Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will be working with Ben Davison, the former trainer of WBC champion Tyson Fury, for a planned fight with tough contender Otto Wallin. According to Chris McKenna of the Daily Star, the fight is a one-off change of trainer, with head coach Derrick James approving the move. Joshua plans to work with James for future ...
Filip Hrgovic has secured an opponent for the unbeaten heavyweight’s slot on the Anthony Joshua-Otto Wallin undercard December 23. BoxingScene.com has learned that the Croatian contender will square off against Australia’s Mark De Mori as part of a stacked card that night at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A press conference to officially announce the December 23 card is ...
The UFC is returning to Canada for their first pay-per-view event of 2024, and the promotion has officially unveiled a 13-bout lineup, topped by a pair of championship bouts. UFC 297 will see the promotion head to the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, with eight Canadians set for action on the card. The main event will see the middleweight title on ...
The UFC is returning to Canada for their first pay-per-view event of 2024, and the promotion has officially unveiled a 13-bout lineup, topped by a pair of championship bouts. UFC 297 will see the promotion head to the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, with eight Canadians set for action on the card. The main event will see the middleweight title on ...
Golden Boy Promotions announced today the signing of the undefeated and current WBO Intercontinental super lightweight champion Arnold Barboza Jr. (28-0, 10 KOs). “The mold of a Golden Boy fighter is talent and hunger to become a world champion, which are all the qualities that Arnold Barboza Jr. possesses,” said Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar De La ...
Brave CF has tried and tried to crown an inaugural flyweight champion, but a host of roadblocks, unforeseen circumstances and sheer bad luck have thwarted them at every turn. Now, after booking yet another matchup for the vacant belt, officials at the Bahraini organization are crossing their fingers that things will finally fall into place at Brave CF 78. The ...
Former world champion Carl Froch is having a hard time picking a winner in a potential crossover clash between heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou. Last month in Saudi Arabia, MMA veteran Ngannou made his professional boxing debut in a non-title fight against WBC champion Tyson Fury. Most observers expected a complete mismatch, but Ngannou put on a very unexpected ...
Two-weight world champion Natasha Jonas will defend her IBF welterweight world title against former unified world champion Mikaela Mayer in a landmark night for women’s boxing on Saturday, Jan. 20 at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England, live on ESPN+ in the U.S. and Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland. Jonas (14-2-1, 9 KOs) will be making the ...
Conor Benn wants to make sure his long-developing fight with Chris Eubank Jr. will not be bereft of a key figure. The controversial British welterweight could be closing in on a deal to face bitter rival Eubank Jr., the longtime middleweight contender, early next year—more than one year since their scheduled fight last October was cancelled after it was revealed, ...
Liam Paro told Matchroom’s Flash Knockdown podcast that he will show he belongs at the top level when he meets Montana Love at Chase Center in San Francisco on Saturday December 9, live on DAZN PPV in North America and on DAZN worldwide, where Regis Prograis defends his WBC World Super-Lightweight title against Devin Haney. Paro (23-0 14 KOs) returns ...