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Chris Eubank Jr started well, didn’t get overzealous as many have come to expect, and was sharp with punch output en route to a tenth-round finish of a sluggish Liam Smith avenging his first career stoppage loss. Seven months later in the same venue, he silenced critics – at least for now – before calling out Conor Benn and two-time middleweight world champion Gennadiy Golovkin. Continue reading “Eubank Jr drops, stops Smith to score R10 finish with career-best display in rematch”
An emotional, angry fighter? More like calculated with spiteful bite. Chris van Heerden experienced that first-hand as Conor Benn started aggressively and made the south African pay with some blistering punch combinations, scoring a second-round knockout in Manchester’s main event tonight to make the seventh defence of his WBA Continental welterweight belt. Continue reading “Demolition job: Conor Benn batters Chris van Heerden with startling second-round TKO”
Referee Victor Loughlin compassionately saved Amir Khan from further punishment 40 days ago today, in a long overdue grudge match between two of the country’s best boxers since 2000. While Khan is reportedly plotting a bold comeback, there’s speculation aplenty but no clarity over who Kell Brook’s next opponent will be – after confirming he won’t retire last month. Continue reading “40 days on: After his Amir Khan KO win, what’s next for Kell Brook still remains unclear”
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Ahead of their eagerly-anticipated domestic grudge match, one which BOXXER promoter Ben Shalom has described as legacy-defining, Amir Khan and Kell Brook will finally go head-to-head at Manchester’s AO Arena this weekend. But are critics getting too excited about a pair of declining 35-year-old former world champions finally locking horns in a catchweight bout? Continue reading “Long overdue: Amir Khan, Kell Brook exchange words ahead of Saturday’s grudge match”
Former unified welterweight world champion Keith Thurman has already outlined his ambitious plans for a big 2022, three bouts in the new year – starting on PPV against Mario Barrios in early February. However, after his previous comments on a planned comeback proved premature, how much stock should we truly buy ahead of his long-awaited return? Continue reading “2022 must be about less talk and more action for returning Keith Thurman”
Adrien Broner? Khan-Brook winner next? Stateside debut? The possibilities are limitless. Rising welterweight contender Conor Benn made good on his promise to deliver big in a headline spot, delivering a furious R4 finish to knock out former welterweight champion Chris Algieri before vowing for big things to come in 2022 after an eventful night’s work from Liverpool.
Continue reading “Conor Benn produces career-best display, flattens Chris Algieri in four rounds”
Ahead of his fifth WBO welterweight title defence on November 20 against Shawn Porter, Terence Crawford (37-0, 28 KOs) believes a dominant victory over the two-time divisional titlist will reinforce his claim for world #1 in the pound-for-pound stakes as far as boxing is concerned. Continue reading “Crawford feels a dominant win vs. Porter will justify his pound-for-pound status”
Ahead of his latest world title attempt on November 20, two-time welterweight champion Shawn Porter (31-3-1, 17 KOs) described Terence Crawford as the pinnacle of opposition. Can he end a run of close yet losing decisions against the division’s elite, or will it be more of the same?
Conor Benn needed just 80 seconds to retain his WBA Continental welterweight strap with a devastating TKO win over Samuel Vargas, proving the launchpad for a busy night of boxing across American soil as there were also big wins for two heavyweight prospects before 23-year-old welterweight talent Jaron Ennis earned a R6 KO vs. Sergey Lipinets in his main event debut.
Continue reading “Conor Benn’s brilliant R1 finish kickstarts busy night of boxing for prospects”
In the toughest test of his career so far, Vergil Ortiz Jr came through unscathed last weekend with a seventh-round TKO victory against former light welterweight title-holder Maurice Hooker before calling out WBO champion Terence Crawford ringside. Still only 22-years-old with a perfect 17-0 record, his flaws are being scrutinised – rather than his willingness to fight the best.
Continue reading “Vergil Ortiz Jr’s justified confidence needs to be championed, not rubbished”
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn has his latest plan in motion: building a May pay-per-view event headlined by heavyweights Derek Chisora and Joseph Parker after the latter’s underwhelming win over compatriot Junior Fa last month. He also wants to place WBA interim middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr on the undercard, who hasn’t fought since Dec. 2019.
Continue reading “Eddie Hearn planning May PPV with Chisora-Parker headliner, Eubank Jr return”
According to new promoter Kalle Sauerland, WBA interim middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr (29-2, 22 KOs) is targeting a long-awaited bout with IBF and IBO title-holder Gennadiy Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KOs) at some stage later this year – five years after their original matchup broke down. Continue reading “Golovkin is Eubank Jr’s top target for 2021, says new promoter Sauerland”
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