Leigh Wood: I’LL MEET HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING, I CAN’T SEE IT REACHING THE HALFWAY POINT Leigh Wood has promised to meet Mauricio Lara “in the middle of the ring” and has boldly predicted that their highly anticipated WBA Featherweight World Title clash at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham this Saturday, shown live worldwide on DAZN (excluding Australia…
Dalton Smith vs Sam Maxwell Could Be The Third And Final Defence For Smith To Win The Belt Outright NoSmokeSport has confirmed that British Super Lightweight champion Dalton Smith (13-0, 10 KOs) will headline Sheffield’s 12,000-capacity Utilita Arena in April should he get past Billy Allington (10-1) this Saturday on the Wood-Lara undercard in Nottingham,…
Wood vs Lara: Newly-Crowned World Champion Puts It All On The Line In First Defence As Underdog In a reschedule of their highly-anticipated showdown, Britain’s Leigh Wood (26-2, 16 KOs) will defend his WBA world Featherweight championship against Mexican dangerman Mauricio Lara (25-2-1, 18 KOs) this Saturday, February 18. Wood Lara takes place at England’s 10,000-capacity Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham with very limited…
Matchroom Eyes Britain vs Ireland, Maxi Hughes vs Gary Cully Lightweight Clash On Katie Taylor Homecoming Show Former IBO Lightweight champion, Yorkshire’s Maxi Hughes (26-5-2, 5 KOs) revealed to iFL TV that he has been offered a fight with Naas’ Gary Cully (15-0, 9 KOs). Both Hughes and Cully are world-ranked lightweights represented by Eddie…
Youssef Khoumari And Reece Bellotti Set For Domestic Thriller On The Upcoming DAZN Schedule According to the British Boxing Board of Control’s (BBBofC) latest circular, Wembely’s Youssef Khoumari (14-1-1, 5 KOs) and Watford-based Reece Bellotti (15-5, 13 KOs) will collide in an eliminator for the British super featherweight championship on a Matchroom/DAZN card. Khoumari is…
Mandatory Challenger Ellie Scotney Will Have To Settle For The IBF Interim Title For Now Super Bantamweight contender Ellie Scotney (6-0) will have to wait a little bit longer for her world title shot as Eddie Hearn has confirmed to Boxing UK that the 25-year-old Londoner will face the IBF #2 Maureen Shea (30-2-1) in…
JOSHUA VS FRANKLIN UNDERCARD FEATURES TWO COMPELLING MATCHUPS Craig Richards will face Ricards Bolotniks for the WBA Intercontinental Light-Heavyweight Title and EBU European Middleweight Champion Matteo Signani will defend his belt against Felix Cash at The O2 in London on Saturday April 1, live worldwide on DAZN. Richards (17-3-1, 10 KOs) was originally scheduled to face Bolotnik’s (19-6-1, 8 KOs) on the undercard…
American Contender Raymond Ford Closing In On 126 Pound Title Shot WBA #3 Raymond Ford (13-0, 7 KOs) will face former world champion Jessie Magdaleno (29-1, 18 KOs) on April 8 in San Antonio, Texas live on DAZN. The 23-year-old unbeaten southpaw will take another step up in competition after a career-best win over Namibia’s…
Mikaela Mayer Shocked Eddie Hearn Not Willing To Put On Undisputed Title Rematch Alycia Baumgardner (14-1, 7 KOs) became the undisputed super featherweight champion on Saturday at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater. The American dropped Elhem Mekhaled twice en route to a convincing 10-round unanimous decision. Immediately afterwards, in the ring, she was asked about…
Jermaine Franklin Is Not As Impressed As Eddie Hearn And Others By Anthony Joshua’s Resume Britain’s former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) will return to the ring on Saturday, April 1 at London’s 18,000-capacity O2 Arena live on DAZN worldwide (NOT PPV). Joshua faces top 15, American Heavyweight Jermaine Franklin (21-1, 14 KOs). Fight negotiations between the pair almost fell apart at…
Jermaine Franklin To Train In Florida With Jesse Addison For Career Biggest Fight Britain’s former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) will return to the ring on Saturday, April 1 at London’s 18,000-capacity O2 Arena live on DAZN worldwide (NOT PPV). Joshua faces top 15, American Heavyweight Jermaine Franklin (21-1, 14 KOs). Fight negotiations between the pair almost fell apart at…
JOSHUA VS FRANKLIN BLOCKBUSTER BOUT TO BE INCLUDED IN DAZN SUBSCRIPTION MATCHROOM AND DAZN ANNOUNCE FIRST 2023 SHOWS INCLUDING TAYLOR VS. SERRANO II ON MAY 20 IN DUBLIN Former two-time unified Heavyweight Champion of the World Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) fights at The O2 in London for the first time since 2016 as he begins life…
Kid Shamrock To Get IBO Title Shot As Dennis Hogan Features On Major Night For Irish Boxing According to independent news outlet International Boxing News, Dennis Hogan (31-4-1, 7 KOs) will defend his IBO super welterweight championship against Liverpool’s James Metcalf (24-2, 15 KOs) on the historic Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano rematch undercard, scheduled…
Announcement Nearing For Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin As Contracts Signed Sources tell NoSmokeBoxing that top 15, American Heavyweight Jermaine Franklin (21-1, 14 KOs) and Britain’s former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) will have both signed contracts today for an April 1 bout at London’s 18,000-capacity O2 Arena expected to land on a DAZN platform. Franklin agreed to…
