The 28-year-old Benavidez, an American of Mexican heritage, has stopped 24 of his 30 opponents and is a former two-time super-middleweight champion. Nicknamed the “Mexican Monster”, he pro...
Benavidez v Yarde live on BBCpublished at 18:24 GMT 18:24 GMT BBC Radio 5 Live We will be bringing you radio commentary from the fight on Saturday. It will be a long night for the UK boxing fan, but w...
Wardley’s ascent to world champion has been remarkable. He only took up boxing at 20, emerging from the unlicensed white-collar circuit, and has stopped 19 opponents in his 20 professional wins....
Zaur Antia, head coach of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association’s high performance unit, has announced his retirement after 10 years in the role. The 63-year-old Georgian has been a crucial figu...
Ebonie Jones has opened up on the “bittersweet” decision to retire from boxing having not achieved all she wanted to in the sport. The 27-year-old announced on social media, external at th...
Wardley follows in the footsteps of Daniel Dubois, Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, David Haye, Lennox Lewis, Herbie Hide, Henry Akinwande, Frank Bruno, Michael Bentt and Robert Fitzsimmons as Britons to h...
Wildheart, who has not fought in Sweden since 2018, expects Koleva to be a “lively” opponent but wants competitive contests as she looks to climb back up the rankings. And she has been hel...
Josh Warrington has had to do “everything in his power” to secure a rematch against British featherweight rival Leigh Wood. Warrington, 35, lost a WBA title fight to Wood, 37, in Sheffield...
Pauls, 32, has fought once since losing his British middleweight title to Denzel Bentley last December, beating Panamanian journeyman Omir Rodriguez in Torquay in May. He will hope to recreate the for...
Britain’s Fabio Wardley is expected to be elevated to WBO heavyweight champion after Oleksandr Usyk decided to relinquish his title. It comes after Ukrainian fighter Usyk informed the World Boxi...
