Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder will be on the same card on December 23 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia but it won’t be against each other – not for now anyway. Joshua will face Swedish southpaw Otto Wallin in the main event. The Brit, who has already boxed twice this year against Jermaine Franklin and Robert Helenius, will take on the man who gave rival…
In an interview with TalkSport’s Jim White and Simon Jordan, Hall of Fame boxing promoter Frank Warren explodes at Simon Jordan when Jordan criticised Fury’s post-fight antics, including when ‘The Gypsy King’ suggested Oleksandr Usyk only won their clash for the Undisputed title as a result of the horrific conflict ongoing in the Ukraine. Saturday…
Jaime Munguia (42-0, 33 KOs) steps up to face John Ryder (32-6, 18 KOs) at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday, January 27 live on DAZN. Matchroom-promoted Ryder surprisingly, for some people, extended Canelo Alvarez twelve rounds in a gritty effort last May whilst Munguia had a fight-of-the-year contender with Sergiy Derevyanchenko just…
In a remarkable shift of perspective, Talksport pundit Simon Jordan shared insights from his recent, extensive 90-minute conversation with boxer Conor Benn, which has notably altered his view on the athlete’s ongoing controversy. Jordan, who had been vocally critical of Benn in the wake of adverse drug tests and the anticipated fight with Chris Eubank…
Uzbekistan’s Murodjon Akhmadaliev (11-1, 8 KOs) and Mexico’s Kevin Gonzalez (26-0-1, 13 KOs) have a date for their WBA final eliminator. The pair will clash on the undercard of one of the most-anticipated matchups in the boxing calendar on December 16 between Sunny Edwards and Jesse Rodriguez. The WBO/IBF Flyweight unification bout between the undefeated…
In a huge Cinco De Mayo weekend all-Mexican clash, Canelo Alvarez will defend his undisputed super middleweight title against Jaime Munguia. Canelo Promotions will present the event with the PBC, Zanfer Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions. Most boxing fans wanted to see boxing’s bona fide star square off against David Benavidez but that won’t be…
Teofimo Lopez defends his WBO and Ring Magazine titles against Jamaine Ortiz this Thursday, Feb. 8 from Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada. Lopez (19-1, 13 KOs) moved up to junior welterweight in August 2022 with a seventh-round TKO against Pedro Campa and a split decision over Spanish southpaw Sandor Martin that December. In his latest…
This Saturday will see the much-anticipated ‘5v5’ card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Billed as Matchroom vs Queensbury as a result of the bitter rivalry between promoters Eddie Hearn, who heads Team Matchroom, and Frank Warren, who leads Team Queensberry. In a recent interview with IFL, Hearn and Warren tell of plans to make more ‘5v5’…
Manchester’s AO Arena plays host to an exciting domestic clash between Super-Featherweight rivals Jordan Gill (28-2-1, 9 KOs) and Zelfa Barrett (30-2, 16 KOs) on Saturday, April 13, live on DAZN. Chatteris’ Gill, a former European and Commonwealth Champion at Featherweight, stunned Irish hero Michael Conlan with a seventh-round stoppage win on away territory at the SSE Arena Belfast…
Chris Bourke challenges for the British bantamweight title against Ashley Lane on a night of triple title action at York Hall on Friday, March 22, live on TNT Sports. Bourke (13-1, 8) previously unsuccessfully challenged for the British title at super bantamweight against Marc Leach in early 2022 and is now seeking to reboot his…
UFC 296 goes down this Saturday, December 16, 2023 live from the T-Mobile Arena from Las Vegas, Nevada. The card s headlined by a Welterweight Championship clash where champion Leon Edwards defends against Colby Covington. Plus, Flyweight Champion Alexandre Pantoja defends his gold against Brandon Royval in the co-main event. You can see the full…
Unbeaten heavyweight rivals Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke will collide in a ‘Bad Blood’ showdown for the British and Commonwealth Titles, it was confirmed on the Buatsi-Azeez broadcast. Reigning champion Wardley (17-0, 16 KOs) is on an incredible 16-fight KO streak, which has seen him steamroll his way through the domestic division. EXCLUSIVE: Fabio Wardley Talks Frazer Clarke Fight…
In a recent interview uploaded to Matchroom’s own YouTube channel, it was revealed by Eddie Hearn that as a result of injuries sustained in Saturday’s fight for the undisputed titles, it’s possible that we see AJ vs Fury in October, with the current planned date being either on the 12th or 13th, before the winner…
Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing has been one of the most successful boxing promoters in the last few years, but sometimes even they get it very wrong. The company’s ‘Golden Goose’, Anthony Joshua, lost for the first time on his US debut in June 2019. It was one of the biggest upsets of all time and…
