Daily Archives: June 2, 2024

Light-heavyweight contender Willy Hutchinson scored the win of his career by outscoring Craig Richards in Saudi Arabia.  Richards was the pre-fight favorite, but Hutchinson boxed well and earned the decision. “What a tough fight, but I rose to the occasion,” said the Scottish…

Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn was left licking his wounds after all five of his fighters were defeated in the Matchroom v Queensberry 5 vs 5 event in Saudi Arabia. Deontay Wilder, Craig Richards, Raymond Ford, Ammo Williams and Filip Hrgovic were all beaten, meaning…

Heavyweight contender Daniel Dubois, written off by so many after losses to Joe Joyce and Oleksandr Usyk, confounded the skeptics with an impressive seventh-round stoppage of previously unbeaten Filip Hrgovic and promptly set his sights on Anthony Joshua. Dubois has now notched solid consecutive…

Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren has said that Saudi Arabia has taken over from Las Vegas as the capital of boxing.  Warren was celebrating seeing his five boxers defeat all five Matchroom opponents in the big show at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh…

Heavyweight contender Zhilei Zhang is targeting world titles and a showdown with Anthony Joshua after knocking out Deontay Wilder in five rounds in Saudi Arabia. Zhang, 27-2-1 (22 KOs), dominated the curtain closer of the 5 vs 5 event to leave Wilder’s career in…