Sports Journalist · 29 articles
John Murray was one of Britain’s most exciting fighters during the 2000s and 2010s with the Manchester lightweight putting on one of the bravest performances by a Brit in that era in a battle with Brandon Rios at Madison Square Garden. WBA 135lbs champion Rios was one of Top Rank’s emerging stars at the time and […]
Shane Mosley Jr. returns to the fray on the Joseph Diaz vs Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov undercard at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio this Saturday, live on DAZN, with the rising middleweight undaunted by a late change of opponent and focusing on titles, following the withdrawal of previous foe Jason Quigley. Mosley (16-3, 9 KOs) was […]
Giovanni Scuderi is no ordinary big-punching cruiserweight. He is no ordinary New York Sicilian either. Scuderi recently hails from Catania, Sicily, coming to the United States as a first-generation immigrant to follow his dream as a professional boxer. The amateurs, however, beckoned firstly for Scuderi, with the hard-hitting Italian winning Golden Gloves titles in multiple […]
Life after boxing isn’t easy for any fighter. But Anthony Farnell wasn’t any fighter. Cut down in his prime after his annual MRI scan revealed complications, the beloved Mancunian retired aged 26, just when he was going through the best years of his career. It wasn’t just the best years of Farnell’s career, however; it […]
WBC super-featherweight champion Terri Harper is eager to get back in the ring as she seeks to unify a bustling 130lbs division that includes outspoken American WBO title holder Mikaela Mayer. Harper, 24, originally hit world level in July 2019, defeating Nozipho Bell (WTKO8) for the IBO belt before seizing the WBC crown from established […]
Former world title challenger Jimmy Kelly Jr. hopes to embark on a WBA title route in 2021, with the Manchester middleweight ambitiously eyeing clashes with the sanctioning body’s ‘Super’ champion Ryota Murata and ‘Interim’ title holder Chris Eubank Jr. Kelly, who is guided by JMB Management and New York’s Team Havoc, has amassed a 24-2, […]
It has been a rough year for boxing. With shows limited, title fights have almost become treats with 10-12 round contests not as regular as they once were due to the global pandemic and its impact on boxing and businesses as a whole. Despite the ongoing Covid-19 situation, IBO President Ed Levine has worked hard […]
Bruce ‘Shu Shu’ Carrington is one of America’s big hopes heading into the 2021 Olympic Games. Despite a standout amateur career so far, the 23-year-old lightweight still shocked many onlookers by qualifying for Tokyo before the Covid-19 Pandemic postponed the Olympics for 12 months. Despite this delay, the Brownsville-born Carrington has continued working hard as he attempts […]
Respected trainer Andre Rozier is hoping to have two new champions later this month when Havoc Boxing fighters Sergiy Derevyanchenko and Duke Micah contest world crowns on a stacked Showtime Pay-Per-View at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut on September 26. Both have tough assignments, but are perhaps capable of upsetting the odds. Derevyanchenko, who has […]
Lester Ellis is one of Australia’s most accomplished fighters. Winning titles across five weight classes, Ellis’ notable career spanned 49 fights and close to 20 years in the ring. Now retired and residing happily in the Victoria region of Australia, Ellis recalled his early days in boxing and motivations for taking up the noble art. […]
WBA Regular super-welterweight champion Erislandy Lara is focusing on unifications and marquee fights at either 154lbs or 160lbs in the near future. The skilful but widely-avoided Lara has been back to what is known as ‘The House of Fundamentals’, working under the guidance of famed Cuban coach Ismael Salas in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lara (26-3-3, 15 […]
After two narrow points losses in world title bids, Sergiy Derevyanchenko is determined to make it third time lucky when he meets WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino on September 26. Derevyanchenko (13-2, 10 KOs) was last seen pushing IBF middleweight king Gennady Golovkin to the brink in October 2019, a fight […]