BAUMGARDNER PENS PROMOTIONAL DEAL WITH MATCHROOM WBC and IBO Super-Featherweight champion eyes undisputed in 2022Alycia Baumgardner has signed a multi-fight promotional deal with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom. Baumgardner (11-1 7 KOs) burst onto the World scene with a stunning KO win over Terri Harper in Sheffield, England in November, ripping the WBC and IBO World … Continue reading BAUMGARDNER PENS PROMOTIONAL DEAL WITH MATCHROOM
Natasha Jonas: One Final Push? You could put Katie Taylor and Natasha Jonas in a ring a hundred times and you would likely get what we got back in May. The only difference might be who wins each time. But the likelihood is every fight would be decided by a wafer-thin margin. The fight in … Continue reading Natasha Jonas: One Final Push?
Leonard vs Duran 3: A Rivalry That Deserved Better If ever a rivalry deserved a better send-off, it was the one that featured Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran. Montreal gave us one of the greatest fights in history, New Orleans served up one of the most controversial. But we went from 'No Mas' to … Continue reading Leonard vs Duran 3: A Rivalry That Deserved Better
Women’s Boxing in 2021 & What Lies Ahead in 2022 What was started previously continued in 2021. Despite a heavily restrictive boxing calendar to you know what, women's boxing has continued its upward surge. And with some force. Since I decided to focus more on women's boxing two years ago I have lost count of … Continue reading Women’s Boxing in 2021 & What Lies Ahead in 2022
Nicola Barke: The Burmese Python Documentary Review I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Nicola Barke for FightPost. When you interview fighters for the first time there is always some trepidation. You are never quite sure what you are going to get. With Barke, I got plenty. In many ways, she is an inspiration, although … Continue reading Nicola Barke: The Burmese Python Documentary Review
A Boxing Memory: Matthew Saad Muhammad Inside the ring, the ability to absorb punches, and many of them, was his biggest strength. When the gloves were cast aside, Matthew Saad Muhammad would pay a heavy price for what made him the fighter he once was. That rare and special kind of durability at one time … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Matthew Saad Muhammad
Rocky IV: Rocky vs Drago Review There have been mixed reviews of the new directors cut of Rocky IV. Much like the original release, it divides opinion. The fourth film, and the most successful commercially in the franchise, has always been the most 'marmite' of the Rocky films and I very much get why some … Continue reading Rocky IV: Rocky vs Drago Review
TOMMY FURY: PAUL WAS LUCKY IT WASN'T ME IN THERE Tommy Fury has thrown down the gauntlet to Jake Paul and challenged him to reschedule their planned encounter for next time out in early 2022. Fury, who was forced out of his clash with the American after suffering a chest infection and fractured rib, admitted … Continue reading TOMMY FURY: PAUL WAS LUCKY IT WASN’T ME IN THERE
MTK Global Signs Top Amateur Nico Leivars MTK Global is delighted to announce the signing of highly-rated amateur sensation Nico Leivars ahead of his plans to turn professional. Leivars brings to the paid ranks a stellar amateur pedigree, having won national and international titles at junior, youth and senior level, whilst also representing Great Britain … Continue reading MTK Global Signs Top Amateur Nico Leivars
Librado Andrade: “I know how to be nice to people and I know how to beat up people!” By Chris Akers After losing to Mikkel Kessler, Andrade had to regroup. As he puts it, he was ‘going back to square one. I’m starting all over.’ It would be 16 months before he would … Continue reading Librado Andrade: “I know how to be nice to people and I know how to beat up people!”
