BOXING

[ad_1] By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Barry Hearn is convinced Conor Benn is destined for stardom following his second-round knockout win last Saturday night over Chris Van Heerden at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. Calling him the equivalent of “magnetic dynamite,” Barry believes the undefeated welterweight contender Benn (21-0, 14 KOs), the son of British […]

[ad_1] By Jim Calfa:  Jermell Charlo met with the media last week to discuss his upcoming rematch with WBO 154-lb champion Brian Carlos Castano on May 14th on Showtime Boxing. The soon-to-be 32-year-old Jermell is vowing to “smash” Castano if he bum-rushes him in their rematch next month at the Dignity Health Sports Park in

[ad_1] By Charles Brun: David Haye is picking Dillian Whyte to do the job against WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury this Saturday night in their highly talked about fight in front of 94,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London. As far as Haye is concerned, the bookies and the fans have got it wrong in

[ad_1] By Dan Ambrose: David Benavidez says he wants to face Demetrius Andrade next after he dispatched David Lemieux on May 21st or else he’ll be moving up to 175 campaign at light heavyweight. By moving up to 175, Benavidez can position himself to where he can force the belt-hungry Canelo Alvarez to fight him

[ad_1] Coming up on May 7th from the T-mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, in a championship contest that will be televised on the US debut PPV event for the streaming app service DAZN, Canelo Alvarez is jumping back up to 175 to challenge the undefeated WBA super light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol. This fight

[ad_1] Michael Zerafa and Isaac Hardman. Photo credit: Ian Currie Michael ‘Pretty Boy’ Zerafa 29-4 (18) is refusing to be intimidated by Isaac ‘The Headsplitter’ Hardman 12-0 (10) ahead of their grudge match at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia on Wednesday night. Zerafa and Hardman have clashed both verbally and physically

[ad_1] Tyson Fury British fan favourite Frank Bruno has praised WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury for his transition from boxer to puncher. The 33-year-old Fury 31-0-1 (22) is scheduled to face mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte 28-2 (19) at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday night. Fury is coming off his second consecutive knockout victory over

[ad_1] Yordenis Ugas had his right eye closed by Errol Spence Jr Former WBA welterweight champion Yordenis Ugás 27-5 (12) has spoken out about his loss to WBC and IBF boss Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence Jr 28-0 (22) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday night. The 35-year-old Ugás, originally from Cuba but now

[ad_1] Conor Benn (right) knocked out Chris van Heerden in two Promoter Eddie Hearn is planning to step up the opposition of his star welterweight Conor ‘The Destroyer’ Benn as they close in on a world title shot. The 25-year-old Benn 21-0 (14) walked through southpaw Chris ‘The Heat’ van Heerden 28-3-1 (12) stopping him

[ad_1] Errol Spence Jr (right) lands on Yordenis Ugas. Photo credit: Amanda Westcott/Showtime WBC, WBA and IBF welterweight champion Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence Jr 28-0 (22) appears on track to meet WBO boss Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford 38-0 (29) in a four-belt unification bout following his 10th round stoppage victory of Yordenis Ugás 27-5 (12) at