Day: August 16, 2018

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…