Ahead of this weekend’s big heavyweight title fight in Saudi Arabia former champion Anthony Joshua has been taking a lot of heat both from fans …
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The Russian heavyweight boxer was due to compete against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder last year but the fight did not go ahead in the end. …
Interestingly this time around, instead of filming the show months and weeks leading up to the fight, Showtime have instead focused the series on …
The fight this weekend will see both the WBC and WBA (Super) world welterweight titles on the line at the Barclays Center in New York. Ahead of the …
A lot of the talk this week in the boxing world seems to be emanating around David Haye and Tony Bellew’s heavyweight fight this weekend, but in many …
In it, Haye also speaks of his past as a youngster growing up and competing in other sports such as rugby where he often thought about “breaking the …
The phrase “Make boxing great again” has been a common one in US boxing media lately, as a bit of a joke almost since President of America Donald …
Mind games have continued all the way through the build-up to Saturday’s much (possibly overly so) hyped event in the UK. It continued today with the …
Last year Premier Boxing Champions, which is the TV series that has a lot of the TV dates in US pro boxing at the moment, had a big night following …
The press conference, well, the final one before they fight on Saturday, took place today in London. The pair as expected continued their trash talk, …
Michael Conlan is ub many fight fans eyes’ one of the most promising professional boxers to come from Ireland in many, many years. With this, …
On the Monday press conference in Liverpool leading up to this weekend’s bout, former WBA heavyweight world champion David Haye lashed out at the …
Not long to go now until what could be one of the best welterweight title fights in some time. Certainly in the United States. Many professional …
Haye will meet WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew in a heavyweight pay per view bout on Saturday night, and has been on the verbal assault on him …
He currently holds the all time highest knockout percentage in the middleweight (160lbs) division. Whether or not he stays in the division for the …
A UK heavyweight grudge match that has garnered interest from a variety across the sports spectrum. In large part for their ability to talk. But on …
Porter has shared the ring in his last fight against one of this weekend’s protagonists too, Keith Thurman. On that night back in June 2016 Thurman …
Mayweather was out of town in California this past weekend, celebrating with the likes of Mariah Carey no less. However bad news has come for him in …
It’s a fight that undeniably would set the world of boxing alight. Golovkin is respectful when it comes to Mayweather’s ability but today has laughed …
First off, it’s really none of anyone’s business what Haye’s financial position is. But due to the frequent nature that it’s been brought up by both …
Wilder is coming off his own in-ring appearance just last weekend that saw him record a win over Gerald Washington, as well as having been involved …
When Canelo and Chavez Jr face off in the ring there will likely be as much fighting passion within the squared circle that you’ll see anywhere this …
It will be St.Patrick’s weekend in New York when the pair collide in what should be a genuinely entertaining middleweight title fight. HBO’s award …
Following last weekend’s successful WBC heavyweight title defence by Deontay Wilder, a story of a street brawl in front of kids and another man’s …
As to be expected, Haye was heckled hard by the passionate Liverpool crowd in attendance. Haye was more than happy to oblige and bite on more than …
Wilder headlined the card and defended his WBC heavyweight title, while heavyweight contender Dominic Breazeale appeared in a thrilling contest on …
A man known for his deep convictions and study of the sweet science. He was by Haye’s side for much of his in-ring glory and is widely credited as …
As well as being trainer to one of the top heavyweights in the world, Breland comes from a decorated boxing career himself. He is a former world …
It’s a fight that the boxing public have wanted for sometime. It’s an event that has the ability to be the biggest pay per view boxing event in the …
This will not be the fight fans want Wilder to be in next up in truth, as many had hoped he would be in a big showdown next up or unification against …
The biggest one in boxing history to date, at least financially, was Mayweather vs Pacquiao back in 2015. We recently did a PPV buys look at what …
It was a fight I enjoyed from start to finish. One that had a little bit of everything. Hurd ultimately scored a stoppage win over Tony Harrison, but …
Tony Bellew’s professional boxing record reads 28-2-1 (18KO) and has shown in the past that he definitely has a punch. But his upcoming opponent …
The pair don’t like each other, that much is crystal clear. They sat down with Sky Sports host Johnny Nelson to have a chat face to face ahead of …
The match took place in the US as part of a Premier Boxing Champions event. It was a fight that Alabama native Wilder won in convincing fashion, …
It was an event headlined by WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder who defended his title with a stoppage win over ex-football player Gerald …
Reigning champion Wilder ultimately won the fight by stoppage in the end. But he had to shake off a lot of ring rust early on during a frustrating …
When it comes to professional boxing, things very rarely surprise a journalist after a few years of covering the sport. It’s a red blooded, nutty …
It was one of the more enjoyable heavyweight scraps I’ve seen in recent times, a bit of a slug fest. But isn’t that what fans tune in to watch the …
It doesn’t seem that long ago that this boxing writer was a young fan growing up watching Mayweather come through the ranks as a young pro on TV. Now …
There’s few who know more about the technical science of high level pro boxing than him. So when Mayweather Sr is asked about his son fighting …
Usually in the world of big fights, they tend to need endless months of promotion and time of negotiations before they get made. However refreshingly …
Going into the fight we predicted that it would be a Wilder win and indeed it was. Gerald Washington was looking to become the first heavyweight …
It was an interesting fight for the most part. Lets take a look at how Jarrett Hurd vs Tony Harrison played out in our round by round report card. In …
Many will remember American Dominic Breazeale for his unsuccessful challenge against IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in 2015. But tonight he …
Haye has always been a big puncher. It’s one of the reasons why people tune into watch him. Whatever you think of him as a boxer or indeed as a man, …
The two men are now making final tweaks in their preparation with just over a week to go until March 4th’s grudge match. All those months of hatred …
The two fighters have been involved in the governing body running the fight – the WBC’s (World Boxing Council) new anti-doping program designed to …
Rey Vargas was a step up for McDonnell in his world title challenge, that much was clear going into the fight. The boxing tonight between the two was …
Luke ‘Cool Hand’ Campbell and his trainer Jorge Rubio marched confidently towards the ring as Campbell prepared to defend his WBC silver title …
We were looking forward to Tommy Coyle’s latest fight recently after watching this savage battle back a couple of weeks ago. The fans in attendance …
The two have been on a gigantic press tour across the United States and Mexico this week that has seen them meet fans in multiple cities ahead of …
During the week an emotional Gerald Washington took to the stage in the final pre-fight press conference ahead of tonight’s fight. Overwhelmed by the …
During the week it was reported that a $38 million offer is on the table to stage a Manny Pacquiao vs Amir Khan fight in the UAE in 2017. Former UK …
Ever the salesman, Haye can never be accused of not knowing how to get people interested in a fight. Perhaps one of the best to do it of his boxing …
Not many might realize that Braekhus is the only current world champion in boxing today that holds every major title in her weight class (WBC, WBA, …
Ahead of the biggest fight of his professional career against Keith Thurman next month, Garcia has taken a stroll down memory lane on where it all …
Wilder is a man known for the ferocity of his fists – having rendered virtually all of his professional opponents on the canvas thus far. But not all …
This concern came after the WBO president laid out a deadline for team Fury to sign the official fight contract by 12pm today (UK time). The WBO …
Boxing News and Views spoke with Smith this week on the phone. Starting off in our conversation I asked him now that the lawsuit has been dismissed …
Stylistically, it might have all the ingredients for a toe to toe battle between two of Mexico’s modern day most famed fighting sons. Promoter Oscar …
27 year old Buglioni will be known to many UK and Irish fight fans in particular, for his exciting style exhibited in his professional career to date …
There is no denying that fans make fights and without them, there is no professional sport of boxing in the first place. Anyone involved at the top …
Former professional boxer and porn actor Yusaf Mack has been involved in a scuffle captured online. Boxing fans might remember Yusaf Mack for his …
No doubt these tickets will sell quick, given the popularity of both fighters in the Mexican and American boxing markets, and indeed around the …
Recently it was confirmed that terms had been agreed for the fight between IBF welterweight champion Brook’s promoters and that of American boxing …
Since losing his world title to Belfast’s Carl Frampton in Feburary 2016, Quigg has boxed just once to date, winning a stoppage over Jose Cayetano …
Michael Conlan is currently preparing for his pro debut this St Patrick’s Day at Madison Square Garden in New York. It will be the same weekend that …
Recently for the first time I had the chance to watch the movie ‘Cinderella Man’ played by Russell Crowe. The award winning film is based around the …
It appears all differences that Mayweather and Broner once had have been put aside. The two had somewhat of a public spat in 2016 for different …
What can only be described as utter carnage took place at an Elland Road boxing show this weekend in the UK. One that saw masses of fans involved in …
Thurman besides being an excellent world champion, comes across as a man who really studies the history of the sport of boxing and indeed the …
This weekend’s Broner fight was co-promoted by Mayweather Promotions and it is well documented the strong relationship that exists between both …
The pair will showdown in a world middleweight unification match next month on March 18th at Madison Square Garden. They’ve weighed in as of the 18th …
Indeed, he’s been given similar honors in the past, but this marks the latest one in Detroit. Thomas Hearns was part of the famous Kronk Gym in …
Peterson, a former unified super-lightweight champion, looked very assured in his challenge for the WBA (regular) 147lbs title – ultimately taking …
Adrien Broner vs Granados proved to be a more competitive, action filled encounter that some may have suspected beforehand. But as we said throughout …
Watson was one of the great super-middleweights of his era, boxing alongside the likes of Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank and Steve Collins during a golden …
The two welterweights are set to do battle tonight in Broner’s home State of Ohio and prior to the bout, Boxing News and Views spoke exclusively to …
The fight will take place tonight at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Broner will take on Granados in a welterweight bout, with the …
Mayweather vs Conor McGregor talks continues to rattle on with no end in sight soon, with McGregor mentioning he’s got his eyes firmly set on the …
Lamont Peterson vs David Avanesyan will be the bout supporting tonight’s Adrien Broner main event fight against Adrian Granados. It will also see a …
The video comes not long after we spoke to the boxer whom Benn’s verbal assault is aimed at – Robin Deakin. I spoke with Robin Deakin here in recent …
The Ohio State Athletic Commission will be regulating tonight’s big fight on Showtime, and the State has a solid history of producing awesome fight …
Roy Jones Jr vs Bobby Gunn represented the coming together of two fighters now past their prime from a professional boxing perspective, but still due …
There has been plenty of backlash to these particular comments so far. But, thus far, it doesn’t look like Angel Garcia will face any action. However …
This weekend’s fight will be shown on Showtime and will feature the return of Ohio’s most famed current fighting son – Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner. …
The event coverage is expected to start at about 6pm ET/ 3pm PT (11pm in the UK). It pits one of boxing’s true greats Roy Jones Jr, all be it now at …
Prior to a three and a half year hiatus from pro boxing, David Haye was scheduled to take on Tyson Fury a few years back for a second time. He had to …
Just a couple of weeks to go and buzz is starting to build ahead of what could be one of the early fight of the year contenders between not just two …
21 year old Hernandez has been highly touted as a potential star of the future since winning a Bronze medal for the United States at the 2016 Rio …
In Germany Promoter Eddie Hearn touched on how he believes the fight will be the biggest heavyweight bout since Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson. He could …
Jermall Charlo (25-0-19KO) can now never be a man labelled as ducking hard fights or for not seeking the toughest challenges. During his reign as IBF …
For purist fans of the sport of boxing, you’ll be more than familiar with the work of Erislandy Lara (22-4-14KO). As technically gifted a world …
A fight between two undefeated pugilists now in the 140lbs division was announced by Golden Boy today. One that could potentially go some way to …
The winner of Eleider Alvarez vs Lucian Bute will have earned a crack at WBC division title holder Adonis Stevenson, so neither man is understandably …
28 year old Conor McGregor has definitely made a huge name for himself. Perhaps quicker than anyone ever did in combat sports history (boxing or …
In a pure boxing match it would be strange to see why an MMA commentator would be in the mix to joint call the fight, given the fact it would be …
Danny Garcia’s father is as colorful a character as you’ll see in boxing, who sometimes over steps the mark with his pre-fight antics before his …
Unless you’re living under a rock lately, you’ll probably have heard of some kind of fight between two chaps called Floyd Mayweather and Conor …