MANCHESTER, August 8, 2023 – Boxing talent Adam Azim is set to ignite the AO Arena in Manchester on September 2nd, joining the Smith vs Eubank II pay-per-view showdown, a Sky Sports Box Office exclusive. The young talent dubbed the hottest in British boxing, is aiming to fast-track his ascent to world-title contention, motivated by…
The highly-anticipated rematch between Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte was cancelled on Saturday after Whyte had an adverse analytical finding in a doping test in the lead-up to the pair’s big Heavyweight rematch. Joshua will instead face Robert Helenius (32-4, 21 KOs) this Saturday, August 12 at London’s 17,000-capacity O2 Arena live on DAZN. Joshua-Whyte was a DAZN…
Last month, the National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP) ruled in favour of Welterweight star Conor Benn ending his provisional suspension with UK Anti-Doping (UKAD). UKAD, who provisionally suspended Benn earlier this year, have approximately ten or so days more to appeal this decision. This means that Benn would be eligible to box in this country, subject…
With the lower weight classes providing some of the best fights in the sport in recent years, the 4 lightest weights are sometimes difficult to keep up with. With updates on Kenshiro Teraji, Sunny Edwards, Juan Francisco Estrada, and Knockout CP Freshmart, I take you through the world title picture at 115lbs, 112lbs, 108lbs, and…
Overtime has made significant progress in Basketball and American Football developing young talent into the highest levels of the sport and Friday saw them take their first venture into the world of boxing. The sports giant’s target audience is ‘Gen Z’ sports fans which means the large majority of their promotional work is done on…
The highly-anticipated rematch between Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte was cancelled today after Whyte had an adverse analytical finding in a doping test in the lead-up to the pair’s August 12 rematch at London’s O2 Arena live on DAZN PPV. “August 5, 2023 – Today, the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) informed Matchroom, the Association of…
Terence Crawford dominated and knocked out Errol Spence in round nine of their super-fight this Saturday in Las Vegas. Crawford dropped Spence three times, once in round two and twice in round seven before the referee Harvey Dock decided he’d seen enough in the ninth. WBO champion Crawford became the first male fighter to win undisputed titles in…
Chantelle Cameron (18-0, 8 KOs) retained her undisputed super lightweight championship for the first time when she upset the P4P #1 and female boxing’s biggest star, Katie Taylor (22-0, 6 KOs) in Taylor’s Ireland homecoming this May. Cameron claimed a 95-95, 96-94, 96-94 majority decision win over Taylor. The Irishwoman has since activated her contractual rematch clause. The pair…
In an interview with iFLTV, Eddie Hearn laid out his views on the decisions made by Tyson Fury and his team. Addressing recent comments from Frank Warren, Fury’s promoter, Hearn clarified his position that he believes Tyson Fury deciding to fight Francis Ngannou is “good business” but not the route Anthony Joshua wanted to take….
Veteran boxing promoter, Frank Warren, opened up about the forthcoming Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou fight in a recent interview with iFLTV, claiming it will be the biggest event he’s ever been involved in. Frank Warren Makes Bold Claim About Fury vs Ngannou “This is going to be a massive, massive event and the marketing…
Terence Crawford dominated and knocked out Errol Spence in round nine of their super-fight this Saturday in Las Vegas. Crawford dropped Spence three times, once in round two and twice in round seven before the referee Harvey Dock decided he’d seen enough in the ninth. WBO champion Crawford became the first male fighter to win…
The IBF officially ordered their Cruiserweight champion Australia’s Jai Opetaia to face Britain’s Richard Riakporhe after Poland’s Mateusz Masternak withdrew from the mandatory position. Opetaia, who is widely regarded as the #1 fighter in the division, was signed by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing in July – a deal that had been in the works before…
Dana White’s Contender Series Season 7 returns tonight, August 8, 2023. The fan favorite show will air live on UFC Fight Pass and ESPN+ at 7PM EST. DWCS consists of weekly episodes with five fights, where the winners could be offered spots on the UFC roster. The unsigned MMA talent are looking to put on…
Alycia Baumgardner tested positive for Mesterolone in a Drug-Free Sports test three days before her fight with Christina Linardatou. Jessica McCaskill went on ‘ThaBoxingVoice’ yesterday night to discuss Baumgardner’s failed test and seemed to suggest that Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing may have played a part in the adverse analytical finding. In comments that have since…
