William Warburton one of the UK’s best journeymen retired on January 30th 2020 after picking up his 27th win out of 201 contests. His final record stands at 27-164-10 and in those 164 losses he was only stopped three times. Warburton was a familiar sight on the small halls and gave prospects a test weekContinue reading “William Warburton retires after 201 fights.”
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Canelo Alvarez versus Billy Joe Saunders potentially cancelled.
Canelo versus Billy Joe Saunders may potentially be cancelled as the state athletic commission in Las Vegas has banned all sporting events indefinitely. They will of course lift this suspension once the Corona Virus has settled down but it means that Canelo versus Saunders can’t be announced until the ban is lifted. Its very likelyContinue reading “Canelo Alvarez versus Billy Joe Saunders potentially cancelled.”
Dozens of boxing events cancelled or expected to be cancelled in the coming weeks.
A few days ago this weekend looked like it would have quite a few boxing cards but as of today only one of the major cards in the USA is still occurring and even that is behind closed doors. Two Top Rank cards were expected to occur with no fans in attendance but just aContinue reading “Dozens of boxing events cancelled or expected to be cancelled in the coming weeks.”
Corona Virus causes more shows to be cancelled.
More boxing shows from around the world are being cancelled due to the spread of the Corona Virus. Two events taking place in Spain were cancelled today which add to the growing list of shows that have had to be post-poned recently. Japan annouced a few weeks ago that all boxing shows were to beContinue reading “Corona Virus causes more shows to be cancelled.”
Demetrius Andrade to fight Liam Williams
It has come out today that WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade will be facing Liam Williams as his mandatory challenger sometime in the summer. This is surprising as Jaime Munguia is the mandatory as he was the champion at the weight below and moved up. I presume what happened is that Munguia’s team told theContinue reading “Demetrius Andrade to fight Liam Williams”
Helenius knocks out Kownacki and proves why you have to fight the fights.
This weekend was supposed to be an easy fight for Kownacki where he’d get another decent name on his resume in front of his rabid fans before preparing for a bigger fight later in the year. He looked like he was a lock for getting a title shot within the next 12 months and withContinue reading “Helenius knocks out Kownacki and proves why you have to fight the fights.”
Kaisee Benjamin wins on the road in Brentwood
Today on an MTK card in Brentwood Kaisee Benjamin upset the odds and won a 10 round decision over Shaquille Day. Going into the bout Benjamin was 4/1 to win but ultimately prevailed on referee Lee Cooks scorecard of 97-94. I’m glad they gave Kaisee the decision because often when a fighter travels to theirContinue reading “Kaisee Benjamin wins on the road in Brentwood”
Will Canelo be stripped of his middleweight WBA title?
Now that we know that Canelo will be fighting at super middleweight instead of dropping down to middleweight again its likely that his WBA middleweight title will be vacated as he won’t have fought at the weight for over a year after his next fight. The WBA has a secondary champion in Ryota Murata andContinue reading “Will Canelo be stripped of his middleweight WBA title?”
Every good heavyweight fight is on PPV and why its bad for the sport.
As of today multiple heavyweight fights have been announced in the UK for the summer where boxing fans will have to splash out money for fights that really shouldn’t be PPV. Unfortunately it seems like any good heavyweight fight at world level is now put on PPV as the broadcasters have clearly realised that theyContinue reading “Every good heavyweight fight is on PPV and why its bad for the sport.”
Knockout CP Freshmart defends minimum weight title.
Knockout CP Freshmart defended his WBA minimum title early this morning in Thailand versus Norihito Tanaka. Tanaka had some early success but was knocked down in round three before losing a wide decision. He clearly wasn’t quite on the level of Knockout CP Freshmart and if i’m honest not many in that division are. ThereContinue reading “Knockout CP Freshmart defends minimum weight title.”
Boxing Fulcrum 