The rookie featherweight Eliesel "El Guardia" Rodriguez Ledesma wants to compete in the Riyadh Season boxing grand prix. The 22 year old, from the Dominican Republic, is 2-0 (2 KOs) and is the cousin of the former 2008 Olympic gold medal winner Felix Diaz.…
Xander Zayas says he wants to fight WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. if he wins his title defense against Israil Madrimov on February 22nd.
#1 WBO-ranked contender Zayas (20-0, 12 KOs) wants to fight Vergil Jr. this year or in 2026. He…
The middleweight contender Shakiel Thompson hopes his return to the ring next month could lead to a shot at the WBO and IBF champion Janibek Alimkhanuly. The 13-0 (9 KOs) Thompson, from Sheffield, England, boxes the Filipino-based Tanzanian Hamisi Maya, 17-5-1 (14 KOs), on…
Maxi Hughes told Matchroom that he wants to fight Andy Cruz, who is ranked #4, in a WBA lightweight title eliminator next.
Hughes (28-7-2, 6 KOs) is ranked #5 with the WBA just below Cruz (5-0, 2 KOs) and has won his last two fights…
Matchroom’s junior welterweight prospect Junaid Boston hopes to catch the eye when he takes on Bilal Fawaz for the vacant English title on Friday. There has long been a buzz around the Rotherham youngster, and the 22-year-old Boston has stopped eight of his 10…
BRIGHTON – Tyrone McKenna today promised to put the unbeaten Harlem Eubank under the kind of pressure he’s never felt before when they clash on March 7 inside the Brighton Centre in Eubank’s home city of Brighton and Hove, McKenna is 34 years old now…
Newly crowned British welterweight titleholder Conah Walker could face Pat McCormack next, according to Matchroom Boxing's chief executive Frank Smith. Walker claimed the prestigious Lonsdale belt in dramatic fashion on January 25 by stopping Harry Scarff in the 11th round after being down on…
Jake Paul has announced his next opponent, and it’s…wait for it…his own brother, Logan Paul. Yes, these two YouTubers-turned-questionable fighters have decided the only way to keep their bank accounts fat is to punch each other on live television. Set for March 27 on Max,…
George Liddard is determined to prove on Friday against Derrick Osaze that he is ready to be “let off the leash”. The 22 year old, from Billericay, Essex, England, fights Osaze at middleweight at London’s Indigo at The O2, and believes that an impressive performance…
Last seen scoring a 12 round split decision win over Liam Paro to take the IBF belt at 140 pounds, unbeaten Brooklyn fighter Richardson Hitchins fully believes he is the top dog at the weight, “better than anyone at 140 pounds,” as the 27 year…