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Josh Taylor wants to finish the work George Kambosos Jr. started. The WBO 140-pound titlist from Scotland will defend his belt against Brooklyn’s Teofimo Lopez on June 10 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The fight has been pitched as a “make or break” moment, as both
Anthony Joshua wants to make sure he isn’t nursing his boxing wounds well into old age. The former heavyweight champion from London said in a recent interview that he equates part of his legacy with his health.
A third woman has accused heavyweight great George Foreman of sexually abusing her as a child in the 1970s. The Daily Mail reported Thursday that an anonymous 64-year-old woman filed a civil complaint, claiming that the famed heavyweight champion had raped her on his ranch in Livermore, California, in 1974, when she was 15 years old and he was 24.
Oscar De La Hoya believes the Canelo Alvarez vs. Dmitry Bivol light heavyweight title match last year was a total miscalculation, at least from a commercial perspective.
Eddie Hearn has received some positive indication that one of the most intriguing heavyweight fights could happen later this year. In a recent interview, the Matchroom head expressed optimism that a deal could be struck for his charge, former
Conor Benn has a feeling better things are in store for him across the pond. With the news that Chris Eubank Jr. will pursue a rematch with Liam Smith, the embattled British 147-pounder has insisted he has plenty of big game to hunt outside of fighters in his native England.
Josh Taylor isn’t too concerned about the perception that he got away with one of the biggest heist jobs in a boxing ring in recent memory. The WBO 140-pound titlist from Scotland said in a recent interview that he remains unbothered by the criticism that he
British middleweight Chris Eubank Jr. is disgusted by the recent spate of fighters testing positive for banned performance-enhancing substances in his country.
In the end, Chris Eubank Jr. could not get himself to reschedule a fight with Conor Benn. The veteran British middleweight instead is moving forward with a contractually obligated rematch with Liam Smith, who, in one of the year's biggest upsets, beat him by fourth-round stoppage in January at AO Arena in Manchester.
Jarrell Miller loved seeing one of his fellow gym mates spring an upset on foreign soil. The heavyweight contender from Brooklyn, New York, praised China’s Zhilei Zhang for stopping Joe Joyce in six rounds at the Copper Box Arena in London earlier this month.