Day: February 16, 2018

Not long to go now until March 31st for the upcoming heavyweight title unification bout between Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker. Both guys have now drafted in their sparring partners. Sparring will form a crucial part of the intense preparations both men will put themselves through over the coming weeks…

March 3rd’s WBC heavyweight title fight between champion Deontay Wilder and Cuban challenger Luis Ortiz is just around the corner and the war or words is in full flow. Wilder really hates Ortiz behind the scenes. He’s spoken about how he felt last year when Ortiz made him wait and…

George Groves surprised a few people today when he came in well under the super-middleweight limit which has prompted fans to comment on one thing in particular about how he looked. Groves is a big super-middleweight. As big as any top 168lbs at the weight really. He’s always had to…

All the talk is done now with both fighters coming in on weight at their first attempt of trying – but Eubank Jr managed to get one quick parting remark to Groves before tomorrow night. Both fighters will probably be tucking into a healthy amount of food right about now…

A fighter who knows one of this weekend’s boxers very well is current WBO middleweight world champion Billy Joe Saunders. Saunders is still the sole defeat on the professional record of Chris Eubank Jr thus far and knows his old rival’s boxing game better than most. Since that night Eubank…

Groves vs Chris Eubank Jr Weigh in results are now in a short time ago as both men took to the scales ahead of their WBA super-middleweight world title shot. Both men looked in top fight shape today ahead of tomorrow night’s fight at the Manchester Arena. The following were…

Big fight mania is upon us once again this weekend as George Groves and Chris Eubank Jr prepare to do battle in the semi-final of the World Boxing Super series. Every man and his dog in the boxing world has an opinion on how the fight will go but from…

Ray Beltran has been through it all in his career. Peter Wells breaks down this weekend’s fight for him with Paulus Moses for the vacant WBO lightweight title. His story has been of being the nearly man for many years now, but on Friday (16th) night, Raymundo Beltran 34-7-1(21KO’s) will…

Boxing News and Views’ is back this week as always to give his weekly preview – this week lets look at his Danny Garcia vs Brandon Rios prediction. It will be nearly a year since Danny Garcia’s unbeaten record stumbled down in the shape of a split decision defeat to…

Ahead of this weekend’s big fight as per tradition in boxing, lets take a look at the Groves vs Eubank Jr tale of the tape and see how both fighters shape up. Their conditioning and weight will be revealed later today at approximately 4pm local time in Manchester at the…

Today the Groves vs Eubank weigh in will take place ahead of tomorrow night’s WBA super-middleweight world title fight in the semi-final of the World Boxing Super Series. The Groves vs Eubank weigh takes place later today in Manchester. A start time of the undercard fighters should commence at 3pm but…

Amid the speculation in the boxing world this week that the fight is set to be signed for May 12th Oscar De La Hoya has now taken to social media to update fans of what is actually happening. Big fight negotiations tend to play out in public today in the…

Brandon Rios will certainly go down as one of the most entertaining brawlers of his particular era. A world champion who fought in some incredible blood and guts wars down through the years. But he’s not finished quite yet. This weekend he comes into his fight with Danny Garcia as…

Danny Garcia is brimming with confidence going into this weekend’s fight but it will mark the first time he’s had to bounce back from defeat in his career. Those in the know will tell you learn much more from defeat in life than you do in victory. It’s easy to…

Joseph Diaz Jr is now firmly out of the prospect stage with a record of 25-0 (13KO) and the southpaw featherweight is plotting an assault on the world title this year. Golden Boy have backed this young man considerably in recent years and he’s been paying them back with hard…

Boxing fans are very excited at the prospect of a fight between Jorge Linares and Vasyl Lomachenko – which in recent days looks more and more likely to happen. It is thought that May 12th is the date being aimed at by the organisers for the two boxing technicians to…

One undefeated fighters in Las Vegas has become the first professional boxer of note to align himself with cryptocurrency ahead of his next fight. Determined young fighter Caleb Plant’s work ethic and pursuit of his dream of becoming world champion has seen him make solid progress in recent years. The…

Former world champion Devon Alexander returns this weekend in a welterweight fight with Victor Ortiz in El Paso and is firing on all cylinders in training. Alexander was a very good world champion a few years back. No doubt about it. A tricky operator who always gave anyone he stepped…

Ryan Garcia impressed boxing fans across the world in 2017 after a busy year that saw him put together six stoppage wins on the trot. The 19-year-old super-featherweight is tipped as a big star to watch out for in the coming years according to his promoter Oscar De La Hoya.…

Victor Ortiz and Devon Alexander throw down in El Paso this weekend in a battle between two former world champions looking at one last chance at the big time. Both men know what its like to reach the pinnacle of the sport in their careers having become world champions and…

Floyd Mayweather has often gone into the entertainment world in different ventures, but this would not be just entertainment. He’s reportedly very serious about stepping into another combat sports realm entirely. There is no denying that Mayweather is one of – if not the best boxer of his particular era.…