Murat Gassiev’s inactivity is remarkable, even by modern standards. He has only completed three fights since his World Boxing Super Series final defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in 2018 for the unified cruiserweight crown. Even more remarkably, his punching acumen combined with the lack of quality of the opponents means he has only completed 5 full…
Showtime’s Espinoza Believes Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia Promotion Will Be A ‘Social Media First’ Promotion After months of speculation, fight negotiations between Ryan Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs) and Gervonta Davis (28-0, 26 KOs) looked to have hit a brick wall with no new positive updates and the fighters seemingly looking elsewhere for their next bout, a much too…
Misfits returns for its 5th outing Saturday night live on DAZN, this time in Telford. Ever the eye brow raiser, more questions and eyes have been cast on the event this time with the first ever tag team boxing match. We take a look at what you can expect from Misfits 005. The Main Event…
What struck me about Jarrett Hurd’s defining career win against Erislandy Lara for three world championship belts in 2018 was one bit of personal information given about Hurd by the commentary team. He was fighting for all that gold and glory, while his parents were angling for him to move out of the family home….
Boxing Betting Tips Ahead Of The Two Major Cards Taking Place This Weekend With two mainstream shows this weekend, the betting markets are filled with value. In this week’s piece I have picked out four selections for everyone to get their teeth into. On Saturday night in Newcastle, Ohara Davies will face Lewis Ritson in…
George Kambosos vs Maxi Hughes Agreed As Hughes Departs From Matchroom Maxi Hughes will finally land the big fight he’s been begging for. Multiple sources have confirmed to NoSmokeSport that Hughes has signed a contract to face the former unified lightweight champion Australia’s George Kambosos, with the bout likely to land in Australia in May…
Regis Prograis vs Jack Catterall Is Catterall’s Preferred Option But A Ordered Final Eliminator Could Also Be In Play NoSmokeSport understands that representatives of undisputed super lightweight title challenger, Chorley’s Jack Catterall (26-1, 13 KOs) and WBC champion, USA’s Regis Prograis (28-1, 24 KOs) are in talks for a May fight for Prograis’ WBC 140-pound title. Catterall…
Ritson vs Davies TV Channel Confirmed As FITE In The UK North-East fan favourite Lewis Ritson (23-2, 13 KOs) and London’s controversial Ohara Davies (24-2, 17 KOs) will collide in an eliminator for the WBA Super Lightweight championship this Saturday, March 4 at the 9,000-capacity Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England live on FITE PPV for £14.49. Ritson has recorded back-to-back wins under the radar…
ARTHUR VS SUAREZ UNDERCARD: English Title Final Eliminator And Domestic 50-50 Added Top local talent and rising stars are confirmed to feature on Wasserman Boxing’s first free-to-air show of 2023, live on Channel 5 from the University of Bolton Arena on Friday, March 24 in association with Infinitum Entertainment. Manchester boxer Lyndon Arthur (21-1, 15 KOs) tops…
NATHAN HEANEY HEALED AND ALL SET FOR JACK FLATLEY SEQUEL NATHAN HEANEY REPORTS that his dashing good looks are still intact with his facial features having survived a brush with the dome of Jack Flatley back in September. Heaney and Flatley were approaching the midway point of a fascinating title fight at the Manchester Arena…
Top Boxing Prospects From The UK And IRE That We Think Can Be Big Stars In Years To Come In the 2nd instalment of our prospects to watch series, we will be taking a look at the lighter weight classes. Despite not necessarily having the same shine as the heavier weights, this doesn’t mean there…
Fulton vs Inoue Date Confirmed As P4P Matchup Added To Loaded Boxing Schedule Sunday, May 7 will be the date for the highly anticipated clash between unified super bantamweight champion Stephen Fulton, and former 3 weight world champion Naoya Inoue. The fight will take place in the famous 20,000-capacity arena located in Inoue’s home country…
Boxing Prospects From The UK That We Think Can Be Household Names In The Next Few Years The future of the sport in the UK is looking bright. With four ‘big’ promoters on four different platforms, fights almost every weekend, and a host of prospects that should see the British scene climb to new highs…
On the 27th of February, Nikhat Zareen unsurprisingly made the team for the Boxing Federation of India Women’s World Boxing Championships 2023 team. The event is being held in her hometown of India at a sports complex in New Delhi. For the largest sub-continent in the world, India pulls its weight as a boxing nation more…
