Regular Boxing News columnist and former European super-lightweight champion Joe Hughes looks ahead to tonight’s WBC title clash in Brooklyn and reveals plans for the next chapter in his career as a trainer. DEVIN HANEY and Ryan Garcia are set to battle it out tonight (April 20) for the WBC super-lightweight title. It should be … Read more
Over the weekend at the O2 Arena in London, we witnessed another thrilling British title fight that ended in a draw. This was the second draw in a short span of time, with heavyweights Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke battling to a standstill, much like Nathan Heaney and Brad Pauls did for the middleweight title … Read more
This week former European super-lightweight champion and Boxing News weekly columnist Joe Hughes provides a first-hand perspective on two men who will meet on April 27 in one of the biggest British fights of 2024. THE rematch between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall has been confirmed for April 27 in Leeds. It’s one many British … Read more
In his latest column for Boxing News former European super-lightweight champion Joe Hughes takes a trip down memory lane to look back at the three debuts which helped shape his boxing career. LAST Sunday my eldest son competed in his first Brazilian jiu-jitsu competition. He’s been doing it for just over a year and did … Read more
In his first column of 2024, Joe Hughes looks ahead to Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith and Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou. The former European super-lightweight champion also discusses his own plans for the year and pays tribute to a “pivotal” member of his family who sadly passed away recently. This time of year, everyone … Read more
Boxing News columnist and former EBU super-lightweight champion Joe Hughes gives us his thoughts on both last weekend’s action and this weekend’s. I EXPECT Chris Billam-Smith to be a step ahead of Mateusz Masternak when they fight tomorrow night (December 10). The champion can out-box Masternak for most of the fight but may struggle to … Read more
I previously believed that Ryan Garcia was all about his image and hype. Before the Luke Campbell fight in 2021, I was confident that Luke would defeat him. I had seen a few of Garcia’s earlier fights where he had defeated opponents who were not at his level. Luke, on the other hand, was a … Read more
With women’s boxing taking centre stage again in Dublin tonight (November 25), Boxing News columnist Joe Hughes has his say on whether women should be fighting over 12×3 minute rounds in championship fights. IT will be a cracking fight between Chantelle Cameron and Katie Taylor, and I think Cameron will win again. In my opinion, … Read more
In his latest column for Boxing News, former European super-lightweight champion Joe Hughes discusses why he is now coaching amateurs and why it’s more than just being a trainer. But does it satisfy someone who is not officially retired? Last weekend, we were in Essex with a young boxer competing there. It was a long … Read more
Former European super-lightweight champion Joe Hughes was the matchmaker for an amateur show at Paddy John’s gym in Bristol last Saturday. After the event he sat down to watch Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou. In his latest column for Boxing News, he believes what happened isn’t necessarily a bad thing for the sport. BOXING has … Read more
