Anthony Joshua’s clash with Daniel Dubois on September 21 could set a new British boxing attendance record after a request to extend the capacity at Wembley Stadium was approved. The April 2021 fight between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte is the current record holder after 94,000 people packed into Wembley that night. The Riyadh Season…
ON August 3, 2024, Callum Simpson fulfilled a promise he made last year to his manager, Kevin Maree. The vow came when Maree Boxing’s Mark Heffron lost his British super-middleweight title to Jack Cullen at the Manchester Arena. Cullen ended the champion’s 14-month stint with a textbook left hook in round three. Maree had been…
By Paul Webb BCB Promotions has announced its next show: ‘The Takeover.’ Taking place at the Astoria in Wolverhampton on Friday, October 25th, the card features nine unbeaten fighters from the West Midlands. Wolverhampton Boxing Club duo Jermaine Osbourne-Edwards (11-0) and Gully Powar (10-0) are both aiming for major title fights in the near future…
By Steve Bunce THE debate over Ryan Garcia’s mind continues and there is no end in sight. Meanwhile, far away from the millions of dollars and the neon lights, a lot of other boxers have their difficulties with mental health. Garcia is just the poster boy for the damaged. Anthony Phythian was damaged, make no mistake….
THE super-middleweight division has come a long way since 1984 when the IBF (formerly known as USBA-I) decided to create a super-middleweight world title. Britain’s Murray Sutherland would defeat Ernie Singletary to win the belt, and within five years, the three other sanctioning bodies got on board. The 12 stone class also allowed Thomas Hearns…
By Dan Morley BOXING is a sport rich with history and accolades that have mesmerised audiences for over a century. Every era produces greats who push boundaries to new levels and accomplish what many have deemed impossible. In recent years, fighters like Terence Crawford, Naoya Inoue, and Oleksandr Usyk have embarked on historic multi-division conquests,…
By Oscar Pick Unbeaten featherweights Skye Nicolson and Raven Chapman will carve out their place in history when they collide in Saudi Arabia’s first women’s world title fight. Their clash for Nicolson’s newly acquired WBC belt will take place on October 12, featuring on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol’s undisputed showdown. More…
Mark Baldwin spends 60 seconds with Seniesa Age: 32 Twitter/X: @SeniesaEstrada Nationality: American From: Los Angeles, California Stance: Orthodox Record: 26-0, 9 KOs Titles: Current reigning WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO minimumweight champion, former WBO light-flyweight champion Next fight: We are looking at September and moving up in weight. When and why you started boxing:…
By Daniele D’Alessio NAOYA Inoue is expected to go through TJ Doheny like a hot knife through butter on September 3 in Japan. To many, the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet, Inoue’s aura of invincibility seems to grow with every fight. The ‘Monster’ appears so dominant against every opponent that betting against the Japanese…
Just days before Floyd Mayweather danced for eight passive rounds against the grandson of a mob boss, Eric Armit watched two current professionals who still believe they have something to offer the boxing world. Jarrett Hurd and Jeison Rosario were once unified world title holders. Now, it’s hard to see what they have left to…
