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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA — In the Mandarin Hotel’s lounge area, a fan spots Hamzah Sheeraz and asks for a picture. He’s not the only one. Soon enough one turns to three and before long, the 25-year-old’s engaging in conversation as he gears up for his maiden world title shot against WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames, some 11 miles from here, on February 22. Continue reading “Hamzah Sheeraz and embracing the weight of expectation”
LIVERPOOL STREET, CENTRAL LONDON — Anthony Cacace can’t help but smile. This time last year, unexpected fight delays saw his proposed IBO/IBF super-featherweight unification with Joe Cordina postponed three months. He’s pitched a career-best campaign since then and this week, fields questions from yours truly in preparation of his Leigh Wood assignment in a May 10 headliner.
Continue reading “Anthony Cacace content to continue upsetting the big guns, one at a time”
CO-OP LIVE ARENA, MANCHESTER — Arnold Barboza maintained discipline and composure, even when things threatened to go against him, edging a split decision win over Jack Catterall to claim the vacant WBO interim world junior-welterweight title on Saturday night. His father, Barboza Sr, told me how. Continue reading “Barboza hails flawless display, Sr. lifts lid on ‘crazy’ gameplan in Manchester upset”
CO-OP LIVE ARENA, MANCHESTER — Arnold Barboza relished the pre-fight boos and made sure to thank the crowd afterwards, having produced a career-best display in beating Jack Catterall via split decision, claiming the WBO interim junior-welterweight world title after an exhausting 12-round chess match.
Continue reading “Barboza savvy in draining chess match, stuns Catterall for WBO interim title”
CO-OP LIVE ARENA, MANCHESTER — Four months removed from the contentious last-minute cancellation, Reece Bellotti wasted no punches and produced a bruising beatdown of Michael Gomez Jr to defend his British and Commonwealth super-featherweight titles with a tenth-round stoppage. Continue reading “Catterall-Barboza results: Bellotti bullies Gomez Jr, Dickens stuns Barrett and more”
GLAZIERS HALL, CENTRAL LONDON — Liam Cameron looks jaded and tells anyone in earshot he’s only had two hours’ sleep. This won’t stop him refusing to break eye contact with Ben Whittaker during their tense face-off, the day their much-anticipated rematch has been announced for April 20, nor doing a cluster of one-to-one interviews with the assembled media. Continue reading “Whittaker insists he’ll leave no doubt against bullish Cameron in April 20 rematch”
A familiar feeling of frustration came for Zach Parker last weekend, labouring to another uninspiring 10-round decision victory over European opposition in short-notice replacement Mickael Diallo. Elsewhere, there was an update on the promotional future of a 175-pound contender returning home to the QP stable. Continue reading “Warren unsure about Zach Parker’s next steps, confirms Anthony Yarde reunion”
Losing to eventual two-time champion Jannik Sinner is no disgrace, though Australia’s brightest hope faded during the business end of another Grand Slam tournament. Having fallen short at the final hurdle against Sinner’s closest rival Carlos Alcaraz in their Rotterdam showpiece, the 25-year-old is now battling a select few contenders as the sport’s third-best to another duopoly. Continue reading “Alex de Minaur among many contenders looking to break the Sincaraz duopoly”
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND — Tonight proved a fitting celebration of Derek Chisora’s career. Win or lose – plenty of both over an 18-year career – many fans and contemporaries travelled across the country to witness supposedly his final appearance on British shores, in appreciation of a national treasure. Continue reading “Derek Chisora drops Otto Wallin twice, wins 49th fight in Manchester headliner”
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND — Zak Miller and Zach Parker produced contrasting decisions, the former winning featherweight gold in an upset, during Queensberry’s first card of 2025. Elsewhere, Jack Rafferty served Southern Area champion Reece MacMillan a reality check to retain his British and Commonwealth 140-pound titles. Read below for the undercard fight recaps… Continue reading “Chisora-Wallin undercard: Rafferty stops MacMillan, Miller edges Abdulah in thriller”
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