By Elliot Worsell PART I TEN YEARS on, it is clear now that it became a numbers game, the rivalry of Carl Froch and George Groves. In the first installment, there was the promise of two right hands in round one and then six months later it all ended in round eight with one right…
THE hotly anticipated August 3 super-welterweight showdown between Tim Tszyu and Vergil Ortiz Jr is off. Tszyu, who resembled a scene from a horror film after his bout against Sebastian Fundora on March 30, cannot compete due to the horrendous cut suffered against the 6ft 5ins Californian. The injury added to Tszyu’s misery, having lost…
By Oscar Pick ACCORDING to a British boxing medical advisor, Josh Taylor has had sufficient time to recover from his eye injury ahead of an eagerly anticipated rematch against Jack Catterall. This Saturday, the pair will finally lock horns at the First Direct Arena, Leeds, following their controversial encounter back in 2022. The long-awaited rematch…
HOLLYWOOD good looks don’t account for much in the fight game. But the Andy Lee-coached, Matchroom-promoted, hard-hitting attention seeker Paddy Donovan insists only a few hurdles remain between him and his ‘world title’ destiny. Louis Evans spoke to the scintillating southpaw ahead of his big fight with Lewis Ritson tomorrow evening. What’s your earliest fighting…
By Oscar Pick CAPTAINS Deontay Wilder and Hamzah Sheeraz are hoping to lead their teams to victory when Matchroom and Queensberry fighters collide on the 5v5 card this Saturday. While the role of a captain traditionally holds more weight in other sports, GEA Chairman Turki Alalshikh has introduced leadership as a new element to boxing….
By Harvey Hudson BIG-time boxing returned to Leeds on Saturday night (May 25) as Jack Catterall defeated Josh Taylor in their eagerly anticipated rematch at a packed First Direct Arena. Even though neither of the main event fighters originated from the city, the event was a sellout, and the atmosphere was electric. It showed that…
A MEMORABLE May saw Canelo Alvarez and Vasiliy Lomachenko remind everyone they are far from finished, Naoya Inoue conduct another symphony of destruction, Lauren Price dazzle in her first world title win, Lawrence Okolie get his mojo back, Jack Catterall gain redemption and Oleksandr Usyk create heavyweight history. June starts off with a veteran promoter…
BN weekly columnist Joe Hughes looks ahead to a fascinating clash of styles in Saudi tonight as Fury and Usyk clash for all the heavyweight marbles. WE finally see the heavyweight championship unified this weekend when WBC champion Tyson Fury faces WBA, IBF and WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk. It’s a fight and an event the…
EIGHTY per cent of Boxing News app users shared the opinion of two from three ringside judges that Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury, however one former British world champion thought otherwise. Kell Brook who edged Shawn Porter by majority decision 10 years ago to win the IBF welterweight title believed Fury deserved the nod last…
BRITISH heavyweight Frazer Clarke chose to pay tribute to Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury after last night’s undisputed heavyweight title fight in Riyadh. Going into the historic contest, Fury-Usyk was billed as a 50-50 contest, and the two men proved as much after going the 12-round distance. Although the Ukrainian got the nod, the two…
