It was confirmed on Tuesday, as long rumoured, that Showtime will leave boxing at the end of 2023 after thirty-seven years in the sport. The exit from boxing comes five years after HBO’s as the two major US broadcasters in the sport for the last few decades both tip their hat to the pugilistic art….
Matchroom CEO Claims That Low Ticket Sales Could Potentially Be Behind The Buatsi vs Azeez Postponement The all-British clash between the WBA #1 and #2 world-ranked light heavyweights Joshua Buatsi and Dan Azeez has been postponed after Azeez suffered a back injury in his final training session. NoSmokeSport.com has learnt and Ben Shalom has confirmed that BOXXER hopes to…
Anthony Joshua is expected to return to the ring by the end of the year. The British Heavyweight superstar has now flown out to Texas to begin camp with Derrick James – according to Ade Oladipo. NoSmokeSport understands that AJ could fight on December 23 in Abu Dhabi, with Conor Benn-Chris Eubank Jr previously rumoured…
Eddie Hearn signed Katie Taylor in 2016 when women’s boxing wasn’t really existent at all in the UK market. A move which was heavily criticised at the time, Taylor was given star treatment from debut and fast-tracked towards a world title. READ: Cameron vs Taylor 2 Undercard CONFIRMED Last April, Taylor and Amanda Serrano sold…
The all-British clash between the WBA #1 and #2 world-ranked light heavyweights Joshua Buatsi and Dan Azeez has been postponed after Azeez suffered a back injury in his final training session. NoSmokeSport.com has learnt and Ben Shalom has confirmed that BOXXER hopes to reschedule the fight before the end of the year. READ: Catterall vs Linares Undercard Information All…
Gary Cully will make his big return to Dublin this November when he fights Reece Mould for the WBA Continental Europe lightweight title – but this time he insists his homecoming is “personal”. ’The Diva’ (16-1-0, 10 KOs) was left stunned last May when Mexican rival Jose Felix ripped up the script and inflicted the Irish lightweight’s only…
Showtime has long been rumoured to follow HBO and exit from boxing. Every year is apparently Showtime’s last but the broadcaster has continued to invest in and stay in the sport despite rumours of its demise. 2023 – a flagship year for the network’s boxing schedule and this year the rumours may well be true….
KSI vs Tommy Fury PPV Buys Reported As 1,300,000 In Monumental Success For Misfits And DAZN Tommy Fury scored a controversial decision win over Social Media sensation KSI in their DAZN PPV headliner this Saturday at the sold-out AO Arena in Manchester, Fury, who was deducted a point in round two for hitting behind the head, won 57-56 (4 rounds to 2)…
Jake Paul, is set to make a high-profile return to the ring on December 15th. Fans will be able to catch all the action live on the sports streaming service DAZN. Jake Paul’s Next Fight Jake Paul, who has garnered significant attention in the boxing world for his unexpected but impressive foray into the sport,…
WBA #1 Joshua Buatsi (17-0, 13 KOs) is set to face the British Light Heavyweight champion, Dan Azeez (19-0, 13 KOs) in an all-London clash on Saturday, October 21 at London’s 17,000-capacity O2 Arena live on Sky Sports. Buatsi-Azeez will be a final eliminator for Dmitry Bivol’s WBA Light Heavyweight title. Bivol defended his title most recently against mandatory Gilberto Ramirez in Nov 2022. Azeez…
Tommy Fury scored a controversial decision win over Social Media sensation KSI in their DAZN PPV headliner yesterday at the sold-out AO Arena in Manchester, Fury, who was deducted a point in round two for hitting behind the head, won 57-56 (4 rounds to 2) on all three of the judges’ scorecards – although it…
Live on DAZN tonight, the eagerly-awaited showdown between KSI and Tommy Fury took center stage as the headline act of the Misfits PRIME cards. A contest that had its scrappy moments saw the judges lean towards Tommy Fury’s persistent aggression. Tommy Fury wasted no time, piling pressure on KSI from the get-go. However, KSI countered…
In a showdown filled with drama and talk, Logan Paul found himself chanting “I forgive you” at Dillon Danis, centre-ring, setting the tone for what was to come. The bell rang, and Round 1 was a cagey dance. Danis, almost statue-like with a high guard, threw a handful of punches while Logan, cool as ice,…
Canal Plus’ exit from boxing has caused a world of mayhem for WBA Cruiserweight champion Arsen Goulamirian. A French court is understood to have ruled on August 25 that Sebastien Acaries’ contract with Canal + for €450,000/world title fight-headlined show was invalid. This decision forced Goulamirian’s September bout with Ireland’s Tommy McCarthy to be scrapped….
