WHILE many will rightly point to recent allusions to retirement as the reason why Deontay Wilder struggled being Deontay Wilder last night (June 1) in Saudi Arabia, the explanation for the “Bronze Bomber’s” recent downturn in form probably goes back further than that. It is true, yes, that a boxer hinting at retirement typically leads…
1) Frank Warren knows what he is doing Say what you want about Frank Warren, but he clearly possesses an uncanny knack for both sticking around and picking the right fights at the right time. In truth, any win over Eddie Hearn, his big rival, would have been deemed a point-scoring moment for the old…
NINE days ago, Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall met for the second time in a fight presented by “Forged Irish Stout, Riyadh Season, and Drip”. This, like the theme tune to a now-defunct CBeebies show, was a sentence repeated throughout the event by the night’s excitable announcer David Diamante and each time it was said…
LIKE plenty of children, every decision made and turn taken by Xander Zayas in his early years was one governed by necessity rather than the luxury of choice. He moved to America from Puerto Rico at the age of 11, for example, simply because that’s where his mother and stepfather wanted to put down their…
THE next opponent for Anthony Joshua could be announced at a press conference on Tuesday, June 26. His promoter Eddie Hearn spoke to Boxing News yesterday at the Johnny Fisher-Alen Babic launch press conference and revealed the next foe for ‘AJ’ is likely to come from one of three names. “I’ve seen [Zhilei] Zhang on…
JARED ANDERSON will face the toughest test of his career to date when he tackles Martin Bakole on August 3. The 24-year-old unbeaten heavyweight had been linked to a fight against former WBC champion Deontay Wilder at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles but that was ruled out after Zhilei Zhang stopped ‘The Bronze Bomber’…
WHEN Jane Couch received the call a few months ago informing her she would be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, she dismissed the very idea that the class of 2024 would include “The Fleetwood Assassin”. “Nowadays there’s hall of fames all over and I’m thinking, ‘Yeah, right’ so I shrugged it off,”…
UNBEATEN heavyweight prospect Johnny Fisher reckons an in-built fighting mentality will be the difference when he enters the trenches with Alen Babic. The pair came head-to-head at an open-air press conference for their July 6 showdown in the Copper Box Arena (referred to frequently by participants as the “Copper Bosh” in relation to Fisher’s catchphrase)….
THE July 13 homecoming for Jaron Ennis in Philadelphia needs a new opponent, according to a report. Ennis, the current IBF welterweight champion, is just under six weeks away from making his ring return and was due to fight mandatory challenger Cody Crowley. However, ESPN have reported that Crowley cannot compete, having failed a pre-fight…
By Oscar Pick THE wasted potential of Adrien Broner, a fighter once destined for greatness, will dominate discussions within boxing circles when he faces Blair Cobbs this Friday. This will be Broner’s first outing in nearly a year, headlining a Don King-promoted pay-per-view show at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida. While it…
