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Anthony Joshua capped off 2023 with a third win, this time a stoppage over Swedish southpaw Otto Wallin. It’s not something that overly impressed one Lennox Lewis, who told the Ring Magazine that ‘AJ’ ‘gained nothing’ from fighting a guy that ‘has no definition and doesn’t throw any punches.’ “Joshua lost and he came back […]
Andy Ruiz Jr has promised fans a big 2024 after not fighting in over twelve months. The 34-year-old shot to the top of the heavyweight tree in 2019 when he was drafted in as a late replacement for Anthony Joshua’s American debut. Ruiz – who had previously lost a close world title fight against Joseph […]
Teofimo Lopez and Jamaine Ortiz are now confirmed to be fighting on February 8 in Las Vegas. Lopez will defend his WBO and Ring Magazine super-lightweight titles against Ortiz at the Michelob Ultra Arena on the Thursday before Super Bowl weekend. THE SHOWMAN RETURNS.@TeofimoLopez re-enters the spotlight as he faces @JamaineOrtizR on Feb. 8 in […]
Heavyweight Jarrell Miller, 35, has been arrested in Hollywood, Florida for carjacking without a weapon and burglary with assault. According to WSVN, the incident took place on Tuesday at a car dealership, where it is alleged that a female approached an employee with the information that her mobile phone was inside a recently repossessed truck. […]
Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury meet on February 17 to crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion in over two decades, and fans are intrigued to see how each man approached the fight. Fury was known on his come-up as a tricky fighter with the movement of a much smaller man, but has transitioned to a […]
Deontay Wilder entered the ring against Joseph Parker a heavy favourite to score the 43rd knockout of his highlight reel career. Parker had other plans. The 31-year-old from New Zealand, under the guidance of Andy Lee, took to the centre of the ring from the off and kept out of range before attacking in bursts […]
Poland’s Krzysztof Glowacki, who lost his WBO cruiserweight world title to Oleksandr Usyk back in 2016, has been banned from the sport of boxing for four years. The 37-year-old was knocked out by the UK’s Richard Riakporhe in January of 2023. A post-fight doping test conducted by the UK Anti-Doping Agency returned a positive result. […]
Heavyweight Martin Bakole has shared links on his social media asking fans to help him raise £100,000 to support his ‘dream to become world champion.’ The hard-hitting Congolese heavyweight fights out of Scotland and was last in the ring with a four-round domination of veteran Carlos Takam. That was on the same card as the […]
Shakur Stevenson is one of the more outspoken world champions, and he has set his targets on a fighter one division up. The Newark native recently won a world title in his third weight class – lightweight – against Edwin De Los Santos. Whilst he was successful in the fight for the vacant belt that […]
Deontay Wilder saw plans to fight Anthony Joshua crash in front of his eyes when a resurgent Joseph Parker beat him handily over the distance in their December bout. The American knockout artist looked a shadow of his former self after over a year of inactivity, struggling to pull the trigger against the game Parker, […]
When making lists for fights they want to see this year, most boxing fans will include Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez answering the call of David Benavidez. Canelo is undisputed at super-middleweight, but is being chased down by two-time champion Benavidez, who beat Caleb Plant and Demetrius Andrade in good fashion over the last twelve months. Speaking […]
Anthony Joshua looked backed to his best against Otto Wallin, and now his promoter is mapping out what’s to come. Speaking to IFL TV, Eddie Hearn revealed that he was currently in discussions with three potential opponents for his man in March following the impressive Wallin stoppage. He then laid out the criteria. “The things […]