Rodriguez: "We will shut up some people's mouths, we are going to make history!" Puerto Rico’s Emmanuel ‘El Sensacional’ Rodriguez (19-0, 12 KOs) is totally confident of defending his IBF title when he faces Japan’s pound-for-pound star ‘Monster’ Naoya Inoue (17-0, 15 KOs) in the WBSS bantamweight semi-final on Saturday at The SSE Hydro in … Continue reading Rodriguez: “We will shut up some people’s mouths, we are going to make history!” →

Conlan Confirms Nikitin Grudge Match Michael Conlan will have the chance to avenge his famously controversial Olympic decision defeat to Vladimir Nikitin at Belfast’s Féile an Phobail festival on August 3. WBO Inter-Continental champion Conlan (11-0, 6 KOs) has gone from strength to strength as a professional since the highly-contentious loss to Russia’s Nikitin at … Continue reading Conlan Confirms Nikitin Grudge Match →

SAUNDERS PRIMED TO BECOME A TWO WEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION BILLY JOE SAUNDERS has revealed that becoming a two-weight world champion was his childhood dream. He can achieve that lifelong ambition at The Lamex Stadium, Stevenage FC this Saturday night when he challenges Shefat Isufi (27-3-2) for the vacant WBO super-middleweight crown, live on BT Sport. … Continue reading SAUNDERS PRIMED TO BECOME A TWO WEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION →

WBSS: Baranchyk vs Taylor Preview By Matthew Dean Following months of “will they, won’t they?”, Josh Taylor (14-0-0. 12KOs) will at last be staring across a ring at much vaunted opponent Ivan “the Beast” Baranchyk (19-0-0. 12KOs). This Saturday in Glasgow, these two boxers will collide in what promises to make a more than decent … Continue reading WBSS: Baranchyk vs Taylor Preview →

FightPost Boxer of the Week: Julian "J Rock" Williams By Gary Kittilsen In another busy week of prizefighting the performance handed in by Philadelphian Julian "J Rock" Williams stands head and shoulders above all the other outstanding performances of the week, and there were plenty of top-notch performances to choose from. Williams entered the Eagle … Continue reading FightPost Boxer of the Week: Julian “J Rock” Williams →

Billy Joe Saunders and Ryan Burnett Headline Champions Weekend Cards Exclusively on ESPN+ Champions Weekend is coming to ESPN+, as two of the United Kingdom’s most dynamic fighters — former WBO middleweight world champion Billy Joe Saunders and former unified bantamweight world champion Ryan Burnett — are set to headline separate shows. Burnett will battle … Continue reading Billy Joe Saunders and Ryan Burnett Headline Champions Weekend Cards Exclusively on ESPN+ →

KELLY FACES ROBINSON ON JUNE 1 US DEBUT AT MSG 'PBK' lands slot on Joshua vs. Ruiz undercard Josh Kelly will make his US debut against Philadelphia’s Ray Robinson on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s Heavyweight World title clash with Andy Ruiz Jr. at Madison Square Garden in New York on June 1, live on … Continue reading KELLY FACES ROBINSON ON JUNE 1 US DEBUT AT MSG →

MICHAEL HENNESSY JR: “PRO BOXING IS WHERE I WILL COME INTO MY OWN” Over the past two decades, esteemed fight face Mick Hennessy navigated stars such as Froch, Witter, Barker, Eastman and the Fury cousins (Tyson and Hughie) through the fistic jungle and on to international acclaim. Now the innovative promoter’s son Michael Junior is … Continue reading MICHAEL HENNESSY JR: “PRO BOXING IS WHERE I WILL COME INTO MY OWN” →