In May, Alek Krassyuk (K2 Promotions) won the promotional rights to the WBA mandatory title defence between his fighter Oleksandr Usyk and Queensberry Promotions’ charge Daniel Dubois. Krassyuk successfully outbid the English company headed by Frank Warren with an offer of $8,057,000 which was around $2,400,000 higher than the $5,620,050 bid offered by Dubois’ promoter. Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs), the WBA,…
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Champion Galal Yafai (4-0, 3 KOs) defends his WBC International Flyweight Title against Sheffield’s former British champion, Tommy Frank (15-3-1, 3 KOs) this Saturday, August 19, live on DAZN. Yafai-Frank takes place at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham, England and is the latest headliner in Matchroom Boxing’s ‘NXT GEN’ series. ‘Golden Galal’ turned professional in January 2022 and…
NoSmokeSport.com has learnt that highly-rated prospect Adam Azim (8-0, 6 KOs) will defend his WBA Continental title against the reigning IBO International champion, Ukraine’s Aram Faniian (22-1, 4 KOs). The bout is a reschedule of a June headliner which Azim was forced to pull out of due to injury. His ring return is now set…
Viddal Riley Next Fight vs Unbeaten Nathan Quarless Internet sensation Viddal Riley (9-0, 6 KOs) and Liverpool’s Nathan Quarless (12-0, 0 KOs) will collide in a battle of undefeated fighters, per the BBBofC’s latest circular. Riley and Quarless will meet for the English Cruiserweight title on Saturday, September 30 at the 1200-capacity York Hall, London….
UFC’s Dana White’s Contender Series season seven kicked off tonight with an action-packed card. It was a great night for the opening episode, as five fights went down, and every winner was awarded a contract for the UFC. Winning doesn’t always mean a contract is guaranteed, but the five winners made an impression on Dana…
The WBC officially ordered their Super Featherweight world champion O’Shaquie Foster to defend his title against the mandatory challenger Mexico’s Eduardo ‘Rocky’ Hernandez last month, NoSmokeSport revealed. Purse bids for the contest took place today, August 8 in Mexico City via Zoom. Matchroom Boxing was the sole bidder and won the promotional rights to the world title fight,…
NoSmokeSport.com has learnt that English Heavyweight champion Solomon Dacres (6-0, 2 KOs) will face 28-year-old South African southpaw Chris Thompson (12-4-1, 7 KOs) over ten rounds in his next fight. Dacres vs Thompson will land on the undercard of Matchroom Boxing’s NXT GEN card on August 19 at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham, England live…
Emanuel Steward, born on July 7, 1944, in Bottom Creek, West Virginia, was an iconic figure in the world of professional boxing. Renowned as a trainer and manager, Steward played a pivotal role in the careers of numerous legendary fighters and left an indelible mark on the sport. Emanuel Steward’s interest in boxing began at…
Moses Itauma is in action again this weekend, his fourth outing this year and fourth as a Pro. With plenty of talk around what the young Heavyweight may achieve, Moses is the focus of this weeks Spotlight! At just 18 years old, Moses Itauma has already begun to make waves in the world of professional…
Khamzat Chimaev has been out of action since September of last year when he defeated Kevin Holland at UFC 279. Now, it’s been announced that the undefeated Khamzat will make his return on October 21, 2023 at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi against Paulo Costa. Khamzat Chimaev vs. Paulo Costa Khamzat Chimaev was shown in…
One of the biggest things to happen on the Kingpyn Semi-Finals show was Hemsley’s X-rated moment. And now she is facing the consequences of it. After claiming victory over Ms.Danielka, Daniella Hemsley proceeded to lift up her sports bra and flash her breasts to the arena and the broadcast on DAZN. The instant reaction to…
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…
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. Facing Taylor in Ireland was a major challenge for Cameron and she has now, exclusively, spoken to NoSmokeSport about her experience of…
Former Golden Boy matchmaker, Roberto Diaz, weighed in on the upcoming fight between Jason Quigley and Edgar Berlanga and reflected on the current state of Golden Boy Promotions, in a recent interview with SecondsOut. Berlanga vs Quigley Diaz stated that the Quigley vs Berlanga fight holds immense importance for both fighters, particularly for Quigley. He…
