World-renowned boxing trainer and Cutman, Russ Anber, voiced his frustration about the current state of the heavyweight boxing scene in a recent interview with Seconds Out. Anber took issue with Tyson Fury’s decision to take on UFC fighter Francis Ngannou instead of facing fellow Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk to unify the belts. Russ Anber Slams…
Chris Eubank Jr (32-3, 23 KOs) and Liam Smith (33-3-1, 20 KOs) have officially announced their rematch. Smith sensationally stopped Eubank Jr in the fourth round when they met in January at a sold-out AO Arena in Manchester. It was the first stoppage defeat for the man from Brighton, with the Liverpudlian an underdog going in. The first fight…
Alycia Baumgardner tested positive for Mesterolone in a Drug-Free Sports test three days before her fight with Christina Linardatou. Jessica McCaskill went on ‘ThaBoxingVoice’ yesterday night to discuss Baumgardner’s failed test and seemed to suggest that Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing may have played a part in the adverse analytical finding. In comments that have since…
Bolton Super-Lightweight prospect Khaleel Majid (10-0, 3 KOs) makes his Matchroom debut against Italy’s Alessandro Fersula (9-4) over eight rounds. Majid has never faced a fighter with a winning record or boxed over six rounds making this a significant step in the right direction for ‘Major’. Fersula has gone the distance in all four of his professional defeats and…
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Champion Galal Yafai (4-0, 3 KOs) defends his WBC International Flyweight Title against Sheffield’s former British champion, Tommy Frank (15-3-1, 3 KOs) this Saturday, August 19, live on DAZN. Yafai-Frank takes place at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham, England and is the latest headliner in Matchroom Boxing’s ‘NXT GEN’ series. ‘Golden Galal’ turned professional in January 2022 and…
The Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) informed Matchroom Boxing on Saturday, August 5 that Dillian Whyte returned adverse analytical findings as part of a random anti-doping protocol. As a result, his long-awaited DAZN pay-per-view rematch with Anthony Joshua at London’s O2 was cancelled with Robert Helenius stepping in at the 11h-hour to face AJ instead. NoSmokeSport.com has…
Alycia Baumgardner tested positive for Mesterolone in a Drug-Free Sports test three days before her fight with Christina Linardatou. Jessica McCaskill went on ‘ThaBoxingVoice’ yesterday night to discuss Baumgardner’s failed test and seemed to suggest that Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing may have played a part in the adverse analytical finding. “So let’s do the math,…
Frank Smith of Matchroom Sports, has responded to allegations that his company is intentionally disrupting fights organized by rival promotion company BOXXER. Speaking with Seconds Out, Smith rejected claims made by BOXXER’s Ben Shalom that Matchroom is causing problems in the world of boxing. Frank Smith refuted the idea that Matchroom tried to disrupt the…
Dennis McCann will face a huge test against perennial European level contender Ionut Baluta at the York Hall, London, this Friday, August 18th, live on TNT Sports (formally BT Sport). McCann, who won the Commonwealth title against Joe Ham Jnr last November, was due to be out in April, however, injury prevented his return. He…
Last month, the National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP) ruled in favour of Welterweight star Conor Benn ending his provisional suspension with UK Anti-Doping (UKAD). Benn was cleared to fight in this country after the independent body ruled that UKAD could no longer suspend the athlete. The exact reason for this ruling is unknown with promoter Eddie…
Ebanie Bridges and Conor McGregor went viral over the weekend after the pair arrived together at London’s O2 to watch Anthony Joshua’s 7th-round KO of Robert Helenius. Bridges, the IBF world Bantamweight champion from Australia, was helping UFC star McGregor promote his ‘Forged Irish Stout’ drink which was sponsoring the event. Joshua famously drank the…
The IBF officially ordered their Cruiserweight champion Australia’s Jai Opetaia to face Britain’s Richard Riakporhe after Poland’s Mateusz Masternak withdrew from the mandatory position. Opetaia, who is widely regarded as the #1 fighter in the division, was signed by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing in July – a deal that had been in the works before the IBF ordered Opetaia-Riakporhe. Riakporhe…
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Champion Galal Yafai (4-0, 3 KOs) defends his WBC International Flyweight Title against Sheffield’s former British champion, Tommy Frank (15-3-1, 3 KOs) this Saturday, August 19, live on DAZN. Yafai-Frank takes place at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham, England and is the latest headliner in Matchroom Boxing’s ‘NXT GEN’ series. ‘Golden Galal’ turned professional in January 2022 and…
NoSmokeSport.com has learnt that highly-rated prospect Adam Azim (8-0, 6 KOs) will defend his WBA Continental title against the reigning IBO International champion, Ukraine’s Aram Faniian (22-1, 4 KOs). The bout is a reschedule of a June headliner which Azim was forced to pull out of due to injury. His ring return is now set…
