“THE sport is dying, man. There are no good fighters left, and the best never fight the best, like in the old days.” Give yourself a pound coin for every time you hear those lines. Apparently, boxing doesn’t make great fights anymore. Everyone is busy marinating in jars in the kitchen (avoids mentioning pots and…
What TV channel is Denzel Bentley vs. Danny Dignum on? The two former world title challengers clash on Saturday, May 11, live on TNT Sports. Where is Denzel Bentley vs. Danny Dignum being held? Bentley vs. Dignum takes place at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London. Bentley has fought there six times, with mixed…
WHEN a humbled Luis Nery attempted to approach Naoya Inoue after their super-bantamweight title fight tonight (May 6) in Tokyo, he did so either to congratulate him or apologise, yet was greeted as though his face, this face Inoue had gleefully punished for five and a half rounds, was one Inoue had never before seen….
ALEX Krassyuk says that despite their contrasting styles, personalities and approaches to life, only one man can be victorious on May 18 when his fighter, Oleksandr Usyk, and the “Gypsy King”, Tyson Fury, clash in Riyadh. Billed as “Ring of Fire”, the heat is rising ahead of the undisputed heavyweight title battle for Usyk’s IBF,…
THE RESULT: Naoya Inoue recovers after suffering the first knockdown of his career to deliver a stunning sixth round knockout win over Luis Nery to retain his undisputed super-bantamweight title. KEY MOMENTS: Nery dropping Inoue in the opening session with a left hook was a seismic shock inside the Tokyo Dome. It forced the champion to adjust…
NAOYA Inoue and Luis Nery both weighed in on point, ahead of their Tokyo Dome clash tomorrow. Making weight in Japan hasn’t always been so easy for Nery who failed to make 118 when facing Shinsuke Yamanaka back in 2018. There was no such drama this time as he ticked the boxes ahead of the…
THE RESULT: In front of over 17,000 fans at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Canelo Alvarez retains his undisputed super-middleweight title, beating his fellow Mexican Jaime Munguia by unanimous decision. The judges’ scorecards read 117-110 (Tim Cheatham), 116-111 (David Sutherland) and 115-112 (Steve Weisfeld) in the champion’s favour. KEY MOMENTS: The knockdown in round four….
AFTER a year out of the ring Gervonta “Tank” Davis returns on June 15 seemingly in a good place. The 29-year-old will defend his WBA lightweight title against Frank Martin at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Amazon Prime pay-per-view. Davis, one of boxing’s biggest stars, defeated Ryan Garcia in March 2023 in a modern-day…
THERE comes a time in every boy’s life when an older male – typically, a father, uncle, or brother – puts the bottom of a palm against the top of their forehead and says to them, “Come on, hit me. Give me your best shot.” Being the bigger man, with the longer arms, this command…
CANELO ALVAREZ wasn’t going to fight another Mexican, but Jaime Munguia’s rise to prominence has the 27-year-old ranked as the number one super-middleweight contender with the WBC and WBO. When Munguia takes on the undisputed champion this Saturday (May 4) in Las Vegas, during Cinco de Mayo, weekend he does so having never tasted defeat…
