The weekly feature looking at the fight weekend ahead. The Bantams are back Just over three weeks ago in Saitama, Japan we saw fight of the year contender Naoya Inoue v Nonito Donaire for the World Boxing Super Series title and Muhammad Ali Trophy in the bantamweight 118lb/8st 6lbs division. This Saturday (November 30th) in …
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The Monday LunchBox
Why we love the Heavyweights They don’t have to make weight, they’re almost always slow and ponderous, they shout the odds about being the greatest when only one man can rightly claim that, they avoid each other like the plague, they earn the most money for least amount of work and; in a nutshell frustrate …
The Friday Faceup
The weekly feature looking at the fight weekend ahead Wow ! What a fight weekend we’ve got lined up. First up in Liverpool, England on Saturday (23rd) is the Matchroom Boxing promotion for the WBA super-middleweight (168lb/12st) championship of the world between hometown boy Callum Smith 26-0-0 (19 KO’s) and fellow Englishman John Ryder 28-4-0 …
The Monday LunchBox
Return of the Big Men After the little guy wars and with only five weeks to Christmas the big men return to finish a stellar year off with a sledgehammer. All sanctioned versions of the Heavyweight Championship of the World will be on the line from Las Vegas to Saudi Arabia, plus a British prospect …
The Monday LunchBox
With only four weeks to go, we today look at the big fight on 7th December in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. The Undisputed will be there providing daily on site updates and coverage of the fight. In the meantime here is a special feature previewing the event dubbed the ‘Clash on the Dunes’ and looking specifically …
The Drama in Saitama
Saitama, Japan – 7 Nov 2019 In a sensational fight Japan’s Naoya Inoue sealed a 116-111, 117-109, 114-113 unanimous decision against Filipino multi-weight champion Nonito Donaire to secure the World Boxing Super Series title at Bantamweight and with it the Muhammad Ali Trophy. In a bout that will no doubt be a clear contender for …
The Monster v The Flash
With the Rugby World Cup now over, the excellent World Boxing Super Series blows into Saitama, Japan tomorrow (12:10 GMT) when Japanese knockout sensation Naoya ‘The Monster’ Inoue 18-0-0 (16 KO’s) takes on veteran multi-weight champion Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire 40-5-0 (26 KO’s) in the Bantamweight (118lbs/8st 6lbs) final. The Asian boxing world will …
The Monday LunchBox
Krusher Crushed ! Las Vegas, Nevada (2nd Nov) A spectacular 11th round two punch combo from Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez 53-1-2 (36 KO’s) was enough to secure the WBO Light Heavyweight title from Russian champ Sergey Kovalev 34-4-1 (29 KO’s). It also made him a four weight ‘world’ champion from Light-middleweight (11st) to Light heavyweight (12st …
The Friday Faceup
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) …