NEWS & OPINIONS
JAKE PAUL VS MIKE TYSON…
On July 20th at Texas’ AT&T Stadium, Jake Paul will face Mike Tyson. No, really.
a stunning statement
Anthony Joshua became the first man to nail Francis Ngannou to the canvas, dispatching the former UFC world champion inside a frantic two rounds in Riyadh with Tyson Fury watching on from ringside.
ANTHONY JOSHUA VS FRANCIS NGANNOU - FIGHT PREDICTIONS FROM BOXING & MMA’S BIGGEST NAMES
All eyes will be on Saudi Arabia this weekend as Anthony Joshua takes on Francis Ngannou in one of the biggest crossover fights in history.
ANTHONY JOSHUA VS FRANCIS NGANNOU - FULL FIGHT PREVIEW
It is crazy that we are actually here though. Sure, Ngannou’s name had been flirted with in the past for Joshua, but never did anyone believe that if the pair were to meet, the ex-UFC world champion would be coming in as some sort of elite heavyweight gauge.
REY VARGAS VS NICK BALL - FULL FIGHT PREVIEW
He may be only 5ft2, but Nick Ball has been making a big impression on the world of boxing in the past couple of years and this Saturday, he gets his shot at becoming world champion against Mexico’s Rey Vargas.
MARK CHAMBERLAIN VS GAVIN GWYNNE - FULL FIGHT PREVIEW
Whilst all eyes are on Anthony Joshua, and understandably so, there are four other Brits who are raring to go in Riyadh, as the biggest night of their careers draws ever closer.
ZHILEI ZHANG VS JOSEPH PARKER - FULL FIGHT PREVIEW
Zhilei Zhang and Joseph Parker are a blend of heavyweight that should well deliver us a first-rate fight. So, with the pair colliding just a few days from now, let’s talk.
A BENAVIDEZ DUCK?
So, Canelo Alvarez’s three-fight deal with PBC has crumbled after just a single outing, and now it looks as if the Mexican will head back to Matchroom and DAZN.
A RIVALRY RUNNING DEEP
There aren’t many - if any - rivalries forged in such disdain as the one between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall.
SUPER-FEATHER SCENES
There were two big moves in the super-featherweight division this weekend, as both O’Shaquie Foster and ‘Sugar’ Nunez laid down mean markers.
A HEAVYWEIGHT FIX
When Saturday evening came around, boxing fans were doing everything BUT what they should have been because, as we all know, there was no undisputed heavyweight champion crowned this weekend.
A DOMESTIC HOLE
As British boxing finds itself sucked into the Saudi stratagem, it is time to look at the hollow lair that is our own domestic schedule, and how that might play out over 2024.
CONOR’S CONUNDRUM
It has been 10 days since Conor Benn put a silencer on 'Pistol' Pete Dobson in Las Vegas, and every subsequent second has been stuffed with serious noise.
AN UNDISPUTED DELAY
In just 11 days from now, and for the first time this millennia, boxing was ready to crown an undisputed heavyweight world champion.
FRIENDS BECOME FOES
Joshua Buatsi and Dan Azeez will sideline their friendship this weekend as they prepare to do battle in the city in which their boxing brotherhood blossomed.
MUNGUIA ADDS ANOTHER STRING TO MEXICO’S BOW AT 168LBS
Jaime Munguia dropped and stopped a valiant John Ryder inside nine in Phoenix, further strengthening his case as to why he is a worthy Canelo Alvarez opponent.
A SUPER-MIDDLE CRACKER
John Ryder is in Phoenix this weekend, ready to take on the second Mexican of his career in the unrelenting, and so far unanswered, Jaime Munguia.
MATCHROOM VS QUEENSBERRY - THE POTENTIAL FIVE FIGHT CARD
The Matchroom vs Queensberry 5 vs 5 clash has officially been signed and sealed, with bout announcements to land on the Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou fight week.
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?