Conceicao won gold at the 2016 Olympic games and signed with Top Rank to begin his professional career. You would think that a gold medalist would be pushed quite quickly but he hasn’t made any impact at all in the professional game so far compared to what he did in the amateurs. I don’t understandContinue reading “Robson Conceicao the gold medalist no one knows.”
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No boxing this week and for the foreseeable future.
As of today there aren’t any boxing cards on this weekend as the whole world has effectively gone on lock down due to the Corona Virus. It also doesn’t look like we will get any boxing for at least 3 months if not longer. I think we will see quite a few boxers not returnContinue reading “No boxing this week and for the foreseeable future.”
5 realistic fights for Julio Cesar Martinez
Martinez in the last year has become one of the rising stars of the sport and more recently became a world champion. He has a good resume for how long hes been world champion with names such as Cristofer Rosales, Jay Harris, Charlie Edwards and Andrew Selby. Hes beaten three of those and really shouldContinue reading “5 realistic fights for Julio Cesar Martinez”
Josh Warrington to unify versus Xu Can
Its been announced that terms have been agreed for Warrington to face Xu Can next in what will be an IBF and WBA featherweight unification. Can is currently the regular champion but with Santa Cruz moving up he will be elevated to be the main world champion at featherweight. The WBA like usual have screwedContinue reading “Josh Warrington to unify versus Xu Can”
Should professional boxers be allowed to compete in the amateurs and do they have an advantage?
This has been a hot topic in boxing for a while now as more and more professionals go back to the amateurs for various reasons. For some its because their country has asked them too and for others its simply because they still want to achieve their Olympic dream. Most professional boxers that go backContinue reading “Should professional boxers be allowed to compete in the amateurs and do they have an advantage?”
Chayaphon Moonsri : boxing’s longest active world champion
Moonsri has held the same WBC minimum weight title since November the 6th 2014. As of today he has held it for over 5 years which is an incredible feat no matter what division your in. He has never unified however and only fought in Thailand which along with the division hes in is whyContinue reading “Chayaphon Moonsri : boxing’s longest active world champion”
5 fighters that Munguia could fight next.
As we now know Munguia isn’t going to fight Demetrius Andrade next we can now look at some potential opponents that he could face instead. Andrade is going to be fighting Liam Williams next which is a shame as he was going to be top of the list of realistic options for Munguia. He’s onlyContinue reading “5 fighters that Munguia could fight next.”
2016 British Olympians edge towards world level as pro’s.
Most of the 2016 Olympians have gone pro and are now making impressive starts to their pro careers. A few like Galal Yafai and Pat McCormack have stayed in the amateur system to try and qualify for another Olympics something that Yafai has achieved in the last week. The rest of the 2016 team turnedContinue reading “2016 British Olympians edge towards world level as pro’s.”
Tibo Monabesa versus Toto Landero and nothing else.
If you thought last weeks boxing schedule was small then your in for a bigger surprise this week. Across the world there are under 15 cards taking place and I can’t confirm whether any of those 15 will actually happen. The only significant fight that is scheduled to take place this week comes from IndonesiaContinue reading “Tibo Monabesa versus Toto Landero and nothing else.”
Meet the next set of heavyweight contenders.
While this current heavyweight era is good it is still filled with a lot of old fighters like Pulev and Povetkin and the real boom of this era will be when they retire and the new guard come in. I’m going to introduce you too some fighters that will likely be involved at the topContinue reading “Meet the next set of heavyweight contenders.”
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