By Steve Bunce MONTREAL, the battle for boxing power. It was the East against the West in the ring, a Cold War battlefield, the good guys against the bad guys at the Olympic boxing in Montreal in the summer of 1976. The Olympics in 1980 in Moscow and Los Angeles in 1984 were decimated by … Read more
NAOYA Inoue returns to action on September 3 in the Ariake Arena, and saying his opponent is an underdog would be an understatement. Inoue is expected, in most quarters, to win convincingly, and even in a two-horse race, where anything can happen, it might come as a surprise to see how few fight fans are … Read more
By Daniele D’Alessio THE relationship between Teofimo Lopez Jr and Teofimo Lopez Sr as boxer and coach has previously been criticised. When Lopez suffered the first and only loss of his professional career to George Kambosos Jr in 2021, many questioned the guidance ‘The Takeover’ received from his father in the corner. At the time, … Read more
JOHNNY Fisher’s ‘Bosh Army’ returns to the Copper Box Arena on September 28 as their hero tackles Andriy Rudenko on a Matchroom show. This fight was due to take place on the same date in Sheffield’s Utilita Arena as part of the supporting cast for Dalton Smith vs Jon Fernandez before Smith withdrew injured. Fisher … Read more
JULY 13, in the Wells Fargo Center, Jaron Ennis laid a beating on David Avanesyan. Returning home to Philadelphia, now under the guidance of loquacious UK promoter Eddie Hearn and his powerful Matchroom brand, Ennis appears to be finally reaching the point of his potential. Reigning as the IBF welterweight champion, ‘Boots’ was supposed to … Read more
By Declan Taylor EDDIE HEARN has accused the IBF of ‘ruining boxing’ after they ordered Jaron Ennis to defend his welterweight title against Karen Chukhadzhian. ‘Boots’ only beat the 28-year-old 18 months ago but the IBF have installed the Ukrainian as their mandatory challenger following his three victories since that defeat. Ennis and his promoter … Read more
By Elliot Worsell WHILE it is perhaps not unusual to be informed that a press conference is “open to the public”, it is still strange to comprehend such a thing and indeed consider it completely normal – which, today, it is. Just last week, in fact, there was another press conference about another big fight, … Read more
SEBASTIAN FUNDORA has been ordered to face Terence Crawford in a super-welterweight unification this year. Fundora currently holds the WBO and WBC titles as a result of his blood-soaked split decision victory over Tim Tszyu in March. The division’s newcomer Crawford, meanwhile, is the WBA champion following his win against Israil Madrimov in LA earlier … Read more
Anthony Joshua’s showdown with Daniel Dubois on September 21 has the potential to break the British boxing attendance record, as the request to increase the capacity at Wembley Stadium has been approved. The current record holder is the April 2021 fight between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte, where 94,000 spectators filled Wembley. The upcoming Riyadh … Read more
Date and Time: Saturday, August 31, 2024. 7:45 PM GMT+1 Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy Lazio vs Milan Preview Lazio It has been a mixed start to the season for Lazio, but they will be aiming to record a second win in three matches on Saturday. Lazio were winners in their opening match of the … Read more
