While KSI celebrated, Logan Paul stood confused and his brother calling the sport rigged after the two made their pro boxing debuts on November 9th. KSI walked out of Staples Center with a majority decision win over the Ohio native on Saturday over a year removed from their 2018 draw in the United Kingdom. While […]
Eddie Hearn believes Deontay Wilder would take the opportunity to become WBC franchise champion to duck fights with Anthony Joshua or Dillian Whyte. “You can’t take anything Wilder says seriously,” The Matchroom Boxing boss told Sky Sports of Wilder’s insistence that he’d never take the Franchise label. “First of all he says ‘one face, one […]
Canelo Alvarez is a world champion in three separate weight classes and opens up a world of possibilities for promoters like Eddie Hearn. Hearn, who runs Matchroom Boxing and is one of the leads for DAZN’s boxing programming, envisions at least five different opponents who can stand across from Alvarez this May. “We’ve got five […]
Title or no title, Oleksandr Usyk is interested in making Dereck Chisora the next man he faces on the road to heavyweight glory. The former undisputed cruiserweight champion’s manager Egis Klimas confirmed as much as the WBO’s mandatory challenger awaits the winner of Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz’s battle for the unified world heavyweight title […]
Jorge Masvidal wants a crack at Canelo Alvarez, and one coach believes the BMF champion can give Canelo a run for his money. “I think he can be very competitive, and he can shock some people,” Masvidal’s head coach Mike Brown told MMA Fighting on Tuesday. “This is what he’s best at,” Brown said of […]
While his half-brother Tyson is dabbling in pro wrestling, Tommy Fury will be heading back into the ring. According to his latest Instagram post, Fury will be fighting under the Daniel Dubois-Kyotaro Fujimoto on December 21 inside the Copper Box Arena. The post states “Are you ready????21.12.19……” with Frank Warren tagged in it. View this […]
A controversial bout has been made, and it is unsure if it will even happen. Daniel Jacobs and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will be facing off in a super-middleweight bout. The fight will be held inside the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. Following a three-fight win streak, Jacobs (35-3) lost to Canelo Alvarez […]
On November 23rd, Deontay Wilder knows what he needs to revise to ensure he finishes Luis Ortiz more emphatically than he did in their 2018 fight. “I didn’t throw enough jabs at him. I wish my feet where in better position as well,” Wilder admitted during an open workout on Tuesday. “Just the little minor […]
Naoya Inoue went the distance not only in the World Boxing Super Series but in his final fight to unify the IBF and WBA “super” bantamweight titles. Inoue squared off against Nonito Donaire in the finals of the WBSS’ bantamweight tournament and unlike his first two fights, he had a more formidable challenge. While Inoue […]
For the past several years there has been an arms race in the sport of boxing, as television networks and digital platforms have been battling for the biggest names in the sport. At the advent of 2019, HBO, one of the biggest platforms for the sport decided to walk away from the sport after nearly […]