Joshua fight at risk over promoter row, says Fury
Tyson Fury says his long-awaited all-British heavyweight fight against Anthony Joshua in December is in jeopardy because of a row between rival promoters. The bout was announced earlier this week…
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Warburton insists pressure is on Heaney in rematch
Welsh boxer Gerome Warburton says the pressure will be on Nathan Heaney when they face each other once again on Saturday evening. The 31-year-old defeated former British champion Heaney, 37, on…
Bloodied Darren Till beats Yoel Romero at BKFC 94 before chaos breaks out in Manchester
Darren Till extended the unbeaten start to his bare-knuckle boxing career Saturday, overcoming a cautious Yoel Romero by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) inside the AO Arena in Manchester…
Pro boxer, 20, opens up about his dad’s impact
A young professional boxer has said his determination to succeed has been inspired by his father’s work ethic. “He used to go out the door at four, and didn’t come home until nine at night,” said…
Misfits Boxing results: Henry Cejudo upsets Javon Walton; Tony Ferguson wins again on bizarre night
Henry Cejudo got the victory in his Misfits Boxing debut, but he did so by the skin of his teeth. The former two-division UFC champ outpointed Javon Walton on two of the three judges’ scorecards to…
Fisher outpoints bloodied Pirotton on Zuffa debut
British heavyweight Johnny Fisher won his first fight under the Zuffa Boxing banner with a majority points victory over a bloodied Michael Pirotton at London’s Copper Box Arena. The 27-year-old Essex…
Dana White rages at UK reporters as Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua hangs in limbo: ‘I’m involved in the f***ing fight’
Just two days after celebrating Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua’s official announcement, Zuffa Boxing’s Dana White conceded he now doesn’t know if the fight will even take place. The heavyweight bout…
Takuma Inoue recovers from knockdown to repeat win over Tenshin Nasukawa in all-Japan world title fight
Tenshin Nasukawa hoped a win over Takuma Inoue would set up a Japanese mega-fight with Naoya Inoue, with Takuma serving as a gatekeeper to his older brother, boxing’s pound-for-pound king…
White casts doubt on Fury-Joshua after 24 hours of chaos
Two days after the announcement British boxing had waited a decade for, Dana White – the UFC president and Zuffa Boxing chief named as one of the figures promoting Tyson Fury against Anthony Joshua…
Collins stopped by Davies in seventh round
Scotland’s Nathaniel Collins faces a potential career crossroads after being stopped by European featherweight champion Liam Davies in the seventh round in Birmingham. Collins had been looking to…
Warburton beats Heaney in rematch to retain title
Welsh fighter Gerome Warburton beat veteran Englishman Nathan Heaney to retain his WBA Continental Middleweight title. Warburton, 31, caused a shock in March by beating Stoke favourite Heaney on…
Tommy Coyle will ‘turn back clock’ to fight again
Former Commonwealth lightweight champion Tommy Coyle will make his return to the ring to help raise money for charity. Coyle, from Hull, hung up his gloves more than five years ago, but is set to box…
