Calvin Ford, renowned for his role as the boxing trainer of WBA Lightweight Champion Gervonta Davis, finds himself in a legal quandary following his arrest on December 29th 2023. Ford, a respected figure in the boxing community known for steering young athletes like Gervonta Davis, now known as Abdul Wahid to championship heights, was taken…
British light-heavyweight Anthony Yarde has contemplated a significant move up to the cruiserweight division, signalling a new chapter in his already illustrious career in boxing which has seen him f Anthony Yarde: Eyeing a Mighty Leap to Cruiserweight Anthony Yarde, a formidable name in the light heavyweight ranks, is setting his sights on the cruiserweight…
In a shocking turn of events, Jarrell Miller, the heavyweight boxer, was arrested in Florida for carjacking and burglary with assault or battery. The arrest came just ten days after Miller’s loss to Daniel Dubois. At Haims Motors, a car dealership in Hollywood, Florida, Jarrell Miller Carjacking Incident Jarrell Miller and an unidentified woman orchestrated…
Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is actively seeking new opponents in the boxing ring after a change in his fight plans. Initially signed to face Deontay Wilder, Joshua’s path shifted due to his impressive victory over Otto Wallin, a former Tyson Fury opponent, and Wilder’s simultaneous defeat to Joseph Parker. Now, with several potential contenders…
In an electrifying reveal at RIZIN 45, Manny Pacquiao confirmed his return to the ring to face Floyd Mayweather in a rematch slated for 2024 which has reignited a longstanding debate: Is this rematch happening too late for fans to truly appreciate it just like their first fight? After their first fight in 2015, which…
Misfits Boxing had a mega 2023, with innovations like tag-team boxing and mega events like the PRIME CARD. With this in mind, let’s take a look ahead and see what they could and should do for 2024. I have chosen seven different things that I’d love to see happen in 2024 involving/on Misfits Boxing. Some…
Fight Of The Year (M) Joe Cordina SD 12 Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov Joe Cordina controversially lost his title at the end of 2022 when he pulled out of his mandatory defence against Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov due to injury. It was a hasty decision and met with plenty of criticism but the IBF are known to be strict…
Katie Taylor became a two-weight undisputed world champion when she defeated Chantelle Cameron in their thrilling Dublin rematch. After losing for the first time in May, Taylor managed to win a majority decision (scorecards: 98-92, 96-94, 95-95) when the pair battled in front of 9k of Taylor’s home fans. Taylor started the fight strong, using…
Joe Cordina controversially lost his title at the end of 2022 when he pulled out of his mandatory defence against Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov due to injury. It was a hasty decision and met with plenty of criticism but the IBF are known to be strict and we saw the most recent example of that with Jai…
Naoya Inoue and Terence Crawford are each other’s biggest challenges, not inside the ring but outside of it. The pair will battle for the P4P #1 spot, Fighter of the Year (2023) and Performance of the Year (2023). But for NoSmokeSport, it is the Japanese Monster who takes the first two of those positions. Inoue…
The consensus over the past few years has been that Katie Taylor is ageing, slowing down and that her best years are past her. Taylor’s historic bout with Amanda Serrano was the fight that people thought we’d see as the beginning of the end but the P4P #1 managed to do just enough to nick…
On the undercard of Devin Haney vs Vasily Lomachenko, Junto Nakatani faced Andrew Moloney for the vacant WBO Super Flyweight title. What on paper could have been somewhat competitive, absolutely wasn’t. Nakatani pummeled Moloney, won every single round, and was landing heavy uppercuts and straight-back hands throughout. The Japanese pugilist floored the Australian in the…
Davison Eclipses BoMac For Trainer Of The Year The two clear frontrunners for trainer of the year are Brian McIntyre (BoMac) and Ben Davison. BoMac coached Terence Crawford to his 9th-round TKO win over Errol Spence in the most important fight in 2023 and helped Chris Eubank Jr avenge his only stoppage defeat to Liam…
Peter McGrail was set for his US debut on a Brit-heavy card against the once-beaten Ja’Rico O’Quinn. A strong favourite, the 2020 Olympian was proving just why he was dubbed the ‘Scouse Lomachenko’. McGrail scored his first knockdown in the second, stopping the jab of O’Quinn, moving to his left and catching the American square…
