Former 140lb world champion Amir ‘King’ Khan lost his cool and tried to attack opponent Phil Lo Greco, at the pair’s press conference today. British star Khan took offence to comments made by the Canadian, who referred to his highly publicised marital problems with wife Faryal. The pair are due to meet on April 21 at the Echo arena in Liverpool, England, with Khan returning after nearly two years away from the ring. Watch it all unfold...
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Saul ‘Canelo’ Álvarez and Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin will face off once again to determine who is the undisputed middleweight champion. The pair will lock horns on May 5, nearly 8 months after they entertained us with a thrilling fight in Las Vegas. The venue has not yet been confirmed, but the fight capital of the world is favourite to host the bout once again. Many fans feared the rematch would be delayed by Óscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions, and they would wait another year for Golovkin to age. To their credit they haven’t done that, and...
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Cruiserweight and WBC champion Oleksandr Usyk remained unbeaten and advanced to the final of the World Boxing Super Series, in a thrilling fight hosted in Riga, Latvia. The 31 year old Ukrainian was challenging hometown fighter and WBO champion Mairis Briedis, and both fighters put on a fantastic display through 12 grueling rounds.. Latvian Briedis, who was also unbeaten going into the fight started the quicker of the two, forcing Usyk onto the back foot early on. Usyk soon started to stand his ground though, with the pair going toe to toe by the middle rounds. It was Briedis who...
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WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will challenge Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz at the Barclays Centre, New York on 3 March. The announcement comes after a previous bout between the pair in November, was scrapped due to Ortiz’ failed drugs test. Wilder will be defending his belt for the sixth time and will be looking to make a statement, against the 38 year old Cuban. On paper, this is Wilder’s toughest test, with Ortiz boasting a record of 28 wins and no losses. He also boasts a knockout percentage of 80% and could trouble Wilder if the American gets sloppy....
Read MoreAleksandr Usyk and Mairis Briedis both successfully made weight today, ahead of their World Boxing Super Series semi final. The pair will lock horns in Briedis’ home city of Riga, Latvia with the WBC and WBO World Cruiserweight belts on the line. Watch it here...
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