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Boxing’s 2023 saw changing of the guards, incredible knockouts, plenty of upsets and long-awaited clashes, the peak of which was Errol Spence Jr versus Terence Crawford. Given the time fans waited to see it, the four-belt welterweight bout was one of if not the highlight of the sport’s calendar year. For Crawford, it was also […]
Francis Ngannou shocked the world when he dropped Tyson Fury in the third of their ten-round contest. The MMA man was making his pro boxing debut against the current and undefeated WBC Champion. Fury would make the count fine and fight on to win a split decision, but his stock dropped given the performance. There’s […]
Joseph Parker’s stock in the heavyweight division has never been higher, and thoughts now turn to how he builds on that. The former WBO World Champion fought four times in 2023, all relatively low-level bar the final contest against hard-hitting American and fellow former titlist Deontay Wilder. Against the odds, Parker bamboozled Wilder, hurt him […]
Vergil Ortiz Jr’s return to the ring was overshadowed by what many viewers have branded ‘the worst stoppage ever’ against Frederick Lawson. The 156lbs catchweight comeback of Ortiz was suitably hyped after 17 months of being sidelined with health issues. Lawson – who entered the ring with three defeats on his record, all coming by […]
There appears to be no love lost between Bernard Hopkins and Bill Haney. The pair came together following the Golden Boy show topped by Vergil Ortiz Jr’s win over Fredrick Lawson, which also featured Ismael Barroso’s first round knockout of Ohara Davies. In a clip shared by ES News, Hall of Fame fighter Hopkins tells […]
Ismael Barroso bounced back from a hugely controversial loss by knocking out the UK’s Ohara Davies in round one of their super-lightweight interim title bout. The 40-year-old from Venezuela fought for the vacant belt last year, dropping Rolando Romero and up on the cards before it was stopped by the referee after a knockdown that […]
Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou will face off in a ten-round heavyweight bout on March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The announcement comes after Joshua’s impressive stoppage of Otto Wallin and Ngannou’s better-than-expected showing against Tyson Fury. Although he ultimately lost on a split decision, the MMA man’s stock rose on his professional debut after […]
Ryan Garcia has announced that he is going ‘a different route’ after publicly beginning negotiations to fight Devin Haney. The 25-year-old bounced back from his first career loss to Gervonta Davis last year by officially moving up to super-lightweight and stopping Oscar Duarte. Back to winning ways, he called out Devin Haney, who has also […]
Joseph Parker put in a stellar performance to handily beat Deontay Wilder over twelve rounds in December, and his promoter David Higgins says there will be no backwards steps. Parker entered the ring a big underdog against the hard-hitting Wilder, but it was him who manage to cause the most damage in the ring on […]
Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou will battle it out over ten rounds in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday March 8. The former unified heavyweight champion scored three wins in 2023 after suffering back-to-back defeats at the hands of Oleksandr Usyk. Those victories – Jermaine Franklin on points and a stoppage over Robert Helenius and Otto […]
Anthony Joshua will face Francis Ngannou to cap off Riyadh Season in Saudi Arabia, and Deontay Wilder is reportedly in talks to, once again, star on the same card. With different results, the date pencilled in for this event – reportedly Friday March 8 – was the stage for Joshua-Wilder, but a loss to Joseph […]
Anthony Joshua is slated to fight again in March of this year, and his opponent has just been ‘confirmed’ by the man behind boxing in Saudi Arabia, Turki Alalshikh. Joshua signed off 2023 with a statement win over Otto Wallin. Many felt the fifth round stoppage was the Brit at the best he’s been in […]