Sports Journalist · 38 articles
The boxing world is still abuzz following Oleksandr Usyk’s Moscow masterpiece. Usyk, now 15-0-0 with 11 KO’s, became the first winner of the inaugural World Boxing Super Series with a twelve round boxing clinic against previously unbeaten Russian Murat Gassiev on July 21st. With the victory, Usyk not only established himself as the sport’s premier cruiserweight, […]
On the same Moscow card on Saturday night that Oleksandr Usyk made boxing history with a masterful performance to win the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight tournament – becoming the first man to unify all four of the division’s belts in the process – boxing fans witnessed one of the worst judging decisions of the year: […]
The second season of the World Boxing Super Series is officially upon us. Following on from the successes of the first instalment, participants for the sequel of the revolutionary knockout-format tournament gathered for a glitzy black-tie gala in Moscow, Russia. On the eve of the cruiserweight final in Moscow – that saw Ukrainian star Oleksandr […]
The second season of the World Boxing Super Series is officially upon us. Following on from the successes of the first instalment, participants for the sequel of the revolutionary knockout-format tournament gathered for a glitzy black-tie gala in Moscow, Russia. On the eve of the mouthwatering cruiserweight final, due to take place at Moscow’s Olympskiy […]
On Saturday night, WBO World super welterweight champion Jaime Munguia makes the first defence of his title against former champion Liam Smith at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Smith was originally meant to challenge the then-titleholder, Sadam Ali, on HBO in May of this year, but was forced to withdraw due to an allergic […]
There can be fewer places on earth that can be tougher to grow up in than the Caucasus. A mountainous region that straddles the southernmost tip of Russia, it is home to a staggeringly diverse mixture of different ethnicities and linguistic groups that for centuries have battled to protect their culture and identity in the […]
In not entirely unexpected news, James DeGale announced earlier today that he has officially vacated his IBF super middleweight world title. With a message on his official social media channels, DeGale stated that he has relinquished his belt with the intention of seeking the “biggest fights possible” in what he termed the “final phase” of […]
It was announced earlier today that Amir Khan will face fringe welterweight contender Samuel Vargas in his next fight, to be held on 8th September at Arena Birmingham. Prior to the fight announcement, Khan’s promoter, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing, had promised an opponent that would provide the former unified super lightweight World champion with more of […]
This Saturday, rising Scottish star Josh Taylor (12-0-0, 11 KO’s) takes to the ring in Glasgow for a WBC World super lightweight final eliminator against former beltholder Viktor Postol (29-0-1, 12 KO’s). On paper, it represents the toughest assignment of Taylor’s professional career to date. Ukrainian native Postol is an experienced campaigner at 140lbs with […]
David Haye officially announced his retirement from boxing yesterday, just over a month removed from an emphatic TKO loss in his rematch with Tony Bellew. In a 2000 word statement published on his website, Haye, who has struggled with a string of injuries within the last five years, conceded that his 37-year-old-body could no longer respond to […]
Boxing, it has been said, is ‘the sweet science’. The aim of the sport sport, in its simplest form, is to ‘hit and not get hit’. However, there are few things more exhilarating than witnessing a legitimate, bona fide knockout artist in full-flow. Here we take a look at the sport’s premier power-hitters, coming up […]
It has been reported that former multi-weight world champion Nonito Donaire (38-5-0, 24 KO’s) is in discussions with his promoter Richard Schaefer of Ringstar Sports over a possible return to the currently-stacked bantamweight division. Schaefer was one of the driving forces behind the World Boxing Super Series which recently announced that bantamweight would feature as […]