With the withdrawal of Olympic star Pat McCormack due to injury, Matchroom’s new Super Bantamweight signing Shabaz Masoud (11-0, 4 KOs) gets an unexpected opportunity to top the bill. Masoud’s WBA Intercontinental title fight with Colombia’s Jose Sanmartin (34-7-1, 21 KOs) was originally scheduled for last month in Liverpool but the unbeaten prospect pulled out just a day before the…
Dmitry Bivol, who is considered one of boxing’s top fighters, is expected to end a 14-month layoff on January 13 in the United States. Matchroom Boxing requested a permit to promote a show at the brand-new Fontainebleau Resort And Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on Jan 13. The site is expected to host Bivol’s…
Mark Dickinson went on a massive rant at today’s Matchroom NXT GEN press conference ahead of his English title eliminator with Grant Dennis Dickinson (5-0) takes a big step up as he meets former Southern Area champion Dennis (18-5) on Saturday night in Newcastle. Ahead of the fight, the pair met at a spicy press…
British Lightweight champion Gavin Gwynne (16-2-1, 4 KOs) will challenge the undefeated Italian southpaw Emiliano Marsili (42-0-1, 16 KOs) for the vacant European Lightweight title in the main event. The clash was originally scheduled for the Dec 2 undercard of Hamzah Sheeraz-Liam Williams but Sheeraz sustained a perforated eardrum in training and, therefore, the fight has been postponed until…
Jake Paul Vs Andre August will be Jake Paul’s second professional boxing opponent in his pursuit of a world title, which he has claimed multiple times he is capable of winning. Andre August is a 10-1 cruiserweight Boxer, with his only loss coming by knockout against Eric Abraham ( 7-16). His last win was a…
Australia’s Jai Opetaia decisioned the #1 Cruiserweight Mairis Briedis to win the IBF and Ring Magazine Cruiserweight titles in their fight of the year contender last July. Opetaia sustained a jaw injury in the bout and had promotional issues to deal with, thereby sidelining his first defence. The IBF finally ordered him to face his…
Adam Azim (9-0, 6 KO’s) and Franck Petitjean (24-6-3, 6 KO’s) collide in the main event as BOXXER heads to Wolverhampton on Saturday, November 18th, live and exclusively on Sky Sports. The European Super Lightweight title clash is a near-sellout at the 3,000-capacity ‘The Halls’ as 21-year-old, world-ranked Azim stays active with a third outing in 2023 following…
Chris Billam-Smith makes the first defence of his WBO Cruiserweight title against Poland’s Mateusz Masternak on Sunday, December 10. The world title fight will headline a BOXXER card at Bournemouth’s 3,500-capacity Bournemouth International Centre, Live on Sky Sports in the UK and Peacock in the US. READ: Haney vs Prograis Undercard CONFIRMED: Liam Paro vs Montana Love Set…
Unbeaten super lightweight contender Harlem Eubank (18-0, 7 KOs) headlines in his hometown at The Brighton Centre against Germany’s Timo Schwarzkopf (22-5, 13 KOs) this Friday, November 10 live on Channel 5. Eubank topped the bill for the first time last November when he scored a wide decision win over Tom Farrell. That was followed by a tough…
In a tightly fought main event tonight in Casino De Monte-Carlo, Joe Cordina emerged victorious by majority decision after a gruelling twelve rounds that left fans on the edge of their seats. The contest saw Cordina pitted against a determined challenger in the Texas native, Edward Vazquez. The loser, Edward Vasquez didnt appear happy with…
Wasserman Boxing has today announced the long-term promotional signing of unbeaten super middleweight star Lerrone Richards A former British, Commonwealth, European and IBO champion, Richards has joined forces with global promoter Wasserman Boxing to take his career to the next level. The 31-year-old is the sleeping giant in the 168lbs division and will kick-start his pursuit of…
Joe Cordina will defend his IBF Super-Featherweight World Title against American rival Edward Vazquez at the famous Casino de Monte Carlo in Monte Carlo, Monaco on Saturday, November 4, live on DAZN. Cordina (16-0, 9 KOs) is widely regarded as one of the best British fighters today, a two-time champion of the world in just 16 fights, and returns to the…
Francis Ngannou took the boxing world by storm last weekend after a close split decision loss to Tyson Fury. Though he did lose, Francis is the hot topic coming out of the fight and many are wondering when we could see him again and against who? Well, Ngannou’s agent Marquel Martin answered some of those…
Unbeaten Middleweight contenders Denis Radovan (17-0-1, 8 KOs) and Andrei Mikhailovich (20-0, 12 KOs) will meet in a final eliminator for the IBF crown on a Wasserman Show. The clash between Germany’s Radovan and New Zealand’s Mikhailovich is being targeted for the undercard of Josh Kelly’s DAZN headliner against Roarke Knapp on December 16 in…
