Yorkshire’s Maxi Hughes (26-5-2, 5 KOs) and former unified lightweight champion Australia’s George Kambosos (20-2, 10 KOs) meet for Hughes’ IBO Lightweight title this Saturday, July 22 at the Firelake Arena, Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. NoSmokeSport.com was the first to break the development of the two fighters agreeing to terms on March 2. The bout doubles up as an official eliminator for the IBF world title…
Scotland’s Lee McGregor will face the dangerous Mexican Erik Robles at the Meadowbank Sports Centre this Friday, July 21, live on Channel 5 in the UK. The vacant IBO world super bantamweight title will be on the line when ‘Lightning’ makes a hero’s return to Edinburgh this Friday. The 26-year-old raced to British, Commonwealth and European bantamweight glory…
Samuel Antwi and Mason Cartwright collide in a mouth-watering battle for the vacant British super welterweight title on September 1, live and free-to-air on Channel 5. The pair meet at the University of Bolton Stadium, on the undercard of Lyndon Arthur’s IBO world light heavyweight title showdown with the big-punching Braian Suarez. Wasserman Boxing, in association…
Frank Warren has questioned Anthony Joshua’s “lack of ambition” in a recent interview with Seconds Out. Discussing Joshua’s decision to rematch Dillian Whyte instead of pursuing a fight with Tyson Fury, Warren expressed his dissatisfaction. Frank Warren Fires Off At Anthony Joshua “I’m really amazed at the lack of ambition that AJ has. I don’t…
In a recent TalkSport interview, Todd Duboef, President of Top Rank Boxing, shed light on the forthcoming Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou showdown, a clash set to merge the worlds of boxing and MMA. Top Rank President Talks About Why Fury vs Ngannou Is Happening Duboef confirmed the match between heavyweight boxer Fury and former…
The WBC has now officially ordered their Super Featherweight world champion O’Shaquie Foster to defend his title against the mandatory challenger Mexico’s Eduardo ‘Rocky’ Hernandez. Matchroom Boxing CEO Frank Smith, who promotes Hernandez, is targeting the fight to headline a DAZN US card on Saturday, September 9 in Houston, Texas. Foster is a promotional free agent…
Kingpyn Semi Finals have reached an epic conclusion with multiple best performances from influencers and crazy moments throughout the night. Kingpyn Semi Finals results included some of the best performances ever seen in influencer boxing and one of the craziest moments ever in influencer boxing which could make people at DAZN very unhappy with Kingpyn….
In an exclusive interview with Seconds Out, Chris Boyne, the face behind the influencer boxing tournament, KingPyn, shared his insights on the upcoming event and dispelled bankruptcy rumours. Chris highlighted the level of dedication the influencers, though not professional boxers have put into their training. He emphasized, “They are trained like professional athletes, so people…
Opetaia vs Riakporhe Eddie Hearn recently signed the IBF Cruiserweight world champion, Australia’s Jai Opetaia, in a co-promotion with Tasman fighters. Opetaia has been ordered to face BOXXER-promoted Brit Richard Riakporhe next after Poland’s Mateusz Masternak withdrew from the mandatory position. Hearn has revealed to Boxing Social that he wants to stage Opetaia vs Riakporhe…
Sunderland’s British Super Welterweight champion Josh Kelly (13-1-1, 7 KOs) takes on the undefeated, world-ranked, Argentine Gabriel Corzo (18-0, 3 KOs) for the WBO International title this Saturday, July 15 at the Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle, England live on DAZN. Kelly dominated Troy Williamson last December on points to win the British title in a career-best performance; a display which reminded fans of the reason…
Alycia Baumgardner (14-1 7 KOs) defends her undisputed World Super-Featherweight title for the first time against Christina Linardatou (14-2 6 KOs) this Saturday, July 15, at The Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan live on DAZN. Baumgardner puts all the belts at 130lbs on the line for the second time after a dominant performance over Elhem Mekhaled in New York in February, a first defence in the…
IBF Mandatory World Title challenger Filip Hrgovic will clash with Australia’s undefeated contender Demsey McKean on a huge sold-out night of boxing at The O2 in London on Saturday August 12, shown exclusively live on DAZN around the world and on DAZN PPV in the UK and Ireland. The 12-round Heavyweight clash in association with Wasserman Boxing lands on the undercard of the eagerly-anticipated rematch…
Puerto Rican star Edgar Berlanga and Mexico’s Jaime Munguia have been linked together with a fan-friendly 168-pound clash – the best that can be made on DAZN in the absence of Canelo Alvarez. Munguia and Berlanga seem a natural pair; they share the same age (26), they are in each other’s weight class, they are both coming…
According to Mail Sport, the focus of Conor Benn‘s Monday hearing before the National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP) was to reach a conclusion on where jurisdiction lies for Benn’s two positive tests. Benn’s defence is reportedly primarily focused on UK Anti-Doping’s (UKAD) power to rule over the tests. The son of boxing legend, Nigel Benn, gave…
