Day: September 1, 2021

Sonny Liston was a softly spoken quiet individual. But, when he needed to be, perhaps one of the very fiercest fighters that ever lived. He flipped that switch when he needed to and controlled that darkness within him. In preparations and in action. Granted, a tragic end. One that was…

Modesty is perhaps one of the best traits a boxer, let alone any professional sportsman, or human, can possess. Oldest heavyweight champion of all-time and born again Christian George Foreman an exemplary proponent of the term. When asked where he puts himself on the all-time lists of greats, his reply…

Australian pocket rocket Ebanie Bridges returns to action this weekend in the UK. Quickly coming off a win last time out against Bec Connolly following a thrilling fight and close loss to Shannon Courtresny. She is looking to get another shot at the latter and appears to be in good…

Undefeated lightweight world champion Devin Haney from Las Vegas recently has been involved in a number of well publicized talks permeating around some meaningful fights. Alas, none have come to fruition. Just yet. That said, that might be about to change. BNAV when speaking to a member of team Haney…

Undefeated Mexican-American Vergil Ortiz Jr. has been tearing up the sport of boxing in recent times. Racing to an 18-0 record with 18 knockouts, he could be one of the biggest hitting and most exciting welterweights to watch out for in all of boxing at the moment. Here he is…

The oblivion that was the recent Lopez vs Kambosos fight negotiations has been resolved at last. The two will now do battle at the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York no less. Ahead of the fight, Lopez, considered to be one of the emerging pound for pound talents in…

Boxing, like anything in life, needs interesting competition. Mainly as it is a business as regards professional boxing and fans want to see two perceived competitors, who are the best in the world, fight to establish who the best of the best is. The truth and reality is though, in…

Many boxing fans will of course remember Tijuana’s Erik ‘El Terrible’ Morales. Not least for his trilogy with Marco Antonio Barrera, some of boxing’s best ever fights, surely, but his overall professional boxing career. One that saw him become a seven time, four-weight world champion and take on some of…

It’s an old saying but it’s very true. It only takes one punch in the heavyweights. From a world championship boxing perspective, you only have to look at recent years when Andy Ruiz became the first Mexican heavyweight champion of all-time. Shocking the world against Anthony Joshua in their first…

Son of former world champion Nigel Benn, Conor Benn, has shown improvement fight to fight since turning professional in recent years. His fan-friendly fight style has quickly built him a following with a string of impressive stoppages on his resume so far. Early on, his spiteful body shots and aggression…

Muhammad Ali’s grandson Nico Ali Walsh recently made an impressive professional boxing debut. Scoring a stoppage in Tulsa against opponent Jordan Weeks. Now, Walsh returns quickly. Here are the details of when and where: Boxing as much as possible early on no doubt will help the career development of this…

Son of former world champion Chris Eubank in the UK, Chris Eubank Jr. continues his comeback since defeat to George Groves a few years back. Groves outpointed him at the time but since then Eubank Jr. has put together four wins on the trot. Including a unanimous points decision over…

This weekend undisputed lightweight women’s champion and former Olympic Gold medalist Katie Taylor returns to action. Always in fun fights to watch with an exciting fight style, Taylor looks to make the fifth defense of her WBA, WBO, WBC and IBF belts in the UK against Jennifer Han. Taylor will…

Australian female boxing sensation Ebanie Bridges returns to action this weekend in the UK. Fighting for the fourth time this year already. Bridges comes into Saturday’s bout off the back of a stoppage win only last month against Bec Connolly. Intent on improving as quickly as possible and maximising her…

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is already back in training for another exhibition in the ring. Last November Tyson fought fellow boxing legend Roy Jones in a bout that ended in a draw but captured world attention. Tyson is now planning something even bigger. This December Tyson confirmed on the…

Undisputed 140 lbs. champion Josh Taylor (18-0-13 KO) has had his next fight confirmed. The dynamite Scottish pound for pound rated world champion fights next in Glasgow on December 18th. He will take on Jack Catterall. Although Taylor might not be known to many American sport fans just yet, his…

Boxing needs as much eyeballs as it can get. No doubt about that. As does, any sport. Professional sport that is. Boxing has always found itself part of the entertainment industry. When you go back, even, to Cus D’Amato, trainer of Mike Tyson. He put it well one time. He…

The boxing world has once again being shaken up with some news that might bring a very good fight into play sooner rather than later. Undefeated professional world champion and two-time Olympic Gold medalist Claressa Shields will return to her native sport of boxing soon. Following a brief mixed martial…