Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom does not see heavyweight contender Joe Joyce becoming an "elite" level fighter in the weight class. This past Saturday night at the Copper Box in London, Joyce suffered the first defeat of his career when he was stopped in six rounds by Chinese giant Zhilei Zhang. Joyce was nailed by left hands throughout the fight, ...
Adam Azim (8-0, 6 KO’s), British boxing’s brightest prospect, steps up another level for his next outing when he faces IBO International champion Aram Fanyan (22-1, 4 KOs) at the historic York Hall, London on Saturday June 10th. The bout headlines the BOXXER fight night event, which airs live and exclusively in the UK and Ireland on Sky Sports. Azim’s ...
Devin Haney predicted that the result of his scheduled showdown with Vasiliy Lomachenko will be the same May 20 as it would’ve been had Lomachenko been willing to fight him in 2019. Haney insists that Lomachenko avoided him back then and that he will show precisely why when they finally fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Oddsmakers ...
Being a 39-year old heavyweight isn’t a position built around long-term planning. Sure, there have been examples of big men who last a long time and heavyweights can last a little longer than their smaller peers, but 39 is still 39. Making the most of opportunities is critical. Zhang Zhilei came up just short last year against Filip Hrgovic. There ...
On a crazy night of fights in Liberec, Czech Republic, Denmark’s bantamweight champion Jonas Magard produced a spectacular performance to defeat interim champion Gustavo Lopez and unify the 135-pound championship at Oktagon 41. The pair had to be separated before the announcements were made ahead of their main event clash at Home Credit Arena, and when the action began, it ...
Eye of the Tiger will storm the city of Cuernavaca in Mexico for a fifth time, with this event’s Commando featuring Mehmet Nadir Unal, Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse, Leïla Beaudoin as well as the new recruit of EOTTM, the WBA's world #6 light heavyweight, Albert Ramirez. The event, which will be presented on May 5 in association with HC Promotions, will be ...
Eddie Hearn has revealed the working plan for Anthony Joshua’s 2023 schedule. The promoter of the former heavyweight champion said his company, Matchroom, will look to close a deal for Joshua to return to the ring in December—or nine months from his win over Jermaine Franklin earlier this month—in the Middle East in a “big fight” involving either WBC titlist ...
A friendly online session paved the way for a winner-takes-all scenario in the biggest fight on the boxing calendar. Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and Ryan Garcia kicked off fight week by publicly agreeing to a high stakes wager ahead of this weekend’s Showtime Pay-Per-View headliner. Baltimore’s Davis was a scheduled guest on live streamer Kai Cenat’s Instagram Live on Monday evening, ...
Las Vegas-based Swedish cruiserweight Robin Safar (15-0) returns to action on Wednesday (April 19) in Plant City, Florida, where he is in against DeShon Webster (12-6-3). Safar fought just once during 2022 and suffered an arm injury when he knocked out Antonio Brown (8-2) in the very first round. ................................... Swedish super middleweight champ Niclas Elfstedt (11-1-1) has accepted a ...
Whyte Does Not Believe Joshua Will Delay Return To December: He’s a Strange Guy, Doing Strange Stuff
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte does not believe former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will stay inactive until December. Back in 2015, Joshua stopped Whyte in the seventh round of their grudge match. Earlier this month, Joshua won a twelve round unanimous decision over Jermaine Franklin at the O2 Arena in London. It was Joshua's first win since 2020. The British ...