Sports Journalist · 141 articles
Josh Taylor has warned Regis Prograis against turning their highly-anticipated World Boxing Super Series Ali Trophy Final into a “dog fight” and insists that he possesses the power to knock his opponent “spark out” should the chance present itself. The fierce Super-Lightweight rivals are days away from locking horns at The O2 in London in a […]
Matchroom Boxing are delighted to announce the signing of Undisputed World Female Welterweight Champion Cecilia Braekhus on a multi-fight deal. Pound-for-pound star Braekhus (35-0, 9 KO’s) of Bergen, Norway won her first World honours back in 2009, when she unanimously outpointed Denmark’s Vinni Skovgaard in Germany to claim the WBC and WBA World female Welterweight titles. ‘First […]
Reigning EBU European Cruiserweight Champion Yves Ngabu believes that he will have too much in his arsenal for his latest challenger Lawrence Okolie as they prepare to clash on the huge Regis Prograis vs. Josh Taylor card at The O2 in London this Saturday, shown live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and […]
Lawrence Okolie can take another step towards a World title when he challenges dangerous EBU European Champion Yves Ngabu at The O2 in London this Saturday, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and DAZN in the US. The unbeaten 26-year-old Londoner has proved himself the dominant force on the domestic Cruiserweight scene in […]
Lawrence Osueke says he is “more than ready” to step up in class as he prepares for his British Light-Heavyweight title Eliminator with Ricky Summers at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle this Saturday, shown live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US. Aiming to take his first step towards title glory […]
Benson (12-2, 2 KOs) will be one of eight elite 140lb stars competing in the tournament, live on Sky Sports in the UK in association with Matchroom Boxing, and on ESPN+ in the US in association with Top Rank. The Scot is elevated to the tournament proper following the withdrawal of Akeem Ennis Brown, who […]
Former two-weight World champion Carl “The Jackal” Frampton makes his long awaited return on November 30th at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, live on BT Sport. The fighting pride of Belfast will take on the unbeaten Tyler “The Golden Child” McCreary in a 10-round super featherweight contest (128lbs catchweight). Frampton will act as co-feature with former featherweight world champion Oscar Valdez who […]
Next weekend in Newcastle, Preston native Scott Fitzgerald will be challenging Ted Cheeseman for the British light-middleweight championship. In his last outing, the Lancastrian delivered an inspired display, outfoxing undefeated rival Anthony Fowler over ten rounds to capture the WBA international title on away soil in Liverpool. Fitzgerald, who is rapidly becoming a […]
A highly-anticipated grudge match takes place this weekend in Newcastle upon-Tyne as hometown hero Lewis Ritson faces Liverpudlian super lightweight Robbie Davies Jr. Both fighters became embroiled in a heated backstage confrontation at the NXTGEN card in Liverpool on August 3rd, and the stage was set for their long-awaited showdown after they both racked up third-round […]
The City of Brotherly Love plays host to a high-stakes light-heavyweight showdown between Oleksandr Gvozdyk and undefeated counterpart Artur Beterbiev on October 19th. If he is successful in beating Beterbiev – something easier said than done – Gvozdyk has the opportunity to join his compatriots Oleksandr Usyk and Vasyl Lomachenko by becoming a unified world […]
Chantelle Cameron can become a mandatory world title challenger in a second weight division on November 9. Having already become WBC No. 1 and earned a shot at Katie Taylor by outclassing the fearsome Anisha Basheel, undefeated ‘Il Capo’ (11-0, 7 KOs) is preparing to collide with Anahi Ester Sanchez (19-4, 11 KOs) on a […]
As expected, Josh Warrington sucessfully retained his IBF featherweight title with a stunning second-round stoppage of Frenchman Sofiane Takoucht. The thousands of fans at the Leeds Arena were in typically fine voice as Warrington, presumably buoyed by their support, got straight down to business – marching forward and landing several stinging combinations in the opening […]