Month: August 2018

Oh yes, Chris Eubank senior has only gone and started his very own YouTube channel today. Granted, he was a warrior in his day, one of the best super-middleweights the UK has ever produced. But the value he gives these days with some of his wacky sayings and phrases outside…

Golden Boy undefeated prospect Ryan Garcia is back in action this weekend with the weigh-in taking place later today and being open to the public. Below is all the information you need, as well as the live stream if watching online. (All times in local California US West-Coast time) 1:00…

Both Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez had previously vowed to not see one another face to face until fight week before their rematch on September, such is the level of disdain between the two. However, a new Sports Center advert on ESPN has forced the two into what looks like…

Alberto Machado has had his next WBA world title fight formally penciled in today with date, opponent and venue all confirmed. Danny ‘Miracle Man’ Jacobs has also landed a shot again at another world title. Daniel Jacobs (34-2, 29 KOs) and Sergiy Derevyanchenko (12-0, 10 KOs) will clash for the vacant IBF World…

The second season of the World Boxing Super Series will kick off soon and tournament organizers have confirmed the action will be coming thick and fast today. The second series of the WBSS will be shown live on DAZN and a short time ago the WBSS confirmed the following two…

Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren is on the front foot this morning, looking to back his rival broadcaster up with the jab after media giant Sky Sports released a story about Tyson Fury this morning not having a license to box in the US yet for a potential Deontay…

Promoter Eddie Hearn is in the middle of signing some more names for new US streaming platform DAZN and potentially the biggest name outside of Anthony Joshua, Manny Pacquiao, could be the platform’s next fighter. There is no denying that DAZN are making some serious moves at the moment. Announcing…

The Groves vs Smith time of fight is an interesting one this time around with the bout taking place all the way over in Jeddah on September 28th. But the tournament’s organizers have clarified proceedings a few weeks out to let those in the West know what time it will…

It looks like a Tony Bellew vs Oleksandr Usyk fight for all the belts at cruiserweight is set to be announced any time now as both Bellew has began training today for the fight. Usyk recently won the World Boxing Super Series in an emphatic display in the tournament overall…

The fight is just a couple of weeks away now and promises to be one of the best middleweight wars in years. After an entertaining fight first time round, so much makes the second bout potentially even better. Golovkin vs Canelo 2 – who wins? Well, odds seem to have…

Alexander Povetkin is clearly putting himself through the pain barrier at the moment ahead of his shot at Anthony Joshua next month at Wembley. Russian Povetkin is highly regarded in the division and is ranked as high as the third best heavyweight in the world by some. Although he’s getting…

Lennox Lewis has to be bear the top ten best heavyweights of all time for me. Every man he stepped into the ring with he beat (the losses he had he avenged). A comment he made has come in for a lot of scrutiny, but is he right though? The…

It has emerged that despite Tyson Fury looking to take on Deontay Wilder most likely in December in Las Vegas, that he has not put in an application for a professional boxing license there as of yet. Sky Sports confirmed the news this morning that both the Nevada State Athletic…

Roc Nation appear to be making moves in the boxing world once again with a new extension deal confirmed a short time ago with one of China’s best fighters. China has long been a market that has tried to be cracked by various Western promoters due to it’s sheer size…

Some people including Canelo’s team feel that their man is getting Gennady Golovkin at the right time a year on after the first fight. In terms of Canelo being the younger man and Golovkin the older lion – but ‘GGG’ doesn’t believe this for a second. It’s hard to say…

A lot of conflicting reports online from different sides are claiming on one hand the fight is definitely on and on the other, it’s unlikely for 2018. The conflict appears to be coming from rival promotional organizations at its route. Fury himself clarified that the fight is on a week…

Former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis is in the UK at the moment ahead of a speaking event on September 6th and has been talking all things his career and current boxing news. Lewis’ last fight in the ring came against Vitali Klitschko. A fight he won by TKO in…

Mikey Garcia confirmed during the week that talks are ongoing for a possible Manny Pacquiao showdown as his potential fight with Errol Spence looks off the table for now. It was widely thought that lightweight dynamo Garcia (39-0-30KO) would move up to welterweight to challenge IBF champion Errol Spence in…

GGG vs Canelo 1 is almost a year old as a fight but the controversy in many ways is as fresh in the mind as ever for fight fans. The decision ultimately went down as a draw with the vast majority believing Golovkin did enough to get the nod. Add…

Jorge Linares gave pound for pound star Vasyl Lomachenko arguably the hardest fight of his career to date earlier this year. Despite the loss, Linares’ stock definitely went up and now he’s coming back to the squared circle. Linares takes on Abner Cotto on September 29th at Fantasy Springs Casino.…

Lennox Lewis is currently back in the UK ahead of an upcoming show on September 6th in London that will feature untold stories from his life and career as well as a host of big names from the boxing world. Lewis spends his time in numerous locations around the world…

Gennady Golovkin has waited a year for his chance to put the record straight against Canelo Alvarez and the closer the fight gets, the more business-like he is this time round. Not that he wasn’t last time, mind you, but there appears to be more of a steely edge to…

Danny Garcia appears to be one of the few giving Pacquiao any sort of chance in a potential Terence Crawford showdown. The two were tipped to fight late last year and early this year but with Pacquiao’s promotional deal with old promoter and current Crawford promoter Top Rank coming to…

Irishman Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan takes on David Lemieux on the Gennady Golovkin vs Canelo Alvarez card in Las Vegas on September 15th. The bout represents a huge opportunity for both guys. Not just because of the size of the bill their fighting on, but also knowing that an impressive win…

Danny Garcia is fired up ahead of his September 8th world title fight with Shawn Porter in a cracking fight between two of the top-tier welterweights in the US at the moment. The fight will be shown live on Showtime from the Barclays Center in New York and the winner…

Mike Tyson to this day is still the youngest ever heavyweight champion in boxing but is still a keen fan of the sport himself. It’s the young generation of champions coming through at the moment that keeps his interest in boxing. Mike Tyson has always been a student of the…

It has been widely reported that Conor McGregor turned down an invite from Floyd Mayweather to train at his gym in Las Vegas ahead of his latest UFC fight. McGregor will fight Russian MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov on the 7th of October at the T-Mobile Arena. The same venue his…

It took almost two decades to compile the record by Mayweather as a professional boxer but earlier today a man from Thailand went one better. WBC minimum weight champion ‘Wanheng Menayothin’ won a unanimous points decision today over Pedro Taduran that saw him extend his record to 51-0-18KO. Floyd Mayweather reached…

Promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed that in fact Amir Khan is not the only one of his fighters he is looking with matching against Manny Pacquiao. Eddie Hearn and DAZN are leading contenders at the moment to secure the services of Manny Pacquiao. Up until now most of the talk…

With talks of a possible Manny Pacquiao vs Amir Khan fight in the works if ‘Pacman’ chooses to sign with Eddie Hearn and streaming giant DAZN, it begs the question, just how big could a fight between the two be? Khan first off must get past Samuel Vargas next up…

Gennady Golovkin has made no secret about the fact he despises his upcoming opponent Canelo Alvarez ahead of their clash in Las Vegas on September 15th. A rematch some time in the making, the bad blood between the two has really bubbled away below the surface in recent months and…

Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn is being aggressive in the American boxing market at the moment as he bids to sign more and more fighters for the new DAZN streaming platform. Hearn is on the hunt for some major signings and is linked with the likes of Mikey Garcia and Manny…

Tomorrow in Thailand a man that likely many boxing fans will not have heard of is set to beat Floyd Mayweather’s 50-0 record. Retired American boxer Floyd Mayweather reached the all elusive 50-0 when he defeated Conor McGregor last year in Las Vegas. He even went as far as to…

Talented but troubled fighter Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner has reportedly failed to make an appearance for a drugs test. Broner has had an up and down time outside of the ring these past few years. Every time he looked set to get momentum going again, something or other outside of…

Former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world Lennox Lewis badly wants to see an Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder fight – like most boxing fans do really. But that could all be blown totally apart of course when Tyson Fury takes on Deontay Wilder before the year is out. If…

The race is well and truly on by multiple parties to sign Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao at the moment but whoever lands the superstar boxer knows that it will not come cheap. And why should it? Granted, Pacquiao is no longer in his prime and is coming to the end of…

Gennady Golovkin whom usually exhibits a united front at all times, is softly spoken and leaves his fists do the talking in the ring, has changed that approach somewhat ahead of next month’s super fight with Canelo Alvarez. September 15th in Las Vegas will see a rematch of epic proportions…

Tyson Fury has taken to social media straight away following some reports that he might have been reconsidering the Deontay Wilder fight this week. A comment from Dan Rafael on his chat forum on ESPN suggested Fury was thinking about not going ahead with the fight later this year. Promoter…

The KSI vs Logan Paul white-collar fight between the two YouTube stars in Manchester last night ended in a draw. The bout went pretty much under the radar of most boxing fans this weekend, with the main interest mostly from the YouTube star’s existing subscriber base. The fight was not…

WBO middleweight world champion Billy Joe Saunders and rival promoter Eddie Hearn found themselves next to one another on a flight home from the States. The latter made the mistake of falling asleep. Saunders is fast making a name for himself as somewhat of a prankster in boxing after last…

Boxing star Mikey Garcia is also in talks at the moment to join Eddie Hearn and streaming platform DAZN as the race heats up between the networks and platforms in American boxing to sign or hold onto the top-tier boxing talent. Eddie Hearn and DAZN were in Boston earlier this…

Could the Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury fight be off before it even happens? Earlier this week promoter Eddie Hearn mentioned he is not sure if the fight will even happen. Now boxing’s most prominent journalist has delivered some concerning news about the bout. Tyson Fury and his trainer Ben…

Promoter Eddie Hearn and streaming platform DAZN have firmly placed themselves back in the race to sign boxing superstar Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao. Recently Pacquiao’s former promoter in the US Bob Arum of Top Rank traveled to meet Pacquiao in The Philippines but no deal was reached. Now however Eddie Hearn…

Although the Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury heavyweight title fight has not been formally confirmed and announced just yet, in terms of date and venue, it would appear Wilder and his team are in the process of lining up the WBC champion’s sparring arrangements. Trying to find a sparring partner…

This past Friday night one of the more bizarre events of the year in the sport happened when US boxer Curtis Harper decided all of a sudden to literally walk out of the ring. Before the fight even started. Boxing is one of those sports where you think you’ve seen…

The popular Raymundo Beltran lost his world title this weekend in the only notable bit of US boxing action in a fight against Jose Pedraza. Jose “Sniper” Pedraza is now a two-weight world champion. Pedraza scored an 11th round knockdown and won a unanimous decision to dethrone WBO lightweight world…

The rather bizarre KSI vs Logan Paul white-collar fight in Manchester last night ended in a draw and people more annoyed than entertained. It was billed as the ‘biggest event on the internet’ ever but ultimately didn’t live up to anything close to that. To their credit they sold over…

In fresh rumors Filipino boxer star Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao is thought to be seriously considering signing with promoter Eddie Hearn and new streaming platform DAZN. DAZN is the new streaming service which launches in the United States next month, who’s boxing content is being headed up by boxing promoter Eddie…

Tonight’s Logan Paul vs KSI fight is being beamed live around the world on YouTube in a boxing match that has attracted a crazy amount of attention available only on live stream. American former State wrestler turned Vine star, who then migrated to YouTube, Logan Paul, and his UK counterpart…

UK YouTube star KSI takes on American YouTube superstar tonight at the Manchester Arena in the UK. Two huge stars of the internet, the event has even attracted big names from the world of pro boxing to many of the fight’s build-up. Former world champion Johnny Nelson was involved in…

Tonight millions around the world will watch a boxing match between two YouTube celebrities called KSI and Logan Paul. The pair’s battle in many ways is a sign of the times where YouTube stars have now become outright celebrities in their own right and command not only large attention, but…

WBC heavyweight champion of the world Tyson Fury a week on from his trip to Northern Ireland has had time to take stock of the trip. While Wilder watched his rival Tyson Fury win out in a ten round unanimous points win over Francesco Pianeta he also it could be…

Multi-division world boxing champion Mikey Garcia has had some bullish words for two of his rivals in world boxing. Garcia is still weighing up an offer to join forces with Eddie Hearn and new US streaming platform DAZN as he looks to fight again before the end of 2018. Garcia…

Heavyweight champion of the world Anthony Joshua is only a month away from one of his most dangerous noble art assignments yet when he takes on respected Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin on September 22nd in the UK. Anyone that knows boxing will tell you that Joshua is in a very…

WBC heavyweight champion of the world Deontay Wilder and former champion David Haye have reunited for the first time since they were sparring partners and have spoken on camera about the upcoming Tyson Fury super fight. Wilder vs Fury is expected to happen at the end of November or start…

September 15th in Las Vegas is quickly approaching ahead of one of the most anticipated rematches in recent boxing memory but Gennady Golovkin vs Canelo Alvarez is not the only quality fight you can look forward to on the night. The month of September overall is shaping up to be…

Former WBO cruiserweight world champion has been posting strange and concerning tweets on Twitter in recent times. It is unclear if they are being written by Cleverly himself or if his account has been hacked, but the fact they are coming from his officially verified Twitter handle (with the blue…

Lineal heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury and highly ranked contender Dillian Whyte have gone toe to toe verbally on social media following Fury’s win this past weekend. Whyte was one of the notable names in boxing who came out and slammed Fury’s points win over Francesco Pianeta this past weekend.…

Former heavyweight champion Shannon ‘The Cannon’ Briggs, or ‘Lets Go Champ!’ as he’s known to some, has had some words of warning and advice for current heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua ahead of his next fight. Joshua takes on dangerous Russian Alexander Povetkin on September 22nd at Wembley stadium in London,…

WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury are poised to fight in one of the biggest fights in boxing before the end of the year. Its come a little out of left field too. A nice surprise mind you. Negotiations for the fight appear to…

Shannon Briggs had been expected to attend last weekend’s Tyson Fury vs Francesco Pianeta fight in Belfast after posting flight information to Belfast from the States but he has revealed why he didn’t go at the last-minute. Fury won on points in the end and it was American WBC heavyweight…

Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton was in Tyson Fury’s corner this past weekend as an assistant to head trainer Ben Davison and has seen the physical and mental transformation of Fury this year in his gym in Manchester. Fury has been training at Hatton’s gym in Manchester for much of this…

Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte was less than impressed with what he saw from rival Tyson Fury last night in his unanimous points victory over Francesco Pianeta. Whyte is ranked number one with the WBC at the moment behind champion Deontay Wilder but strangely it’s Dominic Breazeale who is mandatory contender…

It is well-known that lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders are good friends. Very, very good friends it turns out. Fury shut out Francesco Pianeta over ten rounds last night in Belfast’s Windsor Park to set up a huge showdown against WBC heavyweight champion…

Rapper 50 Cent, real name Curtis Jackson, has returned to the boxing game as what appears to be a promoter again – alongside a very well capitalized American businessman. 50 Cent had dabbled in the sport as a promoter before but after a fall out with former friend Floyd Mayweather…

WBC heavyweight champion of the world Deontay Wilder was made feel at home in more ways than one last night with a song about his native land. Alabama’s Deontay Wilder might have felt back home for a second last night when ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ came on for the music for…

The Wilder vs Fury purse split has been agreed by both parties it has been confirmed today by legendary promoter Frank Warren. Typically the purse split is always the main bone of contention when trying to make big fights. Money and ego always play a part in big time boxing,…

The Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder confrontation in the ring last night was the main story following what proved to be a straight forward win in the end for Fury this weekend. Francesco Pianeta didn’t land much on Fury who showed some good movement and footwork last night as his…

Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and WBO middleweight world champion Billy Joe Saunders taunted WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder after Fury’s win last night over an incident that took place outside the ring on Friday night. The well publicized incident took place inside a Nandos restaurant in Belfast where Saunders…

The Wilder vs Fury fight was confirmed last night by promoter Frank Warren with a formal announcement at a press conference expected shortly for date and venue. What we do know however is that it will happen in the US in either November or December. In Las Vegas or New…

Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank appears to be the front runner for Manny Pacquiao’s next promoter as ‘Pacman’ looks poised to re-sign with Arum. Recently we wrote on here about how sometimes sticking with what or who you know can be beneficial. Sometimes. It appears the…

While Irishman Paddy Barnes came up short last night in his first world title shot as a professional, a number of positives can be taken moving forward. It was always going to be a tough bout against excellent Nicaraguan champion Rosales but credit to Barnes, he stepped up to the…

Carl ‘The Jackal’ Frampton chalked in a vintage display last night that ensured his Winsdor Park dream went according to plan in Belfast. The Belfast faithful turned out in their droves for their boxing hero. Rain or no rain, Frampton was not to be denied. A measured performance that picked…

A world featherweight title showdown between Carl Frampton and Joshua Warrington has now been penciled in following Frampton’s win tonight in Belfast. Champion Warrington won his belt earlier this year with a standout performance over Wales’ Lee Selby and sharing the same promoter as Frampton in the form of Frank…

Carl Frampton impressed tonight in front of his hometown Belfast fans as he fulfilled a life long dream in boxing at his beloved Windsor Park stadium. The rain came down heavy tonight in Northern Ireland for the main events but nothing was to rain on the Carl Frampton parade as…

WBC heavyweight champion of the world Tyson Fury had a pint of beer launched at him tonight in Windsor Park while watching the fights. Wilder was in attendance tonight to scout his next opponent Tyson Fury. Fury strolled to a ten round shut out unanimous points decision over Francesco Pianeta…

The Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury WBC Heavyweight Title fight has been formally confirmed following tonight’s Fury vs Pianeta fight. Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren confirmed the fight as on after Fury beat Pianeta over ten rounds tonight in Belfast’s Windsor Park: IT’S ON!!!! pic.twitter.com/N2BuzXDrp3 — Frank Warren (@frankwarren_tv) August…

Fury out pointed his foe tonight over ten rounds to set up a crack at the WBC heavyweight champion of the world Deontay Wilder next up. Fury did what he needed to do tonight. What he was expected to do in truth. Could he have gone for the knockout? Probably.…

Deontay Wilder got in the ring with Tyson Fury tonight after Fury beat Francesco Pianeta over ten rounds tonight in Windsor Park in Belfast. Ten rounds proved vital for Fury who needed to shake off ring rust as he knew in the back of his mind a shot against Wilder…

Fury made a successful second comeback fight tonight in a rainy Windsor Park in Belfast as he set up a huge fight against WBC heavyweight champion of the world Deontay Wilder later this year. Fury looked far trimmer than he did in his first comeback fight against Sefer Seferi and…

A great moment took place ringside a short time ago in Belfast as legendary English soccer player Paul Gascoigne met WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder. For those unfamiliar with the soccer player he’s also known as ‘Gazza’ and was perhaps one of the most gifted and talented sportsmen to ever…

One of the most well-timed body shots in recent professional boxing memory landed on Irishman Paddy Barnes tonight. No one would have got up from this. He was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. In tonight’s boxing action on TV brave Barnes took on champion Rosales in…

Tonight’s world title fight involving Irish Olympian Paddy Barnes started off with a whirl wind of action but unfortunately for the brave Irishman it wasn’t meant to be. Taking a world title fight in only his 6th pro fight, the courage it showed to do that alone was quite remarkable.…

The night of the chicken attack, or should we way last night’s hurling of a piece of chicken at a Nandos restaurant by middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders at heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, has been and gone now. But, the two have bumped into one another once again at tonight’s…

The official Carl Frampton Windsor park TV schedule line up tonight might be a smaller one than usual but it’s still a cracker. There will be three televised bouts in total tonight on the Carl Frampton Windsor park TV schedule. First up will Paddy Barnes who will come to the…

The Deontay Wilder Nandos altercation in Belfast last night with middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders has been reported far and wide but now Saunders has given his side of what happened. Saunders is often involved in controversial events in the sport but last night has to go down perhaps as…

The Carl Frampton undercard at Windsor Park today is a solid one and is underway if you are planning on heading along in Belfast today. So if you’re not there yet, make sure you get down soon if you don’t want to miss too much of the early undercard action.…

WBC heavyweight champion of the world Deontay Wilder is in town this weekend for the big Fury and Frampton Belfast boxing bill and has got people talking since his arrival. From gate crashing the weigh-in yesterday, to been involved in a bizarre chicken throwing incident in Nandos last night with…

Boxing manager Shelly Finkel is in Belfast this weekend accompanying his fighter WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder who will commentate on tonight’s Tyson Fury fight. Shelly Finkel is perhaps outside of Bob Arum and Frank Warren, the most experienced man operating in boxing today. He has been around the…

Liverpool’s Tony Bellew is an observer in the heavyweight division as a pundit and as a fan nowadays after indicating recently that his next plan is to go back to cruiserweight for a possible fight with unified champion Usyk. But Bellew knows one or two things about the heavyweight division…

Boxing warrior Brandon Rios has been in some great fights over the years and treated fans to his fan-friendly all action style for some time. But outside the ring he’s always been value for money too – in terms of his straight to the point, no-nonsense view on his fights…

Some are calling it the ‘Battle of Nandos’ while others ‘Chicken Gate’. It’s seems to be the big story this morning in the boxing world and one that has caused a stir. Some have made reference to the whole joke aspect of it, while others have pointed to the whole…

Former two-division world champion Jessie Vargas from Las Vegas returns to action on October 6th in Chicago but is eyeing big fights after that should he win. Vargas fights on the first live US event card for new streaming platform DAZN which is being promoted by Eddie Hearn and Matchroom…

The incident last night between the two boxers has been dubbed ‘Chicken Gate’ by some but until now it was unclear what caused the argument and ultimately, chicken to fly in Nandos restaurant. The two men are never going to fight at the end of the day. One is a…

WBC heavyweight champion of the world Deontay Wilder has had to bat back many people on social media berating him for what in some people’s view was a WWE circus at yesterday’s Tyson Fury weigh-in. There’s a debate in the sport of boxing at the moment about how good for…

WBO middleweight world champion Billy Joe Saunders caused headlines last night when various short videos emerged of him running out of a restaurant in Belfast. Upon first inspections of these odd course of events last night it looked like WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder was chasing after Saunders. However it…

They always seem to reinvent the wheel in the sport of boxing when it comes to bizarre antics and strange goings on. How on Earth this happened between WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders and WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder God only knows. One of the weirdest stories in boxing…

Things have settled down a bit since earlier on’s weigh in but make no mistake, as carnival and cringe worthy as it might have been to some people, the Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury fight just got bigger. Boxing like UFC in many ways has seized the whole WWE wresting…

Many of the names Manny Pacquiao is linked with next up are fully fledged welterweights but certain fights he’s been linked with it’s highly unlikely they could be made at 147lbs. Pacquiao has been campaigning at welterweight for a while now. So long in fact it’s hard to believe the…

There is a variety of ways tomorrow night’s Carl Frampton vs Luke Jackson fight and Tyson Fury vs Francesco Pianeta fights can be watched whether it be live stream or on TV. Lets take a look at the main event’s fight time and other particulars. BT Sport in the UK…

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is probably making his way back to his hotel right about now following what was a hectic scene earlier on at Tyson Fury’s weigh-in in Belfast. The scenes happened at the Europa Hotel as the pair clashed following Fury weighing in. Fury’s father John Fury…

Ahead of tomorrow night’s big heavyweight fight in Belfast lets take a look at the Tyson Fury fight time in terms of his ring walk for his bout with Francesco Pianeta. Fury came in light at today’s weigh-ins showing he’s hell-bent on landing a Deontay Wilder title shot by the…

Belfast’s favorite fighting son Carl ‘The Jackal’ Frampton was forced to strip in order to make-weight today ahead of his fight with Australia’s Luke Jackson tomorrow in Belfast. The hometown favorite clearly trained hard mind you, just cut it a little thin with the last few ounces on making the…

If there was any doubts about WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s popularity on the other side of the pond, boxing fans of Belfast have debunked any doubts today. Wilder has been steadily building his profile over the years and while not as big as Anthony Joshua just yet, he knows…

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder have been re-acquainted with one another today in Belfast following Fury’s weigh in earlier ahead of his fight tomorrow night. Although Fury takes on Francesco Pianeta, and the fact Carl Frampton tops the bill tomorrow night in Belfast, all anyone is really talking about is…

Fury came in lighter than most observers expected today as he gets close to getting back in the condition that saw him dethrone Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015. That Fury is now gone of course and a new 30-year-old version is there now, but what a weight loss it really…

It’s all kicking off this afternoon in Belfast after a short time ago Tyson Fury weighed in for his bout this weekend with Francesco Pianeta in Windsor Park in Belfast. WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is in attendance as he will be working on BT Sport and Showtime as a…

While Tyson Fury has not got past Francesco Pianeta just yet, who represents a tough task for him tomorrow night in Belfast, the powers that be have put into motion his plans for afterwards. Namely a super fight against WBC heavyweight champion of the world Tyson Fury. Boxing fans are…

Due to adverse weather conditions the venue had to be changed for today’s weigh-ins in Belfast to the Europa Hotel at the last-minute. Therefore it was hard for the promoters to get a stream of today’s weigh ins for all the fights but the official Tyson Fury weight for his…

This weekend sees the world of boxing turn its attention to Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland in a card headlined by three outstanding fights on television. The card on TV will get underway quite early at about 7.45pm local time for the first fight which will see a world…

Carl Frampton’s opponent this weekend from Australia, Luke Jackson, has come back from the brink of deep depression and mental health issues to find himself in arguably the biggest boxing event ever staged in Belfast – arguably home to the best boxing fans in the world. Jackson might be an…

Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is getting very scientific in his approach ahead of his showdown with Alexander Povetkin on September 22nd at Wembley stadium. Joshua no doubt will be a keen spectator this weekend of Tyson Fury’s fight in Belfast that will also have his close rival and WBC heavyweight…

WBC heavyweight champion of the world Deontay Wilder will be in the house tomorrow night for the Tyson Fury vs Francesco Pianeta show at Windsor Park. He’ll be working as a commentator but the real reason he’s there is to build up a Fury showdown. Wilder appears to have moved…

Undefeated Australian lightweight George Kambosos recently signed with promoter Lou DiBella in the US and is eyeing a world title fight in the near future. Kambosos was Manny Pacquiao’s chief sparring partner for his recent Lucas Matthysse stoppage win in Malaysia and has been plotting his way up to ranks…

WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder will be commentating on Fury’s fight with Francesco Pianeta this weekend at Windsor Park. The stage is set for a truly huge weekend of boxing this weekend as the lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has his second comeback fight after an extended hiatus previously.…

Floyd Mayweather the promoter looks to be upping his game after this bit of news in the staging of an excellent fight involving his protegé Gervonta Davis. Undefeated ‘Tank’ Davis (20-0-19KO) won the WBA super-featherweight world title earlier this year but has only boxed the once so far in total…

Tyson Fury has gone on the record for the first time about what exactly promoter Eddie Hearn offered him before he made his comeback to boxing this year. Fury eventually went with Hearn’s rival promoter Frank Warren instead and will box this weekend on BT Sport and Showtime against Francesco…

Mikey Garcia is being lined up for a possible two weight jump to take on Errol Spence in a pay per view event on Showtime before the end of the year – but he’s got a lot to consider at the moment. Garcia must be one of the most sought…

Former world champion Shawn Porter has fond memories of his time in the Philippines years ago when he traveled there as a young man and sparred with Manny ‘Pacman’ in his prime. Porter has been linked with a potential fight with Pacquiao next year but speaking to a group of journalists…

Canelo Alvarez is training for the knockout he has revealed and is taking out his anger since the fallout from the first fight with Golovkin in his training. One suspects Canelo’s sparring partners are earning their money at the moment. From the videos that have been put out by Canelo…

Shawn Porter is getting ready for a world title fight with Danny Garcia but isn’t ruling out a possible showdown with Manny Pacquiao next year should he win. A fight between the two if Porter were to win would represent a unification fight with Pacquiao capturing the WBA title recently…

Canelo Alvarez like his counterpart Gennady Golovkin are on the home stretch in terms of preparation ahead of September 22nd with both boxers training like lunatics at the moment. Media has been done separately to keep both men away from one another in the build-up. Such is their disdain for…

Shawn Porter will soon get a shot at the world title again but will have to go through fellow Haymon and PBC stablemate Danny Garcia for his dream to become a reality once again. Former welterweight world champion “Showtime” Shawn Porter hosted a media workout at the Porter Hy-Performance Center in Las…

Carl Frampton and Luke Jackson faced off today at the final press conference ahead of their crunch match this weekend in Belfast. The winner of Saturday’s bout at Windsor Park knows some big opportunities are ahead with fights against the likes of Josh Warrington or even Leo Santa Cruz down…

Fury takes on Francesco Pianeta this weekend in Belfast’s Windsor Park. Should he win Fury looks like he’ll be put straight in with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder this coming November or December. Wilder himself will be ringside commentating on the fight this weekend. Prior to his initial comeback earlier…

Heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev has now parted ways with promoters Sauerland – it was confirmed today. The Bulgarian heavyweight is widely regarded in the top ten heavyweights in the world and has a big fight coming up in October with Hughie Fury in an elimination bout. Reuters reported today that Pulev…

While talks for a possible Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder heavyweight super fight broke down for this year, it still might face some challenges to happening next year too. Anthony Joshua holds three of the four recognized heavyweight titles at the moment in the form of the WBA (Super), WBO…

A possible rematch between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is reportedly being negotiated for next year it has emerged. The pair fought back in 2015 in what was the biggest fight in the sport’s history from an American pay per view and revenue point of view. The bout however didn’t…

David Haye and Tyson Fury at one time were meant to fight one another. On two occasions no less. However injury to Haye scampered both fights at the time. Haye decided to retire after the second fight was called off, citing shoulder surgery that at the time. He thought had…

TJ Doheny from Portlaois in Ireland is celebrating a famous win earlier today in Japan that saw him capture the IBF super-bantamweight championship of the world. Fighting on away soil Doheny was not to be denied. His shot at the IBF title had been a long time coming after coming through a…

Frampton’s trainer Jamie Moore has left no stone left unturned since he starting working with ‘The Jackal’ before the Nonito Donaire fight earlier this year and explained how he’s improved Frampton physically going into his fight with Luke Jackson this weekend. Moore was a respected fighter in his own right…

Tyson Fury has been looking very trim from his public workout footage this week ahead of his second comeback fight this weekend against Francesco Pianeta. Clearly Fury has been training very, very hard and looks to have got his strength and conditioning and diet spot on with the help of…

Landing big fights in boxing is a complex, frustrating process that many of the world’s top fighters know all too well – including Shawn Porter. Porter faces Danny Garcia next month in New York for the vacant WBC welterweight title but it has been a long road these last few…

It has been well publicized in recent times that a $50 million dollar offer from WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s team was not accepted by Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn. Hearn has always maintained that there was a number of things that needed to be discussed before accepting the offer.…

Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach knows a thing or two about the welterweight division having trained Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao and had an interesting take on where it is today compared to years past. The Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao era a few years back really revived the…

UK heavyweight prospect Joe Joyce, who is promoted by David Haye and Richard Schaefer’s Ringstar, has teamed up with powerful boxing manager Al Haymon in the US. Joyce has started his professional career in the UK but after some easy knockout wins, appears to be making the move to the…

The cut throat world of professional boxing has slowly eroded the previously held public persona of the nice guy, humble Anthony Joshua over the last year or so, to where he is now being more himself and to the point in interviews and on social media. And rightly so. At…

Recently promoter Frank Warren revealed on Talk Sport that he had seen a copy of the Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder fight contract despite not being a promoter of either fighter. Warren clarified these comments however later saying he was talking to Wilder’s manager Shelly Finkel about the possibility of…

Super Featherweight Dennis Wahome says him and his team are eyeing up the Southern Area belt in the near future. The 29-year-old is trained by Xavier Miller out of the growing IQ stable alongside the likes Youssef Khoumari and Robbie Chapman. Having amassed three wins in three outings, including an…

Tyson Fury, love him or hate him, you can’t deny he isn’t a character. All professional sports need entertainment, at the end of the day. That’s why they are ‘professional’ sports and not ‘amateur’. That’s why pro boxing is called ‘Prize Fighting.’ Fighters fight for money. Simple. Fury is just…

There’s a lot to be said in life and in business sometimes for sticking with what or in some cases, who you know. While the race is on to secure Manny Pacquiao’s services by promoters around the world if this writer were a betting man, I’d bet he’ll go with…