Welcome to a new weekly feature that looks at the big stories of the fight weekend ahead. The Cinnamon Kid v The Krusher This Saturday (2nd Nov) in Las Vegas sees Mexico’s latest boxing megastar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez 52-1-2 (35 KO’s) challenge Russia’s Sergey Kovalev 34-3-1 (29 KO’s) for his WBO Light Heavyweight (12st 7lb) …
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The Monday LunchBox
Prograis v Taylor – Five things we learned The fight was a modern classic – despite no knockdowns and neither fighter in serious trouble, the sheer intensity of exchanges, technical excellence and fight’s ‘ebb and flow’ made this one of the finest in a British ring for many a year. Josh Taylor is the real …
Taylor takes it all
London, 26 October 2019 Scotland’s Josh Taylor won a hotly contested fight on majority decision to capture the World Boxing Super Series super-lightweight title at a packed O2 Arena tonight. By defeating New Orleans Regis Prograis he retained his IBF title, captured the WBA title and snagged the Ring Magazine championship at ten stone (140lbs). …
Fight on !
25 October 2019 13:40 BST We have a fight. Both boxers weighed in successfully for the much anticipated World Boxing Super Series super lightweight final tomorrow evening at London’s O2 Arena. New Orleans WBA Champion Regis Prograis had an initial scare weighing a pound over the 10 stone (140lbs) limit, but after shedding his underwear …
Lift off !
24 October 2019 12:45 BST The gloves are really off. In a prickly final press conference in London this lunchtime the animosity between the two main eventers – Regis Prograis and Josh Taylor continues into the last two days. Although respect of what each fighter brings to the table was acknowledged, Josh Taylor in particular …
The brawl for it all
21 October 2019 Fight week is here ! Six days to go until the Super-Lightweight collision between New Orlean’s Regis Prograis 24-0-0 (20 KO’s) and Edinburgh’s Josh Taylor 15-0-0 (12 KO’s) at London’s O2 Arena in the World Boxing Super Series final. Both ten stone (140lb) fighters are primed, supremely confident and up for grabs …
Patrick Day RIP
The Undisputed sends its condolences and heartfelt thoughts to the family, friends and team of Patrick Day, American junior middleweight, who has tragically died following injuries sustained in his fight in Chicago on Saturday 12th October. The news was sadly confirmed on Wednesday by promoter DiBella Entertainment. Over the last few days many messages of …
GGG Champ again
New York, 5 Oct 2019 Gennadiy Golovokin 40-1-1 (35KO’s) gained the IBF & IBO Middleweight titles in a very competitive fight at Madison Square Garden tonight defeating Sergey Derevyanchenko 13-2 (10KO’s) by unanimous decision. Scores were 114-113, 115-112, 115-112. After suffering a knockdown in round one and cut in the second, Derevyancenko rallied to push …
A classic
Los Angeles, 28 Sept 2019 Fight of the Year so far. Errol Spence Jnr split decisions Shawn Porter (116-111 Spence, 115-112 Porter, 116-111 Spence) in a welterweight classic to unify WBC & IBF titles.
Dynamite !
London, 27 Sept 2019 Young Londoner Daniel Dubois (13-0, 12 KO’s) showed again his heavyweight potential with an emphatic first round stoppage of previously undefeated Ghanaian Ebenezer Tetteh (19-1, 16 KO’s) at Kensington’s Royal Albert Hall last night. Dubois was onto a nervous Tetteh from the ‘get go’ as the African struggled with his mouthpiece …
The Undisputed 