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

James Slater - August 23, 2017 Leave a Comment

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, […]

Dillian Whyte’s body punches too much for Malcolm Tann; Whyte says they’d be too much for Deontay Wilder!

James Slater - August 20, 2017 Leave a Comment

There was plenty of fine body punching on display in Nebraska last night, as Terence Crawford crushed Julius Indongo with a wicked body shot in the evening’s main event, and as heavyweight Dillian Whyte showed his body shot handiwork on […]

Deontay Wilder says he wants “Boogeyman” Luis Ortiz next: If people are scared to fight you, let me tell you who ain’t

James Slater - August 11, 2017 Leave a Comment

Deontay Wilder is shopping around for his next fight – set to take place, possibly, in November – and he may have found a most marketable and exciting opponent in dangerous Cuban southpaw Luis Ortiz. Speaking with Premier Boxing Champions, […]

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

James Slater - August 4, 2017

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 […]

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

James Slater - August 2, 2017

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 […]

Who will Deontay Wilder fight next, and when? How about Jarrell Miller, and soon?

James Slater - July 28, 2017

On Monday of this week WBC heavyweight king Deontay Wilder reassured us all that his next fight is coming: “Never fear ….the return is near,” he wrote. While the following day, the unbeaten power puncher tweeted: “Only a matter of […]

Deontay Wilder likely to return in September/October – Hearn doubtful Dillian Whyte will land shot

James Slater - June 22, 2017

WBC heavyweight ruler Deontay Wilder, last seen halting a game Gerald Washington in February, is expected to return to the ring in September or October according to his promoter Lou DiBella, who spoke with Sky Sports. British promoter Eddie Hearn […]

Deontay Wilder arrested and charged with marijuana possession

James Slater - June 15, 2017

While we fans and the man himself await his next fight, WBC heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder has run into a little bit of trouble. According to a news story in The Tusacaloosa News paper, Wilder was arrested yesterday in his […]

Deontay Wilder furious at Johnny Nelson, responds to the Sky pundit’s claims he was KO’d twice by Klitschko during sparring

James Slater - June 4, 2017

Earlier this week a story ran where former cruiserweight champ and current Sky Sports pundit Johnny Nelson claimed in an interview that he knew of the time Deontay Wilder was KO’d twice when the Alabama warrior sparred Wladimir Klitschko. According […]

Deontay Wilder To Attend Banquet

Boxing Hall of Fame - June 2, 2017

The banquet, which will be held at the OnCenter in Syracuse, NY, is a one-of-a-kind event with over 35 boxing celebrities under one roof. The event consists of cocktails, dinner, celebrity comments, video highlights, a commemorative program and much more. […]