Oscar Night: Valdez TKOs Velez Oscar Valdez was not interested in a distance fight. The former featherweight world champion, in his second fight as a junior lightweight, knocked out Jayson Velez (29-7-1, 21 KOs) with 37 seconds remaining in the 10th and final round Thursday evening at the MGM Grand Conference Center — Grand Ballroom. Valdez (28-0, 22 … Continue reading Oscar Night: Valdez TKOs Velez
Ashley Theophane: “I Was Just Happy To Prove The Doubters In The UK Wrong" By Will Lott Former British light-welterweight champion Ashley ‘Treasure’ Theophane has been fighting for nearly 17 years, globetrotting around the world. A career which has seen him achieve his dream of headlining in Las Vegas to fighting in the likes of … Continue reading Ashley Theophane: “I Was Just Happy To Prove The Doubters In The UK Wrong”
Joyce Takes On Dangerous Baluta Irish superstar David Oliver Joyce will face a very tough test next month when he defends his WBO European super-bantamweight title against tricky Romanian Ionut Baluta. Former Olympian Joyce (12-1, 9 KOs) faces Baluta (13-2, 2 KOs) on a stacked #MTKFightNight at the LS-Live in Wakefield on August 25, live in … Continue reading Joyce Takes On Dangerous Baluta
Natasha Jonas: Unfinished Business Things can change very quickly in boxing. Opportunities come and go in the blink of an eye. From hero to zero, you can be yesterdays hero, a fighter deemed surplus to requirements, that irreversible slide to being a forgotten boxer. Pre-fight the talk was Katie Taylor, post-fight the conversation turned to … Continue reading Natasha Jonas: Unfinished Business
GWYNNE: THIS HAS GOT 'WAR' WRITTEN ALL OVER IT Welshman predicts late stoppage win against Tennyson Gavin Gwynne is expecting an all-out war when he squares off with Belfast's big-hitting James Tennyson for the vacant British Lightweight Title on the first week of Matchroom Fight Camp in Brentwood, Essex on Saturday August 1, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US. … Continue reading GWYNNE: THIS HAS GOT ‘WAR’ WRITTEN ALL OVER IT
McComb Ready For Sparring Rival Ozgul Sean McComb and Siar Ozgul have already shared plenty of rounds together sparring in the past - and the Belfast boxer is expecting a similar vibe when they go up against each other next month. Unbeaten McComb (10-0, 5 KOs) goes up against Ozgul (15-4, 3 KOs) on a massive … Continue reading McComb Ready For Sparring Rival Ozgul
My Top 5 Pound For Pound Fighters In 2020 By Henry Walter 5. Tyson Fury 30-0-1 Fury's stunning knockout win over previously undefeated WBC champion Deontay Wilder, then 42-0-1, has earned him the number five spot in my rankings. His previous victory over boxing great Wladimir Klitschko was more impressive than his rival Anthony Joshua's win … Continue reading My Top 5 Pound For Pound Fighters In 2020
WELBORN - CASH HAS BEEN FED WITH A SILVER SPOON Midlands Middleweight looks to capture Commonwealth strap at second attempt Jason Welborn says he was close to walking away from boxing after his controversial loss to James Metcalf last year, but the former World Title challenger has a new found hunger ahead of his Commonwealth Middleweight Title … Continue reading WELBORN – CASH HAS BEEN FED WITH A SILVER SPOON
FightPost Boxer of the Week: Agit Kabayel By Gary Kittilsen On what was a very quiet week for the sweet science, one heavyweight put on a spectacular performance emerging as a force to be reckoned with in the heavyweight division. In his latest victory he enhanced his perfect record to 20-0 (13) and captured the … Continue reading FightPost Boxer of the Week: Agit Kabayel
Terri Harper: The Future? Women’s boxing finally began to get some traction in 2019. That long wait for acceptance was nearing an end. Katie Taylor started the resurgence when she joined the professional ranks in 2016. Signing with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing resulted in Taylor and her sport finally get the exposure it so … Continue reading Terri Harper: The Future?
