Joshua-Pulev under-card continues to grow with addition of Thomas-Allen Commonwealth heavyweight title fight rematch

09/08/2017 James Slater

With the majority of fans pretty much expecting IBF/WBA heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua to win in commanding fashion when he meets Kubrat Pulev in Cardiff on October 28, the event is in need of a solid under-card. And one is currently shaping up.

Confirmed now are three title fights: Kal Yafai will defend his WBA super-flyweight title against Sho Ishida, Frank Buglioni and Callum Johnson will clash with both the British and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles on the line, and at heavyweight, Lenroy Thomas and David Allen will clash in a rematch of the fight they had in May on the Spence-Brook card.

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Joshua vs Pulev Official For Oct 28 – Cardiff – Tickets On Sale!

09/07/201709/06/2017 Matchroom Boxing

Tickets for the blockbuster Heavyweight World title clash between Anthony Joshua MBE and Kubrat Pulev go on pre-sale to Matchroom Fight Pass members at midday on Monday and general sale on Tuesday ahead of the October 28 event live on Sky Sports Box Office. Joshua is back in action after his epic win over Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium, and the unbeaten British star now heads to Wales’ national stadium to face IBF mandatory challenger Pulev.

Tickets for the event are priced at £40, £60, £80, £100, £200, £300 and £500 – with VIP tickets priced at £1500.

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When boxing gets back to normal – some of the “real” fights we can look forward to

08/23/2017 James Slater

The hype is in full swing, the circus is in town and no matter where you go you cannot avoid it. It is the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor crossover fight and as much as some fans, many of them in fact, cannot wait for Saturday night in Las Vegas, many more fans, boxing fans, cannot wait for it all to be over; for boxing to ‘get back to normal.’

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Anthony Joshua admits to “massive” disappointment over Klitschko’s decision to retire

08/20/201708/19/2017 James Slater

Anthony Joshua wanted to do it again, and he hoped Wladimir Klitschko would, too. But, instead of taking the rematch he could have had with Joshua, 41 year old Klitschko decided instead to call it a career and retire from the ring.

The April fight the two giants gave us provided the heavyweight division with one massive buzz, the knockdown-filled Wembley fight full of action and switches in momentum. However, a sequel was not to be. AJ, now looking ahead to a mandatory title defence against Kubrat Pulev and then one against Luis Ortiz, admits he suffered “massive” disappointment over the news that Wladimir opted to call it quits instead of agreeing to rumble with him a second time.

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Jarrell Miller: I guarantee I would knock Joshua out inside seven or eight rounds

08/05/2017 James Slater

Unbeaten heavyweight contender Jarrell Miller has been talking, again. The massive New Yorker known as “Big Baby,” is targeting two British fighters, in Dillian Whyte and Anthony Joshua. Whyte, beaten only by Joshua, called out Miller and the 298-pounder told Sky Sports he is more than happy to fight, and KO, Whyte.

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Wilder calls out Joshua but Hearn is firm; first up Pulev, then Ortiz, then Wilder next summer

08/04/2017 James Slater

Anthony Joshua fears no one and wants more than anything to unify the heavyweight titles. This is the mesage his promoter Eddie Hearn has given. Joshua, the WBA and IBF ruler, has been ordered to defend the former against Cuban Luis Ortiz, and he has been ordered to defend the latter against Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev.

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With Klitschko rematch now out, Anthony Joshua targets IBF mandatory defence against Kubrat Pulev

08/03/201708/03/2017 James Slater

Thank goodness for a Plan-B. Now that former heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko has retired, thus forever ending any talk of a rematch with Anthony Joshua, AJ is looking at his next fight. And Eddie Hearn, in speaking with Sky Sports, said a fight between AJ and his IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev is already in place.

Though glitzy Las Vegas is almost certainly out – Joshua-Pulev having nothing of the Big Fight factor to it that Joshua-Klitschko II had – it’s good that Joshua will not have to waste time searching for a replacement challenger.

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Joshua hoping for Klitschko return next, then a Deontay Wilder fight

08/02/2017 James Slater

Unbeaten heavyweight star Anthony Joshua, the reigning WBA/IBF champ, is hoping his next fight will be signed and sealed before the end of the month, but at the same time he is urging Wladimir Klitschko to get a move on and confirm if he will be his next opponent or not.

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Joshua must “forget about Fury,” says heavyweight great Holyfield, “Fury really isn’t one of those big-name fights for him”

07/23/2017 James Slater

Heavyweight legend and all time great Evander Holyfield managed to get himself all the big-name, mega fights he wanted during his fine career; and “The Real Deal” won most of them. Now, with future heavyweight star (or present heavyweight star, depending on your view) Anthony Joshua attempting to carve out his own greatness, Holyfield has given him a bit of advice.

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Showtime boss Espinoza says he expects Joshua-Klitschko II decision “pretty quickly”

07/15/2017 James Slater

Anthony Joshua could be heading towards his US debut in his next fight. Promoter Eddie Hearn has been looking over potential venues in Las Vegas, with the T-Mobile Arena now the frontrunner to host the expected rematch between the reigning WBA/IBF heavyweight champ and former king Wladimir Klitschko (Klitschko has still to officially confirm that he will face AJ for a second time).

And Stephen Espinoza of Showtime says Joshua-Klitschko II “would be the biggest heavyweight Vegas fight in probably a couple of decades.” Joshua wants it, Hearn wants it and Espinoza wants it – now it just needs Klitschko’s signature on the contract to make the rematch happen in Vegas. At least this is how it seems.

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