1) April 14: “I’ve seen the worst things in life and yall don’t care, at all. It’s sad to see what people do to people that are going thru a situation where it’s unmatched. You wouldn’t be the same if you saw what I saw I’m crying.” 2) April 14: “I never kissed a man
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Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia: What time is the fight? What channel is it on? The heated rivalry between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia will finally be settled this Saturday night (April 20) at the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn, New York. What TV channel is Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia on? The DAZN pay-per-view begins
FLOYD MAYWEATHER once said, “I won’t get my dues as an active fighter. It will be when I’ve been retired for 20 years when you will all look back and realise how great I am.” Not quite as poetic – or humble – as Joni Mitchell’s timeless Big Yellow Taxi, but the point is the
Gary Lockett (Trainer) I’d love to see Ryan Garcia do it. I don’t like some of Devin Haney’s comments. He’s brash and arrogant. But I do think Haney is the closest thing I’ve seen to [Floyd] Mayweather. He fights very much like him. He’s got that shoulder roll style, not the biggest puncher but he’s
FILIP HRGOVIC expects to face Daniel Dubois for the vacant IBF heavyweight title on June 1 – with a Wembley superfight against Anthony Joshua also awaiting the winner. Hrgovic is part of Team Matchroom for the 5 vs 5 event against Queensberry, with Frank Warren’s heavyweight hope Dubois the man selected to face the Croatian.
LET ME take you on a little journey from the back of York Hall, where there are always dead pigeons and discarded vapes on the floor, to the ring at the Olympics this summer in Paris. It is, I admit, not a direct journey, but stick with me because there will be stops for dream
Mark Butcher attends the Beterbiev vs Bivol and Matchroom vs Queensberry 5 vs 5 press launch and witnesses boxing finally marketing itself as an elite sport. Boxing’s greatest opponent has always been boxing. The sport has a tendency to self-harm rather than sell itself. You know the drill well enough by now, the best swerving
AS if announcing a long-anticipated light-heavyweight showdown between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol this afternoon (April 15) in London wasn’t enough, what then followed this announcement was confirmation of an undercard as good as we have seen in the sport for some time. All part of the Queensberry vs. Matchroom concept first proposed by Turki
A fight between Russian light-heavyweights Dmtitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev was this afternoon (April 15) confirmed at a press conference in London, England. Bivol, 22-0 (11), is the current WBA light-heavyweight champion and a fine technician last seen outpointing Lyndon Arthur over 12 rounds in December. Meanwhile, Beterbiev, 20-0 (20) and considered the puncher of
BETHNAL GREEN’S York Hall is London’s last surviving example of the old-fashioned small halls that predominated throughout the capital for more than 100 years. Although the hall did not stage its first professional tournament until 1967, it has since become the most iconic venue within the sport in the UK, the place where dreams start
SUNNY EDWARDS will return to America for his next fight on June 29. The 28-year-old Brit faces Mexico’s Adrian Curiel at flyweight with both men looking to get back to winning ways. Edwards vs. Curiel lands in the chief support slot to the Jesse Rodriguez-Juan Francisco Estrada main event at the Footprint Centre in Phoenix,
SUCH was the steadiness and consistency of Jordan Gill tonight (April 13) in Manchester, it appeared only a bolt from the blue or, more accurately, the kind of the punch from which there is no coming back would see Zelfa Barrett turn things around and reduce a narrow deficit on the scorecards. Typically, when in
Jordan Gill faces Zelfa Barrett in a career defining super-featherweight clash for the WBA International Super-Featherweight Title at the Manchester Arena. Undercard action begins on the Matchroom Boxing YouTube channel from 5pm UK, noon ET, and 10am PT. [embedded content] Gill vs Barrett Weights and Running Order 6 x 3 mins International Bantamweight contestBRANDON SCOTT (125
BIZARRE things can happen when a boxer enters the twilight of a career. Their bodies soften. Their talents fade. They attempt to time-travel, and in an ironic way they succeed, for they find themselves stuck in the past. They once felt immortal, and in a grotesque way they now are, for they are repeatedly reanimated,
Guido Vianello, 12-1-1 (10) is at a stage in his career where he needs a significant win. On Saturday night (April 13) he gets the opportunity to do so against heavy-handed Nigerian Efe Ajagba, 19-1 (14). Speaking to Boxing News Vianello reflected on his career to date, what he thinks of his opponent, why he
QUALITY super-featherweights Zelfa Barrett and Jordan Gill meet at the Manchester Arena on Saturday night. Matchroom promote what is a huge fight for both and an enticing matchup for the fans. Barrett, 30, says it is the goal of every Manchester boxer to fight at the venue. He tops the bill there insisting he’s the
(Interview by Louis Evans) BN: How strategic are your publicity stunts? BS: I understand the difference between amateur boxing and professional boxing. One’s a sport, and the other is a business disguised as a sport. If you’re not marketing yourself, people won’t wanna watch you. You’re not gonna get very far. It’s very hit-and-miss. The
IN her most recent novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You, Irish author Sally Rooney wrote: “Every day I wonder why my life has turned out this way. I can’t believe I have to tolerate these things – having articles written about me, and seeing my photograph on the internet, and reading comments about myself. When
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