By Eric Armit HIGHLIGHTS from the past week of action In the 5 V 5 clash between Queensberry and Matchroom, it ended up 5-0 to Queensberry as: Dmitrii Bivol retained his IBO and WBA light-heavyweight titles with a stoppage of Malik Zinad. Nick Ball won the WBA featherweight title with a split decision over champion…
By Eric Armit In what was widely declared the best fight of the night in Riyadh. Nick Ball scored a narrow split decision over Raymond Ford to win the WBA featherweight title. Just three months after suffering world title heartbreak when his WBC crack at Rey Vargas was scored a draw, the Liverpudlian roared back…
BOXING moves fast and it’s hard to keep up with all the comings and goings. Here’s a wrap-up of some of the fight announcements, signings and other bits and pieces that might’ve passed you by. Mbilli and Derevyanchenko ready for war Christian Mbilli already had a fight signed and sealed, against dependable world-class yardstick Sergiy…
By Oliver Fennell THE script said the young, 6ft 7ins German with the cover star looks and the fashionably flowing locks would win the European title and then challenge Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight championship in his home country. “They forgot to tell me,” said the older, no-frills Yorkshireman with the craggy face and…
AFTER his breakout performance on Saturday night Willy Hutchinson could next face another Brit with much more at stake. The Scot’s one-sided unanimous decision win over the vastly more experienced Craig Richards caught the eye of many observers who watched the 25-year-old announce himself on the world stage. Having notched the first point on the…
By Matt Bozeat EDDIE Hearn has been told he will be smiling again soon. The Matchroom chief was on the receiving end of a 5-0 whitewash from arch-rivals Queensberry in their ‘5 vs 5’ match in Saudi Arabia last weekend. If Conah Walker is right, Hearn will also remember 2024 as the year he staged…
By Alan Dawson LAS VEGAS — Ever since a kick-off press conference on the Canelo Alvarez-Jaime Munguia fight week in Las Vegas last month, Gervonta Davis has been determined to show the world what he sees as Frank Martin’s many weaknesses. Back in May, at a particularly fiery media event Boxing News attended at the…
JUST when it seemed like the problem had gone away, here it returns, in human form, to wreak havoc across the welterweight division. Fighting in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, live on Triller TV, in tonight’s ‘Fists of Fury’ bill, Adrien Broner may feel like he’s endured a fall from grace. Especially as…
BN weekly columnist Joe Hughes looks back at last week’s Riyadh card, the possibility of future events and how Wilder has already exceeded expectations and has nothing left to prove. The Matchroom vs Queensberry 5 vs 5 last weekend delivered as a show and as a concept. It was entertaining, the fights were good and…
JARON Ennis will face a new opponent on July 13. Southpaw David Avanesyan (30-4-1, 18 KOs) has stepped in to replace Cody Crowley, who withdrew due to persistent eye damage. Avanesyan, a former European champion, inflicted Josh Kelly’s first professional loss in 2021. The Newark-based upsetter previously snapped the 27-0 record of Spanish banger Kerman…
