Boxing

SHAKUR STEVENSON is in talks to defend his world title against lightweight newcomer Joe Cordina. The 27-year-old southpaw won the vacant title via a decision victory over Edwin De Los Santos in November and made a successful first defence...

The IBF has ordered Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis to defend his welterweight title against mandatory Karen Chukhadzhian in what would be a rematch. Boots’ promoter Eddie Hearn revealed the news today, and he’s disappointed. The IBF Mandates Rematch In an interview...

ANGELO LEO isn’t known as one of boxing’s biggest punchers but last weekend his 10th round win over Luis Alberto Lopez will go down as one of the knockouts of 2024. Eric Armit looks back at the fight...

A few weeks ago, we saw a pretty encouraging outlook after David Benavidez and David Morrell joined the light heavyweight division. However, the debuts of both Latinos differed from what we expected and created doubts about their real...

IN RECENT weeks it has become known that Nick Ball’s next fight would take place in his home city of Liverpool and now he appears to have an opponent. The 27-year-old is the current WBA featherweight champion having won...

Promoter Eddie Hearn says Edgar Berlanga has an obligation to himself to stick it on Canelo Alvarez with his trash talk in the build-up to their fight on September 14th at the T-Mobile Arena in Vegas. This isn’t...

by Paul Webb NICO OGBEIDE wants to see his name up on the big screen, but first he has to handle business on Saturday night at the Eastside Rooms in Birmingham on the undercard of BCB Promotions ‘For King...

In the past, I have mentioned from my 100 Loss Non-Winning Record Club “record builders!”Let’s take a look at those who made the list in the past and those who are still active. Heading the list of those past...

by Andrew Fairley When and why you started boxing: I started boxing because my grandfather boxed in the Royal Marines and my dad also boxed amateur (50 fights ish). I started at nine years old. Favourite all-time fighter: Sugar Ray Leonard, just...

Promoter Eddie Hearn revealed that he’s had talks with Joe Cordina about him moving up to 135 to challenge Shakur Stevenson for his WBC lightweight title. Hearn says it’s just in the “discussions” stage. If Hearn is going to...