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…
In a video interview with Fred Talks Fighting, Minikon talked about his ambitions in the influencer boxing world after his contentious last match. Despite the official outcome, Minikon insists, “Technically, I didn’t lose. Everybody but the judges know that I didn’t lose that fight.” Minikon seems to have brushed off the controversy of the previous…
Bryce Hall did the unthinkable Friday night when he stepped into the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship ring, and he walked out with a win. Bryce Hall BKFC Debut Many people called Bryce Hall crazy, saying he was out of his mind to step into the ring bare knuckle against Gee Perez, a 3-0 pro. But,…
Terence Crawford dominated and knocked out Errol Spence in round nine of their super-fight last month in Las Vegas. Crawford dropped Spence three times, once in round two and twice in round seven before the referee Harvey Dock decided he’d seen enough in the ninth. WBO champion Crawford became the first male fighter to win undisputed titles in…
CATCH ALL OF NOSMOKESPORT’S FIGHT WEEK VIDEO COVERAGE ON YOUTUBE The highly-anticipated rematch between Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte was cancelled on Saturday after Whyte had an adverse analytical finding in a doping test in the lead-up to the pair’s big Heavyweight rematch. Joshua will instead face Robert Helenius (32-4, 21 KOs) this Saturday, August 12 at London’s 17,000-capacity O2 Arena live on DAZN. Joshua-Whyte was…
According to a leaked event listing on the official Monte Carlo SBM (Société des Bains de Mer) website, Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing will return to Monaco on Saturday, November 4. This marks the first card Matchroom have staged in that territory since Nov 2019 since events in Monaco have not returned post-pandemic. These events usually…
Viddal Riley Next Fight vs Unbeaten Nathan Quarless Internet sensation Viddal Riley (9-0, 6 KOs) and Liverpool’s Nathan Quarless (12-0, 0 KOs) will collide in a battle of undefeated fighters, per the BBBofC’s latest circular. Riley and Quarless will meet for the English Cruiserweight title on Saturday, September 30 at the 1200-capacity York Hall, London….
NoSmokeSport.com has learnt that Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing will stage a show on Saturday, September 23 in Orlando, Florida live on DAZN. WBA/WBC champion Jessica McCaskill (12-3, 5KOs) and WBO title holder Sandy Ryan (6-1, 2 KOs) will collide on the card for three welterweight titles, sources tell NoSmokeSport. The unification clash sees a transatlantic, matchup…
Jai Opetaia-Richard Riakporhe was a fight that boxing fans wanted to see. So it came with much disappointment when we found out yesterday afternoon that this fight would not be taking place. READ: Eddie Hearn FUMES At Richard Riakporhe For Pulling Out Of Opetaia Purse Bids, “You Don’t Get Talked Into Turning Down The Opportunity…
The WBC officially ordered their Super Featherweight world champion O’Shaquie Foster to defend his title against the mandatory challenger Mexico’s Eduardo ‘Rocky’ Hernandez last month, NoSmokeSport revealed. Purse bids for the contest took place today, August 8 in Mexico City via Zoom. Matchroom Boxing was the sole bidder and won the promotional rights to the world title fight,…
