Day: January 22, 2018

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…