JOSH TAYLOR is backing Devin Haney to retain the WBC super-lightweight title on Saturday night (April 20) against Ryan Garcia but is refusing to entertain any thought of a possible fight against the American in the future. There is good reason for that, however. Having become undisputed super-lightweight champion after beating Jose Carlos Ramirez in…
Karriss Artingstall (Featherweight contender) I’ve boxed all around the world, but I suppose it’s where I can get the most of my supporters in. I’d probably say the Manchester Arena when I boxed there. That was probably the best atmosphere I’ve had so far. But I also enjoyed boxing at the O2 Arena when I…
Mike Costello (Commentator) Anthony Joshua against Andy Ruiz at Madison Square Garden in 2019. One that will be talked about for many years to come. It was one of the last big nights that I did at [BBC Radio] 5 Live before moving over into television. I was presenting the programme as well as commentating,…
SAM NOAKES is desperate to kick off a new knockout hot streak against Gianluca Ceglia after going the distance for the first time in his last outing. The 27-year-old puncher was 13-0 with 13 KOs until he faced Yvan Mendy for the European title at York Hall in April. And the judges were required for…
THE European super-lightweight title is now vacant after Adam Azim chose to relinquish the belt after a five-month reign. Today (April 3) purse bids were due for Azim’s next defence against Dalton Smith. But instead, he will face Harlem Eubank in his next fight. The European Boxing Union website has also declared their 140lbs title…
By Phil Rogers On Saturday night rising prospect Abdullah Mason steps out for his 13th professional bout against Ronal Ron on the undercard of Top Rank’s heavyweight doubleheader in Corpus Christi, Texas. The unbeaten lightweight has thus far looked scintillating in the pro ranks, with 12 wins and 10 stoppages on his record and a…
JORDAN GRANNUM, 11-133-5 THE new pro was feeling good about himself when The Islington Gazette rang him ahead of his debut. “I think I can be challenging for world titles in four or five years,” he told them. “I’ve got all the shots to take me all the way to the top.” It was September…
LAST weekend in at the O2 Arena in London we saw another great British title contest end in a draw. It was the second within a fortnight, as heavyweights Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke fought each other to a standstill in a not-too-dissimilar fashion to what Nathan Heaney and Brad Pauls did for the middleweight…
IN one sense, and if looking at it through pessimistic eyes, it could be said that the super-bantamweight fight between Peter McGrail and Marc Leach, announced yesterday (April 4), is the last thing either man needs. However, when taking into account the speed at which Leach jumped at this relatively short-notice opportunity on April 27,…
LAST week a professional boxer accused a commentator of disrespectfully accusing him, the boxer, of disrespect, dressing him down before television cameras in a somewhat disrespectful manner. Behind them both, meanwhile, was a stage on which a variety of boxers, including Ben Whittaker, the boxer with a bee in his bonnet, had earlier sat. It…
