Chris Billam-Smith insists he does not need the advice of Lawrence Okolie and has promised a “gruelling” mental test for Isaac Chamberlain when the pair meet in Bournemouth on July 30. It beckons as a potentially career-defining fight for the pair as they seek to establish themselves among the frontrunners in a loaded cruiserweight division. … Read more
Isaac Dogboe was once a world champion and is determined to become one again. If he is to do so he must first overcome Joet Gonzalez this weekend at the Grand Casino Hinckley in Minnesota, live on Sky Sports. Dogboe shot to prominence with his rousing pre-fight battlecry of “Neho!” – which means to uproot … Read more
Anthony Joshua has shown “serious intentions” by arriving early in Saudi Arabia as he prepares to test Oleksandr Usyk with a destructive early onslaught, says Johnny Nelson. Joshua is set to rematch Usyk on August 20 for the IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles after the Ukrainian’s unanimous decision win in London last September. With … Read more
When Caroline Dubois started boxing she did not know where the sport would take her, she just knew it was what she was meant to do. Dubois had her first amateur contest on a club show in the back room of the Boston Arms pub in north London, the same venue where a few years … Read more
Deontay Wilder will return to the top of the sport, predicts London cruiserweight Isaac Chamberlain. Wilder completed a thrilling trilogy of fights with Tyson Fury last year. He lost their final, bruising encounter in Las Vegas in October and the American is yet to unveil his plans for a comeback. Chamberlain, a former training partner … Read more
Now is the time to make Errol Spence vs Terence Crawford happen, the best-matched fight in boxing today, says former world champion Chris Algieri. Errol Spence and Terence Crawford are the two best boxers in the most competitive division in the sport and both are at the peak of their powers. It’s a contest that … Read more
Oleksandr Usyk is looking “dangerous” in camp as he spars ferociously hard for his August 20 rematch with Anthony Joshua, one of his training partners has revealed. Kazakh heavyweight Nursultan Amanzholov had sparred Usyk ahead of his first fight with Joshua and was recalled to his team to help prepare the champion for the rematch … Read more