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’…
The £365,000,000 Co-op Live Arena officially opened last month in Manchester, It is Britain’s largest indoor arena with a 23,500 capacity, making it bigger than the 21,000 AO Arena in Manchester and the 20,000 O2 Arena in London. The Co-op Live Arena was funded by Oak View Group (OVG) and City Football Group (CFG), who…
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis defends his IBF World Welterweight title against replacement opponent David Avanesyan at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Saturday, July 13, live on DAZN. In his first fight as a World Champion, Ennis (31-0 28 KOs) will return to fight in his hometown for the first time since November 2018. The 26-year-old, born and raised in Germantown,…
Subriel Matías makes a homecoming return to Puerto Rico when he defends his IBF World Jr. Welterweight title against Liam Paro at the Coliseo Juan Aubín Cruz Abreu in Manatí on Saturday, June 15, live worldwide on DAZN. Matías (20-1 20 KOs) landed the vacant IBF Jr. Welterweight title last February, forcing Jeremias Ponce to…
Romford Heavyweight sensation Johnny Fisher will take on Croatian knockout artist Alen Babic when he headlines his first-ever show at the Copper Box Arena in London on Saturday, July 6, shown live worldwide on DAZN. Big punching Fisher, 25, is quickly establishing himself as one of the hottest young talents coming through the domestic scene with…
Chinese giant “Big Bang” Zhilei Zhang (26-2-1, 21 KOs) takes on the former WBC world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (43-3-1, 42 KOs) in the main event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this Saturday, June 1. It’s Chinese power vs Alabama power as the 40-year-old southpaw takes on the Bronze Bomber, who made 10 successful defences of the title he won…
Chinese giant “Big Bang” Zhilei Zhang (26-2-1, 21 KOs) takes on the former WBC world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (43-3-1, 42 KOs) in the main event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this Saturday, June 1. It’s Chinese power vs Alabama power as the 40-year-old southpaw takes on the Bronze Bomber, who made 10 successful defences of the title he won…
In a recent interview, Eddie Hearn mocked Simon Jordan after Jordan and his co-host Jim White spoke to His Excellency, Turki Alalshikh earlier today. Jordan responded to Hearn, furthering their longstanding feud. It is no secret that Eddie Hearn and Simon Jordan do not see eye-to-eye, with TalkSPORT hosting an entire hour-long debate between the…
In a recent interview with IFL, Eddie Hearn comments on last night’s rematch between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall, and speaks on potential opponents for Catterall. Eddie Hearn mocks awful mismatch elsewhere in the interview. Last night saw Josh Taylor fight Jack Catterall in a much-anticipated rematch, following what many saw as a robbery two…
After more than two years of waiting, bitter rivals Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall will finally meet in a hugely anticipated rematch at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on Saturday, May 25. Taylor was advised by his medical team to postpone the rematch from the originally announced April 27 date back four weeks to…
Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall will finally end their bitter feud which was ignited by Taylor’s controversial split decision win over Catterall in their first encounter in Feb 2022. The pair will clash in their hugely anticipated rematch at the First Direct Arena in Leeds this Saturday, May 25 live on DAZN (worldwide excl US) and ESPN +…
The £365,000,000 Co-op Live Arena officially opened last week in Manchester, It is Britain’s largest indoor arena with a 23,500 capacity, making it bigger than the 21,000 AO Arena in Manchester and the 20,000 O2 Arena in London. The Co-op Live Arena was funded by Oak View Group (OVG) and City Football Group (CFG), who…
Dalton Smith (16-0, 12 KOs) earned the biggest win of his career last time out when he stopped three-time title challenger Jose Zepeda to win the WBC Silver championship and rise to the #3 ranking with the governing body. Smith made his plans to win the European title clear and it’s been almost two months…
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…
