Sports Journalist · 38 articles
Anthony Joshua’s shocking stoppage loss to Andy Ruiz Jr. on Saturday night, losing his WBA, WBO, IBO, and IBF titles and being knocked down four times in the process, is a stark reminder that boxing truly is the theatre of the unexpected. Joshua, the undefeated ‘body-beautiful’, not only looked the part but had proved it in […]
On Wednesday 26th September 2018, in a no-frills gym on the outskirts of Leeds, a grand audience of two people were treated to a boxing mismatch of monumental proportions. In one corner of the ring stood a man of 6 ft 3 and 18 stone; holding a professional boxing record of 14-2-4 with 11 knockouts; […]
On Saturday night at the Manchester Arena, Josh Warrington will make the first defence of his IBF featherweight title against Carl Frampton, closing 2018 with one of the biggest fights in British boxing to be made. Facing Frampton, a man who was knocking on pound-for-pound lists no so long ago, in your first title defence […]
On Saturday night, Rocky Fielding will attempt to pull off one of the greatest boxing upsets of all time when he defends his WBA ‘Regular’ World super middleweight title away from home in the ‘Mecca of Boxing’, Madison Square Garden, against Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. Forget the fact that Fielding enters the fight as the defending […]
When Tyson Fury faces WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder this Saturday, he will be attempting to join a select group of boxers who have lost and regained the heavyweight championship after a significant lay-off from boxing, in circumstances ranging from heroic to inglorious. In this article, we take a look back at four men […]
There are few contemporary boxers who polarise opinion as much as Tyson Fury, in and outside the ring. For admirers, he is the otherworldly-skilled lineal heavyweight champion of the world; a humble, God-fearing family man who has inspired millions through his fight to overcome depression and his mental health advocacy. For detractors, he is an […]
Almost every young boxer dreams of becoming a world champion and the trappings associated with it; money, fame and stardom. Only a miniscule proportion of those who lace up the gloves will however go on to fulfil their dreams. Success depends not just on ability, but mental fortitude, work ethic, the right support and a […]
Mikey Garcia is a man on a mission. If the thirty-year-old Mexican-American boxing star were to retire tomorrow, he would do so on the back of a professional career that any fighting man would be proud of. His record stands at an undefeated 39-0 (30 KO’s) and he has captured world titles in four weight […]
Boxing was yet again dealt a low blow by a judging fiasco on a World Boxing Super Series undercard on November 3rd. It was an occasion when attention should have been firmly focussed on the outstanding performance by headlining-home-favourite Josh Taylor, who utterly outclassed American Ryan Martin en route to a seventh round stoppage victory. […]
Tomorrow night, former WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew returns to 200 pounds to face unified champion and pound-for-pound entrant Oleksandr Usyk in one of the biggest fights of the year and certainly in British boxing history. All four world title belts are on the line along with the Ring Magazine and lineal titles. Bellew fought at heavyweight […]
On Saturday night, Josh ‘The Tartan Tornado’ Taylor begins his World Boxing Super Series campaign at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, facing off against hand-picked American opponent, Ryan ‘Blue Chip’ Martin, in the fourth quarter-final of the super lightweight tournament. The undefeated Taylor (13-0 11 KO’s) is one of the best young boxers to emerge […]
On Saturday night, WBC World super featherweight champion, Miguel ‘El Alacran’ Berchelt, returns to the ring to make the fourth defence of his title against compatriot and mandatory challenger, Miguel ‘Mickey’ Román. When you pit two Mexicans with knockout power and a track record of being in exciting fights against each other, sparks are bound […]