Top Boxing Prospects From The UK And IRE That We Think Can Be Big Stars In Years To Come In the 2nd instalment of our prospects to watch series, we will be taking a look at the lighter weight classes. Despite not necessarily having the same shine as the heavier weights, this doesn’t mean there…
Boxing Prospects From The UK That We Think Can Be Household Names In The Next Few Years The future of the sport in the UK is looking bright. With four ‘big’ promoters on four different platforms, fights almost every weekend, and a host of prospects that should see the British scene climb to new highs…
WBC Allow Conor Benn To Continue With His Career But Do Not Properly Convey Benn’s Case, Per Hearn The WBC issued a long overdue ruling on Conor Benn‘s failed drugs test last week. They found “no conclusive evidence” that Benn “engaged in intentional or knowing ingestion of clomiphene” and therefore reinstated the British boxer to…
Derek Chisora vs Alen Babic Could Be On The Horizon As Both Men Express Interest In Potential Slugfest Clash Derek Chisora was victim to a one-sided beating from Tyson Fury last December which resulted in him suffering a 10th-round TKO loss, only the fourth stoppage defeat of his 15-year plus career, to a decade-long rival. Fury…
Liverpudlian Peter McGrail set for Matchroom debut on Smith vs. Stepien card Liverpool amateur sensation turned 6-0 Super-Bantamweight prospect Peter McGrail has signed a long-term promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and will make his debut under the promotional banner on the stacked Callum Smith vs. Pawel Stepien show at the M&S Bank Arena on Saturday…
Amateur talent Criztec Bazaldua makes pro debut in Mexico on March 4 Criztec Bazaldua has signed a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom. The amateur sensation is set to make his professional debut on Saturday March 4 at the Polideportivo Arena in Culiacan, Mexico exclusively live on DAZN over four rounds at Lightweight against Jose Bustamante (1-0). Bazaldua brings a…
22-year-old Yorkshire Prospect Hopey Price Commits Deal With Leading Promoter Leeds Super-Bantamweight star Hopey Price has signed a new multi-fight promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing ahead of his clash with Thomas Masson for the vacant WBA Continental Title at the Utilita Arena Newcastle on Saturday March 18, shown live worldwide on DAZN. The slick 22-year-old southpaw (9-0,…
Joshua Buatsi’s Trainer Has Indicated He Will Reject A World Title Shot Against Bivol In the absence of an undisputed clash with WBC, IBF, WBO champion Artur Beterbiev, Dmitry Bivol (21-0, 11 KOs) is expected to defend his WBA Light Heavyweight championship in May/June with June 3 in Abu Dhabi a possibility, NoSmokeSport understands. The…
Canelo vs Ryder Venue To be 50,000-capacity + Stadium In Guadalajara, Mexico P4P star Canelo Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) and mandatory challenger, Britain’s John Ryder (32-5, 18 KOs) are finalizing a deal to meet on May 6 for Canelo’s undisputed super middleweight championship, according to ESPN’s Mike Coppinger. The UK was touted as an option to stage the fight…
Talented prospect Khaleel Majid (10-0, 3 KOs) became only the seventh man to stop career journeyman Jamie Quinn in over 150 contests this Saturday in his hometown of Bolton. Majid has fought just ten times in over four years due to the pandemic and injuries, and when he stopped Quinn he did so after a…
Eddie Hearn Looks To Stage Wilder-Ruiz In The Middle East This Summer Matchroom chairman Eddie Hearn confirmed to media outlet ‘International Boxing News‘ that June 3 is a possible, and NoSmokeSport understands likely, date for the next edition of the ‘Champions Series’ in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Matchroom debuted in the region last November when they…
Mauricio Lara and Dalton Smith amongst others emerge victorious in Nottingham Mauricio Lara had a spectacular, come from behind victory, against home town favourite Leigh Wood, to win the WBA Featherweight Title on Saturday night at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham. ‘Leightal’ seemed to be in complete control of the bout through 6 rounds, with…
Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara Headlines Matchroom’s First UK Show Of 2023 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 in what will be a sell-out 9,000 crowd at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England live on…
Canelo vs Ryder To Be Included In The Regular DAZN Subscription For UK Viewers ESPN’s Mike Coppinger reported on Saturday that P4P star Canelo Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) and mandatory challenger, Britain’s John Ryder (32-5, 18 KOs) are finalizing a deal to meet on May 6 for Canelo’s undisputed super middleweight championship. The UK was…
