Plenty of British boxing fans will remember the Booth brothers; Nicky and Jason. Both men were regular fixtures on Sky Sports, the two engaging in some big fights. Sadly, it has been reported how Nicky Booth, who won the British and Commonwealth titles at bantamweight, has passed away aged just 40.… read full article “Tributes Pour In For Nicky Booth, Who Has Died Aged 40”
Joseph Parker, speaking to Marc Gatford via the MyBettingSites.co.uk blog, said his upcoming fight against great rival Junior Fa is ‘do or die’ in bid to give ‘Matchroom the confidence’ – having signed him in 2019.… read full article “Jospeh Parker eyes Joyce and Chisora… and vows to never pull out of a fight again!”
Bob Arum says a representative for Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman reached out to him to see if he’s interested in seeing up a fight with WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford. Arum said he’s waiting to hear back from him to see if he can put the fight together.… read full article “Thurman reached out to Arum for Crawford fight”
Sergey Kovalev and Bektemir Melikuziev are being moved to Indio, California, on January 30th on DAZN. The fight had been previously scheduled to take place in Moscow, Russia.
The change of location works well for DAZN so the U.S… read full article “Sergey Kovalev vs. Bektemir Melikuziev moved to Indio, CA on Jan.30th”
The ink now dry on his signed contract with Team Sauerland, Chris Eubank Jr is looking for a big fight. Having gained a ton of knowledge and even more confidence due to the time he has spent working with the great Roy Jones (who, Eubank Jr said when speaking with RingTV.com,… read full article “Chris Eubank Jr Vs. Ryota Murata: Who Wins?”
Arum “95 Percent Confident The Fight Happens”
We can take as a good sign the fact that promoters Bob Arum and Eddie Hearn are working on the under-card for the big one – Tyson Fury Vs.… read full article “Arum/Hearn Working On Top Rank Vs. Matchroom Fighters Under-Card For Fury vs Joshua”
45 Years Ago: When Marvelous Marvin Hagler Dropped A Decision To Bobby Watts And Realised He Could Never Trust The Judges
It’s one great, big understatement to say Marvin Hagler never trusted boxing judges, that he was never overly fond of them.… read full article “45 Years Ago: When Hagler Dropped A Decision To Watts…”
Ryan Garcia is confident he’ll be able to put together a fight with WBA lightweight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis for the first half of 2021.
King Ryan (21-0, 18 KOs) says he won’t be an obstacle to getting the match done with Tank (24-0, 23 KOs) because he wants this fight more than anything.… read full article “Ryan Garcia confident Gervonta Davis fight gets made”
Dillian Whyte’s promoter Eddie Hearn reports that his fighter will be taking on interim WBC heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin in a rematch on March 6th.
If ‘The Body Snatcher’ Whyte (27-2, 18 KOs) is victorious, Hearn hopes to put together a fight between him and Deontay Wilder.… read full article “Alexander Povetkin faces Dillian Whyte in rematch on March 6th”
Carl Frampton will bid to become a three-weight world champion when he takes on the WBO world super featherweight champion Jamel Herring on February 27 in London, live on BT Sport in the UK.
The special occasion of ‘The Jackal’ bidding to make boxing history will be Frank Warren and Queensberry Promotions’ first show of 2021, in association with MTK Global.… read full article “Jamel Herring vs Carl Frampton on Feb. 27 in London”