Chris Eubank Jr (29-2, 22 KOs) will hope his latest deal with European promoter Team Sauerland provides him the platform to take over the middleweight division. However, with two years since his last real fight – retiring James DeGale in February 2019 – we’ve heard this before. Now 31, how will he back up ambitious claims to prove he’s a worthy title-holder at world level? Continue reading
Anthony Joshua (24-1) shook off ring rust and occasional nervy moments after an explosive third-round to blast IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev (28-2) – retaining his heavyweight titles with a ninth-round KO win. Naturally, the attention turns towards WBC champion Tyson Fury: there’s clear determination from their promoters to make a unification bout in 2021.
IBF lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez has ramped up bold pre-fight talk ahead of Saturday’s title clash against three-weight world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko. Despite making the first defence of his belt in the biggest fight of the 23-year-old’s career to date, Lopez believes he’ll win emphatically and discussed his outspoken nature, itching to stun critics this weekend. Continue reading
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This month marks a year’s inactivity for Britain’s unbeaten light-heavyweight Joshua Buatsi. If he wins two scheduled bouts between now and December though, promoter Eddie Hearn believes he’ll be ready to fight for world titles in 2021. Continue reading
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
Ahead of his heavyweight debut against Chazz Witherspoon live on DAZN overnight, the 32-year-old Ukranian (16-0, 12 KOs) already has eyes on the division’s big guns with intriguing showdowns to be made in 2020. Continue reading
Anthony Joshua was comfortable and relatively commanding during his points victory over a stubborn Joseph Parker at the Principality Stadium in Wales. Having won, Joshua is now holder of IBO, IBF, WBA, and WBO championship belts and has his sights set on an interesting clash with Deontay Wilder to become undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Continue reading
