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Brett McGinty is this weeks One to Watch. Photo Credit: Hennessy Sports This Saturday night Brett McGinty will enter the ring for the second time as a professional fighter, with Ricky Hatton by his side once more. McGinty has had his style likened to that of his coach, Hatton, as the Irishman enjoys fighting at close quarters, on the inside. Brett has soaked up all of the knowledge he has been receiving. “It absolutely helps. When you have a man in your corner who has been there, done it and ...

Who is next for Joshua Buatsi after beating Daniel Dos Santos? Buatsi stopped Dos Santos in four rounds on Saturday to edge closer to a world title Joshua Buatsi made a sixth defence of his WBA International Light Heavyweight title after stopping Daniel Dos Santos on Saturday Photo Credit: Dave Thompson/Matchroom Boxing If there was a moment to describe Joshua Buatsi then it was illustrated during his vicious knockout of Daniel Dos Santos on Saturday. Buatsi carries the mantra ‘Just Business�...

BBC News Published image copyrightChris Small image captionChris Smalls artwork of Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury anticipates their world heavyweight title fight A man who started sketching boxers as a hobby has won the acclaim of his world famous heroes. Chris Small, 38, from Bournemouth, was inspired to pick up a pencil after watching Portrait Artist of the Year. But it was while watching local cruiserweight Chris Billam-Smith win his Commonwealth title that he realised his niche might be draw...

Joshua Buatsi looks to restart his momentum Buatsi vs Dos Santos The quiet man of Britain’s thriving light-heavyweight scene, Joshua Buatsi returns to action behind closed doors at the Manchester Arena with a new trainer in his corner. Since a tougher-than-expected bout last time out against Marko Calic, the talented Olympic bronze medallist has linked up with Virgil Hunter as his coach. This contest on Saturday (May 15) against France’s Daniel Blenda Dos Santos, more of a tune-up bout for ...

The 21-year-old Castro turned pro in December, and has now fought all of his pro bouts on Canelo Alvarez undercards, earning stoppages each time out. The Fresno native is a prospect Matchroom love, a very good amateur who seems suited for the pro ranks. He came out absolutely firing on Castillo (9-2, 6 KO) here, throwing everything and the kitchen sink in the first round. But while Castillo got a bloodied nose out of it, he didn’t go down, and it seemed pretty obvious Castro had probably spen...

How to beat Canelo Alvarez? Easier said than done Canelo Alvarez is unbeaten in his last 14 fights, 10 of those were title fights.  Frank Franklin II/AP Yes, Canelo Alvarez has been beaten -- once. Hes been in close fights and has been in trouble more than once. But if theres a boxer who could be considered invincible at this time, the middleweight and super middleweight world titleholder checks all the boxes. Alvarez (55-1-2, 37 KOs), 30, of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, who faces Billy Joe S...

Bettmann/Getty Images The relentlessness Pryor displayed against Arguello created the ultimate modern boxing near-miss. Despite Pryor coming up while Leonard, Duran, and Hearns fought at welterweight, the tenacious junior welterweight did not score a fight with any of them as a pro. While prior Leonard-Pryor negotiations broke down over low offers to the less famous fighter, the two reached an agreement to vie for Leonards welterweight belt in 1982. Leonard soon suffering a detached reti...

  (APR 27) Terri Harper will put her WBC and IBO Super-Featherweight World Titles on the line against undefeated WBA World Champion Hyun-Mi Choi on a huge night of action at the AO Arena, Manchester on Saturday May 15 that also sees the return of rising Light-Heavyweight star Joshua Buatsi plus three European Title fights, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US and more than 200 countries and territories. Harper (11-0-1, 6 KOs) looked sensational as...

Sunday Punch: Adonis Stevenson starches Chad Dawson in 76 seconds Share this story The Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada is known to UFC fans for hosting several memorable pay-per-view events, many of which were headlined by Georges St-Pierre. On June 8th, 2013, Adonis Stevenson had his breakthrough moment as a world boxing champion in front of a raucous crowd. Stevenson challenged Chad Dawson for Dawson’s WBC light heavyweight title. In his previous bout, Dawson had a rather disastrous...

Posted on 04/22/2021 By: Hans Themistode Light Heavyweight boxer Andre Ward with the WBA/WBO/IBF world light heavyweight championship, after defeating opponent Sergey Kovalev by unanimous decision in a twelve-round bout on November 19th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.(Anthony Geathers for ESPN) Over the course of boxing history, the greatest of all-time debate will seemingly never end. Most fans have planted their feet in the dirt and taken the side of one fighter over the rest of the field...