Tyson Fury rocked Wembley Stadium by knocking out Dillian Whyte with a colossal right uppercut on Saturday night. The Gypsy King saw off his challenger in style in front of a British record attendance of 94,000 at the national stadium. The KO is interesting to see again from a ringside angle Fan footage from ringside […]
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Josh Warrington stopped Kiko Martinez in the seventh round of a dominant performance to win back his old IBF featherweight world title on Saturday night in Leeds. Leeds United’s Kalvin Phillips and Luke Ayling were in attendance at the First Direct Arena in the city, and celebrated the victory in style. Mark Robinson/Matchroom Warrington floored […]
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A few weeks ago, Leigh Wood and Michael Conlan met in Nottingham and battled it out in a Fight of the Year contender, with an ending that no-one expected. Conlan looked in control for the majority of the fight despite a valiant effort from Wood and it seemed as if the Irishman just needed to […]
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Leigh Wood knocked Michael Conlan out of the ring to snatch an astonishing come-from-behind KO win in the final round of their crazy fight on Saturday night in Nottingham. There was concern for Conlan who was stretchered from the arena and given oxygen, but then thankfully later confirmed by Matchroom’s Frank Smith to be “conscious […]
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Amir Khan has admitted that he may now retire from boxing following his defeat to Kell Brook on Saturday night. The bitter rivals finally settled their feud in the ring and showed respect after the finish as Brook secured a statement stoppage. Getty Brook stopped Khan in round six Bizarrely, the start of the long-awaited […]
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Conor Benn has told talkSPORT that he wants to jump straight into a fight with Kell Brook after watching his win over Amir Khan on Saturday night. Benn was in Manchester as part of talkSPORT’s commentary team and gave his reaction immediately after the conclusion of the bout. Getty Brook stopped Khan in round six […]
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Gennady Golovkin has branded Chris Eubank Jr’s talk ‘cheap’ and is refusing to take the Brit’s call-outs for a fight in 2022 seriously. The pair were first linked back in 2016, when Eubank Jr – who is set to fight Liam Williams live on talkSPORT tonight – was signed with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom. Golovkin is […]
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Not every boxer can have an epic title reign like Muhmmad Ali, Joe Louis, ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson or Lennox Lewis – but these lumbering giants really did fail in the ‘champion’ part of being heavyweight champ. Boxing’s alphabet title lunacy has given talkSPORT some choice candidates for the top 10 worst, but we must impose […]
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Almost 14 years have passed since Ricky Hatton took on Floyd Mayweather in an attempt to be the first boxer to beat one of the greatest to ever lace up gloves. It didn’t happen for him and Hatton, the nation’s favourite fighter, ‘felt cheated’ at his knockout defeat in the 2007 blockbuster Las Vegas bout. […]
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Billy Joe Saunders has denied claims that he stabbed a man in the hand and threatened a man with a gun. The claims, which were made by the alleged victim’s father, appeared on social media at the weekend, with the 32-year-old boxer releasing a short statement on Instagram in response. Michelle Farsi/Matchroom Boxing Saunders is […]
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