Month: January 2020

Philly’s Danny Garcia scored a shut out points decision on Saturday night over Ivan Redkach at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Garcia and his father Angel Garcia have long been big names in the sport but have been on a bit of a rebuilding journey in recent times…

Following UFC star Conor McGregor’s recent return to winning form in the sport of mixed martial arts he now finds himself linked again with a possible return to professional boxing. The one time pro boxer (0-1) in no part helped fuel this himself, mentioning before his recent win over Donald…

Some shocking news has emerged in the world of sports in the form of basketball legend Kobe Bryant tragically losing his life. At just aged 41, Bryant has been confirmed to have been killed in a helicopter accident. Very sad news indeed and totally unexpected. Bryant, someone who contributed so…

Chris Eubank Jr has copped himself a bit of unfortunate news it would appear. The popular fighter while away from home came home to find his house burgled with multiple items missing and the place trashed. The boxer has posted a video online however which is going viral which includes…

A bubbling new rivalry between two of boxing’s brightest young stars appears to be forming nicely at the moment. Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis both have made quick moves as professionals in recent years and both already have solid fan bases. Davis would tell you his fan base is bigger…

Danny Garcia returns to work this weekend against Ivan Redkach at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Provided he wins, he’s back in the mix for some interesting fights at welterweight. No doubt about it. One of those could be against fellow PBC stablemate Manny Pacquiao. Or even a…

This race is on for who will win the lottery ticket of fighting boxing super star Canelo Alvarez next up on Cinco De Mayo weekend. The date in early May is yet to be officially announced but Canelo with his gargantuan Mexican fan base usually fights on it in Las…

UFC fight star and one time professional boxer Conor McGregor returned to winning ways in the UFC this weekend with a quick stoppage win over Donald Cerrone inside of 40 seconds. Going into the bout the Irishman mentioned that one of his goals from here on out was to become…

It’s hard to believe that Muhammad Ali would have been 78 this week if he was still around but alas, although ‘The Greatest’ may not be still with us in body any more, his spirit lives on. His legacy transcends the sport of boxing as indeed one of humanity’s greatest…

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis is quickly becoming a real star in boxing. Certainly in the States and soon internationally, no doubt about it. 2020 however could prove to be the real year that he breaks out in terms of being a huge star but to do so he’ll need some meaningful…

Respected young British trainer Ben Davison is no longer working with lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury professionally but the two have said they remain close friends since their recent split. Fury has instead enlisted Sugar Hill and Andy Lee in his corner for his upcoming rematch with WBC heavyweight Deontay…

2019 proved to be a hugely successful year for boxing’s current biggest star Canelo Alvarez. The Mexican fighting machine ended the year by moving up to 175 lbs and defeating feared puncher Sergey Kovalev with an awesome knockout. 2020 promises much for Alvarez again as he currently reigns in many…

Floyd Mayweather ha now been officially confirmed as the Fighter of the Decade for the period 2010-2020 by the Boxing Writers Association of America. It is no secret that ‘Money’ Mayweather is the most successful boxer in history in terms of money earned and generated for his fights. Indeed, many…

Talks at the moment about a possible Conor McGregor vs Manny Pacquiao boxing match appear to be remaining consistent and certainly legit. McGregor returns tonight in the UFC against Donald Cerrone but all week the Irish fight star has remained consistent in his wanting to return to the sport of…

The tallies are officially in and the voting is over for the Boxing Writers Association of America’s ‘Fighter of the Decade’ award. The previous decade’s (2000-2010) award was won by Filipino boxing legend and icon Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao. A fighter considered to be one of the best of his era…

In some really left field news this whole Conor McGregor vs Manny Pacquiao boxing match idea continues to grow legs. Indeed, both McGregor himself is on record of saying he’d like the fight and one of his goals is to become a world champion in boxing. With Pacquiao being a…

In the ultra hype driven boxing era that we are now in — it appears YouTube and celebrity boxing is not going away anytime soon. That said, it doesn’t look like it’s going to be consistently happening either at the same time. The KSI vs Logan Paul fights in recent…

January is typically a slow month in the fight game but one Conor McGregor making his return to the UFC this month seems to have drummed up a lot of noise. McGregor fought in professional boxing just once when he was stopped by Floyd Mayweather a few years ago in…

Dillian Whyte not long ago was running the risk of being the forgotten man of the heavyweight division. The exciting and always value for money heavyweight from the UK has been shafted left, right and center by various forces in the sport in recent years. Disgracefully so really. But, you…

Boxing promoters traditionally have come in for a lot of flack over the years from various quarters. Yes, some deserved and justified. Granted. That being said, these days, in the modern professional sports world and business some of the aforementioned is perhaps tiresome and unjustified in many instances. It’s easy…

The build up to Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury 2 is in full swing following this week’s press conference in LA with both men clearly already focused on fight night next month. On February 22nd in Las Vegas the pair will again do battle for the WBC heavyweight championship of…

The big one is upon us today. Later on at approximately 2pm local time in LA on the West coast, WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and lineal champion Tyson Fury will once again meet in person. A little over a year since their first bout in December 2018, a fight…

Recently Terence Crawford and Errol Spence, two of boxing’s leading welterweight fighters and pound for pound stars – went to war outside of the ring. So to speak. The two who are known to be more of the quiet top fighters in the sport when it comes to trash talking,…

Later today will mark the first time both WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and lineal champion Tyson Fury will have come face to face in some time. The two are well acquainted with one another at this stage after a memorable press tour before their first fight back in 2018.…

It has been many, many decades since former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and his one time trainer Teddy Atlas worked professionally together but the latter still seems to be intent on holding a grudge against the former. The pair worked together in Tyson’s early days before Tyson mentor Cus D’Amato…

Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is currently deep in preparations for next month’s February 22nd rematch with Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas. Fury will enlist new trainer Sugar Hill and assistant coach, former world champion Andy Lee in his corner for the rematch. It is clear that Fury is in…

Ireland’s Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan lost by TKO on Saturday night to Jaime Munguia but put up a brave and commendable performance as always. The 35-year-old Cork man has never been one to shy away from challenges or big fights in his professional career. A fighter though and through, the Mahon…

Standout US boxing prospect Ryan Garcia will return to work and get his new year and decade off to a start next month on February 14th against Francisco Fonseca. But, what is being planned for him after that is quite the bit of news in terms of a tough challenge…

Perhaps one of the biggest heavyweight fights the sport of boxing has seen in years is quickly approaching. Refreshingly — early in the year too. Admittedly, when I learned yesterday that the bout will indeed now have a formal press conference this Monday I felt re-energized. Previously it was expected…

Double Olympic Gold medalist Claressa Shields continued her winning streak as a professional this past Friday night with a points win over Ivana Habazin in Atlantic City. Shields won the contest by unanimous decision and improved her professional boxing record to 10-0 (2 KO). Recently Shields has been linked with…

The new year is in full swing and boxing fans continue to demand the fights they want to see in the new decade. Top of many fans’ list is a showdown between welterweight supremos Errol Spence and Terence Crawford. The former still recovering from a serious car accident but with…

The prestigious ‘Fighter of the Decade’ award is set to be announced soon and accordingly, the boxing community is in frenzy mode at the moment in anticipation of who should win. Pundits, fans and professional fighters alike are all having their say at the moment. Front runners for the award…

As the 2020 boxing year kicks off perhaps one of the most intriguing developments in 2019 to look back on was the sport’s glamour division — the heavyweights. While fans still wait to see who emerges as the undisputed champion of the top fighters, things appear to be edging closer…

WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford knows he is at risk of having his career pass him by if he doesn’t do something to get a big fight at 147 lbs sooner or later. He’s said in the past that fights with himself against fighters on rival networks against him will…