JACK CATTERALL insists that emotion will not play a factor in his rematch against Josh Taylor on Saturday night (May 25) in Leeds. The two super-lightweights meet at the First Direct Arena over two years since one of the most talked about judges’ decisions in recent years. On that February night in Glasgow, Taylor was…
IT’S one thing being described as a “Road Warrior” in boxing but it’s another to do so and be a world champion at the same time. Mexico’s Luis Alberto Lopez is a shining example of both. On Saturday night (August 10), Lopez takes his IBF Featherweight title into challenger Angelo Leo’s backyard in Albuquerque. It’s…
Tyson Fury promised fireworks after a feisty weigh-in ahead of his huge heavyweight clash with Oleksandr Usyk tomorrow evening. “I’m gonna knock this little f****r spark out,” spat Fury, prompting a tête-à-tête as they faced off. Following a mild-mannered press conference to close out the fight week niceties, Fury exploded on stage with a follow-up…
EVERY time he leaves the house these days, Anthony Cacace has something else to remember. “I always take my belt in the car with me just in case,” he told Boxing News. “Around my area [Andersonstown in West Belfast] people are always asking to have a picture with the belt. I would rather take it…
IT’S a case of ‘once bitten, twice shy’ for Josh Taylor as he gears up for another fight with Jack Catterall. The First Direct Arena in Leeds will stage their long-overdue rematch on Saturday night (May 25), with pride, ego, reputation, and, some say, careers on the line. Taylor, 19-1 (13 KOs), finds himself facing…
KAISEE Benjamin and Lucas Ballingall headline the latest GBM Sports offering, which takes place at York Hall this evening. TalkSPORT will broadcast the card live and free. Birmingham welterweight Benjamin has won two straight since losing to Belfast’s Sean McComb around this time last year. That was two defeats in a row for Benjamin, 28,…
By Elliot Worsell MY long-held fear of ever becoming Editor of Boxing News had nothing to do with seeing Matt Christie on the phone with irate promoters berating him for allowing one of his writers to call their show a two-star show when it was “clearly a f**king three-star show”. It had nothing to do…
EVERY British world champion carries on their bucket list the dream of headlining in Las Vegas or at a famed venue like Madison Square Garden. Joe Cordina is another. Winning the IBF super-featherweight world title in April last year against Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov was another memorable night for Welsh boxing. Those inside the Cardiff International Arena…
HE was a legendary fighter, born in Senegal and willing to brawl anywhere in the world. A world champion who competed with the likes of Mike McTigue and legendary Frenchman Georges Carpentier. Yet his name remains a mystery to many outside of the most devoted boxing circles. A documentary on the man known as Battling…
JAI OPETAIA wants to make up for lost time and capitalise on a crucial period in his career. The 28-year-old sat on the sidelines for over a year after sustaining a jaw injury in his victory against Mairis Briedis in July 2022. Issues outside the sport added to his delay, but the Aussie prides himself…
