Boxing

British Boxing’s Power Couple Joins BOXXER After Stellar Amateur Careers Olympic medalists Lauren Price and Karriss Artingstall have made the leap into the professional boxing ranks, signing multi-fight deals with BOXXER, the rising promotion led by Ben Shalom. The move marks a new chapter for the couple, who have both enjoyed outstanding amateur careers, culminating…

Archie Sharp To Face Liam Wilson In Early 2023, Likely On Charlo-Tszyu Undercard The WBO’s #1 rated challenger at a 130-pounds, Britain’s Archie Sharp (22-0, 9 KOs) will face Australia’s WBO #4 Liam Wilson (11-1, 7 KOs) in a final eliminator for the WBO Super Featherweight Title that is due to be contested by Oscar…

David Avanesyan Lands Terence Crawford World Title Opportunity, Gives Up EBU Strap. Armenian-Russian David Avanesyan (29-3-1, 17 KOs) was scheduled to make the sixth defence of his European Welterweight championship on November 19 in Telford until his team received a surprise opportunity to face unbeaten WBO Welterweight champion, Terence Crawford. Crawford was in negotiations to face Errol Spence but after it became apparent…

According to the EBU, France’s Yvan Mendy (47-5-1, 22 KOs) will defend his European lightweight championship against mandatory challenger, Ukrainian Denys Berinchyk (16-0, 9 KOs) in his next contest. Yvan Mendy vs Denys Berinchyk In London The fight will take place on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs Derek Chisora on the 3rd of Decmber…

Nathaniel Collins Insists There Was No Ducking On His Part In The Fight With Ball, Queensberry Mislead Fans Responding to Nick Ball‘s interview with International Boxing News, Commonwealth Featherweight champion, Scotland’s Nathaniel Collins (11-0, 5 KOs) exclusively gave NoSmokeBoxing his version of events detailing the breakdown of their ordered British title bout. Ball told International…

Jack Cullen (21-3-1, 9 KOs) returns to action on Saturday, December 3 as he headlines at the University Of Bolton Stadium in his hometown of Bolton, Lancashire, England. NoSmokeBoxing was informed that Cullen was set to face Mark Heffron on the Joyce vs Parker undercard in Manchester, but Heffron’s manager Kevin Maree poured cold water…

Negotiations for the highly anticipated heavyweight clash between Daniel Dubois and Dillian Whyte have come to a halt due to disagreements over key terms. Discussions between both camps, which were progressing toward a major domestic showdown, have reportedly hit a stumbling block, putting the potential bout in jeopardy. Financial Dispute and Promotional Control One of…

Rising Star Adam Azim Will Face Career-Toughest Test At Ally Pally BOXXER/Sky Sports have now officially announced that unbeaten blue-chip prospect, Slough’s Adam Azim (6-0, 5 KOs) will face Norwich’s Rylan Charlton (9-3-1, 4 KOs) in his next contest on Nov 27 at Alexandra Palace. The show was supposed to take place on the 26th but there…

21-0 American Will Be Dillian Whyte’s Return Opponent In DAZN Headline Bout NoSmokeBoxing has learnt that unbeaten, world-ranked American Heavyweight Jermaine Franklin (21-0, 14 KOs) is the opponent for Dillian Whyte‘s next fight. Whyte (28-3, 19 KOs) will return to the ring under the Matchroom Boxing and DAZN banner on the 26th of November at the OVO Arena, Wembley, London, England. This…

Lerrone Richards To Make BOXXER/Sky Sports Debut At Alexander Palace Lerrone Richards vs Zak Chelli On Nov 26 In London Former British, Commonwealth, European and IBO Super Middleweight champion, Britain’s Lerrone Richards (16-0, 3 KOs) will make his ring return on the 26th of November in London. ‘Sniper The Boss’ was with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom…

Derek Chisora Mentions Major Frank Warren Rival During Intense War Of Words In their London Press Conference In a back and forth with WBC Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury‘s promoter Frank Warren, British Heavyweight Derek Chisora jokingly suggested that they should enlist Matchroom Boxing chairman Eddie Hearn to help sell out the 62,000-capacity Tottenham Hotspur Stadium…

Arum Eyes Haney vs Lomachenko Next If Loma Gets Past Oct 29 Tune-Up Fight Veteran promoter Bob Arum (Top Rank) told Seconds Out in an exclusive interview that he would like to match undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) with three-weight world titleist and former unified champion Vasyl Lomachenko (16-2, 11 KOs) in…

DAZN will become the exclusive home of PFL global events in 53 international markets, including the United Kingdom, Ireland and Spain. The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, and DAZN, the leading sports entertainment business, have agreed to a joint venture to create PFL Europe, which when launched in…

Daniel Dubois Defends WBA (Regular) Title Against South African Southpaw In what will be a sensational heavyweight double-header, the WBC and lineal world champion Tyson Fury will defend his crown against long-standing rival Derek Chisora at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday December 3 on a night where WBA world champion Daniel Dubois will make a…