Gennady Golovkin faces Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in Las Vegas on September 16 For many boxing fans, it is the fight they have been waiting for all year Golovkin is unbeaten but Canelo is seen as the next big pay-per-view draw Boxing fans have been spoiled for choice in 2017. In almost every weight […]
Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao lifted the spirits of Philippine troops in a visit on Saturday to a southern city where soldiers have been battling pro-Daesh (the so-called Islamic State) militants for over two months. The boxer-turned-senator, dressed in a military camouflage uniform, joked that he would join the fight in the city of Marawi […]
Heavyweight contenders Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (18-0-1, 16 KOs) and Gerald Washington (18-1-1, 12 KOs) turned up for an open-to-the-public media workout Wednesday at Modell’s Sporting Goods in Brooklyn before they enter the ring this weekend at the Barclays Center. The fight will be available on Facebook Live and YouTube prior to the live Showtime […]
“Their promotional tour sunk to new depths of racism, homophobia and misogyny” The stench began in Los Angeles and eventually spread to London, a four-act, one-week malodorous play designed to promote their August mismatch. In one corner, a 49-0, five-time world boxing champion from Las Vegas. In the other, a mixed martial artist who’s never […]
Boxing South Africa (BSA) has vowed not to have its process of updating boxers’ medical records – particularly of those who are older than 35 – derailed. This comes in the wake of the national governing body ordering 80 licensed professional boxers to submit their brain scans as required before their fights. BSA has made […]
Jeff Horn is the new WBO welterweight champion. The good news is that it was a very entertaining fight on the big stage, which is all too rare for boxing of late. The bad news is that it was another controversial decision, which is all to common in boxing. The outcome is that boxing has […]
Boxing ain’t what it used to be. Although fans do not truly long for a revisit of the “bum of the month” tour, more activity by the top fighters would certainly be appreciated. As recently as 2013 Gennady Golovkin fought four times in one calendar year. So far in 2017, only one champion has fought […]
Wladimir Klitschko is “50-50” on taking up his option of a rematch with Anthony Joshua, according to his promoter Tom Loeffler. Joshua got off the floor to stop Klitschko in a heavyweight epic at Wembley Stadium in April and is waiting to hear if the 41-year-old former world champion fancies another crack. Eddie Hearn has […]
Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor Is a Terrible Fight—But Who Cares Let’s get something out of the way before we truly get started—UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor is not going to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a pure boxing match. There is no chance, not even the much discussed puncher’s variety. Mayweather, the greatest fighter […]
A fight between Floyd Mayweather and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor would be a "circus" and a "farce", A fight between Floyd Mayweather and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor would be a “circus” and a “farce”, says boxing great Oscar de la Hoya. Ireland’s McGregor, 28, claims he has signed his half of a deal […]