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Carl Frampton will realise a career-long dream when he defends his WBO Interim World Featherweight Title against Luke Jackson on the pitch at Windsor Park, Belfast, on August 18, on a card that also features Paddy Barnes challenging for the WBC World Flyweight title and the second fight of Tyson Fury on the comeback trail. […]
British fan favourite Dave Allen is set to challenge rising French talent Tony Yoka this weekend in Paris. After a number of fights against David Howe and Lenroy Thomas, Allen is excited to finally get a breath of fresh and box abroad for the first time. “It feels very strange to fight someone who is […]
Hackney foghorn Ohara Davies appears to have rekindled his mojo after signing with Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren earlier this year. Bull strong and mallet fisted, the incorrigible trash-talker returns to the championship stage at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday week in a WBC Silver Super Lightweight challenge to Congo’s 21-1 Paul Kamanga. And 26 year […]
It wasn’t exactly the storybook comeback people had hoped for Tyson Fury in Manchester. The main event with him and Sefer Seferi left a bad taste despite ‘The Gypsy King’s’ stoppage victory after the Albanian quit on his stool before the fifth round. Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn described it ’embarrassing’ and said that it devalued […]
Boxing is back in the Nort East of England as Eddie Hearn and Matchroom bring an interesting fight card to Newcastle headlined by young talent. Hearn seems to be truly excited to step away from the usual big cities and deliver a solid show that has already gotten him praises from the locals. “London is […]
Kell Brook will face Brandon Cook in a World Super-Welterweight title eliminator at The O2 in London as part of a stellar undercard for the Heavyweight blockbuster between Dillian Whyte and Joseph Parker on Saturday July 28, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Brook made his bow at Super-Lightweight with a destructive second round win over […]
Yesterday David Haye made his expected retirement from the sport of boxing official. The former two-weight world champion released an official statement and a video on social media announcing his decision to back down from boxing as a competitive fighter. This is not the end, it is the start of something new. Ain’t no stopping […]
WBC Lightweight World Champion Mikey Garcia and IBF Lightweight World Champion Robert Easter Jr. will square-off in a 135-pound unification showdown between unbeaten stars Saturday, July 28 live on SHOWTIME from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The main event of the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast (10 p.m. […]
Deontay Wilder dropped a news bomb on the boxing world late Monday night by tweeting that he had accepted the offer made by Eddie Hearn and Anthony Joshua. The WBC World heavyweight champion is ready to make the trip over to the UK and challenge Joshua for his WBA, WBO, IBF & IBO belts. ?BREAKING […]
Mike Tyson and Don King certainly did not have a happy reunion but still a memorable one at the IBF Hall Of Fame induction ceremony this past weekend. As Don King approached the stage, the notorious promoter walked past ‘Iron’ Mike and touched him on his shoulder. Tyson immediately reacted by throwing a glass of […]
Boxing Social’s Glenn McCrory is campaigning to have dehydration – the ‘last taboo’ of boxing – tackled for the sake of the sport’s safety and even, perhaps, its survival. The former world cruiserweight champion has taken up a role as global ambassador for mineral and hydration supplement. And McCrory says the importance of hydration for […]
According to sources, Carl Frampton will defend his interim WBO World featherweight title against Luke Jackson at Windsor Park on August 18 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Frampton put up a solid performance against four-weight champion Nonito Donaire in April and had hopes of getting another big name in August. Instead, he faces Jackson (16-0, 7 KO’s) […]