Boxing

Floyd Mayweather predictably dominated YouTube star, Logan Paul, on Sunday night in an eight-round exhibition fight in Miami before admitting it could have been his final performance. Mayweather, who weighed in at 155 lbs with his opponent tipping the scales at 189.5 lbs, produced a slick performance much to the delight of the crowd at […]

Anthony Joshua confirmed Monday that he will defend his world heavyweight titles against Kubrat Pulev in London on June 20. The British boxer posted a picture of himself wearing his belts on his Twitter feed with the words “June 20th”. Joshua regained the WBA, IBF and WBO titles with a unanimous points win over Andy […]

Anthony Joshua has offered to be Tyson Fury’s sparring partner if it helps his fellow British fighter beat WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. Joshua has been left frustrated in his attempts to lure America’s Wilder into the ring as he bids to unify the division following his victory over Andy Ruiz Jr last weekend. The […]

Andy Ruiz blamed three months of partying for his one-sided world heavyweight championship defeat to Anthony Joshua on Saturday, admitting he had failed to train seriously for his first title defense. The 30-year-old Mexican-American stunned the world in June when he floored Joshua four times on the way to a sensational upset victory in their […]

Anthony Joshua said Wednesday he will not celebrate if he regains his world heavyweight title, as he faced off with rival Andy Ruiz in a final press conference before their controversial rematch in Saudi Arabia. Joshua seeks to win back the IBF, WBA and WBO titles that he lost to Ruiz in a shock June […]

Unbeaten Deontay Wilder landed a devastating right hand to knock out Luis Ortiz in the seventh round and retain his World Boxing Council heavyweight title. The 34-year-old Wilder remains on course to achieve his goal of unifying all four heavyweight belts despite being largely outboxed by Ortiz before the explosive one-punch finish at the MGM […]

American heavyweight boxer, Deontay Wilder, has backed Mexican fighter, Andy Ruiz Jr to beat British fighter, Anthony Joshua in their rematch scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia on 7 December. Ruiz Jr shocked Joshua to win the IBF, WBA and WBO titles in June.   “I expect Ruiz to win this one again,” Wilder […]

Anthony Joshua has vowed to “expose” Andy Ruiz Jr in their world heavyweight championship rematch. Ruiz Jr shocked Joshua to win the IBF, WBA and WBO titles in June. But a second fight will take place in Saudi Arabia on December 7. Joshua is confident ahead of the rematch and claims he knows some of […]

Father Time may be undefeated, as the old boxing saying goes, but Manny Pacquiao is not going down without a fight. The 40-year-old Filipino legend wrote another improbable chapter in his glittering career on Saturday, with an age-defying split decision victory over the hitherto unbeaten Keith Thurman. Pacquiao, a full decade older than the 30-year-old Thurman, rolled […]