Haye has always been a big puncher. It’s one of the reasons why people tune into watch him. Whatever you think of him as a boxer or indeed as a man, …
The two men are now making final tweaks in their preparation with just over a week to go until March 4th’s grudge match. All those months of hatred …
The two fighters have been involved in the governing body running the fight – the WBC’s (World Boxing Council) new anti-doping program designed to …
Rey Vargas was a step up for McDonnell in his world title challenge, that much was clear going into the fight. The boxing tonight between the two was …
Luke ‘Cool Hand’ Campbell and his trainer Jorge Rubio marched confidently towards the ring as Campbell prepared to defend his WBC silver title …
We were looking forward to Tommy Coyle’s latest fight recently after watching this savage battle back a couple of weeks ago. The fans in attendance …
The two have been on a gigantic press tour across the United States and Mexico this week that has seen them meet fans in multiple cities ahead of …
During the week an emotional Gerald Washington took to the stage in the final pre-fight press conference ahead of tonight’s fight. Overwhelmed by the …
During the week it was reported that a $38 million offer is on the table to stage a Manny Pacquiao vs Amir Khan fight in the UAE in 2017. Former UK …
Ever the salesman, Haye can never be accused of not knowing how to get people interested in a fight. Perhaps one of the best to do it of his boxing …
Not many might realize that Braekhus is the only current world champion in boxing today that holds every major title in her weight class (WBC, WBA, …
Ahead of the biggest fight of his professional career against Keith Thurman next month, Garcia has taken a stroll down memory lane on where it all …
Wilder is a man known for the ferocity of his fists – having rendered virtually all of his professional opponents on the canvas thus far. But not all …
This concern came after the WBO president laid out a deadline for team Fury to sign the official fight contract by 12pm today (UK time). The WBO …
2016 was a funny old year for Heavyweight boxing, but it was no laughing matter for Deontay Wilder, who’s mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin …
The WBC title, last held by Hozumi Hasegawa, will be up for grabs between McDonnell and Mexican Rey Vargas. The pair are unbeaten as professionals, …

Boxing News and Views spoke with Smith this week on the phone. Starting off in our conversation I asked him now that the lawsuit has been dismissed …
Stylistically, it might have all the ingredients for a toe to toe battle between two of Mexico’s modern day most famed fighting sons. Promoter Oscar …
27 year old Buglioni will be known to many UK and Irish fight fans in particular, for his exciting style exhibited in his professional career to date …
There is no denying that fans make fights and without them, there is no professional sport of boxing in the first place. Anyone involved at the top …
Former professional boxer and porn actor Yusaf Mack has been involved in a scuffle captured online. Boxing fans might remember Yusaf Mack for his …
No doubt these tickets will sell quick, given the popularity of both fighters in the Mexican and American boxing markets, and indeed around the …
Recently it was confirmed that terms had been agreed for the fight between IBF welterweight champion Brook’s promoters and that of American boxing …
Since losing his world title to Belfast’s Carl Frampton in Feburary 2016, Quigg has boxed just once to date, winning a stoppage over Jose Cayetano …
Michael Conlan is currently preparing for his pro debut this St Patrick’s Day at Madison Square Garden in New York. It will be the same weekend that …
Recently for the first time I had the chance to watch the movie ‘Cinderella Man’ played by Russell Crowe. The award winning film is based around the …
And David Haye has had some words for the young champion should he emerge victorious at the Wembley Stadium bonanza. Speaking to Sky Sports news the …
It appears all differences that Mayweather and Broner once had have been put aside. The two had somewhat of a public spat in 2016 for different …
A boxing career is not long, the toll of relentless training, years of brutal weight cutting and the physical effects of taking shots push the body …
What can only be described as utter carnage took place at an Elland Road boxing show this weekend in the UK. One that saw masses of fans involved in …
Thurman besides being an excellent world champion, comes across as a man who really studies the history of the sport of boxing and indeed the …
This weekend’s Broner fight was co-promoted by Mayweather Promotions and it is well documented the strong relationship that exists between both …
The pair will showdown in a world middleweight unification match next month on March 18th at Madison Square Garden. They’ve weighed in as of the 18th …
Indeed, he’s been given similar honors in the past, but this marks the latest one in Detroit. Thomas Hearns was part of the famous Kronk Gym in …
Peterson, a former unified super-lightweight champion, looked very assured in his challenge for the WBA (regular) 147lbs title – ultimately taking …
Adrien Broner vs Granados proved to be a more competitive, action filled encounter that some may have suspected beforehand. But as we said throughout …
Watson was one of the great super-middleweights of his era, boxing alongside the likes of Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank and Steve Collins during a golden …
The two welterweights are set to do battle tonight in Broner’s home State of Ohio and prior to the bout, Boxing News and Views spoke exclusively to …
The fight will take place tonight at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Broner will take on Granados in a welterweight bout, with the …
Mayweather vs Conor McGregor talks continues to rattle on with no end in sight soon, with McGregor mentioning he’s got his eyes firmly set on the …
Lamont Peterson vs David Avanesyan will be the bout supporting tonight’s Adrien Broner main event fight against Adrian Granados. It will also see a …
The video comes not long after we spoke to the boxer whom Benn’s verbal assault is aimed at – Robin Deakin. I spoke with Robin Deakin here in recent …
Every fight fan, whether they know it or not, has one or a small selection of outstanding fights they hold above all others for their own reasons. …
The Ohio State Athletic Commission will be regulating tonight’s big fight on Showtime, and the State has a solid history of producing awesome fight …
Roy Jones Jr vs Bobby Gunn represented the coming together of two fighters now past their prime from a professional boxing perspective, but still due …
There has been plenty of backlash to these particular comments so far. But, thus far, it doesn’t look like Angel Garcia will face any action. However …
This weekend’s fight will be shown on Showtime and will feature the return of Ohio’s most famed current fighting son – Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner. …
The event coverage is expected to start at about 6pm ET/ 3pm PT (11pm in the UK). It pits one of boxing’s true greats Roy Jones Jr, all be it now at …
Prior to a three and a half year hiatus from pro boxing, David Haye was scheduled to take on Tyson Fury a few years back for a second time. He had to …
Just a couple of weeks to go and buzz is starting to build ahead of what could be one of the early fight of the year contenders between not just two …
On an impressive show in Cincinnati, headlined by Adrien Broner’s move back to Welterweight, is an undercard including a clash between Russia and …
That’s not to say, however, that he himself has ever chosen to break the most sacred of sporting laws. No, Deontay Wilder is a pure, clean-cut …
21 year old Hernandez has been highly touted as a potential star of the future since winning a Bronze medal for the United States at the 2016 Rio …
In Germany Promoter Eddie Hearn touched on how he believes the fight will be the biggest heavyweight bout since Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson. He could …
Jermall Charlo (25-0-19KO) can now never be a man labelled as ducking hard fights or for not seeking the toughest challenges. During his reign as IBF …
For purist fans of the sport of boxing, you’ll be more than familiar with the work of Erislandy Lara (22-4-14KO). As technically gifted a world …
A fight between two undefeated pugilists now in the 140lbs division was announced by Golden Boy today. One that could potentially go some way to …
The winner of Eleider Alvarez vs Lucian Bute will have earned a crack at WBC division title holder Adonis Stevenson, so neither man is understandably …
28 year old Conor McGregor has definitely made a huge name for himself. Perhaps quicker than anyone ever did in combat sports history (boxing or …
In a career spanning over sixteen years he has evolved into the multi-talented, multi-lingual and multiple time world champion we know today. At 36 …
Where Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. When Saturday February 18th, 2017. Time 9pm ET/6pm PT in the US, which is a 2am start of fight coverage …
In a pure boxing match it would be strange to see why an MMA commentator would be in the mix to joint call the fight, given the fact it would be …
Danny Garcia’s father is as colorful a character as you’ll see in boxing, who sometimes over steps the mark with his pre-fight antics before his …
Unless you’re living under a rock lately, you’ll probably have heard of some kind of fight between two chaps called Floyd Mayweather and Conor …
As expected, this story has perpetuated on over night, taunting – almost tormenting sports fans at this stage. But to his credit, Floyd Mayweather …
Most sports fans have probably come across some form of Mayweather-McGregor news today, as part of their daily sports news intake. It all started …
To put a guy in who essentially would be considered a novice pro boxer if he were competing in the sweet science with a guy who is considered one of …
The internet has again gone into a bit of a whirlwind today surrounding the potential spectacle boxing match involving Floyd Mayweather and Conor …
This welterweight fight between the two Adrian’s was initially meant to be scheduled at a catchweight of 142lbs. However, Broner relatively close to …
Peter Fury likes to call things as they are, whether that be from a critical standpoint or praise one. His 22 year old son Hughie is in the biggest …
Undefeated Columbian Alvarez’ WBC (Silver) light-heavyweight strap will be on the line in Bute’s home soil. It promises to be an interesting match …
Daniel Jacobs seems to be a fighter as humble as you’ll come across. Not one for trash talk or getting into the hype side of the boxing business. He …
Undefeated Russian super-lightweight Ivan Baranchyk (14-0-10KO) ultimately came out on top with a unanimous decision over Abel Ramos (17-2-2-12KO). …
The legendary ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson exhibited what in the end, was a savage beating over ‘The Raging Bull’ Jake LaMotta to win the world middleweight …
This past weekend UFC head honcho Dana White re-iterated that if his most famed fight star Conor McGregor wants to fight Floyd Mayweather in a boxing …
Golovkin is currently in deep preparation ahead of his first fight of the year on St.Patrick’s weekend at Madison Square Garden in New York. He …
The boxing internet world has been in over drive this evening with the exciting news that the much clamored for Kell Brook vs Errol Spence Jr fight …
Stories of a Kell Brook vs Errol Spence Jr IBF world welterweight world title fight being signed, sealed and delivered officially have been …
The two were previously due to fight one another in 2016 but outside the ring issues caused the bout to never go ahead in the end. ESPN’s Dan Rafael …
Kiko Martinez has to be one of the toughest professional boxing campaigners of his generation. A man who loses – but never refuses to stay down and …
The pre-fight verbals are in full flow between these two heavyweights ahead of their March 4th showdown in London. Bellew’s latest retorts labelled …
The two will fight in London’s O2 Arena on March 4th in a genuine grudge match. From press conference punches flying, to colorful verbals, it’s safe …
Leo Santa Cruz avenged his loss to Carl Frampton with a points victory in January 2016 in Las Vegas. He showed an ability to change his gameplan to a …
Many refer to Vegas as ‘Sin City’ but for fight fans around the world, it’s also built up a reputation over the years as being the ‘Fight Capital of …
Amir Khan has had to deal with a huge amount of adversity this past six to twelve months. From in the ring – being on the end of a knockout of the …
The Joe Smith Jr story is as inspiring one as you’ll come across in boxing. It’s little surprise that people are starting to take notice really. …
Brandon Rios and Victor Ortiz are both at crossroads stages in their careers, having not been particularly active in recent years. Both men have been …
Ukraine boxers have had tremendous success in recent times at the top level of the sweet science. You only have to look at the Klitschko brothers, …
Since his last fight against Jessie Vargas in 2016, a bout which Pacquiao won comfortably on points in Las Vegas – speculation has turned to what big …
A showdown between Kell Brook (36-1-25KO) and Errol Spence Jr (21-0-18KO) for Brook’s 147lbs IBF title looks like it is taking progressively more …
Since Fury vacated his heavyweight titles in 2016 the division has had a real shake up. A new WBO champion has emerged in New Zealand’s Joseph Parker …
Fighting on the road is often a sign of a fighter having to do things the hard way in their professional boxing careers. It tends to mean that a …
Robert Easter Jr is quickly making a name for himself in the boxing business not just in the US, but around the world. This past Friday on a Premier …
Since his retirement a number of years ago, it has been well documented some that the UK boxing legend has contended with a number of outside the …

This Conor McGregor boxing video has caused quite the storm on social media. Judge for yourself on his boxing skills. The whole Conor McGregor vs …
Not long to go now until these two heavyweight UK pugilists get in the ring and throw down on March 4th. Haye is heavily favored to do a number on …
It’s no secret that the medical aspects of boxing have been getting some pretty bad press lately. After tragedies in 2016 actions are now being …
The first video showed McGregor sparring South African professional boxer Chris Van Heerden, and wasn’t the most flattering for the Irishman whom …
As our cross channel phone conversation started off, Robin informed me that he was renewing his boxing license with the British Boxing Board of …
And what a performance it was that night for the man they called ‘Naz’. Hamed, a real love him or hate him type character, was arguably at the peak …
Boxer Josh Kelly competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics for Great Britain in the welterweight division. Only to lose in the last 16 to the man who went …
For those that have watched both his amateur and professional boxing career so far, you’ll know that the sport of boxing has a very special talent on …
It’s been well documented that he doesn’t believe his next opponent, WBC cruiserweight champion of the world Tony Bellew, brings anything whatsoever …
The main event between two of not just America’s leading young, undefeated welterweights, but two of the best in the world, is a big draw right off …
Dan Rafael of ESPN has reported that Shields will feature on Showtime TV’s ‘New Generation’ series on March 10th in Detroit. She will face off …
23 year old Rabii also outside of his bronze Olympic medal accolade in the welterweight division, won the 2015 World Amateur Championships in …
Boxing News and Views spoke to promoter Kathy Duva briefly on what the latest is as regards the rematch, among a host of other news at her company …
Cork man Hyde is a busy operator these days, also managing the careers of four other professional fighters including Mohammed Rabii, Youri Kalenga, …
Speaking to renowned former world champion and bare knuckle boxing world champion Bobby Gunn is always a pleasure. A man as respectful as you’ll …
In one of the more questionable and glitch-ridden pay per view events in recent memory, an ever confident Chris Eubank Jr delivered on his promise to …
The Twitter boxing sphere is in hyper drive this week, as it was revealed by Dan Rafael of ESPN that purse bids have been pushed back a week for a …
Canelo Alvarez is set to take on fellow Mexican boxing star Julio Cesar Chavez Jr this coming May at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in what promises …
President of the UFC Dana White still runs things day to day by all accounts at the Ultimate Fighting Championship, despite him recently selling his …
A fight between James DeGale and Chris Eubank junior at 168lbs is one that would definitely get some interest going. A clash of styles between the …
Eubank going into the fight was a strong favorite with most and he lived up to that pre-fight opinion for the most part, although Quinlan proved to …
The likeable Liverpudlian ultimately suffered the fourth stoppage loss of his professional boxing career. The contest came to an end in round 7 – as …
The heavyweight division is really alive and kicking once again, blown wide open initially since Tyson Fury relinquished his titles in 2016 and now …
The pair shared a closely fought battle in 2016 that was debated by fans the world over, and still is by some. Ward won the decision on the night, …
Speaking on Twitter during the week Canelo said: Well, he’s got his wish, after his promoters Golden Boy Promotions announced that the fight will …
One could be forgiven for having a slight chuckle at the news that BoxNation will be showing free to air coverage tonight at the same time of Eubank …
WBO President Paco Valcárcel, Esq. announced on Twitter today that: “DucoEvents wins purse bid @joeboxerparker vs @hughiefury with $3,000,011,bout to …
MC’d by the one and only Michael Buffer on the night, the fight was for the Australian cruiserweight title. But more than anything, perhaps it was …
The event will take place at the 02 Arena in London and will offer her another massive exposure opportunity to further propel both her star and …
Returning to the ring last night after a 17 month lay off Collazo looked to be the aggressor and assert himself against the much younger and fresher …
The Miguel Cotto vs James Kirkland fight was a fun one on paper to look forward to style-wise but according to Dan Rafael of ESPN, the bout is now …
For those that watched Vasyl ‘Hi-Tech’ Lomachenko compete in 2016, you will be familiar with his genius displays in both of his stoppage wins …
Talks in the past about a possible fight between his son and ‘GGG’ may have swayed his view of course. But such a fight likely will never happen, …
This frustration is starting to look like it could run on now. The fight has come to light once again mainly since the start of 2017 but recent …