Sports Journalist · 54 articles
Yesterday, WBC lightweight world champion Shakur Stevenson confirmed he will be facing his mandatory challenger, William Zepeda (31-0) in February. Now after a fresh demand from Golden Boy’s Oscar De La Hoya, he has accepted the proposal, despite it potentially being a huge disadvantage for him. Stevenson is one of the most talented fighters in […]
Tyson Fury is no stranger to Deontay Wilder. He has shared an incredible trilogy with the American, however after back-to-back defeats ‘The Gypsy King’ has called for his old friend to retire. Fury and Wilder met for the first time in 2018 in an enthralling battle, which ended in a controversial majority draw after the […]
Deontay Wilder is one of the most recognisable names in this era of heavyweight boxing. However after back-to-back defeats, his trainer has commented on his future. On the very first installment of ‘5v5’, Wilder teamed up with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom team to take on Zhilei Zhang. Despite being made captain of Matchroom’s ‘team’, ‘the Bronze […]
Since Turki Alalshikh got involved in boxing, a brand new concept known as ‘5v5’ has been born which involves promoters going head-to-head. Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing has today agreed to a lineup with Oscar De La Hoya’s ‘Golden Boy’ stable. In the first installment of this concept, Hearn and his old rival, now turned […]
Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia are two of the most recognisable names in the sport of boxing. The pair met in 2023 and today both have welcomed a rematch. Last April, both fighters put their own respective undefeated records on the line for the chance to elevate their already huge profiles. Gervonta Davis dominated Ryan […]
Keyshawn Davis is set to face off against Gustavo Daniel Lemos tomorrow night in Norfolk, United States. However in today’s final weigh-in, Lemos has missed the weight limit by a significant amount, putting the fight into doubt. Davis boats an amateur career record of 80-13, winning an Olympic Silver medal in the 2020 games along […]
Sheffield’s Dalton Smith despite only being sixteen fights into his career, has been talked about as a potential future British star. The unbeaten super lightweight was set to fight before the end of the year, however this has now been cancelled. Smith is coming off two stoppage victories against Jose Zepeda and Sam Maxwell respectively. […]
Conor Benn has today been cleared by the National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP) of any wrongdoing regarding his two failed drug tests prior to the Chris Eubank Jr. fight. Since the announcement, his promoter, Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn has reacted to the news. Following the decision, Benn has reacted in delight and has set his sights on […]
We have become accustomed to Deontay Wilder taking the headlines, however on this occasion, his trainer, Malik Scott, is the one taking the limelight. It is just two weeks until WBA cruiserweight champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez faces off against WBO champion Chris ‘The Gentleman’ Billam-Smith in a unification clash out in Saudi Arabia, in the […]
The hugely popular ‘The Romford Bull’ Johnny Fisher could be one of the next stars in British heavyweight boxing. Despite only having had 12 fights, he has sparred with some of the best in the division and he has recently revealed which current heavyweight carries the biggest punch. Fisher is set to bring the ‘Romford […]
Despite only recently moving up the heavyweight division, Lawrence Okolie has wasted no time in calling his new rivals out. Now he has revealed his intentions to fight none other than Anthony Joshua. His first fight in the heavyweight division is set to take place on the next ‘Magnificent 7’ card on Saturday December 7th. […]
After Anthony Joshua’s crushing defeat to Daniel Dubois, there were some people within the sport calling for him to retire. Not least of these was ‘The Hitman’ Ricky Hatton. Now after some time since the fight, Hatton has clarified what he meant. Ricky Hatton is one of the greatest fighters to come out of Britain […]