Jane Couch, a true pioneer in women’s boxing, will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame later this week. In 1998, Couch sued the British Boxing Board of Control to secure her right to fight in the United Kingdom, even after she had...
Middleweight Sherif Lawal, who trained out of St Pancras BC, lost his life following his debut at Harrow Leisure Centre last night (May 12). In the opening bout of a four-fight card promoted by Costakis Evangelou, 29-year-old Lawal took on Malam...
Promoter Frank Warren remains livid at accusations suggesting his charge Tyson Fury intentionally tried to sabotage his fight with Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight championship.
Alen ‘The Savage’ Babic takes on Steve Robinson and rising super middleweight star Callum Simpson is back in action on the undercard of the ‘Bad Blood’ showdown between unbeaten heavyweight rivals Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke on Sunday, March 31st...
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The infusion of Saudi Arabian money has had such a positive impact on the boxing business over the past six months that even bitter British rivals Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren have happily, even if temporarily, learned to get along.
Lewis Crocker will have to seek redemption in the ring. The locally-based welterweight miserably missed weight ahead of his scheduled ten-round regional title fight versus Mexico’s Jose Felix. Crocker tipped the scales at a beefy 150 pounds, three po...
British promoter Eddie Hearn wants to make sure significant fights are not all cannibalized by Saudi Arabia. The head of Matchroom Boxing insisted in a recent in interview that there needs to be a concerted effort to ensure that high-profile domestic...
The Chief Executive of UK Sport, Sally Munday OBE, has praised GB Boxing for its role in helping to inspire the nation through sporting success. The comments are in the guest Foreword Munday contributed to GB Boxing’s newly published Annual Review 20...
Chris Billam-Smith extended his arms and soaked in the ambiance as he stepped off the scale ahead of his second straight hometown headliner. The reigning WBO cruiserweight title clocked in at a finely-tuned 199 pounds ahead of his maiden title def...
Michael Conlan has the benefit of a familiar backdrop for his first fight at a higher weight. The former two-time challenger appeared fighting fit at a career heaviest 129 ½ pounds for his junior lightweight debut. He will face England’s Jordan Gi...
Eddie Hearn, promoter for welterweight contender Conor Benn, is going to continue with his push to finalize a fight with Chris Eubank Jr. The contest was initially scheduled to take place in October of 2022 - but it was canceled during fight week whe...
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