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 …
Read More »Broner Decisions Santiago After Tough Outing On Showtime
By: Sean Crose The 33-4-1 four time titlist Adrien “The Problem” Broner returned to the ring on Saturday night to face the 14-0-1 Jovanie Santiago in a scheduled 12 round bout. The fight was presented by Premiere Boxing Champions and was aired live from Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino as the …
Read More »Otto Wallin Decisions Dominic Breazeale
By: Sean Crose The 21-1 heavyweight Otto Wallin stepped into the ring at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday night to face the 20-2 Dominic Breazeale in a scheduled 12 rounder. Breazeale, whose previous bout was a crushing knockout loss to Deontay Wilder in 2019, had nonetheless proven himself to …
Read More »Miguel Berchelt vs Oscar Valdez Undercard Results
Xander Zayas (7-0, 5 KOs) proved that although he has plenty of power, he doesn’t necessarily need it at all times. The undefeated welterweight prospect had little to no trouble dealing with James Martin (6-2, 0 KOs) at The Bubble in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Nevada. With Zayas …
Read More »Dillian Whyte vs Alexander Povetkin II Moved To March 27th
By: LV Boxing Whatever new game plan Dillian Whyte planned on utilizing against Alexander Povetkin will apparently have to wait. According to promoter Eddie Hearn, the pair’s March 6th rematch has officially been pushed back to March 27th. News of the delay is frustrating to Whyte, but not something he …
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