By Jack Walsh CLARESSA Shields walked over Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse last night in just two short rounds, winning the vacant WBO light-heavyweight title, and stripping Lepage-Joanisse of her WBC heavyweight strap. The two headlined a 10-fight card at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Shields, 29, showcased her unforeseen frightening power at heavyweight, seeming relatively unfazed…
DEREK Chisora showed there is still life in the old dog, defeating ‘Juggernaut’ Joe Joyce on points in the O2 Arena. It wasn’t always pretty, but the crowd enjoyed every last second of a brutal brawl that saw an exhausted Chisora get his hand raised at the conclusion. The judges handed in scores of 96-94…
ON Thursday, reports filtered out that Boxing News’ number one ranked fighter at super-middleweight, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, would defend his WBC, WBA and WBO belts against Edgar Berlanga in Las Vegas on September 14. The IBF will not be on the line, and that holds potential ramifications for the bottom half of our top 10,…
CONNOR Coyle is primed and prepped for his next big challenge. The US-based middleweight clashes with Kyle Lomotey tomorrow evening at Barnsley’s Oakwell Football Stadium as part of the Zak Chelli-Callum Simpson support act. The eight-rounder is a must-win for Coyle, 20-0 (9 KOs). Trudging around domestic level is not something Coyle wants to spend…
By Declan Taylor Terence Crawford is the challenger on Saturday night as he attempts to win a world title in a fourth weight class against WBA light-middleweight king Israil Madrimov. But despite a debut in a new division against a dangerous and undisputed champion, it is Crawford who is a wide odds-on favourite to win….
By Eric Armit The Past Week in Action – 9 July 2024 Highlights: Shakur Stevenson retains the WBC lightweight title with a points win over Artem Harutyunyan. Robson Conceicao wins the WBC super-featherweight title with a controversial split decision over champion O’Shaquie Foster, and there are wins for Keyshawn Davis and brother Kelvin. IBF super-flyweight…
By Alan Dawson in Hollywood MATCHROOM chairman Eddie Hearn is hoping his fighter Israil Madrimov can do to Terence Crawford what Dmitri Bivol did to Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. Madrimov fights Crawford in the main event of Riyadh Season’s inaugural US show Saturday at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. It is a WBA super welterweight…
By Alan Dawson in Hollywood JARRELL Miller may be overlooking heavyweight rival Andy Ruiz Jr., who he boxes Saturday at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. The winner will arguably be in a good position to challenge a fighter like Jared Anderson, who also competes at the inaugural US-based Riyadh Season event, en route to…
By Alan Dawson THE prospective rematch between Isaac Cruz and Gervonta Davis will be prime for 2025. That’s according to ‘Pitbull’ Cruz’s manager Sean Gibbons, who told Boxing News this week that a second fight against ‘Tank’ Davis is likely only a matter of time as his fighter continues to develop a significant fanbase. The…
Andrew Fairley spends 60 seconds with the Austrian heavy Why did you start boxing and how old were you? I started boxing at 18 and had my first bout at 19. Who is your favourite all-time fighter and why? James Toney. Love his skill set and his attitude to boxing. He was ready to fight…
