Lewis Crocker and Paddy Donovan could soon share a ring on the heels of their sharing the stage. An expressed promotional interest in a head-on collision surfaced after the pair of unbeaten welterweights posted separate knockout victories this past Saturday in Belfast. Limerick’s Donovan endured a stiff test from Williams Andres Herrera to score two knockdowns en route to a ...
BANGKOK, Thailand – India and Pakistan consistently create thrilling moments in the world of sports, the boxing contest between Kulbir Dhaka of Sonipat, India, and Shahir Afridi of Karachi, Pakistan, was no exception. After a hard-fought ring battle, tall and strong Dhaka (8-2, 4 KO's) successfully conquered the WBA Asia South middleweight title by outclassing and defeating by points difficult ...
Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch erupted over some recent statements made by his career rival, Andre Ward. During an interview, Ward explained that he felt Joe Calzaghe would have been a tougher opponent than former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. "The big, one shot would have been my concern with Anthony Joshua. He doesn’t have the style – he’s ...
About 30 minutes south of Washington D.C. is a blue-collared small town in Oxon Hill, Md. This city has produced one of the most anticipated young male boxers across the nation. Jahmal Harvey, a 21-year-old native of Oxon Hill, has become one of the faces of USA Boxing and continues to impress boxing fans. Harvey’s story comes from passion, determination, ...
Munguía vs. Ryder is a 12-round fight presented by Golden Boy Promotions in co-promotion with Zanfer Boxing and Matchroom Boxing. Collazo vs. Gutierrez is a 12-round fight for the WBO Minimumweight World Championship presented in association with Miguel Cotto Promotions. (photos by Ed Mulholland) >>>>CLICK HERE FOR THE LIVE SCORECARD<<<< Fundora vs. Cruz is a 10-round fight for the IBF ...
Jaime Munguia is looking to accomplish something Canelo Alvarez couldn't – a knockout of against John Ryder. Munguia (42-0, 33 KOs) and Ryder (32-6, 18 KOs) will square off Jan. 27 in a super middleweight scrap at the Footprint Center in Phoenix on DAZN. Should Munguia score a stoppage victory against the Brit, he’ll build a stronger case in garnering ...
Zhilei Zhang’s trainer is certain that his focused heavyweight is taking Joseph Parker much more seriously than Deontay Wilder did December 23. Shaun George got the sense that Wilder overlooked Parker prior to their 12-round fight last month. Wilder paid a steep price for his surprising, lopsided points loss to Parker at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia because it ...
A recharged Matty Harris starts out on the heavyweight comeback trail on Friday, March 1 in Telford as part of a night of European title action. Also added to the Wasserman Boxing event at the Telford International Centre, is one of British boxing’s young stars, Dan Toward who has made a flying start to life as a professional. The Wasserman ...
EARLY LAST WEEK we, officially, set the ball rolling for what is likely to become the biggest year in modern boxing history. London last Monday evening marked the launch of the media activity for ‘Knockout Chaos’, which will take place on Friday March 8 in Riyadh, featuring the colossal collision between Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou. I don’t need to ...
Dmitry Bivol would be gravely mistaken if he thinks he can whip punches on Arthur Beterbiev the way he did on Canelo Alvarez, warns a member from Beterbiev’s inner circle. Bivol, the WBA light-heavyweight titlist, and Beterbiev, the WBO, WBC, IBF champion, are expected to vie for the undisputed championship in the summer, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The bout has ...