Double Olympic Gold medallist Claressa Shields of Flint, Michigan is understandably proud of her back to back Olympic triumphs. A remarkable feat in fairness. An achievement and boxer or athlete period would be rightly proud of. In one recent interview with two reporters for DAZN YouTube (hat tip) they were curious to explore a rumor […]

Today sees Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer weigh-in ahead of their undisputed middleweight title unification bout this weekend at the iconic Boardwalk in Atlantic City. In many ways this is the biggest women’s title fight in boxing ever for a number of reasons. The fact Claressa Shields is a double Olympic champ, that both are

A welterweight super fight between pound for pound top dogs and welterweight champions Errol Spence and Terence Crawford could be a lot closer to happening in 2019 than many think now. Despite boxing politics, the two fighters being signed to an adviser and promoter who despise one another, and the fact that both fight on

This Friday night, Manchester’s favourite boxing son, Anthony Crolla, is the first of two Britons looking to overhaul the lopsided odds on the road, against a pair of international, pound-for-pound superstars. The WBA and WBO Lightweight champion of the world, Vasyl Lomachenko, has redefined many laws of boxing with his jaw dropping speed, athleticism and

Former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson has lived a life perhaps that of ten people. An extraordinary career in the boxing ring perhaps only bested by the unique journey lived outside of it. Unique to put mildly. At one point he actually owned a pet tiger and a lion and regularly could be seen wrestling

Popular heavyweight boxer Dillian Whyte is known for his knockout fists inside the ring but the more and more his star continues to grow — the more boxing fans are also getting acquainted with his lighter side. Certainly a uniquely blunt and x-rated sense of humor most of the time. Many times over the years

Pound for pound rated Mikey Garcia recently lost a unanimous points points decision to IBF welterweight world champion Errol Spence in Texas. Garcia was moving up in two weight categories to be fair to him. He was always going to be up against it against Errol Spence looking back on the fight. Perhaps the only