Three-time world amateur champion and 2020 Olympic Cuban gold medalist Andy Cruz has signed with Matchroom Boxing and will be making his debut in July in a ten round championship fight in Michigan.… read more “Cuban talent Andy Cruz signs long-term deal with Matchroom”
Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn says he wants to try and sign Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis if he’s out of contract with Mayweather Promotions after his last fight against Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero last Saturday night.… read more “Eddie Hearn wants to sign Gervonta Davis if he’s out of contract with Mayweather Promotions”
Eddie Hearn views last Saturday’s celebrity match between YouTuber Jake Paul and former UFC fighter Ben Askren as a threat to the sport of boxing because the fights are generating numbers on pay-per-view.… read more “Jake Paul celebrity matches threaten boxing says Eddie Hearn”
Matchroom Boxing CEO Frank Smith is optimistic that a fight can be put together between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia this year. Both fighters are with Matchroom, and they have winnable interim fights coming up.… read more “Matchroom CEO says Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia possible for late 2021”
WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney will be back in the ring two months from now to face Jorge Linares on May 15th in the main event live on DAZN.… read more “Devin Haney to fight Jorge Linares on May 15th”
Eddie Hearn says Dimitry Bivol will be fighting in April and July in defending his WBA light heavyweight title in what he says will be two “good fights” in two different countries.… read more “Dimitry Bivol to fight in April and July says Eddie Hearn”
Oscar De La Hoya has given Matchroom Sport and their super middleweight champions Billy Joe Saunders and Callum Smith a deadline of Monday to agree to the deal offered to them for a May 2 fight against Canelo Alvarez or else he’s moving on.… read more “De La Hoya giving Callum Smith & Saunders until Monday to agree to Canelo offer”
Dillian Whyte is stomping mad at recently dethroned IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. turning down the offer made to him by his British promoter, and then saying that he didn’t want “any smoke” in a fight against him.… read more “Dillian Whyte FURIOUS at Andy Ruiz for saying he’s ducking him”
It seems former four-belt cruiserweight king Oleksandr Usyk will have another fight at heavyweight, his second, before going into his planned world title shot. Eddie Hearn, speaking with Sky Sports, said a Usyk-Dereck Chisora fight is “very close,” and will now come down to a matter of dates.… read more “Eddie Hearn Says Oleksandr Usyk-Dereck Chisora Fight “Very Close” – March 28 Or April 11”
WBO super middleweight Billy Joe Saunders is in the dark about where the rumors about him fighting Canelo Alvarez next originated from. Thus far, Saunders (24-0, 14 KOs) and his promoters haven’t heard anything from Canelo about a match between them for May 2.… read more “Billy Joe Saunders waiting on Canelo Alvarez’s team to start negotiations”