Boxing

JACK Catterall and Regis Prograis will clash on August 24 in Manchester’s Co-Op Live. The 140-pound bout against former two-time world king Prograis is the perfect reward for Catterall, who gained revenge over Josh Taylor last month. The all-southpaw...

Tim Bradley thinks Vasily Lomachenko has the technical tools to defeat Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis if they meet in a lightweight unification contest in November. Tank’s Reliance on Knockout Power Bradley notes that Tank Davis (30-0, 28 KOs), the WBA 135-lb...

RAFAEL Espinoza is still the WBO featherweight champion following a dominant display against overmatched Mexican rival Sergio Chirino Sanchez. The challenger could not settle into a rhythm and was bombed out in round four. Headlining last night at the...

Promoter Eddie Hearn disagrees with Tyson Fury’s comment this week about him needing a knockout to get thie victory in his recent with undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk on December 21st in Riyadh. Fury’s Refusal to Admit Defeat ‘The Gypsy...

What’s next for Chris Billam-Smith? After beating Richard Riakporhe last weekend, he called out for a unification against WBA king Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez. Jai Opetaia holds the IBF title and Noel Mikalian is the WBC champion.  The Bournemouth boxer...

Eddie Hearn says he’s interested in signing Shakur Stevenson to his Matchroom promotional stable if he’s a free agent. Hearn says if WBC lightweight champion Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs) is willing to pledge his future, he would be the...

By Eric Armit Another show of devastating power from Davis as he hunts down and knocks out Martin in the eighth round. Round 1 Martin was backing around the ring with Davis coming forward behind the usual high guard. Martin was...

Terence Crawford is facing easily his most difficult opponent of his 16-year career against Israil Madrimov on August 3rd at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. The unbeaten 29-year-old Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) is viewed as a younger, stronger,...

Eric Armit profiles a heavy-handed Canadian middleweight who was ready to embark on a new life after surprisingly hanging up the gloves aged 30. Then…tragedy struck. BLAIR RICHARDSON Born: 29 January 1941 South Bar, Canada Died: 6 March 1971, aged 30. Record:...

Top Rank has won today’s purse bid to stage the Devin Haney vs. Sandor Martin WBC 140-lb title fight with a winning bid of $2,420,000. Haney Unhappy with Low Bid Haney (31-1, 15 KOs) didn’t seem happy about the news...