Boxing

When Denzel Bentley lost his British title to Nathan Heaney his hopes of another world title shot sailed further away. However, his impressive win against Danny Dignum and potentially another against Derrick Ozaze not only keeps him active but in the mix for bigger fights in the middleweight division. The number two WBO contender spoke…

HEAVYWEIGHT contender Zhilei Zhang is eager to get his hands on the man who inflicted the second defeat of his career. The 41-year-old was unlucky to drop a unanimous decision to Filip Hrgovic in August 2022 but Zhang bounced back with two consecutive wins over Joe Joyce. Those victories increased his stock in the heavyweight…

WHEN Turki Alalshikh speaks the world of boxing listens. His influence on the sport has rocketed in 2024 and in the February 8 issue of Boxing News he was named as the most powerful person in boxing. His methods have brought Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren out of a cold war and into a warm,…

ELON MUSK and JK Rowling are two of the people reportedly named in the ‘cyberbullying’ lawsuit filed by Olympic champion Imane Khelif. Social media exploded earlier this month when footage of Khelif stopping Italian Angela Carini in just 46 seconds went viral. The Algerian had been disqualified from the women’s world championships last year by…

THIS time last year Arslanbek Makhmudov was seen by some as a dark horse in the heavyweight division. With frightening punching power and a frightening presence to match, the Russian was not someone you would want to bump into in a dark alley let alone a boxing ring. Apart from a ten-round points victory over…

WHO were your idols when you were younger? Boxers frequently tell us it was a parent or a fighter from the past. Answers to expect, answers to respect. You wouldn’t need many digits to count how many picked historical figures or more specifically the King of an ancient kingdom over 2000 years ago. So, why…

WHO were your idols when you were younger? Boxers frequently tell us it was a parent or a fighter from the past. Answers to expect, answers to respect. You wouldn’t need many digits to count how many picked historical figures or more specifically the King of an ancient Greek kingdom over 2000 years ago. So,…

SHAKUR STEVENSON is in talks to defend his world title against lightweight newcomer Joe Cordina. The 27-year-old southpaw won the vacant title via a decision victory over Edwin De Los Santos in November and made a successful first defence against the 12-1 Artem Harutyunyan last month. And now promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed that discussions…

ONE of the most thrilling fights of 2024 will soon be revisited. Today, in the latest British Boxing Board of Control Circular, it was revealed an agreement had been reached for British heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley to defend his title for a second time against Frazer Clarke. The official wording read: “Following agreement being reached…