Vergil Ortiz Jr faces Maurice Hooker in big test on Saturday on Dazn

03/17/202103/16/2021 Tim Rickson

Vergil Ortiz (16-0, 16 KOs) will be taking a step up in class this Saturday night against former WBO 140-lb champion Maurice Hooker (27-1-3, 18 … continue

Errol Spence tells Crawford: It’s 70-30 or 80-20

03/10/2021 Tim Rickson

Errol Spence Jr came out on social media today and said the purse split he’s offering Terence Crawford is now 70-30, and it could be … continue

Boxer Chris ‘The Flash’ Evangelou Previews Joshua vs. Fury

06/25/2020 Tim Rickson

Retired boxer Chris ‘The Flash’ Evangelou, an ABA champion in 2006, challenged for the Southern Area super-lightweight title twice as a professional and won an … continue

Jeff Horn to face Gary Corcoran in December

10/09/2017 Tim Rickson

Australian Jeff “The Hornet” Horn (17-0-1) is expected to take on Londoner Gary “Hellraiser” Corcoran (17-1) in the maiden defence of his WBO world welterweight title.

Promoter Bob Arum, who co-promotes Horn, has suggested that the WBO world title fight will take place at the SunCorp Stadium in Brisbane on Friday 15th December, televised live on ESPN.

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Liam Williams scores dramatic 11th round stoppage of Gary Corcoran

07/18/2016 Tim Rickson

Welshman Liam Williams (15-0-1) produced a dramatic 11th round stoppage of Londoner Gary Corcoran (15-1) to retain his British and Commonwealth super-welterweight belts.

The pre-fight animosity between the pair resulted in an enthralling contest that swung back and forth, but Williams’ vocal support were eventually rewarded after an emphatically-delivered right hand in the penultimate round that signalled the beginning of the end for the valiant Corcoran.

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Tommy Langford finishes Laine in seven to set up Eubank Jr. British title fight

07/18/2016 Tim Rickson

Bideford-born Langford (17-0) retained his WBO Inter-Continental middleweight belt by defeating former Finnish national champion Timo Laine (15-7) in round seven of their scheduled 10-round title fight at the Ice Arena in Cardiff on Saturday 16th July.

A late replacement opponent stepping in for former German national champion Ronny Gabel, Laine was completely outclassed, outworked, outboxed and outfoxed for the entire 19 ½ minutes, despite entering the contest off the back of an outstanding five-fight winning streak, four of those ending inside the distance.

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Why do so many boxers lose their fortunes?

09/07/201309/07/2013 Tim Rickson

Boxing is a gruelling, demanding sport that requires an unmeasurable amount of discipline and dedication, arguably more than any other professional game.

For many boxers trying to carve a living out of fighting, the rewards will not often measure to the perspiration and blood sacrificed.

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