Month: January 2018

Former heavyweight champion of the world Tyson Fury is set to lose the one title that he has left. Despite Fury not having boxed since beating Wladimir Klitschko back in November 2015, well over two years ago at this point, where he lost all his belts in the time since,…

The Amir Khan presser certainly grabbed headlines this week around the world for all the wrong reasons following a glass getting thrown by Amir Khan at opponent Phil Lo Greco. The antics were among the more bizarre this week, even by boxing press conference standards. They took on a life…

Conor McGregor has been hanging back in recent weeks in light of the latest round of verbal abuse from Floyd Mayweather online, but boy, he’s reacted tonight and has killed the internet with re-tweets. When it comes to social media, love him or hate him, you just can’t deny that…

UK boxer Amir Khan was on the receiving end of some rather personal abuse and verbal jibes today at a press conference that took place in Liverpool. Ahead of his April 21st showdown with Canada’s Phil Lo Greco Khan received some personal jibes about his wife from the boxer opposite…

One Floyd Mayweather has caused a stir in world combat sports with a video that is going viral online at the moment of Mayweather inside an MMA cage. Mayweather was linked with a fight in the UFC not long ago after he revealed that he could comeback and fight in…

Amir Khan’s comeback opponent Phil Lo Greco has taken issue with Khan when he accused him of simply coming over to fight him for a pay-day. Obviously the Canadian will get paid well, that’s a given. But the claim by Khan insinuates that he knows he’s going to get beaten…

While the world of boxing has been in full flow today following a rather strange Amir Khan press conference, a more low key press conference has also taken place for another fight. That fight being between Carl Frampton and Nonito Donaire which as fate would have it, will clash on…

One boxing fan got her wires crossed today in a bid to watch one of her favorite boxers Dillian Whyte on a show that Whyte actually won’t be on, it turns out for her. These things happen. We’re all human at the end of the day – everyone makes mistakes,…

The Amir Khan wife and Anthony Joshua story was brought to fresh light today by Canadian boxer Phil La Greco who got underneath the skin of Amir Khan instantly. Glasses went flying, scuffles away from the top table ensued and all round, just some general chaos went down today at…

Amir Khan’s press conference today has gone off in every single possible way imaginable. As soon as his opponent started talking about Khan’s wife, Khan went off the deep end. A very public story last year emerged after Amir Khan tweeted at heavyweight champion of the world Anthony Joshua suggesting…

The Amir Khan comeback presser is underway today ahead of the world boxing star returning to the ring on April 21st in Liverpool’s Echo Arena. Boxing, you never cease to amaze me. Unknown to many today, two fighters (Tommy Coyle and Sean Dodd) dressed up as Batman and Superman at…

Tony Bellew may have shocked the boxing world last year with his surprise win over David Haye back in May at the O2 but it looks as though his run in the heavyweight division is coming to an end, just before it began really. First Bellew will fight again in…

Muhammad Ali God rest him may not be with us anymore but even from the grave, the impact he had not just on boxing, but humanity as a whole, is still being felt. He taught so many people around the world about so many things. How to respect and love…

There is currently an incredible story going through the world of sport where some women who work at sporting events might not now be able to earn a living in their chosen profession. The politically correct world could indeed be going mad at the moment. It’s not often that the…

The pair continue to engage in a war of words months on from their boxing match in Las Vegas where Mayweather stopped the Irishman in the 10th round. The fight that got the world’s attention still seems to be fresh in the mind of its victor. You could tell in…

Conor Benn, son of famed fighter Nigel Benn, has been given the green light for his next date for his return to work. So far since turning pro Benn has made a rocket fast start to the pro ranks and has gone 12-0 in a very short time frame. Despite…

The fallout still continues from what is quickly becoming one of the most controversial topics of the fight game so far in 2018. Comparing fighters of the past with those of today is often a futile exercise. Something that perhaps should never be done really, but alas, it happens. Fans…

Canelo Alvarez was largely written off in the first fight between the two in some circles of fight fans but in the rematch there’s a case to be said that he has a better chance. Why? Well, he’s younger, he’s got a fire lit under him for a start in…

Gennady Golovkin must be a happy man today knowing that he’ll finally get his chance to put in his eyes a few wrongs that need to be righted. Both sets of fans for either fighter are incredibly passionate for their men. This rematch come May 5th will carry literally the weight…

Oscar De La Hoya and UFC President Dana White are not exactly on the best of terms but it doesn’t stop former boxing great De La Hoya chiming in when it comes to Mayweather been linked to him or his organization. Furthermore, De La Hoya and Mayweather have famously never…

The fight community is generally delighted with the news tonight that two of the world’s best middleweights will duke it out again, but they’ve got one thing on their mind at the same time. The first fight proved controversial because of one particular judge that ended up seeing the overall…

The GGG Canelo rematch announcement may have taken a while, but what’s the old saying again? All good things come to those who wait. And wait patiently is what boxing fans have done since the first fight last September ended in controversy but at the same time thrilled with action.…

The Golovkin vs Canelo rematch has been officially confirmed a short time ago through one of the most geniuses boxing announcements this writer has seen in some time. The part two is going to be big – we all know that. The controversy from the first fight, coupled with the…

The American boxing maestro shocked many with the decision to hang up the gloves last year considering he wasn’t very old and had not taken much damage in the sport either. Defensively Ward always knew how to look after himself as an amateur and pro. You’d be hard pressed to…

The much publicised and always controversial Ohara Davies has quickly moved on from his former promoter Eddie Hearn after controversial remarks in recent times. The remarks pertained to a certain newspaper in the UK that most people know well about, and landed Davies in a large amount of disgust as…

“Iron” Mike Tyson at one time was considered to be one of the most ferocious fighters on the face of the Earth after becoming still to this day, the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history. Mike has been back in the news recently after current WBC heavyweight champion of the…

Amir Khan can’t seem to ever do anything right in the eyes of many boxing fans. Same can be said for his new promoter Eddie Hearn, judging by the baptism of fire they’ve received today following the announcement of Khan’s comeback opponent. Khan faces Phil Le Greco of Canada on…

Chris Eubank senior, love him or hate him, you can’t deny he’s one of boxing’s real characters with a well, unique personality and way about going about things. That’s what makes him of course. By definition as human beings we’re all unique in our own ways biologically. All with our…

Tony Bellew is sill eyeing a possible fight with Tyson Fury down the road and is not letting him off the hook with his verbal jousts at present. Bellew, never a guy shy to share his opinion. Like Fury, really. The two if they did fight would create surely one…

The pair battled it out for the WBO middleweight championship of the world this past December gone and despite the fight reaching a conclusive end, the champion won’t let things go in the verbal department. Saunders recorded arguably the best win of his career via unanimous decision. Shutting a previously…

Amir Khan’s comeback opponent is pulling no punches out of the ring following today’s news that the two will meet in the squared circle come April 21st. UK boxer Amir Khan will meet Phil Lo Greco from Canada who is already on the verbal assault of his UK counter part…

Bolton’s Amir Khan will officially make his return to the sport of boxing for the first time in nearly two years this year. Khan will fight at Liverpool’s 02 Arena on April 21st. He’ll fight Phil Lo Greco on his comeback to the sport. Speaking today Khan said: “I can’t…

The Anthony Joshua vs Parket tickets as expected are flying out the door, but not as fast as his last couple of fights mind you. This could be purely down to the fact it’s January and getting punters to fork out their hard-earned cash at this time of year is…

IBF welterweight world champion Errol Spence likes his boxing films but it turns out he doesn’t like the most popular series of movies in the boxing genre of them all. Spence is coming off the back of another impressive performance following a big win over Lamont Peterson earlier this month…

The legendary warrior of the ring will step into the squared circle one last time and will have his fight shown live on UFC Fight Pass. The move to UFC Fight Pass was confirmed earlier this week as UFC President Dana White looks to get started in boxing promotion very…

Gennady Golovkin is thought to be in the final stages of negotiations for his rematch with Canelo Alvarez to take place this May but he and his team ater already appearing further fights afield it would appear. Currently the new World Boxing Super Series format is in its first year…

Former heavyweight champion of the world Frank Bruno is the latest well-known figure in the boxing world to weigh-in on what has now become a very public debate about fighters past and present. WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder made headlines this past weekend when he said that he would beat…

Retired American boxer Andre Ward has already been tempted out of retirement it would appear following making the announcement to hang up the gloves only last year. Boxers have always found it hard to walk away from the sport over the years. Boxing is one of those things that seems…

WBC heavyweight champion of the world Deontay Wilder has one or two things planned for the up coming Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker fight on March 31st in Cardiff. The unification showdown in Wales will be one of the biggest heavyweight fights perhaps since Tyson Fury vs Wladimir Klitschko back…

WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker will take on Anthony Joshua in a heavyweight title unification on March 31st and had some rather signficant sparring offered to him for the fight. From Ring Magazine heavyweight champion Tyson Fury no less. Indeed, Fury extended the offer in recent weeks and has gone…

While this comparison is no doubt a little early in the eyes of some, Tony Bellew’s ability to break Anthony Joshua down in just seven words with it certainly will get people thinking. Mike Tyson became the the youngest heavyweight champion in history, something Joshua will never be able to…

Retired boxer Herol Graham and his wife are currently in the middle of a challenging time, that many boxing fans and figures in the fight business are getting around – no matter how big or small a contribution. Herol Graham will certainly be remembered by the older generation of British…

If one single photo can sum up the positive momentum the sport is experiencing at the moment, perhaps this is the one. The World Boxing Super Series trucked on again this week in Latvia headlined by a battle at cruiserweight. The feedback to the new format and the contests exhibited…

Creativity and innovation appear to be alive and well among some fighters at least who are taking self-promotion more and more into their own hands. Unbeaten cruiserweight Lawrence Okolie next fights Isaac Chamberlain on February 2nd at the O2 Arena in London in a fight between two standout prospects in the…

Usyk vs Briedis in Latvia on Saturday night just goes to show that if you put on fights where the best fight the best, you can get very special results Boxing when it puts the best against the best is still up there as one of the very sports on…

Lucas Matthysse now in his mid thirties perhaps was a little out of his prime this past Saturday night but could still rely on that old power after what was in truth, a boring contest up until the time of the stoppage. The big hitting Argentinian always carried one punch…

Saturday night proved to be another feather in the cap for the always impressive Jorge Linares who recorded a solid win at the Forum in California. A unanimous points verdict saw Linares retain his WBA lightweight title after twelve rounds of action. He proved to be just too much in…

The boxing community are not happy with the WBC heavyweight champion taking aim at a legend of the past in the sport in the form of Mike Tyson. Comparing fighters from different eras must be one of the oldest traditions among boxing fans. It’s always happened over the years. But…

Former undisputed world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has weighed in on the highly controversial subject today following comments from Deontay Wilder. Indeed Lewis at one time was bitter enemies with the youngest heavyweight champion of the world Mike Tyson. Following comments made by current WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder to…

Join us tonight for our Oleksandr Usyk vs Mairis Briedis live stream blog at Boxing News and Views for the semi-final of the World Boxing Super Series in the cruiserweight division. Tonight’s fight for the vacant WBA cruiserweight world title moves to Latvia in Europe where the next phase of the…

The fight last year was thought to have set the global record for a combat sports event in terms of pay per view sales across the world. The dispute came however when there seemed to be confusion over the North American pay per view sales being mistaken for the global…

Floyd Mayweather senior has allegedly landed himself in a spot of bother in an incident that took place in Las Vegas last year. The world-famous boxing trainer and son of Floyd Mayweather Jr according to TMZ Sports was alleged to have been involved in an altercation in 2017 following a…

WBC heavyweight champion of the world Deontay Wilder responds to question about how he would have fared with Mike Tyson back in Tyson’s hay day. Comparing fighters of the past to modern-day boxers is always a complex task for a number of reasons. Ultimately athletes get bigger and stronger but…

The final chapter of the legendary boxer’s career has now been confirmed but it might make one or two eyebrows raised in boxing circles. The multi-weight world champion recently confirmed that his next fight will be on Feb 8th but all details other than that were not totally clear at…

Errol Spence was expected to win against Lamont Peterson last weekend. Of that, there can be little doubt. But the way Spence methodically and ultimately brutally dispatched an undoubtedly world-class opponent once again gives notice to his potential opponents at welterweight. Peterson was 35-3-1 (17) coming in with the experience…

One Carl Frampton has called things as he sees them on social media and boxing fans appear to be in agreement with the little guy from Belfast. Little guy, but big fight. Frampton returns to the ring in April against Nonito Donaire on the same night that Amir Khan has…

Tyson Fury is no fool and it appears he’s already playing hardball with Anthony Joshua’s promoter who knows they will need Fury badly given the size of the fight. The Joshua vs Fury fight is easily the biggest fight in UK boxing that could be made, if not world boxing.…

A cracking fight is now all but confirmed after one of the fighters and the opposing fighter’s promoter said as much on social media. Ireland’s Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan has gotten his wish of landing another big fight in the US after back to back impressive performances in 2017 that saw…

Following a trio of victories over English opposition, it is Philippines’ Mercito Gesta who is now tasked with dethroning WBA Lightweight title holder Jorge Linares 43-3(27KO’s). Linares’ 12-fight winning streak strides back to 2012, and his standing as an elite pound-for-pound fighter can be narrowly improved with a win over…

The World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) is well and truly ready to make waves in the boxing world. And it all starts on Saturday night (27th January) when the cruiserweight semi-finals commence with WBC & WBO champions Mairis Briedis and Oleksandr Usyk meeting in Latvia. Both have found success easy…

Anthony Joshua and David Price shared a sparring session a while back but now Joshua has conceded in public what and why it happened at the time. Anthony Joshua spoke some brutally honest home truths recently and more and more over the last year in particular, really seems to be…

2016 Olympic bronze medalist and hometown hero Nico Hernandez has fully recovered from an injury that postponed his December 2nd fight to Saturdeay, February 10, versus Hungarian champion Jozsef “Little Red” Ajtai in the the eight-round main event for the vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) Americas flyweight title, headlining the “KO Night Boxing: Gold & Glory”…

The International Boxing Federation who are considered one of the big four world governing bodies have revealed some fairly substantial news to the organisation. The organisation over the years has built up a prestigious reputation in the sport of boxing. Founded in 1977, they were originally known as the “United…

Liverpool’s David Price will share the same card as Anthony Joshua next up on March 31st and is a very keen spectator in his heavyweight rival’s career. Price takes on Alexander Povetkin on the same night Joshua takes on Parker and if he can beat the Russian, he knows he…

Billy Joe Saunders is currently preparing for his next challenge in the form of Martin Murray but his eye is never too far away from other fights going on in the sport. Indeed, most fighters are boxing fans and keep a keen eye on fights that the public would like…

Joseph Parker is in the beginning of his ten week training camp at the moment and judging by some of his comments recently about Joshua, lacking confidence doesn’t seem to be an issue. The WBO heavyweight champion of the world has piped up a lot lately, as has his promoter…

Popular and undefeated bantamweight Christian Carto will headline a packed night of boxing when he takes on James Smith in an eight-round bout on Friday, March 2nd at The SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia. The card is promoted by King’s Promotions. Carto of Philadelphia has a record of 13-0 with 11 knockouts.  The 21 year-old has established himself as one…

Anthony Joshua appears to be a man more than motivated to unify the division but as he’s finding out at the moment, it’s not easy to do. Or cheap. The governing bodies in boxing are businesses like anything else. They make money when their titles are on the line and…

The Ring Magazine heavyweight champion of the world is back in training ahead of his comeback in April but he’s also made time to do something rather special for one child. Fury comes in for a lot of stick online and in various quarters in the media but behind the…

Good news has come for fight fans and Canada and indeed the WBSS who appear to be making inroads on their North American TV set up for the new tournament. Boxing News and Views were advised of the following a short time ago: Super Channel, the No. 1 destination network…

Oleksandr Usyk currently sits near the top of the cruiserweight division and is also currently part of the new World Boxing Super Series format. Many believe Ukraine’s Usyk is indeed the favorite to win the Muhammad Ali trophy in the WBSS but he’ll still have to get through a number…

Shannon Briggs may have had a frustrating year in 2017 but you wouldn’t know it with his usual positive vibes and exuberant confidence. Lets Go Champ is back in business following serving a ban last year after a failed drugs test. His quest is still the same – to become heavyweight…

We had a chance to catch up with middleweight contender Tommy Langford recently and as always with talking to Tommy, we had an interesting interview. Here is the transcript of our conversation: You finished 2017 with a win after some disappointment earlier in the year, what’s the plan for 2018?…

The retired boxer recently commented about how he thought fighters need more of a voice in boxing. He’s right – but what’s he doing about it? One of the main problems that has faced American boxing in recent years is the lack of top quality promotion. If you look at…

The two duke it out next month in what promises to be one of the best early fights of 2018 in boxing. Both super-middleweights have been slogging away all through Christmas and the new year ahead of their showdown in Manchester next month. Tactics will be everything in this fight.…

Errol Spence’s promoter Lou DiBella and indeed his charge Errol Spence Jr may have made a rather disrespectful jibe at Amir Khan. Khan announced his return to the sport recently by signing a three-fight deal with English promoter Eddie Hearn where his first fight will come on April 21st in…

Hints of complacency have reared their head in recent times ahead of the first heavyweight unification bout in boxing in quite some time. A little while back I was listening to one of Anthony Joshua’s interviews where he clearly said: “Physically he (Parker) can’t trouble me.” The comment was made…

Anthony Joshua is training ferociously and has a message for his next foe in the ring today that won’t particularly inspire confidence in his next opponent or his team. If team Parker thought they had got underneath the skin of Anthony Joshua they may have to think again. Early training…

How boxers are promoted in 2018 is almost night and day compared to how they were promoted as recently as the 1990s. Television, radio and print media were heavily relied upon by promoters to get the word out about their shows and boxers back in the day. You had to…

Heavyweight champion of the world Anthony Joshua has finally reacted to a now infamous “King of Steroids” claim made by his next opponent. The remark made by WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker was made following a jibe made against him on a TV show that Joshua was on where the…

The UFC President is currently taking meetings with members of the boxing business including promoters, managers and crucially for him, TV networks ahead of becoming a boxing promoter later this year. As good as a promoter White is and he’s proven he’s good with the UFC, he still needs a…

After another stellar performance at the weekend Errol Spence Jr is climbing most people’s pound for pound rankings all the time. Pound for pound debates are a bit of a funny thing, however. No one ever agrees on them and they’re totally subjective. But after another stoppage win last weekend…

A lot has been made about whether or not Joseph Parker really believes he can beat Joshua but judging from his comments today – he appears to be bullish and full of belief that he can. Some fans have suggested that Parker is feeling the nerves being in such a…

Boxing is a tough business. No doubt about it. Now one of it’s most successful promoters has opened up about how obsessed you have to be in boxing to win and how he’s obsessed with the career of heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Hearn has shot to success over the last…

Talented multi-weight world champion Adrien Broner has returned to intense training since the start of 2018 and appears to finally have his love back for boxing. The sport is surely one of the most gruelling of them all and for a fighter as talented as Broner, if he does really…

Preparations are now well underway for both men ahead of March 31st’s heavyweight unification showdown in Cardiff. The Principality stadium in Cardiff, Wales will play host once again to an Anthony Joshua event. And an event it is. His fights reach the masses in all corners of the world such…

Amir Khan is due to make a comeback to the sport of boxing on April 21st and one man has now moved well and truly onto his radar in the welterweight division. Khan has not revealed what opponent he will be taking on next with an announcement expected in the…

Errol Spence chalked in another stellar win at the weekend with some now ranking him as one of the pound for pound best boxers in the sport of boxing today. Last weekend’s win improved Spence’s record to 23-0-20KO as a professional. Two weight world champion Lamont Peterson although had clearly…

This week boxing promoter Eddie Hearn told Tyson Fury that is he wants a fight with Anthony Joshua this year all it takes is a phone call to him and that if he wanted, he could even have the Joshua fight this summer. These grumblings have been going on for…

Good news seems to be flying around the boxing world since the start of the year in 2018 with the latest solid fight to look forward to at middleweight now confirmed. WBO world middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders will defend his title next up against St.Helen’s Martin Murray on April…

The Errol Spence vs Lamont Peterson weigh in took place a short time ago in New York. The fight will take place for the IBF welterweight championship of the world at the Barclays Centre. There will be an extensive under card on the night supporting the main event. The following are…

The Spence vs Peterson weigh in will take place later today ahead of their pair’s showdown at the Barclays Center tomorrow night for the IBF welterweight championship of the world. Talk has been respectful all the way in to this weekend’s bout, as expected really, with neither guy one to…

This will be music to the ears of fight fans today. One of the biggest fights that can be made in world boxing is an open option for one of the potential fighters – if he wants it. Fury regained his boxing license today after the British Boxing Board confirmed…

Further positive news has come for Ring Magazine heavyweight champion Tyson Fury today after something he’s been hoping on for so long, has finally now happened. Last month Fury was cleared of all issues with UKAD and after formally applying for a British Boxing Board of Control license, he’s got…

There is a clear plan laid out this year for heavyweight champion of the world Anthony Joshua and boxing fans will be happy to know it will involved three fights. Three fights is crucial to growing a star in not just boxing, but any sport. Twice a year just isn’t…

As expected it now looks very likely that Terence Crawford’s first fight in the welterweight division will be against WBO champion Jeff Horn from Australia. Horn won the belt last year with a famous upset win over Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao where on home soil in Australia he took…

Drug testing in boxing is really at the forefront of the sport at the moment. Particularly in the heavyweight division it seems over the last twelve months. Taking performance enhancing drugs in a sport as already dangerous as boxing is surely an unforgivable offence. People could literally get killed or…

IBF welterweight world champion Errol Spence Jr is in awe of the power WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder hits with and he believes he will be the main man when all is said and done at heavyweight. The likes of Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker will have one…

Its been 8 weeks since David Haye underwent surgery to his bicep and while progress has been fast and impressive, there appears to be only one thing on fans’ minds ahead of his rematch with Tony Bellew this May. Many think Haye will not make the fight and will fall…

Amir Khan will return to the ring after nearly two years out come April 21st at the Echo Arena in Liverpool and the Bolton boxer is already back in heavy training. He’s going back to his roots for this one, is Khan. A Bolton man born and bred, he won’t…

The two battle this Saturday night in New York for the IBF welterweight world championship. The final press conference took place a short time ago and here is what Errol Spence had to say before Saturday night: “I think it’s going to turn into a war. A lot of people…

The Liverpool heavyweight is set to face David Haye in a rematch this May but has his eye on another heavyweight clash in the UK before that. Bellew is clearly a boxing fan in between his fights with his various from the heart views he expresses on current boxing affairs…

The pair are set to battle it out for a second time later this year with negotiations still ongoing but thought to be almost concluded officially very soon. It is understood that the main bones of contention in the negotiations however are all agreed, with mainly the location of the…

The final Spence vs Peterson press conference took place a short time ago in New York ahead of Saturday’s world title fight at the Barclays Center. Trash talk has not been a fixture in the build-up to this weekend. It’s not how these two particular fighters roll. However when that…

Heavyweights Dillian Whyte and Lucas Browne clashed today at their formal press conference to announce their bout at the O2 Arena in London on March 24th. Genuine dislike has been a constant theme between the two online over the past number of months. Now, they finally have a chance soon…

The Dillian Whyte and Lucas Browne heavyweight bout clearly has genuine hatred involved in it  – clear to see after the two met for the first time in person in the UK. Whyte is adamant that Browne made alleged racist remarks towards him on social media as part of months…

It seems like all the top heavyweights in world boxing at the moment have things to say about one another, even if they are already tied up with other opponents. Joseph Parker is pencilled in for a huge fight with Anthony Joshua on March 31st in Cardiff but that has…

Heavyweight boxing is really rocking and rolling at the moment with all the world title action and interesting fights elsewhere in the division outside of the title fights. One such bout is of course the rematch showdown between David Haye and Tony Bellew this May which will offer the winner…

The two are more than familiar with one another’s fight game after sharing what has become a now infamous sparring session a few years ago. Anthony Joshua and David Price will share the same bill on March 31st when Joshua fights Joseph Parker in a unification bout and Price fights…

  Current heavyweight kingpin Anthony Joshua has made a promise to his next challenger’s mother ahead of their fight in Wales on March 31st. Anthony Joshua has always come across as a decent guy who has that ability to turn on the bad guy persona when he gets in the…

News has emerged that the Filipino boxing icon and the Ukraine boxing phenom could very well have a showdown later in the year. The bout if it were to happen would likely have to see Pacquiao dropping down in weight a bit compared to welterweight that he’s been campaigning at…

The two heavyweight champions have been mooted to fight later in the year but one of them doubts how serious the other one wants it after talks went cold. Wilder has been calling out Joshua in the media for some time over recent months and a fight between the two…

Another heavyweight bout to look forward to on March 31st has been added to the Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker bill in Cardiff. Price vs Povetkin terms have been agreed today which sets up an interesting clash in the heavyweight division. It’s a big step up for Price who more…

The former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world is highly interested in the upcoming unification in the heavyweight division between Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker. The significance of the fight on March 31st is considerable for the sport. There has not been many undisputed heavyweight champions over the last two…

Anthony Joshua and Parker face off and stare into each other’s soul for the first time ahead of their March 31st world heavyweight unification bout. The feeling was one generally of mutual respect today but Anthony Joshua did pipe up however when it came to Parker promoter David Higgins’s alleged…

There has only been one #ManDown thus far in the career of Errol Spence Jr. And that has been on all 22 occasions, his opposition number, from journeyman, to contenders to champion. Spence impressed in every category on his way through the ranks. His punching became more significant as his…

Anthony Joshua with all the media training aside – is a fighter at his core and like most fighters his motivation is always one thing and one thing first – to fight. When you meet real fighters you know that it’s what they are destined to do. Fighting is everything…

Joshua’s upcoming opponent Joseph Parker’s promoter David Higgins claimed Joshua has been knocked down at least six times in training that they know of. He did not exactly say of how he knew, or what the occasions were – but it caused a bit of controversy yesterday when he made…

Today saw the press conference to formally announce Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker in a heavyweight unification on March 31st at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The build up kicked off officially today with some interesting words back and forth from both camps. In terms of who won, both…

WBO heavyweight champion Parker’s promoter David Higgins has opened up about the Joshua and Parker purse split negotiations in making the fight a reality. Negotiations of a big fight are always tenuous at the best of times but when it comes to a heavyweight title fight in a stadium of…

The co-feature for Errol Spence Jr’s maiden world title defence against Lamont Peterson, sees the return of Robert Easter Jr, as the IBF Lightweight champion defends against highly rated Javier Fortuna. Easter 20-0(14KO’s) has made back-to-back unanimous decision defences of his title following a split decision win over Richard Commey…

WBO world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker gets started into a ten week training camp this week ahead of March 31st showdown with Anthony Joshua. Mind games appear to be a key part of Joseph Parker’s promoter David Higgins in the run up to his charge’s fight with Anthony Joshua. It’s…

One of the sport’s great characters and a good world champion in his day Ricardo Mayorga has decided to hang up the gloves. The 44-year-old from Nicaragua leaves the sport having become a two-weight world champion during a professional tenure that accumulated 32-10-1-26KO as a professional fighter. In an emotion filled interview…

The countdown to March 31st’s heavyweight title fight is well and truly on as both fighters prepare for their full training camps this week. Parker admittedly is just coming off of a holiday at the moment but with a full 10 week training camp behind him it should give him…

Amir Khan comeback confirmed for April 21st as the race heats up from fighters who want to be the famed boxer’s first opponent in the ring in over two years. Amir Khan is a big name in world boxing – no doubt about it. His social media following testament to…

The Cuban boxing great had a year to forget in 2017 but with the start of the new year upon us, will he have one last run at a world title? I honestly don’t see why not. As his conqueror Vasyl Lomachenko even admitted last year after beating him, Rigondeaux…

WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker has caused a stir with remarks pertaining to alleged steroid use by heavyweight champion of the world Anthony Joshua. Trash talk in boxing often has no limits. Particularly in big fights if history tells us anything. Recently on a TV show Joshua appeared on Parker’s…

The fight outside the ring is well and truly underway at the moment – long before the two heavyweight gladiators Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker step into the ring on March 31st. Anthony Joshua last time out against Carlos Takam was certainly not one of the best fights of his…

Not many realise that Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker on March 31st in the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales will actually be a first in heavyweight boxing history. It is the first time in boxing history two reigning undefeated world heavyweight champions with a 100% winning record will have had…

A few years back Liverpool heavyweight David Price claimed he heavily dropped Anthony Joshua in sparring but according to Joseph Parker’s promoter David Higgins – there’s much more to it than that. Sparring is sparring of course and in the ring under the lights when it counts Anthony Joshua is…

WBO heavyweight champion of the world Joseph Parker is upping the mental warfare with Anthony Joshua right off the bat since the fight was made official. Mind games are always a part of big fights but in this match between Joshua and Parker, I suspect they’ll be utilised even more…

UK welterweight Amir Khan is defiant ahead of his return to the sport of boxing following a period of nearly two years away from the ring since he last fought. That night came to Canelo Alvarez in May of 2015 when Khan bravely ventured up an entire two weight classes…

Oh yes, the Groves vs Eubank fight is just around the corner and in terms of early big fights to look forward to in boxing in 2018 – it has to be the pick of the bunch. Both guys will have trained right through the Christmas business as usual. No turkey,…

While Carl Frampton and Nonito Donaire have always been friendly with one another over the years when that first bell goes – it will go straight out the proverbial window. Both men have been complimentary to one another during their careers but come April 21st, they’ll be going to war…

The fight has been formally announced today and finally fans can sit back and enjoy the build up and the fight ahead. It has been some shift so far in these negotiations. Talks that seemed to have played out in the public more often than not. But all that is…

If there’s one single reason why we might see Floyd Mayweather back in the boxing ring it won’t be because of money. Believe it or not. To slightly contradict myself, yes, Mayweather will only comeback if there is a whopping pay-day on offer. Sure. But I don’t think that would…

One of the early bizarre comparisons in boxing of 2018 between two characters you would not typically put in the same sentence with one another. While US President Donlad Trump continues to make world headlines a certain boxer from Liverpool has rather oddly been linked to him. WBO heavyweight champion…

The two now share the same promoter which in theory should make it an easy fight to make but there’s still two-main things they will have to overcome – if it’s to get made in 2018. While the fight will always be there to an extent, fans want to see it…

Now that the Joshua vs Parker fight is official, we’ve taken a quick stroll down memory lane to last year when one of the fight’s combatants watch the other defeat Klitschko on live video stream. At the time Parker was only dreaming of a shot at the winner. Hoping one…

While one is now retired and the other is still an active fighter, they both are acting as an example of how the modern-day top pro boxer is, well, not just a prize-fighter any more. Fighters managing or promoting their own careers is nothing new but if history shows anything,…

The UK welterweight returns to the sport this year for the first time in two years that has got social media in boxing working overtime with memes, videos and other jousts at him – but why? When you look at Amir Khan’s career he’s never ducked anybody. He’s always been…