TURKI ALALSHIKH has announced that Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will face one another again on Saturday, December 21. The contracted rematch will take place seven months after their first bout, which saw Usyk crowned the undisputed heavyweight champion after beating Fury by split decision (114-113), 113-114, 115-112). Usyk’s win took place at the Kingdom…
MIDDLEWEIGHT knockout artist Hamzah Sheeraz is relishing the prospect of facing the toughest opponent of his career on Saturday night. The 25-year-old has a pivotal role in the upcoming Queensberry vs. Matchroom 5 v 5 showdown in Riyadh this weekend. Not only is Sheeraz, 19-0 (15 KOs), tasked with overcoming American Austin “Ammo” Williams, 16-0…
By Eric Armit May 25 Cheavon Clarke leaves his mark on Zorro – Leeds, UK Clarke won the vacant British title with a KO of Ellis Zorro. In the early action, Zorro boxed cleverly on the back foot using his jab and plenty of nifty footwork to avoid the attacks of the slower Clarke. Zorro…
ONE of the most enticing qualities about Saturday night’s Queensberry vs. Matchroom 5 v 5 event is the matchups it has produced. Promoters Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn were asked to pick two weight classes apiece for the unique event, with Turki Alalshikh—the man responsible for ending British boxing’s Cold War—picking a fifth. With Warren…
By Eric Armit HIGHLIGHTS from the past week of action Lawrence Okolie won the WBC Bridgerweight title with a first-round destruction of Lukasz Rozanski, while Fiodor Czerkaszyn and Ihosvany Garcia also won. Jack Catterall scored a unanimous decision over Josh Taylor to gain revenge for his controversial loss to Taylor in 2022. There were wins…
What TV channel is the Queensberry vs. Matchroom 5 v 5 on? The card will be shown live worldwide on DAZN’s pay-per-view platform on Saturday, June 1. Where is it being held? The event will be staged at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. What time does it start? The DAZN pay-per-view will begin…
ANTHONY JOSHUA will have more than a keen eye on this Saturday night’s Queensberry vs. Matchroom 5 v 5 event in Saudi Arabia. The two promotional juggernauts go head-to-head at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn battling for UK bragging rights. While inside the ring five fights take…
JACK CATTERALL admitted to feeling a lot of relief after last night’s win over Josh Taylor as he now turns his attention to challenging for a world title in the future. The 30-year-old defeated the former undisputed super-lightweight champion by unanimous decision in Leeds, 27 months after he lost a controversial split decision to Taylor…
DEONTAY Wilder has promised a return to his old ways this Saturday evening. Fans were left confused and, at times, frustrated that the one-time destroyer could not pull the trigger in the same venue last December against a steadfast Joseph Parker. There will be no repeat of the gun-shy, imitation weapon that turned up to…
TWICE now ringside judges have tarnished Jack Catterall’s night, albeit in two very different ways. First time they somehow contrived to make him a loser in a fight he clearly won, whereas last night (May 25) in Leeds they overcorrected that mistake by having him widely win a fight that was clearly close. That, for…
