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  The fight between top Heavyweight contenders Dillian Whyte in August of last year took place during the initial stages of the ongoing global COVID-19 epidemic. While the bout, which headlined a Boxing card held under Matchroom Boxing’s “Fight Camp” banner, taking place on the grounds of the home of Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn, was part of a process of the sport’s top promoters making the best out of what remains a difficult and uncertain situation to navigate, what took place on August 22 nd  of last year was for some unexpected, but should serve as another in an ever growing list of reasons why you never know what will happen when two fighters square off in Boxing and by extension all combat sports. Such anticipation of the unknown is only one reason why Boxing, despite its many faults, is so  great.   On that August evening the Boxing world was treated to an intriguing battle of styles. Whyte a fighter known for his punching power and for engaging ...

  Press Release: March 19, 2021 By DAZN –  Derek Chisora  and  Joseph Parker  will collide in a huge Heavyweight clash on a blockbuster night of action that sees Irish star  Katie Taylor  defend her Undisputed Lightweight crown against former amateur rival  Natasha Jonas  and undefeated WBA Light-Heavyweight World Champion  Dmitry Bivol  put his Title on the line against  Craig Richards , as well as the return of  Chris Eubank Jr , live on  DAZN  in all markets excluding the UK, Ireland, China, New Zealand and Samoa.   Credit: DAZN    Former World Title challenger Chisora (32-10, 23 KOs) was last seen pushing Ukraine’s pound-for-pound star Oleksandr Usyk all of the way in their 12-round battle for the WBO Intercontinental Heavyweight Title at The SSE Arena, Wembley last October, and the fan favourite is chomping at the bit for his next challenge.   A meeting between the pair scheduled for...

  Credit: FITE  Press Release: By FITE –  Triller Fight Club Announces   First-Of-Its-Kind   “No Tickets Sold“   Format For   April 17   Fight   Club Event   in Atlanta; Only “Golden Ticket” Holders Allowed to Attend   100   Lucky   Winners of   “Golden Ticket”   And Their Guests   To Be   Only   In-Person   Attendees   at   Highly-Anticipated   Fight   and Music Entertainment Spectacle   Winners will sit side-by-side with   celebs   at star-studded four-hour live   PPV   event; Entrants use #TFCpickme hashtag; chances go up based on Triller usage   LOS ANGELES, CA, March 19, 2021   ---   Triller Fight Club   announced today a   “Golden Ticket”   giveaway   challenge   where   100 lucky   fans   who win Golden Tickets   will have   a once-in-a-lifetime   opportunity   to...

  Undefeated Bantamweight contender Lee McGregor scored a devastating first round knockout over European Bantamweight champion Karim Guerfi to win the European Bantamweight championship on Friday night at the Whites Hotel in Bolton, England. McGregor nearly ended the fight as quickly as it started dropping Guerfi with a flush left hook to the body that sent the champion down and kicking in pain. Guerfi was able to beat the count and got up at nine, but McGregor pressed forward with the calmness of a tiger stalking its prey. McGregor dropped Guerfi for a second time with another left hook to the body moments later. The champion again beat the count, but simply had no answer to keep McGregor off of him. A follow-up barrage sent Guerfi down for a third and final time in the round resulting in the fight being stopped. Official time of the stoppage was 2:43 of round one. Lee McGregor advances to 10-0, with 8 Knockouts. Karim Guerfi falls to 29-5, with 9 Knockouts.     Also on ...

  Press Release: March 19, 2021 By Dragon Fire Boxing –  Undefeated Australian standout Liam ‘The Mechanic’ Callanan has moved to 11-0 in the pro ranks.    Credit: Dragon Fire Boxing  The 25 year old Aussie returned  Friday night  at the Croatian Sports Complex in Australia’s Gold Coast and tuned up Joneel Lal by brutal round one Knock Out of the night.   Liam opened up about training, the fight and the future.   “I am grateful to be around the likes of Andrew and Jason Moloney, Bruno Tarimo, Luke Boyd and Footy legend Barry Hall on a daily basis, its is only making me a better fighter. They are all top class fighters so I enjoy being around them and they really bring the best out of me and motivate to become the best fighter I can be.   We have the best team going between fighters and trainers we share plenty of laughs and good vibes we all train hard but we enjoy ourselves. I have been training with Tony Nobbs since I wa...

  Press Release: By DAZN –  Canelo Alvarez  and  Billy Joe Saunders  will clash in front of over 60,000 fans in a World Super-Middleweight title unification blockbuster at  AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas   on Saturday May 8 , live worldwide on DAZN. Pre-sales for the blockbuster fight will  start on Tuesday March 23  with general sale  beginning on Friday March 26  at  SeatGeek.com .   Credit: DAZN    Mexican superstar Canelo puts his WBC, WBA Super and Ring Magazine titles on the line at the Home of the Dallas Cowboys on Cinco de Mayo weekend, as British favorite Saunders brings his WBO strap across the pond and looks to extend his unbeaten pro record against the pound-for-pound king in front of the biggest sporting crowd for over a year in the US.   “We are proud to host a boxing match of this magnitude as we welcome back Canelo Alvarez to AT&T Stadium to take on Billy Joe Saunders,” said  D...

  As is sometimes the case in the sport of Boxing, it can be a challenge for one to keep track on everything that goes on day to day. While this observer certainly does his best to cover events as they take place, there are times when circumstances warrant that events be covered/discussed in summary-form. This column will discuss some of the events in the Boxing world that took place between the days of March 10 th  and March 13 th . Although Welterweight  Lewis Crocker’s victory over  Deniz Ilbay , which took place in Bolton, England also took place during this period of time, the reader will be taken on a journey of sorts that will begin with a card in Uncasville, CT, venture to one that took place in Bangkok, Thailand, which featured the return of a former world champion, to Dallas, TX for two highly anticipated rematches, all the way back to Uncasville, CT where an intriguing Super-Middleweight encounter closed the week of events.   Our journey begins on Mar...