In the year-end awards issues of The Ring magazine when I was an editor, there was always a two-page spread called the “Highly Unofficial Official Awards,” a compendium of assorted bests and worsts and oddities from the year that was (and to some…
GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA – Eddie Hearn is determined to deliver a unification contest with either Eimantas Stanionis or Mario Barrios for Jaron Ennis by the end of April. Ennis is widely recognised as the world’s leading welterweight, and having resisted a lucrative offer to…
GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA – Eddie Hearn expects Anthony Joshua to return to the ring in the summer against Tyson Fury or in a rematch with Daniel Dubois. The 35-year-old Joshua has kept a low profile since being stopped by Dubois at London’s Wembley Stadium…
.jpg?w=765&resize=765,435&ssl=1 "David Nyika ‘half-expecting to spend the night in hospital’ following battle with Jai Opetaia")
GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA – David Nyika has warned Jai Opetaia that he will show the same desire Opetaia did to defeat Mairis Briedis when on Wednesday they contest the IBF cruiserweight title. Australia’s Opetaia makes the third defence of the title he won from Briedis…
GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA – Jai Opetaia believes that David Nyika replacing Huseyin Cinkara as his challenger on Wednesday evening “saved the show”. The IBF cruiserweight champion makes the third defence of the title he won when last he fought in his home country of Australia,…
As Devin Haney looks to make his ring return, the one thing he must improve on is his defense considering the kind of punishment he received against Ryan Garcia. Garcia was suspended after testing positive for ostarine, so Haney retained his WBC junior welterweight…
David Morrell Jnr has added his voice to the debate over who won the first fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. Morrell thinks Beterbiev deserved the win, while many others believe Bivol did enough to merit a victory. Russia’s Beterbiev, 39, earned a…
Middleweight Chordale Booker will fight Patrick Allotey on February 15 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, according to a source close to the situation, who spoke to BoxingScene on terms of anonymity. The bout is also listed on BoxRec.com. The bout could…
The champion Jai Opetaia and his challenger David Nyika both weighed in at 199.5lbs ahead of Wednesday’s IBF cruiserweight title fight. Opetaia, 29 and a resident of Australia’s Gold Coast, is fighting in his home country for the first time since July 2022, when…