Joshua Buatsi Could Face World-Ranked Polish Fighter On BOXXER Debut WBA #1, Croydon’s Joshua Buatsi (16-0, 13 KOs) will make his BOXXER debut on May 6 at Birmingham’s 15,000-capacity Resorts World Arena live on Sky Sports. NoSmokeSport has learnt that the frontrunner to face Buatsi is Poland’s unbeaten, world-ranked contender Pawel Stepien (18-0-1, 12 KOs). Stepien is ranked in 2 governing bodies:…
Lightweight Gary Cully Could Meet Robbie Davies Jr Conqueror At Undetermined Catchweight Gary Cully is still trying to finalise an opponent for his slot on the Taylor-Cameron card, and an All-Irish lightweight affair could materialise. Lightweight sensation Cully (16-0, 10 KOs) signed with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing after his impressive fifth-round stoppage of Miguel Vazquez…
Heaney vs Flatley 2 Tops ‘Fight Night Live’ From A Near-Sellout Telford Stoke hero Nathan Heaney (16-0, 6 KOs) and Bolton man Jack Flatley (20-3-1, 4) will rematch for the vacant WBA Continental middleweight title in the featured attraction of a Frank Warren/Queensberry Promotions event at the Telford International Centre in Shropshire, England this Saturday March…
Arthur vs Suarez IBO Title Fight Opens A Weekend Of North-West Boxing Former WBO #1 Lyndon Arthur (21-1, 15 KOs) will collide with Argentina’s big-punching Braian Nahuel Suarez (18-1, 17 KOs) in the main event of a Wasserman Boxing promotion this Friday, March 24 at the University of Bolton Stadium, Greater Manchester live and free on Channel 5. James…
Okolie vs Light Tops Manchester Arena Bill As WBO Champion Makes BOXXER Debut Britain’s Lawrence Okolie (18-0, 14 KOs) defends his WBO World Cruiserweight Championship against his undefeated mandatory challenger, New Zealand’s David Light (20-0, 12 KOs) this Saturday, March 25 at the 20,000-capacity AO Arena in Manchester, England, Live on Sky Sports. Okolie captured British, Commonwealth and…
Joshua vs Franklin Undercard: Cash and Williams look to set up tasty clash – Rising Brit Heavyweight Wardley meets American Coffie Rising British Heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley will face American Michael Polite-Coffie on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s clash with Jermaine Franklin at The O2 in London on Saturday, April 1, live worldwide on DAZN – as Austin Williams will look to close in on…
Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Ricards Bolotniks Confirmed As Craig Richards Pulls Out Of April 1 Fight Boxing’s bona fide superstar Canelo Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) will defend his Undisputed Super-Middleweight title against his WBO mandatory challenger, Britain’s John Ryder (32-5, 18 KOs) at the 50,000-capacity Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico on Saturday, May 6, live on DAZN PPV in the US…
Eddie Hearn Disappointed At Joshua Buatsi’s Comments Towards Himself And DAZN Eddie Hearn has twice tried to match WBA Light Heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (21-0, 11 KOs) with British contender Joshua Buatsi (16-0, 13 KOs). Earlier this month, it was revealed that Buatsi had turned down the opportunity for the second time, a move which was blasted by…
Leon Edwards successfully defended his welterweight title by winning a points decision against Kamaru Usman at UFC 286 in London. The fight took place at the O2 Arena in front of Edwards’ home fans, seven months after the pair’s previous encounter in Salt Lake City. Leon Edwards Retains His Title At UFC286 Despite a nervy,…
Michael McKinson emphatically stopped Sergio Dos Santos Carvalho (13-1, 11 KOs) in the 5th round at a small hall show in Rome. McKinson had stated before the fight to JTH Boxing, his reasoning for taking the fight in Italy, highlighting a desire for staying active to best prepare him for challenges to come. ‘I want to…
Joshua Whyte 2 Not Next As Dillian Whyte Expected To Return In June? Following his controversial majority decision win over Jermaine Franklin, who faces Anthony Joshua on April 1, world title challenger Dillian Whyte (29-3, 19 KOs) is expected to return to the ring on June 10 at an undetermined site in London, England with…
Nikhat Zareen and Estelle Mossely win in style, as controversial championships begin The Women’s World Boxing Championships 2023 started this week in New Delhi. Indian trailblazer Nikhat Zareen and IBO world champion Estelle Mossely from France are the standout fighters of the amateur tournament and began their respective campaigns with emphatic wins. The event is being organized by…
Ijaz Ahmed and Marcel Braithwaite battled to a split draw (114-115 Braithwaite, 117-111 Ahmed, 114-114). In the aftermath, Ahmed pondered whether he was “cursed” and said he was “upset with the result.” This a sadly familiar story for Ijaz Ahmed, who has drawn twice with Kaisy Khademi in previous attempts to win the British super-flyweight belt. However, the…
Matchroom Returns To Newcastle With Birtley 4, 3 Title Fights Topped By Pattinson vs Jenkins 28-year-old Northumberland prospect Cyrus Pattinson (5-0, 3 KOs) meets one-time British and Commonwealth welterweight champion, Welshmen Chris Jenkins (23-6-3, 8 KOs) in the main event this Saturday, March 18 at the 10,000-capacity Utilita Arena in Newcastle live on DAZN. Jenkins is coming off a tight decision loss to MTK Golden…
