By Niall Doran This is the second part of the article. You can read part one here. AS discussed in the initial segment, the Saudis are opening up the East to new boxing fans. Recently, Japan has been putting on perhaps the best professional boxing shows in the lighter weights that the sport has seen…
VASYL Lomachenko will not fight Gervonta Davis at the end of the year. While the fight could still be a possibility for 2025, the fact it has been pushed so far into the future, in an era of already inactive top-level fighters, is a blow for the lightweight division’s short-term progression. Some of the language…
SOMETHING happens to Derek Chisora in the month of July. It is hard to know exactly what, but, historically, it is in the month of July that his relevance increases, the spotlight hovering above him grows in intensity, and Chisora himself operates at maximum power; selling power, pulling power, punching power. Indeed, it is in…
DANIEL DUBOIS aims to embarrass Anthony Joshua when he faces the former unified heavyweight champion on September 21 at Wembley Stadium. The two British heavyweights top a Riyadh Season card featuring two world title fights. One sees Anthony Cacace defending his IBF super-featherweight title for the first time against Josh Warrington. The other is a…
By Adam Noble-Forcey FORMER WBC light-heavyweight champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk plans to be back in the ring by September following a comprehensive defeat to David Benavidez last month at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Gvozdyk (20-2, 16 KOs) saw Benavidez’s hand get raised with scores of 119-109, 117-111 and 116-112 in the chief support for…
1) Joyce TKO 11 Joseph Parker (September 2022) Despite his courage and his best efforts to keep Joyce at bay, New Zealand’s Joseph Parker had no way of dealing with Joyce’s relentless aggression when they shared a ring in September 2022. All over in round 11, Joyce eventually broke Parker’s resolve with a stunning left…
Liam Walsh speaks to David Wainwright FAST FACTS: Age: 21 Instagram: liam.walsh_1 Nationality: Irish From: Kerry Weight: Super-welterweight Stance: Orthodox Height: 6ft 1ins Record (7-0-2, 3 KOs) Next fight: TBC, hopefully in Ireland soon When and why did you start boxing? I was 8 years old when I started boxing. My dad was one of…
NEW British middleweight champion Brad Pauls now has a target on his back after winning the biggest fight of his career in Birmingham last night. Beating Nathan Heaney – after the pair fought to a split draw in March – also created history for Pauls, who became Cornwall’s first British champion since Len Harvey in…
JAKE Paul laid a beating on replacement foe Mike Perry, eventually forcing a stoppage in the sixth session of their scheduled eight-round headliner at the Amalie Arena, Florida, last night. ‘Platinum’ Perry arrived with bareknuckle boxing experience but a pitiful pro ring resume. The 32-year-old Floridian’s only previous foray into the noble art resulted in…
There’s just something about the British middleweight title these days. Always a coveted belt, not to mention a beautiful one, the title has in recent years experienced quite the glow up, inspiring anyone boxing for it to reach untapped levels of superhuman strength. With it on the line, we have seen competitive fights, big upsets,…
