WBC Allow Conor Benn To Continue With His Career But Do Not Properly Convey Benn’s Case, Per Hearn The WBC issued a long overdue ruling on Conor Benn‘s failed drugs test last week. They found “no conclusive evidence” that Benn “engaged in intentional or knowing ingestion of clomiphene” and therefore reinstated the British boxer to…
Jake Paul is no longer undefeated following this past Sunday’s main event bout against the still-undefeated, Tommy Fury. Paul lost in a split decision win that many feels should’ve been unanimous for Fury, but Jake did still walk away with the loss. Immediately, Jake Paul called for a rematch and Tommy said that he was…
Cruiserweight: A Division Struggling To Pit Best vs Best In The Aftermath Of Undisputed Cruiserweight has been in somewhat of a limbo since the departure of former undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk. Sunday night only further muddied the water in the sport’s second-heaviest division with the WBC championship changing hands. Cruiserweight was perhaps the best example…
Against Badou Jack we saw Ilunga Makabu fall apart in the later round, but we have seen Makabu frequently threw his name into the hat to face Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, as soon as the Mexican signaled his intention to go up to cruiserweight and fight a champion at the weight. In fact, the fight between…
Figueroa vs Magsayo Winner Awaits Rey Vargas Decision In Weight American Brandon Figueroa (23-1-1 18 KOs) will face off against Mark Magsayo (24-1 16 KOs) of the Philippines for the WBC Interim Featherweight Championship in the headliner of a Showtime Championship Boxing tripleheader this Saturday, March 4 at the 11,000-capacity Toyota Arena, Ontario, California. The…
Derek Chisora vs Alen Babic Could Be On The Horizon As Both Men Express Interest In Potential Slugfest Clash Derek Chisora was victim to a one-sided beating from Tyson Fury last December which resulted in him suffering a 10th-round TKO loss, only the fourth stoppage defeat of his 15-year plus career, to a decade-long rival. Fury…
Lewis Ritson vs Ohara Davies Tops Stacked North-East Bill North-East fan favourite Lewis Ritson (23-2, 13 KOs) and London’s controversial Ohara Davies (24-2, 17 KOs) will collide on Saturday, March 4 at the 9,000-capacity Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England. Around 4,000 fans are expected in attendance with no TV details confirmed yet Britain’s unbeaten Thomas Patrick Ward (33-0-1, 5 KOs) and US-based Uzbekestani Otabek Kholmatov (10-0, 9…
Tommy Fury ended Jake Paul’s unbeaten streak as a professional boxer on Sunday night in Saudi Arabia, winning by a split decision in their boxing match. Despite being knocked down in the final round, Tommy Fury got back up and won on points. He expressed his willingness to face Paul again after celebrating his victory….
Popular Saudi Boxer and flagship Skill Challenge Promotions fighter Ziyad Almaayouf learned the hard way tonight what it means to match your prospects carefully, especially against South Americans, Mexicans, and in this case, Ecuadorian. Ziyad Almaayouf came into his fight as a shinning prospect with a record of 1-0 making a lot of noise in…
Subriel Matias Extended His Record To 19-1 And Continued His Perfect KO Ratio In Wins Subriel Matias stopped Jermias Ponce last night in strange circumstances, to win the IBF Super Lightweight world title. The Minneapolis crowd were treated to a great fight from the opening bell, with Ponce coming out very quickly, landing numerous body…
As reported by IFL TV, ‘The White Rhino’ Dave Allen is in talks with Eddie Hearn to fight for the British heavyweight title against Fabio Wardley. Dave Allen came out bombs ahoy against Michael Bassett 2-8 (2 KOs) at the Hilton Hotel in Malta, landing several of his signature overhand rights flush within seconds of…
Usyk vs Wilder Could Happen Next If Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk Can’t Agree On A Deal Britain’s WBC Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) and Ukraine’s unified ruler Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) have been in negotiations for several months to stage a blockbuster undisputed fight. Talks that seem to date back as…
Liverpudlian Peter McGrail set for Matchroom debut on Smith vs. Stepien card Liverpool amateur sensation turned 6-0 Super-Bantamweight prospect Peter McGrail has signed a long-term promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and will make his debut under the promotional banner on the stacked Callum Smith vs. Pawel Stepien show at the M&S Bank Arena on Saturday…
Amateur talent Criztec Bazaldua makes pro debut in Mexico on March 4 Criztec Bazaldua has signed a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom. The amateur sensation is set to make his professional debut on Saturday March 4 at the Polideportivo Arena in Culiacan, Mexico exclusively live on DAZN over four rounds at Lightweight against Jose Bustamante (1-0). Bazaldua brings a…
