MARTIN BAKOLE is the heavyweight no one wants to fight, we are told. After 21 fights the 32-year-old has lost just once against his best opponent to date Michael Hunter. But Bakole then went on to win his next nine fights with only two going the distance. One-sided victories against Tony Yoka and Carlos Takam…
SIMPSON SPEAKS 23:27:50 The new British and Commonwealth super-middleweight champion Callum Simpson said: “It were amazing. the main thing was to not let the occasion get to me. The mantra was to fight the fight and not the occasion and that’s what we did. “I showed a bit of inexperience. I’m not really happy with…
By Alan Dawson in Los Angeles Terence Crawford is a modern day version of boxing’s ‘Four Kings.’ That’s according to the fighter’s coach Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre, and Matchroom chairman Eddie Hearn, who compared Crawford to ‘Sugar’ Ray Leonard, amongst others. In Crawford’s last fight, he put an all-time great beating on his long-time rival Errol…
By Declan Taylor CHRIS BILLAM-SMITH has welcomed the ‘biggest fight in the division’ against Jai Opetaia but warned the Australian that he will not be rushed into an October date. The Bournemouth man successfully defended his WBO cruiserweight title against Richard Riakporhe and avenged the only defeat of his career via unanimous decision at Selhurst…
60 seconds with Tysie Gallagher Age: 25 Twitter: @tysiegallagher Nationality: British From: Luton, Bedfordshire Stance: Orthodox Height: 5 ft 5 in Record: 7-2 Most recent fight: May 24 against Stevi Levy for the British and Commonwealth super-bantamweight titles. When and why you started boxing: I started when I was 11, and I went because I had just…
By Daniele D’Alessio Martin Bakole broke American hearts with his five-round demolition job of Jared Anderson on August 3. The Congolese heavyweight was finally given the opportunity to fight a highly-rated opponent and produced an emphatic performance. A showing that not only caught the attention of the rest of the division but made fans question…
TIM TSZYU will fight for a world title in his next fight. The IBF has mandated the Australian super-welterweight to face their champion, Bakhram Murtazaliev, at a date and time to be finalised. Murtazaliev won the vacant title—recently held by former undisputed champion Jermell Charlo—by beating Jack Culcay with an 11th-round knockout on April 11 in…
By Steve Bunce IN the last days before the first bell at the London Olympics, hope, expectation and the scent of desperation were in the air. The GB team for the Olympics in 2012 had won 21 major medals at either the European or World championships before the London games started. Just let that sink…
IF WE are counting scores in the Canelo Alvarez-Edgar Berlanga pre-fight shenanigans, then the Mexican is way ahead, and it’s not even half-time yet. The two super-middleweights met in Beverly Hills yesterday to promote their upcoming bout on September 14 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Berlanga brought his Puerto Rican pride and a…
LEWIS RICHARDSON’S dreams of Olympic gold melted away as he conceded a split decision loss to Mexico’s Marco Verde Alvarez in their Paris Olympics semi-final. In only his 16th bout at 71kgs, Richardson, the 27-year-old southpaw from Colchester, was boxing for a place in the Olympic final. There was raucous support for the Mexican who…
