FOLLOWING hot on the heels of last week’s postponement of Josh Taylor vs. Jack Catterall II, reports suggest that another intriguing fight has unfortunately fallen by the wayside today (March 18). The March 30 welterweight fight between Tim Tszyu and Keith Thurman, which was to serve as PBC’s inaugural pay-per-view offering on Amazon Prime, is
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THERE were countless punches thrown and landed by the 14 boxers involved in Frank Warren’s latest “Magnificent Seven” show in Birmingham on Saturday (March 14), yet none were better than the right uppercut produced by Liam Davies in round two of a super-bantamweight fight between the hours of 11 and 12 o’clock. The punch, thrown
Dalton Smith vs Jose Zepeda: What time is the fight? What channel is it on? Unbeaten British super-lightweight contender Dalton ‘Thunder’ Smith faces his toughest test yet when he tackles former world title challenger Jose ‘Chon’ Zepeda on Saturday, March 23 at the Sheffield Arena. How many rounds is the fight? This bout is scheduled
THIS summer’s Five vs. Five event involving Matchroom and Queensberry fighters competing against one another could feature middleweight star Hamzah Sheeraz. Sheeraz, promoted by Queensberry, told Boxing News in Birmingham last night that the card – eyed for June 1 in Riyadh – is his “priority” at the moment. The 24-year-old is hot property after
JOSH TAYLOR has explained to Boxing News the reasons behind postponing his rematch against Jack Catterall. On Thursday (March 14) it was announced in a press release that Taylor had suffered an injury in training which resulted in the fight being moved from April 27 at the First Direct Arena in Leeds to May 25 at the
THE RESULT: The boxing whirlwind William Zepeda stops Britain’s Maxi Hughes after the away fighter’s corner pulls him out at the end of round four. KEY MOMENTS: Hughes started brightly in the opening round, but Zepeda gives you opportunities if you punch with him which can lead to an opponent’s downfall. Zepeda got on top
THE RESULT: Rarely do British title fights disappoint, and tonight’s (March 16) British middleweight title fight between Nathan Heaney and Brad Pauls in Birmingham certainly didn’t. It ended all square after 12 rounds – by scores of 116-113, 115-114 and 114-114 – but the disappointment of there being no winner is assuaged somewhat by the
THE last time Maxi Hughes fought in America he left disappointed and said that three judges “broke his heart”. Yet the good news is that a broken heart isn’t enough to stop the Rossington lightweight returning on Saturday night (March 16), this time to face the unbeaten William Zepeda. Having agreed to return, Hughes will
Nathan Heaney 18-0 (6) v Brad Pauls 18-1 (10) British Middleweight Title ONE of British boxing’s stories of 2023 was Nathan Heaney upsetting Denzel Bentley to take away his British title in Manchester last November. Richie Woodhall told TNT Sport viewers afterwards: “Nobody expected him (Heaney) to get to the last round, never mind win
By Elliot Worsell THE importance of a headline should never be underestimated. Nor perhaps is a headline more important than it is today, when a lot of the people consuming media and what’s left of journalism are reluctant to read beyond it. In fact, the headline is, in so many ways, the article itself in
By Declan Taylor RAY FORD is prepared to make featherweight one more time in order to face Nick Ball as part of the Matchroom v Queensberry event on June 1. Ford won the WBA featherweight title in the most dramatic fashion earlier this month, when he trailed on the cards heading into the final round
ACCORDING to ESPN, the rematch between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall, scheduled for April 27 in Leeds, has unfortunately been postponed. The cause of the postponement is an injury suffered by Taylor, though no further details have been provided on that front. The postponement was, however, confirmed to BN by two separate sources. This of
By Matt Christie “THIS event could quite easily end up being the biggest boxing event in history and usurp Floyd Mayweather’s fights with Conor McGregor and even Manny Pacquiao,” concluded a press release about the Mike Tyson versus Jake Paul ‘event’ that is supposedly going to happen on July 20 in Dallas. Where to start
By Elliot Worsell THEY called it the ‘Fight of the Century’ before a punch had even been thrown. Someone must have known. In time Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier would become inextricably linked, the phrase Ali-Frazier stitched into the boxing glossary forever, but ahead of their first fight on March 8, 1971 at Madison Square
EDDIE HEARN says he is trying to close a deal that would see Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez challenge WBC super-flyweight champion Juan Francisco “Gallo” Estrada this summer. The Matchroom promoter is looking at June 29 for the fan-favourite fight, a date which Hearn could use to his advantage because of what will take place 24 hours
William Zepeda vs Maxi Hughes: What time is the fight? What channel is it on? Former British Lightweight Champion, Maxi Hughes, faces the undefeated William Zepeda on Saturday 16th March at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom in Las Vegas, Nevada. How many rounds is the fight? This bout is scheduled for 12 x
THE briefly retired Shakur Stevenson will make his return to the ring on July 6. Stevenson, who announced on X/Twitter in January that he was “officially retiring from the sport”, will fight at the Prudential Centre in Newark for the fourth time in his career. The news was first reported by writer Dan Rafael. The
DESPITE rumours that he would fight Jermall Charlo on May 4, common sense has prevailed and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will instead go up against Jaime Munguia, a fellow Mexican, on that date. The fight between Alvarez and Munguia will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will of course be a highlight
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