Monday 26 October 2020
The 20-year-old went into her opponent’s home gym and beat her into submission, earning a career-altering TKO6 victory.
Joshua has fought since outpointing Andy Ruiz Jr to regain his titles on 7 December, 2019.
A homecoming fight in the UK looks most likely for Fury, ahead of the showdown with Anthony Joshua.
The Croatian tasted the third round for the first time as a professional but it was Kennedy who tasted defeat in Milton Keynes.
Hearn’s son Eddie also returned a positive test last week.
The Scot knocked out Thailand’s Apinun Khongsong in the first round in London last night.
There were resounding victories for the brothers on last night’s bill at the Mohegan Sun Arena.
The fight could be staged in the Middle East though a deal is far from agreed.
Taylor will take on unbeaten Spaniard Miriam Gutierrez, promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed.
Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing announced Niall Kennedy’s bout against Alen Babic today.
The British heavyweight suffered defeat to the Russian in August.
Oquendo was disqualified due to a clash of heads that hampered Herring’s vision.
Some going by the Smithborough sensation.
The former Irish Elite amateur champion has seen his career take a temporary detour during the pandemic.
Kellie Harrington is ‘training like an animal’ as she targets an Olympic spot next year.
Three-weight world champion Claressa Shields tops Ring Magazine’s list.
Delfine Persoon said she believed Taylor deserved her unanimous decision following another close encounter between the two rivals.
Scrutinous eyes not only from Ireland but from all corners of the globe will be on her performance tonight, the weight of the world on her shoulders.
Delfine Persoon sets out to break Irish hearts and become arguably the greatest ever female professional boxer tonight.
The Belgian weighed in almost 2.5lbs heavier than she did for their original scrap, but was comfortably under the 135-pound limit.
Ahead of her eagerly anticipated rematch with Delfine Persoon on Saturday, Katie Taylor says she is ‘looking forward to shutting up everyone that has criticised me’.
The American fighter ended her Norwegian opponent’s 36-bout winning streak, a result which is likely to have a knock-on effect for Katie Taylor.
Frampton stopped Darren Traynor in the seventh, while Conlan stopped Sofiane Takoucht in final round.
Donovan dispatched Des Newton in just over 90 seconds at York Hall.
‘What an individual’, said the Matchroom chief of Donovan, who gained a huge amount in defeat – and indeed all week – at Fight Camp.
Athy native suffers his pro defeat against Manchester’s Zelfa Barrett.
The 54-year-old was due to take part in an eight-round exhibition bout on 12 September.
Donovan takes on Zelfa Barrett on 14 August in ‘Matchroom Square Garden’.
A massive win after an explosive fight.
The American star will be taking on fellow veteran Roy Jones Jr on 12 September.
The British boxer admitted it was a ‘silly mistake’, while promoter Eddie Hearn described his actions as ‘idiotic’.
Billy Walsh recalls his time working with Zaur Antia, Irish boxing’s media-shy head coach who has played a key role in almost 140 major international medals.
The 29-year-old is one of less than a handful of names being considered for a proposed fight with the Mexican superstar.
A sequel to their June 2019 classic at Madison Square Garden, during which Taylor emerged as a controversial winner, is in the works.
So many boxing figures performatively take the moral high ground when it comes to the sanctity of human life – until doing so might inconvenience them personally.
The 69-year-old thanked doctors and nurses who “day after day give the best of themselves, regardless of the risk they take.”
A tweet from Taylor sparked an online war of words between Serrano, Eddie Hearn and Lou DiBella, and female boxing’s biggest fight now looks unlikely.
Sandra Vaughan, who purchased the company in 2017, has stepped away during what she described as ‘transitional phase in the business’.
Bob Yalen has alleged that the backlash against Kinahan stems from ‘the hearsay testimony of biased parties’.
Miller also failed three tests ahead of his subsequently cancelled bout with Anthony Joshua last year.
