HUGHIE FURY’S father was embroiled in a foul-match slagging match against Joseph Parker’s promoter David Higgins at the pre-fight press conference. Higgins voiced his disapproval of the British referee that has been appointed for Saturday’s heavyweight title fight. Referee Terry O’Connor has been selected to officiate the heavyweight bout which will see Joseph Parker make […]
ANTHONY JOSHUA admits he wanted a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko – but is now preparing to “go to war” with Kubrat Pulev. AJ’s hopes of another classic with Klitschko went up in smoke when the the Ukrainian great called time on his stellar 21-year career last month. It left the British star with a mandatory title […]
JOE JOYCE has been thrown into the deep end on his boxing debut and will take on Ian Lewison. The Great British boxer, who won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics, will have his first professional bout on October 20 at the age of 32. Another two fights will take place on the undercard […]
ANTHONY JOSHUA’s next opponent is set to be the IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev. AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn is confident the fight – on October 28 at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium – will be confirmed next week. Hearn said: “Pulev’s got to be happy with the situation, its eight weeks on Saturday which gives both guys […]
HEAVYWEIGHT champion Anthony Joshua has told American rapper 50 Cent how he’s going to ‘f*** up’ Deontay Wilder. Wilder has already called out the Brit superstar and wants to put title belts on the line in a heavyweight unification showdown. The dangerous American, who has held the WBC belt since 2015, posted a video in […]