The thought of becoming boxing’s undisputed heavyweight champion seemed far-fetched to Anthony Joshua and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, this time a year ago. Joshua lost on points to Oleksandr Usyk for the second time and failed to regain his IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO belts in their 12-round rematch five months earlier. And even if an ever-elusive fight with Tyson ...
Brian McIntyre doesn’t think the widespread acknowledgement that he was the top trainer of 2023 was based solely on the results he helped produce inside the ring. The veteran trainer of unified welterweight champion Terence Crawford said in a recent interview that he thinks his short stint in a jail cell may have played a role in helping him nab ...
Liam Davies enjoys collecting belts. Within 15 fights, the 27-year-old from Donnington has won the English, British and European super bantamweight titles and has also found time to pick up a couple of international straps. The IBO title will be on the line when Davies fights Erik Robles Ayala in Birmingham on March 16th but this time, the belt is ...
Former UFC heavyweight champions Junior Dos Santos and Francis Ngannou were once foes in the MMA cage, but the two of them are now very respectful of each other. Dos Santos, who is very interested in crossover boxing matches, was very impressed with Ngannou's performance against WBC champion Tyson Fury last October in Saudi Arabia. Ngannou, who entered the ring ...
Rolando 'Rolly' Romero has a considerably different view on the fallout in a previously targeted clash with Ryan Garcia. The reigning WBA junior welterweight titlist has taken exception to the claim made by Oscar De La Hoya, Garcia’s promoter, that Romero priced himself out of the attractive matchup. That excuse was provided by the Hall of Fame former six division ...
Jack Cullen’s British and Commonwealth super middleweight title fight defense against his former opponent Zak Chelli always looked like being a potential show stealer. Unfortunately, it didn’t pan out like that, at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. The two boxed to a draw back in August 2020, with many feeling Chelli deserved the decision. Cullen’s results may have been mixed ...
Flyweight Mikie Tallon kicked off tonight’s seven fight card at Liverpool’s Echo Arena and notched up his fourth professional win in just three months against Tanzanian visitor Adam Yahaya (23-12-2, 12 KO’s). 19 year old Tallon (4-0) is managed by Natasha Jonas - whose IBF welterweight fight with Mikaela Mayer headlines the card later on - and ‘The Omen’ has ...
Natasha Jonas has no doubt that she is at the fighting weight where she belongs. The two-division and reigning IBF welterweight titlist is equally confident that she will one day truly rule the roost at her current address. “Undisputed champion for sure,” Jonas told BoxingScene.com of where she sees herself a year from now. “By this time next year, you ...
Promoter Frank Warren is intrigued by the new wrinkles Francis Ngannou may or may not show against Anthony Joshua. The head of Queensberry Promotions is helping promote another crossover boxing event on March 9 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between former UFC champion Ngannou and former boxing heavyweight champion Joshua. That will mark the fourth major boxing event the oil-producing region ...
British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion Jack Cullen believes that he is only just getting started. Last September, Cullen (22-4-1, 10 KO’s) won the titles in sensational fashion, knocking out his North West rival and former gym mate Mark Heffron with a big left hook in the third round. On Saturday night the 30-year-old crowd pleaser from Little Lever defends ...