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Wladimir Klitschko has announced his retirement from professional boxing with immediate effect, bringing an end to a legendary career that has spanned over 20 years.  The Ukrainian had toyed with the idea of attempting to avenge his loss to Anthony Joshua in a rematch of that Wembley classic back in April. However, in a sudden announcement earlier this week, Dr. …

In an unexpected turn of events, Carl Frampton has failed to meet the 126 lbs weight limit for his featherweight fight against Andrés Gutiérrez on Saturday night.  Frampton weighed in 1 lb over the specific limit on Friday afternoon at the official weigh-in for the fight taking place in his hometown of Belfast in the SSE Arena. As a result of …

Ryan Burnett (17-0) turned in a fantastic performance Saturday night, in dethroning Lee Haskins and claiming the IBF Bantamweight title. The Belfast native overcame a nasty gash to the forehead, sustained in a clash of heads in the second round and was dominant throughout the fight. Burnett secured knockdowns in rounds six and eleven to leave little doubt in the …

As the dust settles on what proved to be a brawl for the ages at Wembley on Saturday night, attention is swiftly turning to what Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko will do next.  Joshua came away with the victory over Klitschko via 11th round TKO, but in truth, the fans watching were the real winners. The two warriors in the …

Anthony Joshua versus Wladimir Klitschko is one of the most eagerly anticipated heavyweight boxing bouts of the modern era.  This Saturday night, in front of a sold out Wembley Stadium, the two giants go to war. This is the tale of a young, up-and-coming, explosive prospect in Joshua, taking on the skilled veteran who has dominated the division for over …

Shane McGuigan has sown the seeds for a future domestic bout between Josh Taylor and Ohara Davies, after claiming Davies will never “materialise to anything”. Unbeaten Commonwealth gold medallist Taylor will have his eighth professional fight this coming Saturday, on the same bill as Carl Frampton’s rematch with Leo Santa Cruz. McGuigan certainly has high hopes for the 22-year-old Scottish …

Ex-world champion David Haye is confident that he would beat Anthony Joshua with ease if they were to square off today. 2012 Olympic gold medallist Joshua has amassed a huge following in Britain and is arguably the most popular boxer to casual fight fans across the UK. With impressive physicality and knock out power, the Londoner is tipped to have a bright future in …

  Anthony Joshua was taken as far as the seventh round for only the second time in his short professional career at London’s O2 Arena last night. In the first defence of his IBF heavyweight title, he faced the brave, but extremely limited Dominic ‘Big Trouble’ Breazeale from America. The first heavyweight title bout since the passing of Muhammad Ali, …

David Price has every reason to feel aggrieved after it emerged that the man who brutally knocked him out in July of this year, Erkan Teper, tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in the aftermath of their European heavyweight title bout. The loss seemed to all but derail the career of the Liverpool giant, who hasn’t competed since, and must …

After overcoming his biggest professional challenge yet, Olympic gold medalist Anthony Joshua has cemented himself as a genuine threat in the Heavyweight division after a devastating seventh round knockout of the previously undefeated Dillian Whyte. In front of a sold out o2 Arena crowd in London, Joshua took seven rounds to figure out an awkward and uncompromising Whyte but eventually wore …

Anthony Joshua is beginning to look less like a “heavyweight hope” than a “heavyweight guarantee” in the eyes of many observers. There is a band wagon a-rollin’ on the British boxing scene. Last night, in a fight that was expected to be his sternest test so far, Joshua annihilated the previously unbeaten Scottish giant, Gary Cornish, to claim the vacant …

Conor Benn, son of British boxing legend Nigel, has decided to forgo an attempt at Olympic qualification in order to begin his professional career earlier than expected. In April of this year, the “Dark Destroyer” Nigel Benn revealed to Sky Sports that Ricky Hatton was likely to train his teenage son in a bid to qualify for the Rio games …