British middleweight champion Nathan Heaney (18-0, 6 KOs) will make the first defence of his Lonsdale belt, against Brad Pauls (18-1, 10 KOs) on Saturday, March 16 at Birmingham’s Resorts World Arena, live on TNT Sports. The Stoke fan-favourite is fresh from his stunning victory over Denzel Bentley to claim the title in November. Pauls lost for the English…
One of the most interesting, headline-grabbing boxers of recent times is heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. From his comeback to the ring after struggling with an array of personal problems, he has proved to be an enigmatic character with a quick wit and the ability to get under the skin of his opponents. Fury has been…
Fast-rising Super-Lightweight contender Dalton Smith (15-0, 11 KOs) steps up against the USA’s three-time World Title challenger Jose Zepeda ( 37-4, 28 KOs) on Saturday, March 23 at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena live on DAZN. ‘Thunder’ reinforced his credentials as a future World Champion last time out by sensationally wiping out Liverpool’s Sam Maxwell with a vicious one-punch knockout in the seventh round of their meeting in…
Jessica McCaskill will fight a few weeks later than originally planned. McCaskill was scheduled to defend her WBA, WBC and IBO welterweight titles against Ivana Habazin on April 20 in Croatia after Piranha Promotions, on behalf of Habazin, won the purse bids for $82,500. It was confirmed today though that the fight will no longer…
Last month, Subriel Matias signed a multi-fight co-promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing to continue his career live on DAZN. The highly-rated Matias (20-1 20 KOs) landed the vacant IBF Super-Lightweight title in February 2023, forcing Jeremias Ponce to retire after five rounds. He made one successful defence of his title against mandatory challenger…
Britain’s Tyson Fury and Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk will clash in a #1 vs #2 Heavyweight collision for all four belts on Saturday, May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Queensberry Promotions, Matchroom Boxing, Alex Krassyuk’s K2 Promotions, Tasman Fighters and others will be involved. Fury vs Usyk Leaked Face Off Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) scored a split-decision win over Francis Ngannou in…
Chris Bourke challenges for the British bantamweight title against Ashley Lane on a night of triple title action at York Hall on Friday, March 22, live on TNT Sports. Bourke (13-1, 8) previously unsuccessfully challenged for the British title at super bantamweight against Marc Leach in early 2022 and is now seeking to reboot his…
Legendary boxer and icon Muhammad Ali is set to be a part of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
Matchroom Boxing’s Mexico cards have delivered time after time with competitive and entertaining fights and Eddie Hearn’s company will return to the scene of its best shows on Saturday, May 11. Rocky Hernandez, coming off a final-round knockout loss for the WBC super featherweight title at the hands of O’Shaquie Foster, will feature on the…
A deal for WBC super flyweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada to defend his strap against the unified flyweight titleist Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez is nearing. The battle of the top fifteen pound-for-pound fighters is being targeted for Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday, June 29 – one day before Mexico’s soccer match with Ecuador, also in Arizona. Fernando Sabatini was first….
British Heavyweight star Anthony Joshua takes on the former UFC champion Francis Ngannou on Friday, March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia live on pay-per-view. 34-year-old Joshua (27-3, 24 KOs) stopped Otto Wallin in five rounds at the end of a very active 2023 which also involved a decision win over Jermaine Franklin and a 7th-round KO of Robert Helenius….
Canelo Alvarez will defend his undisputed super middleweight title against Jaime Munguia on May 4 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas live on DAZN and Amazon Prime Video PPV. Canelo Promotions will present the event with the PBC, Zanfer Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions. Alvarez famously split with the PBC around two weeks ago…
Both the EBU and the BBBofC have jointly ordered Dalton Smith (15-0, 11 KOs) to face Adam Azim (11-0, 8 KOs) next. Smith is the mandatory challenger for Azim’s European title and Azim is the official challenger for Smith’s Lonsdale championship. However, the fight doesn’t look like it’s going to materialise. “They’ve already confirmed they’re…
British Heavyweight star Anthony Joshua takes on the former UFC champion Francis Ngannou on Friday, March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia live on pay-per-view. 34-year-old Joshua (27-3, 24 KOs) stopped Otto Wallin in five rounds at the end of a very active 2023 which also involved a decision win over Jermaine Franklin and a 7th-round KO of Robert Helenius….
