Boxing

Lawrence Okolie became a world champion with crushing right hand in stunning one punch KO Lawrence Okolie achieved what most boxers spent their lives dreaming of when he became a world champion. The 6ft 5in cruiserweight had gone…

Joe Joyce is waiting in the wings for Oleksandr Usyk or Tyson Fury; he would step in to fight either of them next: Joyce says  "It's a good back-up plan; I'm confident in my abilities. I really like the sound of the Fury fight... Can you…

Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, admits that the former unified heavyweight champion has lost some of his box office appeal, insists the pugilist can still bounce back to become the best boxer. The 33-year-old two-time world…

Oleksandr Usyk believes Tyson Fury will prove a more difficult opponent than British-Nigerian Anthony Joshua. Usyk won back-to-back decisions over Joshua to become the unified heavyweight champion of the world, and has been heavily linked…

Tickets for Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin have not been selling we expect and it appears fans have brand the contest uninteresting with thousands of tickets still available. The O2 Arena’s website shows that there are loads of…

Reigning trainer of the year, Derrick James, is confident there is still work to be done with former two-time unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, after he became his new trainer just before the confirmation of his upcoming April 1…

A much anticipated fight between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia schedules for 22 April in Las Vegas. The American boxers posted on social media confirming the bout, while Golden Boy Promotions announced the deal had been done for the…

Anthony Joshua is on the verge of receiving an offer to fight Filip Hrgovic as the next contender in line for a crack at the interim IBF title. AJ is close to landing the secondary heavyweight title shot and may be able to compete for…

Nigerian boxer Efe Ajagba has move up two places to 13th spot in the latest WBC heavyweight rankings for February. In Ajagba’s first fight of 2022 against formerly unbeaten Stephan Shaw, he claimed a win by unanimous decision on January…

Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk has urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban Russia from the Olympic Games, saying any medals they win at the Paris 2024 Games would be tainted by the blood of his countrymen, who have died in…