Amateur • Issue • Premium Freddie Barr should remembered for his achievements and for the impact he had on a host of boxers KINGSTON boxing coach Freddie Barr passed away on January 19. He was 88 years old. He was an England coach, who took boxers to a sequence of Olympic Games, and a highly
Issue • News • Premium Laurence Williams has a message for British boxing legend, Jim Evans. It’s a message shared by all at Boxing News and the entire industry ONE of the great characters of British boxing, Jim Evans – trainer, manager, promoter and top class amateur boxer – is not well at the moment.
Amateur • Issue • Premium Daniel Herbert pays tribute to Repton head coach Tony Burns TONY Burns, who has died at the age of 80, left a huge mark on amateur boxing both as a boxer and coach. As the driving force behind the Repton club in Bethnal Green for half a century, he produced
Caleb Plant retained his IBF super middleweight title Saturday against Caleb Truax, and now has a potential fight with WBC/WBA titleholder Canelo Alvarez — who would, in the scenario, also have the WBO title by then, making it an undisputed title fight at 168 pounds — in his sights for later this year. Plant (21-0,
Over the last two weekends, fighters under the King’s Promotions banner have impressed with big wins. On January 23rd, undefeated super bantamweight Ra’eese Aleem won the WBA interim-super bantamweight title with a statement-making 11th round stoppage over previously undefeated Victor Pasillas. The fight, which was the Showtime televised co-feature at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville,
Posted on 02/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode In the sport of boxing, it’s seldom that the trash talking and physical threats are taken seriously. The reasoning is simple, either someone has what you want or, the fighters are attempting to drum up interest in their inevitable showdown. In the case of heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte and
Marc Castro won’t be the only elite amateur on the February 27th Canelo Alvarez-Avni Yildirim undercard. Matchroom announced today that Keyshawn Davis, previously considered one of America’s best hopes for gold at the Tokyo Games, will make his professional debut that evening. The 21-year-old Davis, ranked as BoxRec’s #2 amateur super lightweight behind longtime rival
Amateur sensation Keyshawn Davis will make his professional debut on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez’s defense of his WBC, WBC super middleweight titles against Avni Yildirim on February 27 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, live worldwide on DAZN (except Mexico). Davis makes his hotly anticipated pro bow on the star-studded card
Posted on 02/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode To be as frank as possible, Jermall Charlo doesn’t like anyone in or around his 160-pound weight class. So it came as no surprise to hear the list of names the Houston native reeled off as must-have opponents before he brings the curtain’s down on his career. “Obviously I
David Avanesyan and Josh Kelly have had over two years of some back-and-forth talk, ever since a scheduled Dec. 2018 fight between the two was scrapped at the last minute when Kelly pulled out, claiming illness the day of the fight. Now, the two are finally scheduled to meet again on Saturday, Feb. 20, headlining
In a battle between young, undefeated heavyweights. Michael Coffie (12-0, 9 KOs) kept his record unblemished with a powerful third-round knockout victory over Darmani Rock (17-1, 12 KOs). Coffie, a 34-year-old Marine Corps veteran from The Bronx, N.Y., took a couple of rounds to figure out Rock of Philadelphia. When he did, it was lights
Opinion LUIS PEREZ/AFP/Getty Images John Dennen considers the must-watch fights coming up this month GIVEN the rapid spread of coronavirus, it’s no wonder, of course, that the boxing year got off to a slow start in January of 2021. But February will see a host of boxing shows in the UK and America and there
Demetrius Andrade and Liam Williams are finally one step closer toward finalizing a title fight, though not by their own doing. The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is prepared to call a purse bid hearing this week to determine promotional rights for its middleweight title fight, BoxingScene.com has learned. The decision comes following the expiration of
Posted on 02/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode Former super middleweight belt holder Caleb Truax knew that it was going to be difficult to land a clean punch on Caleb Plant. However, after missing shot after shot during their title fight this past Saturday night, Truax didn’t realize it was going to be damn there impossible. “I
9:00 AM ET The saga between Ryan Garcia and Manny Pacquiao continues to unfold. Garcia has said he wants the fight — a real fight — against the boxing legend, but now his promoter says it’s no longer in the cards. Garcia may have also lost his bout with Gervonta Davis is the process. Has
Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Frankie DePaula found himself in so deep he could not get out, writes Steve Bunce THERE is too much comedy and violence in the life, times and crimes of light-heavyweight contender Frankie DePaula. The fighter bashed and crashed and slammed his way through a boxing career, his life inside
Friday, Feb. 5 FITE PPV, 9:00 pm ET, BKFC KnuckleMania. BKFC are back with a card they are really banking on kicking up some interest, featuring the bare knuckle debut of former UFC darling Paige VanZant in the main event against Britain Hart, plus what could be a fantastic action fight between lightweight champ Johnny
Issue • Opinion • Premium Billy Joe Saunders is on course to fight Canelo Alvarez. But there might be a date clash with Taylor-Ramirez, writes George Gigney in his weekly analysis of the boxing media WE could already be looking at our first major date clash of the year – and it’s not in the