By: Hans Themistode This past November 2nd, was a historic day in boxing history. Yet, it was also a frustrating one. Canelo Alvarez was successful in his bid to become a four division world champion as he moved up to the Light Heavyweight division to take on then champion Sergey …
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Casemiro And Richards Win in Birmingham
By: Oliver McManus Birmingham was the location for a pulsating night of boxing promoted by Frank Warren. Six title fights featured on the show – including a world title clash and three British bouts. The world title fight on the card saw John Riel Casemiro stop Zolani Tete to claim …
Read More »Valdez Survives Knockdown to Win By a Debatable Stoppage
By: William Holmes The Chelsea inside the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada was the host site of tonight’s Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+ card. The undercard featured a thrilling WBC Interim Junior Middleweight Title Fight between Patrick Teixeira (31-1) and Carlos Adames (18-1), which resulted in a close unanimous decision …
Read More »Evan Holyfield: “Each Generation Always Gets Better”
By: Hans Themistode It’s never easy becoming a professional boxer. It becomes even more difficult when you are the son of one of the greatest fighters of all-time. In a recent interview with BoxingInsider.com Radio which airs every Tuesday on iTunes, Spotify and on the website BoxingInsider.com, Evan Holyfield discussed …
Read More »The Big Bang Attacks: The Return of Zhang Zhilei
By: Kirk Jackson The heavyweight star from China intends on leaving a “Bang” in his return bout this weekend after a long time stretch of inactivity. Boxing Insider caught up with Zhang Zhilei (20-0, 16 KO’s) to gather his thoughts about his upcoming return bout. After experiencing 14 months of …
Read More »Besputin vs. Butaev and Cecilia Braekhus Fight Previews
By Rich Lopez Boxing action will pick up right after Thanksgiving and DAZN will have a live card in store on Saturday. Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing will host a card at the Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, in Monaco, Monte Carlo. The fight card will feature a pair of …
Read More »Midlands Mayhem Fight Card Preview
By: Oliver McManus Frank Warren returns to Birmingham on Saturday night for the first time this decade. Fans at the Birmingham Arena will be treated to six high calibre title fights with a packed undercard to boot. Zolani Tete is the honorary headliner as he defends his WBO bantamweight crown …
Read More »Andy Ruiz: “We Are Meditating, We Are Preparing”
By: Sean Crose “It’s amazing man,” said WBA, IBF, and WBO world heavyweight titlist Andy Ruiz, commenting on Saudi Arabia’s newly constructed Diriyah Arena. “It’s crazy how they built everything in a month and a half. It’s amazing to be fighting over here, it’s going to be really historic and …
Read More »Dillian Whyte Set to Take on Mariusz Wach on Joshua vs Ruiz Undercard
By: Hans Themistode Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz Jr was already the biggest boxing events of the year. However, the mega showdown between the two boxing stars that will be vying for Ruiz’s Heavyweight titles, has gotten even bigger with the addition of Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte. The former title …
Read More »Wilder-Fury 2 Reportedly Set For February 22nd
By: Sean Crose It looks like the like the long awaited rematch between heavyweight powerhouses Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury is set to go down on February 22nd of next year. Although no location has been announced, ESPN has reported that the fight itself, as well as the date, is …
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