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Fans may have heard the sad and tragic news of Irish fighter John Cooney’s death. The super-featherweight, aged just 28, passed away yesterday, this a week after his ill-fated fight with Nathan Howells. Cooney suffered an “intracranial haemorrhage” during the fight that saw him attempt…

Well, British warhorse Derek Chisora did it again last night. In battling through a cut eye, fatigue, and a whole load of emotion, the amazing 41 year old scored two late knockdowns to secure a decision win over a significantly younger foe in Otto Wallin.…

Derek Chisora is aiming high, wanting Anthony Joshua, Oleksandr Usyk, or Daniel Dubois for his next fight following his victory over Otto Wallin on Saturday night in Manchester, England. The two fighters that Chisora prefers are Usyk and Joshua. He says he’s going to call…

Canelo Alvarez and William Scull will battle for the undisputed gold at 168 on May 3rd in Turki Al-Sheikh’s card at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. All four super middleweight titles will be at stake for this contest, which sees Canelo putting up…

Heavyweight contender Derek Chisora (36-13, 23 KOs) showed that he has a little bit left in the tank at age 41, beating Sweden’s Otto Wallin (27-3, 15 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday night in a competitive contest throughout to earn IBF mandatory…

The boxing career of Montana’s Tye Fields really was quite eventful and fun to watch. And, it should be pointed out that Fields, a guy who had zero amateur fights in the ring who started late at age 24, would go on to work with…

Fans have likely read about how aging British heavyweight sluggers Joe Joyce and Dillian Whyte are likely to get it on in a fight that is close to done for April 5 (or is actually a done deal at the time of writing). And whatever…

For a while there, some of us got a little worried Canelo Alvarez, for many the face of boxing, and for all a future Hall of Famer, really would take the ultimate cash-grab, this a fight with Jake Paul. Thankfully, this absolute slaughter of a…

By Michael Collins - 02/08/2025 - Comments Heavyweights Derek Chisora (35-13, 23 KOs) and Otto Wallin (27-2, 15 KOs) fight tonight in an IBF title eliminator scheduled for 12 rounds, live on DAZN in Manchester, England. Tonight’s action begins at 1:30 p.m. ET. Surprisingly, the 41-year-old…