By John MacDonald LAST night, the Paris 2024 Olympics commenced with an extravagant opening ceremony on the banks of the river Seine. Over the course of the next fortnight, a new generation of boxers will battle it out in the quest for gold. For some, Olympic glory will be a launch-pad for a successful professional…
Just before he racked up win number 11, beating Miguel Madueno in Newark, Keyshawn Davis discussed his options with Elliot Worsell. ASK any professional boxer whether they are ready for a title shot and the answer will always and unequivocally be this: “Yes.” It will always be “yes” regardless of the day on which they…
By Miles Templeton I met promoter Mo Prior at a recent show and was interested to learn that his wife is related to Joe Beckett, the British heavyweight champion between 1919 and 1923. Regular readers may recall the article I produced in January 2023 detailing Beckett’s contest, and spat, with Tommy Burns in 1919. He…
JACK Catterall’s fight with Regis Prograis has been postponed after the Chorley man suffered an injury in training. The bout was due to take place in Manchester’s Co-Op Arena on August 24. A new date is now being sought. This is a much-needed contest for both men. Prograis was last seen getting bounced around the…
Shortly before Jaron Ennis headlined in Philly against replacement foe David Avanesyan, Keith Idec caught up with the IBF welterweight king. JARON ENNIS envisioned packing Wells Fargo Center for one of his fights when he attended a Philadelphia 76ers game there March 1 to customarily ring the replica Liberty Bell on the court of his…
O’SHAQUIE Foster remains the Boxing News super-featherweight number one despite losing his WBC title to Robson Conceicao. After extensive discussions, the ratings panel considered the manner of O’Shaquie’s defeat (deemed controversial by many), the fact that the WBC has since ordered a rematch, and the strange scenario that his main rival for the top spot,…
JESSE ‘Bam’ Rodriguez is the big mover across the lower weights as he flies into the super-flyweight number one spot in the Boxing News rankings. Used to flitting between the weights, Bam was the flyweight king who stopped Sunny Edwards before moving up to dethrone Juan Francisco Estrada in dramatic fashion. Stopping the Mexican with a body…
Updated monthly, last update July 25, 2024 Boxing News World Ratings Heavyweight 1. Oleksandr Usyk2. Tyson Fury3. Zhilei Zhang4. Anthony Joshua5. Joseph Parker6. Daniel Dubois7. Agit Kabayel8. Filip Hrgovic9. Deontay Wilder10. Martin Bakole Cruiserweight 1. Jai Opetaia2. Chris Billam-Smith3. Gilberto Ramirez4. Mairis Briedis5. Noel Mikaelyan6. Arsen Goulamirian7. Aleksei Papin8. Michal Cieslak9. Richard Riakporhe10. Ryan Rozicki…
SITTING ringside in London’s O2 Arena last night, promoter Frank Warren was as thrilled as anyone at the levels Derek Chisora and Joe Joyce went to in their 10-round heavyweight main event. Chisora prevailed on points, which was a surprise considering he had looked close to exhausted for most of the contest. “I didn’t think…
THE most important venue in London during the chaotic era of the 1880s, when boxing was very much a ‘wild west affair’, was The Pelican Club. This was the first of the influential sporting clubs, and one had to be well-connected to obtain membership. The club committee included the Marquis of Queensberry, and the chairman…
