WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is taking things one fight at a time. Fury is refusing to overlook his upcoming opponent, once-beaten Deontay Wilder. Their trilogy fight is scheduled to take place before the end of the year. Back in February, Fury dropped and stopped Wilder in the seventh round at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. They previously fought to ...
UFC legends Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz have issued expressed their heavy interest in facing Mike Tyson in a boxing match. Tyson, 53-year-old, has been teasing the idea of returning to the ring - to take part in a few exhibition bouts to raise money for charity. The former undisputed heavyweight champion has been out of the ring since 2005, when he ...
Former four division champion Juan Manuel Marquez has fired back at the recent statements from fellow Mexican Erik Morales. During an interview from last week, Morales was asked for his thoughts on why a fight with Marquez had never come together. Morales, 43-years-old and also a former four division champion, retired from boxing in 2012, after getting knocked out in his ...
The social status of Ryan Garcia continues to grow. The rising 21-year old lightweight contender launched his own YouTube channel Friday with a vlog titled, “How to train like a professional boxer during quarantine.” Garcia, who has a gargantuan 6.2 million following on Instagram, has already racked up over 85,000 subscribers on YouTube in a span of two days to ...
Derek Chisora is ready to help for champion Alexander Povetkin take down Dillian Whyte. Povetkin were Whyte scheduled to collide this month, but their fight was pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic. There is a tentative date in July, which is likely not going to happen as planned. The newest date may come down in late July or early August. Chisora ...
As plans progress to reintroduce live boxing events to American viewing audiences, Bob Arum and the Top Rank team continue to sift through the best possible scenario for keeping the bulk of its stable active. The other trick is to figure out when to roll out the fights they are for now forced to hold back, as well as determine ...
Experience is always the best teacher, and Irish star Luke Keeler is taking on board that old adage as he plans to put to good use the lessons he learned from his first world title challenge. Keeler (17-3-1, 5KOs) is seeking a fresh start after his battle with WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade in January, and he’s explained just how ...
Danny Trejo says he has boxing to thank for starting his Hollywood career, as he joins the latest episode of Matchroom Boxing’s YouTube show ‘Peleamundo’. Trejo has had the sport in his heart since he was a kid and having used boxing as a tool to get through prison time, the sport offered him a route into the entertainment industry ...
IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is not taking the trash talking bait from Tyson Fury, who holds the WBC world title. Fury vs. Joshua is currently the biggest fight in the sport. Joshua has to make a mandatory defense against Kubrat Pulev in the coming months, while Fury is contracted to have a trilogy fight with Deontay ...
The governing officials in Nevada will hold its first commission meeting in three months, fittingly to determine whether or not boxing can return to Las Vegas for the first time within that same period. A monthly commission meeting has been scheduled by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), with the session to take place May 27 at state headquarters in ...