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Terence Crawford has made no secret of the fact that he wants to jump up three divisions to challenge for Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’ undisputed super-middleweight title. Despite only having just secured all the belts at 147, ‘Bud’ has urged Canelo to welcome him to 168 for a mega-fight. Speaking on Pro Box TV, Paulie Malignaggi […]
Carl Froch has poked fun at rivals-turned-friends Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren following the two promoters partnership with Riyadh Season. Turki Alalshikh, the Chairman of General Authority for Entertainment in Saudi Arabia, has staged the Tyson Fury-Francis Ngannou crossover bout and the bumper ‘Day of Reckoning’ card that featured Anthony Joshua’s win over Otto Wallin […]
Lennox Lewis has been both complimentary and critical of Anthony Joshua in the past, but has denied any claims that he has an agenda against the two-time unified world heavyweight champion. Most recently, Lewis – the last man to be undisputed in the division – said that Joshua’s fight with Francis Ngannou was a ‘spectacle’ […]
The Ryan Garcia and Oscar De La Hoya promotional drama continues to play out in the public eye. Following legal action on both sides and digs through the media, it appears that the fighter and promoter are still not on the same page. Garcia first expressed distaste with De La Hoya and others at Golden […]
Deontay Wilder enjoyed years as the WBC’s number one ranked heavyweight following his first career defeat to Tyson Fury back in 2020. That first loss saw him hand over title he had held for almost half a decade to Fury. The Brit then repeated the stoppage result in the trilogy fight with Wilder making it […]
Carl Froch has responded to a suggestion from fellow Hall of Fame fighter Andre Ward that he would find facing Anthony Joshua an easier night’s work than Joe Calzaghe. Ward – who beat Froch via unanimous decision in 2011 – said that he would struggle more with super-middleweight Calzaghe than heavyweight Joshua. The American won […]
Anthony Joshua has warned Francis Ngannou that he ‘breaks eye sockets’ and has ‘ruined careers’ ahead of their ten-rounder on Match 8. The former UFC Champion has landed a shot against Joshua following an impressive but unsuccessful showing against Tyson Fury last year. He believes that if he lands clean on Joshua, the fight will […]
Francis Ngannou made his professional boxing debut last year, guided into the sport by Mike Tyson. ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ was a part of Ngannou’s training regime for his ten-round contest with Tyson Fury – one in which he scored a knockdown against the world champion before losing on a split-decision. Despite defeat, […]
Joe Joyce is slated to return to the ring on March 16 to begin his route back to the top of the heavyweight division but starting much lower down the ladder than expected. ‘The Juggernaut’ started 2023 on a high as WBO mandatory challenger and fresh off a career-best stoppage over Joseph Parker. His form […]
The heavyweight fight between Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou has been labelled ‘knockout chaos’ by the promotion, and power over ability may be the key. Following his professional debut against Tyson Fury in October, the former UFC Champion has landed another huge opportunity in Saudi Arabia, this time against two-time heavyweight champion Joshua. The fight […]
The last undisputed heavyweight champion, Lennox Lewis, isn’t happy with certain aspects of the division today. In 2023, WBC Champion Tyson Fury didn’t defend his belt once. Rather, his only outing was a ten-round crossover contest with former MMA star Francis Ngannou. To the surprise of most, Ngannou knocked Fury down and boxed well, making […]
Artur Beterbiev was destructive in his seventh round stoppage of Callum Smith to retain his unified light-heavyweight titles, prompting Tony Bellew to say ‘our great sport needs looking at’ because the champion was getting stronger as he got older. Beterbiev has ended all 20 of his contests by knockout, and is known the world over […]