Eddie Hearn has officially announced a four-week fight camp which will see British boxing resume throughout August, headlined by an intriguing Week 4 where Dillian Whyte finally faces Alexander Povetkin for the WBC interim world heavyweight title and WBA lightweight champion Katie Taylor also features.
Talk about timing. Less than a day after US boxing returned with a dominant display by WBO featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson in Las Vegas, it has emerged two fights have been agreed in principle between the two world champion heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury – optimistic for the summer of 2021. Continue reading
Dillian Whyte vs Alexander Povetkin, which was originally scheduled to take place this past Saturday, could be the first fight behind closed doors post-lockdown – according to promoter Eddie Hearn. It has been provisionally moved to July 4. Continue reading
Earlier this week, Deontay Wilder said Tyson Fury should be thankful for ‘feeding’ him. Oh, how quickly things can change. After being humbled with a R7 TKO defeat – the first loss of his pro career – Deontay’s sloppy display has propelled Fury further into dizzying heights and gifted him the WBC heavyweight strap too.
Having endured tough battles to record impressive wins in the heavyweight division, Dillian Whyte enjoyed a great 2018… Continue reading
In a bout confirmed this afternoon, the unbeaten Terence Crawford is set to defend his WBO welterweight title against an unpredictable Amir Khan on April 20.
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Amir Khan made his long-awaited return to the boxing ring an effective one, having cooly dispatched of Phil Lo Greco after just 39 seconds at a sold-out Liverpool Echo Arena on Saturday night.
Then a few hours later, Gervonta Davis – who himself had not fought for eight months – maintained his flawless professional record with a third-round TKO of Argentine challenger Jesús Cuellar at the Barclays Center in New York City.
Kell Brook was impressive during his return to the ring, with a second-round knockout victory over Sergey Rabchenko at the FlyDSA Arena to secure the WBC Silver super-welterweight title in style. Continue reading
With less than two weeks until his scheduled bout, Anthony Joshua has to prepare for another opponent. Kubrat Pulev has pulled out with a shoulder injury, meaning experienced Frenchman Carlos Takam will replace him on October 28.
