NEWS & OPINIONS
FISHER BOSHES BABIC AS SHAK SHINES IN NEWARK
We were treated to the good, the bad AND the ugly on Saturday night as Johnny Fisher claimed the biggest victory of his career so far, whilst Shakur Stevenson staked his claim as the best lightweight on the planet over in the States.
BETERBIEV JUST TOO GOOD
Artur Beterbiev dominated Callum Smith over seven savage rounds in Quebec to retain his WBC, WBO and IBF world titles, reiterating his position as the division’s number one.
THE PERFECT TIME?
Callum Smith travels to Quebec to take on boxing’s most feared man in Artur Beterbiev. Yet, with Beterbiev now 38-years-old, and with a backlog of barnstormers behind him, is time Smith’s best friend?
FURY SCRAPES BY
Francis Ngannou was 40/1 to win on points in Saudi Arabia. That is because Francis Ngannou is a mixed martial artist who is used to 5x5 rounds, and hasn’t competed in over two years.
BATTLE OF THE BADDEST
We are just days away from the opening of Riyadh Season 2023, and the fanciful match-up between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou.
BOXING WINS, JUST
Two of the sport’s most captivating stars fought on a night that will inevitably be dominated by Manchester’s Misfits circus.
WORLD HONOURS ON THE LINE IN TEXAS AND AUSTRALIA
The run of world title action continues this weekend as Janibek Alimkhanuly faces off with Vincenzo Gualtieri for the WBO and IBF World Middleweight Titles, whilst the exciting Tim Tszyu defends his WBO 154lbs crown against the hard-hitting Brian Mendoza in Australia.
BIG BANG WITH A BIG STATEMENT
It was a repeat in London as Zhilei Zhang stopped Joe Joyce once again to retain his status as WBO interim world champion.
The Final Straw
For Joe Joyce, last time out was as devastating as they come. The man they said nobody could dent was dented into defeat by Zhilei Zhang. Now it is time to exact revenge.
Benn To Return In Florida
Conor Benn will make his anticipated return to the ring this weekend in Orlando, Florida, when he takes on Mexico Rodolfo Orozco.
LUIS ALBERTO LOPEZ VS JOET GONZALEZ - FIGHT TRENDS AND STATS
One of if not THEE most competitive divisions in world boxing takes centre stage this Saturday and the IBF champ and Ring Magazine number one Luis Alberto Lopez looks to defend the 126lbs crown for the second time against the experienced American Joet Gonzalez.
Featherweight Havoc
The featherweight division has always held significant influence. Its icons inhabit the sport’s annals, which are bestrewn with barbaric battles of yesteryear.
Heavyweights & Heavy Expectation
Whilst there was little action inside the ring in the last week, boxing never sleeps, and two of its biggest fights are all the talk as the sport readies for a potentially monster schedule.
Fury & Ngannou Come Head-To-Head In London
Despite previous meetings, the duo’s first official face-to-face elucidated what we already knew – Tyson Fury towers over his upcoming opponent Francis Ngannou. Almost like it is man versus boy.
Repeat Or Revenge - What Will It Be?
In most cases, 10 minutes of ring action will almost never warrant a rematch. Yet, even after January’s demolition job by Liam Smith on Chris Eubank Jr, here we stand.
Britain Has A New Heavyweight World Champion
Britain has a new heavyweight champion… is not the title you, I, or many others expected to read this Sunday morning. In fact, it isn’t actually true. Whether it should be, well, let’s talk.
Mission Impossible… Right?
It is fair to say that the task ahead of Daniel Dubois has been labeled as such. I get it. Yet somehow, some way, there is a formula to which the ultimate shock can be written.
Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois - FIGHT STAT TRENDS
Heavyweight world title boxing returns this weekend as Oleksandr Usyk fights in Poland for the first time since his first world title win back in 2016 as he takes on the hard-hitting Daniel Dubois for the WBO, WBA, IBF & Ring Magazine world heavyweight titles.
A Monster On Display
Naoya Inoue put on a display worthy of becoming a four-division world champion as he took apart Stephen Fulton in Tokyo.