Kiko Martinez and Josh Warrington will meet in a rematch, just not in a way most boxing fans would’ve envisioned. BoxingScene.com has confirmed Martinez will defend the IBF featherweight title Warrington once owned against the former champion March 26 in Warrington’s hometown of Leeds, England. DAZN and Matchroom Boxing are expected to announce Martinez-Warrington II
Posted on 01/06/2022 By: Hans Themistode Callum Johnson believed he was on the verge of completing his lifelong dream of becoming a world champion. After dropping unified light heavyweight titlist Artur Beterbiev during their 2018 showdown, Johnson began salivating. However, while he got off to a hot start, Beterbiev rallied back, stopping his man in
7:00 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Kiko Martinez and Josh Warrington have struck a deal for a featherweight title fight on March 26 in England, multiple sources tell ESPN. The rematch is one of two 126-pound title bouts Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn will promote on DAZN in the U.K. that month. On March 12, Leigh Wood
2022 officially has its first COVID-canceled title fight, and I’m actually a bit surprised it took this long. Top Rank and Frank Warren have revealed that Callum Johnson is out of his January 15th ESPN headliner against Joe Smith Jr. after testing positive. Smith’s (27-3, 21 KO) promoters are reportedly already “finalizing” a replacement. It’s
Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre, who is training Amir Khan for the upcoming fight with Kell Brook, is confident the Bolton boxer can finish the fight by knockout. The two former world champions will collide in a crossroads fight on February 19 at the AO Arena, Manchester. McIntyre’s star fighter is WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford – who
Posted on 01/06/2022 By: Hans Themistode At one point, Anthony Joshua’s name stood prominently at the top of the heavyweight mountain. Even following his shocking defeat at the hands of Andy Ruiz Jr. in 2019, Joshua believed he was still the best fighter in the world and would go on to prove that Ruiz Jr.’s
12:31 PM ET Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou, the two baddest men in combat sports, have plenty of options for big fights in 2022 — but that’s not stopping them from eyeing each other. In a social media post on Thursday, Fury, the WBC’s heavyweight champion in boxing, expressed interest in fighting Ngannou, the UFC’s
Former 140-pound world champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios and PBC Vice President Tim Smith are this week’s guests. Barrios discusses what promises to be anexplosive showdown versus Keith Thurman when they square off Saturday, February 5, in the main event of a FOX Sports pay-per-view, live from the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Smith looks
After a breakout 2021 that saw him win and defend flyweight gold, Sunny Edwards claims that a blockbuster unification clash with WBC titlist Julio Cesar Martinez is “close to getting made.” Been told the Martinez fight is close to getting made, I know Ed, Edd and Eddy never wanted anything to do with this fight
Julio Cesar Martinez and his team don’t seem too bothered by the competition. A call for a title unification bout came from Sunny Edwards, who recently defended his IBF flyweight title following a dominant twelve-round, unanimous decision over Philippines’ Jayson Mama (16-1, 9KOs). Edwards won by scores of 118-109, 118-109 and 117-110 to clear off
Posted on 01/05/2022 By: Hans Themistode It simply wasn’t the night Maurice Hooker was hoping for. With the 32-year-old looking to make a big splash during his welterweight debut, Hooker attempted to halt the hype train of rising contender Vergil Ortiz Jr. The two battled it out in front of a mostly pro-Ortiz crowd in
Opinion Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions We ask the Boxing News panel what they’d say their highlight of 2021 has been Kalle SauerlandPromoterThat night between Wilder and Fury. A fight that makes any Rocky film look dull. Those are fights that get the mainstream into our sport and what we all love to watch. That’s not
Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Matt Christie on the warnings, lessons and hopes for the sport of boxing THE infrastructure of boxing, or lack of, can drive us to the edge of despair on a daily basis. The inconsistent rules, the unfathomable officiating decisions, the tawdry belts, the nonsensical rankings and
Top Rank’s January 29th Robson Conceicao vs. Xavier Martinez show has acquired a very interesting co-main event, which sees rising young lightweights Rene Tellez Giron and Luis Melendez collide in a Mexico vs. Puerto Rico showdown. Nico Ali Walsh and Jermiah Milton will be in action as well. The 22-year-old Giron (16-1, 10 KO), whose
In a recent interview, Amir Khan expressed his concerns regarding a lack of drug testing for his upcoming fight with fellow former world champion Kell Brook. The long-awaited contest is scheduled to take place on February 19, at the Manchester Arena. Khan has been inactive since July 2019, while Brook last fought in November of 2020.
Posted on 01/05/2022 By: Hans Themistode Teofimo Lopez had it all figured out. The 24-year-old made his doubters eat their words when he dethroned Vasiliy Lomachenko in October of 2020 to add the Ukrainian’s WBO, WBA, and WBC “Franchise” lightweight titles to his IBF crown. Although many have questioned whether or not Lopez was actually
6:34 PM ET Another undisputed title fight is coming to women’s boxing. Matchroom Boxing announced on Wednesday it has signed both WBC and WBO super middleweight champion Franchòn Crews-Dezurn and IBF and WBA champion Elin Cederroos to contracts and will have them fight for the undisputed title this spring. “I’ve been ready for this fight
Charles Martin was putting on a good performance against Cuban heavyweight Luis Ortiz this past week — right up until he got drilled by some big shots that completely made him lose his wits. But boxing can be just like that, with one punch always carrying the potential to completely turn things around. Martin was