WARRINGTON VACATES IBF BELT
Josh Warrington has today vacated his IBF World Title after the IBF refused to sanction his proposed unification fight in April.
Earlier this month, the proposed mega fight with Xu Can was delayed with a new working date of April 24.… read full article “Josh Warrington targets Xu Can and Gary Russell for Ring belt”
MATCHROOM ANNOUNCE ACTION-PACKED START TO UK 2021 BOXING SCHEDULE – Warrington, Kelly, Whyte, Okolie and Benn feature
Eddie Hearn and Matchroom are delighted to announce details of their upcoming UK schedule following the British Boxing Board of Control’s confirmation earlier this week that Boxing tournaments under its jurisdiction will resume in the middle of February.… read full article “Povetkin – Whyte 2 rematch on 3/6”
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn is hoping to make an announcement next week for five big shots starting from February 13th to April 10th in the UK, as long as he receives clearance from the British Boxing Board of Control.… read full article “Hearn working on Warrington – Xu, Povetkin – Whyte II, and Avanesyan – Kelly”
Josh Warrington is the latest guest on Matchroom Boxing’s new podcast, ‘The Lockdown Tapes,’ and he said he is still ticking over as he hopes to meet WBA Featherweight king Can Xu in a unification clash when boxing returns.… read full article “Josh Warrington targeting Can Xu when boxing returns”
“I am very proud and very happy to welcome the No.1 Featherweight in the world back to Matchroom, Sky Sports and DAZN. It’s funny how life works out, it was a conversation I had with Steve Wood and I asked him, “When’s Warrington out of contract again?”,… read full article “Matchroom press conference with Josh Warrington – quotes”
Undefeated IBF Featherweight World Champion Josh Warrington has signed a multi-fight promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing, with his future fights to be shown live on Sky Sports and DAZN.
‘The Leeds Warrior’ (30-0, 7 KOs) created history by becoming Leeds’ first ever male World Champion when he upset the odds to wrestle the IBF 126lbs crown from Lee Selby at Elland Road, the home of his beloved Leeds United, in May 2018.… read full article “Josh Warrington Signs With Matchroom Boxing”
Kid Galahad says he has unfinished business with reigning IBF World Champion Josh Warrington ahead of his Final Eliminator clash with Claudio Marrero on the undercard of Kell Brook vs. Mark DeLuca at the FlyDSA Arena in Sheffield on Saturday February 8, shown live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US.… read full article “Kid Galahad faces Claudio Marrero in final eliminator on Feb.8”
Could Josh Wale meet Josh Warrington in an all-Yorkshire, world title encounter? This unlikely scenario doesn’t appear so outlandish after Wale’s latest victory and, crucially, if the Barnsley man can build upon it in 2020.
The former British Bantamweight Champion is now campaigning at 9st and, on November 29, dominated Ghana’s Felix Williams over 10 rounds to claim the African’s International Boxing Organisation (IBO) International Featherweight crown.… read full article “Josh Wale vs Josh Warrington – Could It Happen?”
Leeds fan-favourite Josh Warrington fully believes he is the best featherweight on the planet; his vast army of fans feeling the same way. And though there is work to be done before everyone feels as passionate about the IBF 126 pound champ as his local fans do, it just might be that Warrington is indeed the best in the division.… read full article “RESULTS: Josh Warrington Scores Rare KO In IBF Title Retention Over Sofiane Takoucht”
ESPN+, the leading multi-sport streaming service, will stream a pair of stacked cards this weekend, including a world title bout featuring all-action IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington.
The weekend extravaganza kicks off Friday at 3 p.m.… read full article “LIVE on ESPN+: Josh Warrington vs Takoucht & Barnes vs Harris”