By: Michael Kane Anthony Joshua’s U.S debut against Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller has been thrown into doubt after Miller tested positive for a banned substance. Matchroom Promotions supremo Eddie Hearn took to social media and announced that he had been informed by VADA of the positive test. We have been …
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GGG to fight Steve Rolls at MSG on DAZN June 8
It’s a whole new ballgame for boxing’s pound-for-pound superstar attraction GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN! Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KOs), from Karaganda, Kazakhstan, brings his Big Drama Show back to the “Mecca of Boxing” — Madison Square Garden for the first time in over two years in his eagerly-awaited DAZN debut on Saturday, …
Read More »Has Chris Eubank Junior Graduated to the Seniors?
By G.E. Simons At the end of February, Chris Eubank Jnr. beat gold medal Olympian and former two-time IBF super-middleweight champion of the world, James DeGale, into retirement and earned a signature win in a curious career so far, which has generated column inches, the airbrushing of defeats and a …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Atlantic City, Khan, Crawford, Judah, WBC, and more..
By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of April 9th to April 16th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Amir Khan Confirms First ‘Ring the Changes’ Initiatives to Help Young People Across the UK Boxing …
Read More »80th Anniversary of Joe Louis’ Knockout Over Jack Roper
By: Aaron Sutcliffe “Some of the fans are already calling him the greatest champion of all-time” – two minutes and 20 seconds later, Joe Louis has successfully retained his World Heavyweight title for the sixth time. On the 17th of April 1939, 80 years ago to the day, the “Brown …
Read More »Daniel Jacobs Discusses Showdown With Canelo At Media Workout
By: LV Boxing Daniel Jacobs (35-2, 29 KOs) is less than three weeks away from the biggest fight of his career. Come May 4th, Jacobs will be standing across the ring from Canelo Alvarez (51-1-2, 35 KOs) in Las Vegas Nevada. At stake will be Alvarez’s WBA, WBC and Ring …
Read More »Algorithms, Crocodile Tears and EPO in Mixed Martial Arts
By: Jesse Donathan Even if you’re a “filthy casual,” as the MMA Twitter community has affectionately dobbed non-hardcore mixed martial arts fans, you’ve probably heard the news that former bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw recently tested positive for the banned substance erythropoietin (EPO). Erythropoietin is Lance Armstrong famous, being one of …
Read More »Amir Khan Attempts to Defy the Odds-Again
By: Sean Crose Not so long ago, the biggest name in boxing, Floyd Mayweather, conducted an online poll to see who fans felt he should fight next, the slick yet vulnerable Englishman Amir Khan, or the rugged but more limited Marcos Maidana. Khan, a former Olympian, had a fan base …
Read More »PBC Boxing Results: Nothing Resolved after Truax and Quillin Declared a No Contest in Minneapolis
By: Andrew Johnson Questions about the future of the Super Middleweight division were left unanswered on Saturday night after the bout between Caleb Truax and Peter Quillin was declared a no contest after the second round. A clash of heads, initiated by a Quillin lunge, caused a cut over Truax’s …
Read More »DAZN Boxing Results: Munguia Wins Decision Over Hogan
By: Sean Crose WBO super welterweight champion Jaime Munguia, (32-0) defended his title against Denis Hogan (28-1-1) in a scheduled 12 round affair in Monterray, Mexico on Saturday evening. First up, Patrick Teixiera (29-1) battled Mario Lozano (33-8) in a scheduled 12 round match. Texieria, in his energetic, circular style, …
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