KAL YAFAI says future opponents of his brother Galal need to possess power if they are to contain him. Galal, 9-0 (7 KOs), produced a career breakout performance to stop former IBF flyweight champion Sunny Edwards, 21-2 (4 KOs), in six rounds. The writing was on the wall from the beginning when the unbeaten contender
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WHAT was once a potentially thrilling addition to a bumper February 22 card in Riyadh has turned into another social media argument. This past week, it had been claimed that IBF welterweight champion Jaron Ennis, 33-0 (29 KOs), and WBC Interim super-welterweight belt holder Vergil Ortiz Jr, 22-0 (21 KOs), were all set for a
20:04:38GWYNNE CUT Gwynne is cut around the left eye and it is confirmed by the referee that it was sustained via a punch. The corner, led by Gary Lockett, have done a great job on it as he heads out for the sixth round. At the halfway mark, this is still anyone’s fight. 20:00:18WE KNEW
GALAL Yafai scored the biggest win of his career, stopping former world champion Sunny Edwards in round six of their Birmingham headliner. “People underrated me. I boxed Kazakhs, Cubans, the greatest fighters in the world,” stated Yafai after his big win for the WBC Interim flyweight title. “Sunny’s a technical boxer, he’s at the top, a
By Declan Taylor Galal Yafai meets Sunny Edwards in Birmingham tonight to finally leave his mark on the professional game. Beating Edwards would definitely be his best win, but what has been his best win so far? April 6, 2024; Las Vegas, NV; Galal Yafai and Agustin Gauto during their fight on Saturday, April 6,
Sunny Edwards vs. Galal Yafai – Boxing Betting Prediction THE tension has been steadily rising all week as Sunny Edwards and Galal Yafai renew their old amateur rivalry in Birmingham tomorrow evening. The all-British clash sees former flyweight world champion Edwards (8/11) face a man who achieved the top prize in the amateurs. Yafai (11/10)
By Declan Taylor Frank Warren has confirmed a ‘conversation’ took place regarding a shock heavyweight showdown between Daniel Dubois and Wladimir Klitschko. IBF heavyweight champion Dubois stopped Anthony Joshua inside five rounds at Wembley Stadium in September and is set to return to the ring on February 22 in Riyadh. There have been a number
By Oscar Pick BOXING is the Wild West. Or rather, as legendary journalist Jimmy Cannon once said, ‘Boxing is the red light district of professional sports.’ It is, in any case, a sport that deserves the utmost integrity and oversight, protecting fighters from the catastrophic risks attached to their craft. And yet, with no overarching
UKAD has said it will not appeal the National Anti-Doping Panel’s decision to clear Conor Benn. The NADP said it was “not comfortably satisfied” that UKAD had proved Benn committed a doping offence after failing two voluntary drug tests in 2022 for the banned substance clomifene. On November 6 Benn wrote on social media of
LIAM PARO is enjoying the role of hunted rather than hunter. The 28-year-old Australian makes the first defence of his IBF super lightweight world title on December 7 in Puerto Rico against Richardson Hitchins. It will mark Paro’s second consecutive visit to the country having won the belt against 140lb knockout artist Subriel Matias in
CHRIS BILLAM-SMITH can see a path which takes him to a fight for the undisputed cruiserweight championship in 2025. Despite losing his WBO title to Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez, 47-1 (30 KOs), in their November 16 unification bout in Riyadh all is not lost for the Brit. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman recently said of Billam-Smith, “We’ll
HEAVYWEIGHT veteran Derek ‘War’ Chisora will fight for the 49th time in his career early next year. On February 8 at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena the 40-year-old faces Otto Wallin, 27-2 (15 KOs), in the main event. Chisora has said he wants 50 fights on his résumé before calling time on a career that began
HAVING plotted her downfall on two occasions Jamie Moore knows how good and how tough Katie Taylor is. Moore trained Chantelle Cameron, 20-1 (8 KOs), to victory against Taylor, 24-1 (6 KOs), in Dublin in May 2023 before the Irishwoman reversed the result six months later in the Irish capital. Next year, Taylor will celebrate
RYAN Garcia’s anticipated ring return could be over before it even gets going after his promoter poured ice water over the proposal. Garcia is set to face Rukiya Anpo on December 30 in Tokyo for an end-of-year exhibition. However, after the pair met for a feisty face off, Golden Boy Promotions tweeted out the following:
by Keith Idec There was a time early in the fall when it seemed Zhilei Zhang would get an opportunity to avenge his loss to Joseph Parker. Boxing News has confirmed, however, that Parker and Zhang have agreed to compete in separate heavyweight title fights February 22 as part of a stacked card at Kingdom
SHORTLY after Jake Paul had chugged his way past Mike Tyson, his DMs were filling up with the usual kind of appreciative fan mail. On this occasion, the most pertinent arrived from other, seemingly more legitimate, sources. IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois was the latest high-profile name to offer Paul a crack at his belt.
By Matt Bozeat ARLO Stephens has been in the ring with Anthony Joshua, Moses Itauma and Hughie Fury – but nobody has battered him like his own coach! Stephens targets a third straight win in Sheffield on December 7 when he looks to build on his one-punch knockout of Viktar Chvarkou in Coventry in June.
By Keith Idec VLADIMIR SHISHKIN hasn’t been granted an immediate rematch with William Scull. The IBF has assured Shishkin, however, that he will get another opportunity in 2025 to fight for its super middleweight title. Boxing News has learned that the Springfield, New Jersey-based sanctioning organization informed Dmitriy Salita, Shishkin’s promoter, that the Russian contender