Anthony Joshua boxing news
By Scott Gilfoid: Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn maintains that he’s not green with envy … read more
By Scott Gilfoid: American promoter Bob Arum says the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury fight will be a much bigger fight than the heavyweight match in the UK between IBF/WBA/WBO champion Anthony Joshua and Alexander Povetkin. The Fury-Wilder fight was announced last Saturday night after Fury defeated Francesco Pianeta by a 10 round decision at Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
By Tim Royner: Tyson Fury believes he’ll have no problems beating heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder when the time comes for him to face them. Fury (26-0, 19 KOs) has a very high opinion of himself that seems unrealistic.
By Scott Gilfoid: The World Boxing Organiation is considering ordering WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua to make a mandatory defense of his title with their organization after his September 22 title defense against Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
By Jim Dower: Former heavyweight world title challenger Bryant Jennings (23-2, 13 KOs) faces Alexander Dimitrenko (41-3, 26 KOs) this Saturday night on August 18 in a 12 round fight on ESPN at the Ocean Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
By Robert “Big Moe” Elmore: Ever been upset that a big fight wasn’t made by the fighter holding all the cards? I know I have. We usually call these fighters cash cows or the A side and they have the power to make fights, not make fights, or delay them. Whether we like it or not, this has been the norm since the sport came into existence.
By Jeff Aranow: BJ Flores (34-3-1, 21 KOs) will be fighting #4 WBA Trevor Bryan (19-0, 13 KOs) this Saturday night for the interim World Boxing Association heavyweight title at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, Arizona. In a controversial move, the WBA has sanctioned the #5 WBA Flores vs. Bryan fight for their interim WBA heavyweight title.
By Scott Gilfoid: Despite the lack of enthusiasm from the boxing public about the match-up between heavyweights Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller and former two division world champion Tomasz Adamek on his DAZN card on October 6, Matchroom Boxing USA promoter Eddie Hearn sees it as a great fight and one that could lead to big things for the Poland born Adamek .
By Scott Gilfoid: Former heavyweight world champion Lennox Lewis says Anthony Joshua doesn’t want to face unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. What makes it painfully obvious to Lewis that Joshua just doesn’t fancy the fight with the 6’7” lightning quick Deontay is the $50 million offer that he turned down from Team Wilder.
By Scott Gilfoid: As I already predicted, Luke Campbell (18-2, 15 KOs) will be facing Yvan Mendy (40-4-1, 19 KOs) in a World Boxing Council lightweight title eliminator bout on the Anthony Joshua v Alexander Povetkin card on September 22 on Sky Box Office PPV at the huge Wembley Stadium in London, England.