has given an honest assessment of how he would measure up against today’s leading heavyweights and who he would have liked to have faced. The popular Londoner had three cracks at the whip – losing to Tim Witherspoon, and – before claiming world honours against Oliver McCall in 1995. It was a unanimous decision victory […]

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Anyone familiar with Francesco Grandelli will know that Liam Davies, in all likelihood, is in for a long night at the office. The Donnington featherweight was supposed to collide with Zak Miller at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena, featuring on the undercard of Moses Itauma vs Jermaine Franklin this Saturday. Due to an injury sustained by […]

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considers himself the greatest fighter of his generation, but admits the all-time number one spot belongs to another man. The 38-year-old called time on his glittering career last December, several months after he became a three-division undisputed champion against Canelo Alvarez. Prior to their September showdown, many questioned whether Crawford, who claimed his first world […]

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Former world champion , who fought in 2019, has offered his take on the Filipino’s rematch with . The two Hall of Famers will square off in a professional contest on September 19, headlining a Netflix event at the Sphere, Las Vegas. Their first encounter took place in 2015 and, even back then, many believed […]

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The potential unification showdown between and has been doused with uncertainty, as mandatory challenger Shakhram Giyasov demands that justice is served. Despite Giyasov’s status as the WBA ‘interim’ champion, it is now approaching three years and he is still yet to secure his shot at Romero’s world title. Instead, the WBA welterweight champion has been […]

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Despite no longer promoting , Eddie Hearn has named a former world champion he would like to see ‘The Destroyer’ lock horns with. The 29-year-old ended his working relationship with Hearn last month, before announcing that he has inked a one-fight deal with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing. This came as an almighty shock, given the […]

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has hailed the terrific talent and silky skills of one British fighter in particular. Bellew retired from the sport in 2018, but since then has gone on to become one of the leading pundits in the UK scene. That has seen Bellew regularly up close with a number of talents, and it is Giorgio Visioli who […]

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is the primary target of an unbeaten super-middleweight contender, whose latest triumph has placed him in pole position for a world title opportunity. Alvarez, meanwhile, has not fought since his unanimous decision defeat to Terence Crawford last September, when he lost his undisputed crown in convincing fashion. The Mexican had become a two-time undisputed king […]

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