Day: September 9, 2018

A man in attendance ringside at last night’s Amir Khan vs Samuel Vargas fight has got social media talking after various pictures and videos of him next to Kell Brook at ringside surfaced. The immediate reaction from people online was what was he after taking? The evil smile he was…

Two of the best fighters in the game pound for pound are at one another’s throats on social media today following a big weekend of welterweight boxing both in the USA and UK. IBF champion Spence and WBO champion Crawford have long been mentioned in the same sentence as a…

Chairman of Matchroom Sport and father of promoter Eddie Hearn, Barry Hearn has spoken some sense about the ongoing trio of potential fights between Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan and Kell Brook. Pacquiao is a man in demand at the moment as he shops around for a new promoter and potentially…

Terence Crawford has really come out of his shell in recent times and is going on the attack in the media against all his rivals who box for Al Haymon. Haymon, the powerful boxing manager in the US and founder of Premier Boxing Champions, pretty much manages 75% of the…

A unification between Errol Spence and Terence Crawford is a fight all boxing fans would love to see but it might be a while away just yet. Both boxers are with rival promoters and TV networks at the end of the day. To get around that obstacle there’s really only…

Many of the Premier Boxing Champions star names came out in force this weekend in New York in a show of solidarity to their boss Al Haymon. Indeed, many of them praised both him personally and the new deal he reached for the series with Fox that will likely see…

IBF welterweight world champion Errol Spence spoke to the media after the Danny Garcia vs Shawn Porter WBC welterweight title fight last night and some comments he made have not gone down well with WBO champion Terence Crawford. Crawford and Spence are widely regarded as two of the best fighters…

A possible fight between Gervonta Davis and Tevin Farmer was mentioned by promoter Eddie Hearn during the week but it appears the two fighters are more than willing to discuss it in person. The two boxers were in attendance at last night’s Danny Garcia vs Shawn Porter fight in New…

The former heavyweight champion has given his reaction to Amir Khan’s win over Samuel Vargas and has brought up a certain Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao. Khan put in a unanimous points win last night over Vargas and attention has now turned to what is next. The big one in the UK…

IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence could very well be in line to next fight new WBC welterweight champion Shawn Porter in a unification. He called out Porter after his unanimous points win over Danny Garcia last night in New York and given the fact both fight for the same network,…

A visibly upset Danny Garcia spoke to the press straight after his defeat to Shawn Porter in this weekend’s boxing at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The fight ended in a unanimous points decision victory for Porter in a bout that was shown live on Showtime and one…

Defeated opponent Samuel Vargas had some strong words of warning for Amir Khan if he decides to take on Manny Pacquiao in his next fight. Khan scored a unanimous points win over Vargas last night but got dropped square on by an overhand right early on in the bout which…

Samuel Vargas will be getting ready around now to make the journey back to Canada but he can do so with his head held high. Going into last night’s fight with Amir Khan the welterweight was expected to be blown away be people for the most part. Instead, he fought…

Former IBF welterweight world champion Kell Brook is hell-bent on getting the Amir Khan fight next but it’s not totally clear that the feeling is mutual from Khan. After Khan’s win over Samuel Vargas last night Khan said Kell Brook can wait and that he would prefer a fight with…

In some incredible footage caught after Amir Khan’s points win over Samuel Vargas in Birmingham it appears a very small sub section of Khan supporters tried to attack Khan’s rival Kell Brook as he exited the arena. Tension has been building for years between Khan and Brook. Neither guy is…

The vacant WBO super-flyweight title ended up still being vacant after this weekend’s boxing card ‘Super Fly 3’ in Inglewood, California. In an all Filipino clash between Donnie Nietes and young contender Palicte the fight was scored a split decision draw which proved controversial with many pundits after the fight…

Amir Khan found himself on the floor again last night but got up to comeback and win the fight against Samuel Vargas by unanimous points decision. It was a testament to his heart and resolve to comeback the way he did in truth. Early on Vargas caught him with a…

‘Showtime’ Shawn Porter became WBC welterweight champion live on Showtime (no pun intended) in this weekend’s boxing action Stateside. A unanimous points victory over fellow stablemate Danny Garcia ensured that Porter’s comeback to world champion status was complete. Porter lost his IBF title a few years back to Englishman Kell…

The Amir Khan vs Samuel Vargas fight has set a new record in UK boxing history and just goes to show just how big a star UK boxer Amir Khan really is. Khan is one of those few boxers who is known both in America and the UK, and around…

Former IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin who lost his belt to Anthony Joshua a couple of years ago had been on a mini comeback run in the sport. Now trained under trainer Jeff Mayweather, you could tell Martin had made some noticeable improvements since the loss to Joshua. After back…

Star fighter Gervonta Davis has gone on a social media spree of random and aggressive tweets in a bizarre series of messages following beef with his promoter Floyd Mayweather earlier this week. ‘Tank’ not long ago was the youngest world champion in the sport of professional boxing. Last night he…

Boxing referee Steve Willis is known as a man who simply loves his job, to the point where he pulls some of the most hilarious faces and reactions during world title fights that you will see in boxing. Willis is a top quality referee too of course. Consistently involved in…

Carl Froch was never one to mince his words during his career and he hasn’t changed that tact in retirement. Froch was known as one of the best UK warriors of his particular generation, facing the best competition available time and time again. Speaking To Kugan Cassius of IFL TV,…

Amir Khan showed his heart tonight after getting up off the floor to win a unanimous points decision over Samuel Vargas but one of his comments post-fight showed that he wasn’t fully thinking. It’s understandable to be fair that fighters are not always going to come out with the brightest…

This big overhand right nearly knocked Khan out and ended his comeback dreams of becoming a world champion again. What a shot. Credit to Khan for getting up from this. Amir Khan once again found himself on the floor tonight. But unlike other past occasions, he got back up and…

Amir Khan won a unanimous points decision tonight in Birmingham after a fight where he was dropped hard early on big an overhand right. Khan got back up to go on to win the fight to his credit. He didn’t look at his best, far from it, but it’s important…

Amir Khan once again proved why he’s one of the most exciting fighters to watch out there after a fight of knockdowns before a points win. Perhaps one of Khan’s opponents Michael Gomez said it best one time: “He’s a world class fighter but has world class vunreabilities.” Maybe that’s why…

No one won the vacant WBO super-flyweight title in Super Fly 3 as it turned out tonight after Donnie Nietes and Aston Palicte fought to a split decision draw. The Forum in Inglewood played host to tonight’s fight between the two Filipino warriors but in the end the fight didn’t…

Shawn Porter became the new WBC welterweight world champion tonight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Many people have written Shawn Porter off during his career only to be proven wrong. Tonight was another one of those cases where his motivation and hustle won a unanimous decision over…