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‘I ate everything… I drank a few more Coronas than I should have and I was out of shape’: Andy Ruiz Jr reveals how his partying got out of control as he let himself go before Anthony Joshua loss Andy Ruiz Jr lost his rematch with Anthony Joshua on Saturday night The Mexican-American gained 15 […]
Andy Ruiz Jr has revealed that he "ate everything" and "drank too many Coronas" in the build-up to his heavyweight title defeat to Anthony Joshua on Saturday night. The Mexican-American weighed in three stone heavier than his challenger on Friday and it showed when the pair when toe-to-toe in the ring. Joshua dominated from start […]
Eddie Hearn has called on the World Boxing Council to reinstate Dillian Whyte as the mandatory challenger to Deontay Wilder’s championship after his charge for a doping violation was dropped. Whyte remained Wilder’s mandatory challenger for more than two years after rising through the ranks of the WBC, yet has not got close to fighting […]
The trauma of a Caribbean orphanage, the stress of home evictions and the highs of fighting in Madison Square Garden. Glasgow boxer Jay McFarlane’s life at just 21-years-old would comfortably eclipse what most would experience in multiple lifetimes. On Friday McFarlane will feature in the heavyweight edition of Ultimate Boxxer, a one-night knockout tournament where […]
Deontay Wilder will “knock Tyson Fury out”, according to KSI’s trainer Viddal Riley as he sent a warning to the Gypsy King. The Bronze Bomber took on Fury just over a year ago in Las Vegas, where they fought to a draw. But the American kept his belt, defending it again Dominic Brezeale and Luis […]
The race to be Anthony Joshua’s next opponent is being led by Kubrat Pulev, promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed. Joshua became a two-time world heavyweight champion by winning his rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr, but immediately has Oleksandr Usyk (WBO) and Pulev (IBF) circling as his two mandatory challengers. Asked how soon a decision would […]
Dillian Whyte should be “immediately reinstated” as the mandatory challenger to the winner of Deontay Wilder against Tyson Fury, says promoter Eddie Hearn. Whyte was recently cleared by UK Anti-Doping amid claims of an “adverse finding” surrounding his points win over Oscar Rivas in July, 24 hours before he slugged out a unanimous decision victory […]
Anthony Joshua and Eddie Hearn have been branded “the biggest hypocrites in boxing” after AJ reclaimed his titles with a twinkle-toed performance against Andy Ruiz Jr on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia. Joshua jabbed and moved expertly for 12 rounds in Diriyah to earn scorecards of 118-110 twice and 119-109 in his favour. It was […]
Anthony Joshua set a new record of 1.6million pay-per-view buys for his rematch with Andy Ruiz. The heavyweight rematch, controversially staged in Saudi Arabia, saw Joshua regain his WBA (Super), IBF and WBO titles from Ruiz. The fight was a far cry from the firefight at Madison Square Garden six months ago, as Joshua opted […]
Floyd Mayweather showed why he is nicknamed Money as he bet $20,000 on the Baltimore Ravens and won $16,000. The American is preparing to make his comeback to fighting after agreeing a deal with UFC chief Dana White. Mayweather has been out of boxing since 2017, holding a record of 50 fights unbeaten. And the […]