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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”
Kieran Farrell, a former Central Area lightweight champion, was forced to cut short his career at 22 in 2013. A decade on, he’s part of Daniel Dubois’ training team and the Mancunian was honest about the IBF world titleholder’s preparations for an evening catapulting him into a new light, toppling Anthony Joshua as the former unified heavyweight king eyes an immediate rematch.
Continue reading “Dubois’ coach Kieran Farrell: Easier than we thought, rematch unwise for Joshua”
After consecutive stoppage wins over previously unbeaten duo Jarrell Miller and now-former IBF #1 heavyweight contender Filip Hrgovic, Daniel Dubois’ head trainer Don Charles has praised the 26-year-old’s boxing evolution, three months before the newly-upgraded world champion boxes former two-time unified titleholder Anthony Joshua at Wembley in an exciting London duel. Continue reading “Don Charles hails Dubois’ maturity, declares himself the missing jigsaw piece”
Armed with new improvements to his ever-changing team, Anthony Joshua has benefited from refreshing activity of late and continues that next weekend against former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, buoyed by a moral victory on debut vs. Tyson Fury last October. Given the carrot dangling in the air for both here, the Brit must be sharp to avoid another banana skin.
Continue reading “Knockout Chaos: Finally active and in a groove, Anthony Joshua cannot leave Riyadh with regret next weekend”
Former two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua forced Otto Wallin’s corner into pulling the in-form Swede after five rounds in their Riyadh main event, after fellow former world titlist Deontay Wilder was outworked, outclassed and stunned over twelve rounds by Joseph Parker beforehand. Continue reading “Day of Reckoning: Joshua forces Wallin into submission after Parker upsets Wilder”
Well, we’re back here again. It’s not quite Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk as was the original plan for this date – but nonetheless the Saudis haven’t wasted time in delivering a festive extravaganza packed largely with heavyweights – and two title defences in the divisions directly below – as two Brits under different promotional banners get a world title shot neither anticipated this soon.
Continue reading “Day of Reckoning press conference: Joshua, Wilder in separate fights to headline busy card in Riyadh on Dec. 23”
Three days after the rematch between former two-time heavyweight Anthony Joshua and long-time rival Dillian Whyte was cancelled after Whyte returned an ‘adverse finding’ in a drug test, an announcement today confirms Robert Helenius – one of Joshua’s previous sparring partners – will step up on less than a week’s notice to box him in Saturday’s headliner from London’s O2 Arena.
Continue reading “Robert Helenius steps into the breach, will face Anthony Joshua on Saturday night”
The heavily-anticipated rematch between former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and long-time rival Dillian Whyte, set for next weekend, has today been cancelled after news broke the latter returned an ‘adverse finding’ in a random VADA drugs test. Andy Ruiz Jr, who stunned Joshua in the summer of 2019, and respected Swedish contender Otto Wallin are among those who’ve expressed a willingness to step up on short-notice. Continue reading “Andy Ruiz, Otto Wallin open to late-notice Anthony Joshua fight as Whyte returns ‘adverse finding’ in random drugs test”
Needless posturing about a prospective title defence against domestic rival Dillian Whyte next year by co-promoters Bob Arum and Frank Warren surrounding Tyson Fury’s homecoming has only served to shine a light on why The Gypsy King’s resume remains flimsy at the highest level – as well as why the bulk of the world’s best often hibernate much longer than they should. Continue reading “Fury’s camp posturing over Whyte title defence shows why the best often hibernate”
In a trilogy bout with dramatic momentum shifts, Tyson Fury survived two fourth round knockdowns to defend his WBC strap, building up a plethora of sustained punishment before knocking out former champion Deontay Wilder with a looping right flattening him in R11. Continue reading “Tyson Fury defends WBC title with R11 KO vs. Deontay Wilder in crazy trilogy bout”
596 days after their rematch saw an unbeaten streak emphatically ended, Deontay Wilder looks to reclaim gold against the always-jovial Tyson Fury this weekend, who expects to leave the US with a WBC title defence and boosted in pursuit of being crowned king of the heavyweights. Continue reading “Fury-Wilder 3: After several delays and legal arbitration, the trilogy is finally here”
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