Boxing

by Keith Idec TIM Tszyu’s handlers were criticized for not urging referee Harvey Dock or a ringside doctor to stop his fight with Sebastian Fundora before the fourth round ended. The deep, disgusting cut on the top of Tszyu’s head...

BY MATT BOZEAT JUNIOR Witter has two professional boxers and 18 amateurs in his gym in Rotherham.  “I teach them the basics,” he said, “and then we go from there. I encourage them to do what’s best for them.  “I don’t...

FIVE years ago, I was given a plastic bag of boxing books and magazines at the end of a book signing. It was a busy time, and the bag finished buried under other stuff in a room at...

Former unified welterweight champion Keith Thurman will be commentating for the Bakhram Murtazaliev vs. Tim Tszyu fight for PBC on Prime Video Team this Saturday, October 19th at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. Thurman says he...

Tim Tszyu believes that his opponent, IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev, could be overwhelmed by the moment of being in the spotlight for the first time in their fight this Saturday, October 19th, at the Caribe Royale...

Former WBO junior-middleweight champion Tim Tszyu is scheduled to make his return to the ring as he’s set to challenge the reigning IBF champion Bakhram Murtazaliev (22-0, 16 KOs) on Saturday night, October 19th, at the Caribe Royale...

SAM GILLEY made a successful first defence of his Commonwealth super-welterweight title against Jack McGann at York Hall tonight. The champion had been out of action for 12 months since winning the belt against Louis Greene in a domestic...

Promoter Bob Arum wants Artur Beterbiev to bypass his recently ordered IBF mandatory Michael Eifert to face Dmitry Bivol, Canelo Alvarez, or David Benavidez next. The Top Rank boss Arum doesn’t want undisputed light heavyweight champion Beterbiev (21-0, 20...

By Gavin Howie: Sometimes coming back from a defeat can benefit more than a win and shows the test of character more than a win ever could. (Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing) In recent times, we have had some big, surprising...

Antonio Tarver feels that Canelo Alvarez has a shot at beating undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev at 175 if he can avoid getting hit flush by him as Dmitry Bivol did last Saturday night in Riyadh. Tarver feels...