NATHAN HEANEY HEALED AND ALL SET FOR JACK FLATLEY SEQUEL NATHAN HEANEY REPORTS that his dashing good looks are still intact with his facial features having survived a brush with the dome of Jack Flatley back in September. Heaney and Flatley were approaching the midway point of a fascinating title fight at the Manchester Arena…
WBC Allow Conor Benn To Continue With His Career But Do Not Properly Convey Benn’s Case, Per Hearn The WBC issued a long overdue ruling on Conor Benn‘s failed drugs test last week. They found “no conclusive evidence” that Benn “engaged in intentional or knowing ingestion of clomiphene” and therefore reinstated the British boxer to…
Derek Chisora vs Alen Babic Could Be On The Horizon As Both Men Express Interest In Potential Slugfest Clash Derek Chisora was victim to a one-sided beating from Tyson Fury last December which resulted in him suffering a 10th-round TKO loss, only the fourth stoppage defeat of his 15-year plus career, to a decade-long rival. Fury…
Lewis Ritson vs Ohara Davies Tops Stacked North-East Bill North-East fan favourite Lewis Ritson (23-2, 13 KOs) and London’s controversial Ohara Davies (24-2, 17 KOs) will collide on Saturday, March 4 at the 9,000-capacity Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England. Around 4,000 fans are expected in attendance with no TV details confirmed yet Britain’s unbeaten Thomas Patrick Ward (33-0-1, 5 KOs) and US-based Uzbekestani Otabek Kholmatov (10-0, 9…
Usyk vs Wilder Could Happen Next If Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk Can’t Agree On A Deal Britain’s WBC Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) and Ukraine’s unified ruler Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) have been in negotiations for several months to stage a blockbuster undisputed fight. Talks that seem to date back as…
Liverpudlian Peter McGrail set for Matchroom debut on Smith vs. Stepien card Liverpool amateur sensation turned 6-0 Super-Bantamweight prospect Peter McGrail has signed a long-term promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and will make his debut under the promotional banner on the stacked Callum Smith vs. Pawel Stepien show at the M&S Bank Arena on Saturday…
Amateur talent Criztec Bazaldua makes pro debut in Mexico on March 4 Criztec Bazaldua has signed a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom. The amateur sensation is set to make his professional debut on Saturday March 4 at the Polideportivo Arena in Culiacan, Mexico exclusively live on DAZN over four rounds at Lightweight against Jose Bustamante (1-0). Bazaldua brings a…
Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury Dominates The Headlines In A Slow Month For Boxing THIRD TIME LUCKY – A crossover battle that has captured the imagination of not only their respective fan bases and the world of boxing but also the general public. Jake Paul (6-0, 4 KOs) and Tommy Fury (8-0, 4 KOs) will…
22-year-old Yorkshire Prospect Hopey Price Commits Deal With Leading Promoter Leeds Super-Bantamweight star Hopey Price has signed a new multi-fight promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing ahead of his clash with Thomas Masson for the vacant WBA Continental Title at the Utilita Arena Newcastle on Saturday March 18, shown live worldwide on DAZN. The slick 22-year-old southpaw (9-0,…
Okolie vs Light Undercard Boosted By English Title Action And Top Prospects Manchester, England – (February 23, 2023) – A thrilling English championship bout, two Olympians and the promotional debut of an exciting super-middleweight prospect have today been announced for the undercard of the BOXXER Fight Night: Manchester event taking place Saturday March 25 at the AO Arena….
Joshua Buatsi’s Trainer Has Indicated He Will Reject A World Title Shot Against Bivol In the absence of an undisputed clash with WBC, IBF, WBO champion Artur Beterbiev, Dmitry Bivol (21-0, 11 KOs) is expected to defend his WBA Light Heavyweight championship in May/June with June 3 in Abu Dhabi a possibility, NoSmokeSport understands. The…
Canelo vs Ryder Venue To be 50,000-capacity + Stadium In Guadalajara, Mexico P4P star Canelo Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) and mandatory challenger, Britain’s John Ryder (32-5, 18 KOs) are finalizing a deal to meet on May 6 for Canelo’s undisputed super middleweight championship, according to ESPN’s Mike Coppinger. The UK was touted as an option to stage the fight…
MAYER-LINARDATOU CONFIRMED AS CO-FEATURE ON JOYCE VS ZHANG UNDERCARD Mikaela Mayer is fighting back in the U.K. for the second time in a row. The former unified super-featherweight belt-holder will make her lightweight debut against former two-time super-lightweight world champion Christina ‘Medusa’ Linardatou on Saturday, 15 April at Copper Box Arena in London, live on…
Talented prospect Khaleel Majid (10-0, 3 KOs) became only the seventh man to stop career journeyman Jamie Quinn in over 150 contests this Saturday in his hometown of Bolton. Majid has fought just ten times in over four years due to the pandemic and injuries, and when he stopped Quinn he did so after a…
