Mark Butcher attends the Beterbiev vs Bivol and Matchroom vs Queensberry 5 vs 5 press launch and witnesses boxing finally marketing itself as an elite sport. Boxing’s greatest opponent has always been boxing. The sport has a tendency to self-harm rather than sell itself. You know the drill well enough by now, the best swerving … Read more
Today in London, the long-awaited light-heavyweight showdown between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol was announced. But that’s not all – the undercard for this event is shaping up to be one of the best in recent memory. As part of the Queensberry vs. Matchroom concept proposed by Turki Alalshikh, the Bivol vs. Beterbiev undercard is … Read more
By Declan Taylor RAY FORD is willing to drop back down to featherweight to face Nick Ball at the Matchroom v Queensberry event on June 1. Ford captured the WBA featherweight title in dramatic fashion recently, coming from behind on the scorecards to stop Otabek Kholmatov with just seven seconds left in the final round. … Read more
By Louis Evans WHEN sawn-off Scouse featherweight Nick Ball steps inside the ring for his debut ‘world title’ challenge in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on March 8, he will do so oblivious to the wares of defending champion and veteran Mexican warlord Rey Vargas. Preened by Paul Stevenson at the upwardly mobile Everton Red Triangle (ERT) … Read more
1) Leigh Wood Leigh Wood has been on a remarkable run since 2021, making him one of the most exciting boxers to watch. His wins against Can Xu and Michael Conlan were incredibly dramatic, and his battles with Maurico Lara and Josh Warrington only solidified his reputation. Leigh Wood lands a right on Mauricio Lara … Read more
1) Tyson Fury (Queensberry) vs Anthony Joshua (Matchroom) They’ve had long enough to make it, but still the all-British heavyweight showdown between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua escapes us. Perhaps now, though, with Matchroom and Queensberry forced to hold hands by Turki Alalshikh, we are closer than ever to common sense prevailing. Joshua lands his … Read more
By Declan Taylor IT IS more than 13 years since Frank Warren assembled what he described as the ‘most competitive’ card in his promotional lifetime and labelled it ‘The Magnificent Seven’. On Saturday Night in Manchester, they ride again. Back then it was the likes of Nathan Cleverly, Kell Brook and James DeGale who featured … Read more
By Elliot Worsell ACCUSTOMED to aggressively blasting his way through most opponents, Liverpool featherweight Nick Ball tried every trick in the book tonight (November 18) to make a dent in Isaac Dogboe only to have to settle in the end for victory via the scorecards (all in his favour: 118-109, 116-111, 119-108). It is a … Read more
