The Boxing Writers’ Club will cease to exist after its final Annual General Meeting at the end of April. Its treasurer, International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee journalist Colin Hart, 88, and its secretary, the respected David Smith, chose to stand down from their positions after that AGM, and because of their struggles to find a replacement the committee decided ...
Amir Khan has backed former UFC world heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou to have more success against Anthony Joshua than he did against Tyson Fury. Ngannou made his professional debut in boxing against WBC heavyweight champion Fury on October 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and dropped to a controversial and narrow split decision defeat to the Morecambe-based Fury. However, Ngannou shocked ...
Jose Benavidez Sr. got an up-close look at Jermall Charlo in November when Charlo beat his son Jose Jr. in a unanimous decision. But if Charlo were to face his younger son, David, his father and trainer is confident that it would be a completely different outcome. “To be honest, I would love to fight Jermall Charlo, but David would ...
Jorge Maravillo embodies the community he comes from. Maravillo outpointed Jesus Gonzalez of Santa Ana, California this past Friday night in Santa Ynez, California via a unanimous decision. The 23-year-old now hopes to be one-in-a-million; a fighter with limited amateur pedigree who wins a world title. In fact, he only had 25 amateur fights but cites two inspirations, his father ...
Trainer Robert Garcia has tipped Anthony Joshua to defeat Francis Ngannou when they fight in Saudi Arabia in less than two weeks. Garcia worked with Joshua for one fight, the rematch defeat to Oleksandr Usyk, before he was replaced by Texan Derrick James who, in turn, has made way for Ben Davison in the Joshua corner. But despite the changes ...
When Sonny Liston stepped into the ring in Miami Beach on February 25, 1964, he was widely expected to leave it the way he entered: as heavyweight champion of the world. Of the top 10 ranked contenders at heavyweight, he had beaten eight of them, seven by knockout. Those who hadn’t faced him appeared in no hurry to do so: ...
Mark Chamberlain was on his way home from a festive night out with his sponsors when Frank Warren’s name appeared on his phone. “I thought it was strange,” he told Blighty Boxing. “‘I’ve got an opportunity here if you want it? I’ll let His Excellency tell you’, so he’s passed me over to Turki Alalshikh. “He just said, ‘Mark I’ve ...
Former unified heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua has urged up-and-coming British heavyweight Matty Harris to keep faith in his ability and to return strongly following his defeat last July to the hardened Ukrainian Kostiantyn Dovbyshchenko. Harris, a decorated amateur, had quickly taken to the professional game with five successive wins [four by knockout] following his debut in November 2011. Promoted ...
Edgar Berlanga wasted little time calling for the big fights after his eighth-round stoppage of Irishman Padraig McCrory in Orlando. Berlanga improved to 22-0 with 17 stoppage wins and immediately had the likes of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Jaime Munguia in his sights. In particular, Berlanga wants Canelo, the most-lucrative fight at super middleweight. “I just came off a big ...
Diego ‘Chico’ Corrales and Juan Luis Castillo will forever be linked together Their first bout encapsulated everything right with boxing. There were knockdowns, high drama, and a great comeback. The theater of the unexpected was on full display when they met for the first time in their career. “That was the best fight I have ever seen,” said the legendary ...