It’s a case of one day at a time for stricken Nick Blackwell as the ex-British middleweight champion continues his recovery from a second brain injury. The 26 year-old is making slow progress after undergoing surgery on the back of an unsanctioned sparring session in November last year. Blackwell has already made startling progress from time spent in a coma last March following a loss to Chris Eubank Jr. before taking several blows against doctors wishes months later.
Kell Brook's IBF title defence against Errol Spence Jr could be held at Bramall Lane in the champion's hometown, says promoter Eddie Hearn. A deal for Brook to defend his IBF welterweight title against mandatory challenger Spence Jr might be agreed before the end of the week and Hearn has revealed that Sheffield is the "most likely" location for the fight.
Unbeaten heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder discussed his upcoming world title defense and more on Wednesday in New York. Wilder meets unbeaten Gerald “El Gallo Negro” Washington on February 25 at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.
Anthony Mundine has lodged an official complaint to the Australian National Boxing Federation in an effort to get last Friday’s majority decision loss to archrival Danny Green changed to a no- decision.
When junior welterweight Ivan “The Beast” Baranchyk first entered a boxing gym at age 12 in his native Belarus, he quickly learned why boxing is known as the loneliest sport.
Two heavyweight boxers squared off without throwing a punch Tuesday, as an American champion accused a Russian fighter of using a performance-enhancing substance implicated in his country's larger doping scandal and the ban on tennis star Maria Sharapova.
WBO junior lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko and up-and-coming light heavyweight Oleksandr Gvozdyk started their camps for April 8 fights at the MGM Harbor Arena in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Lomachenko will face WBA belt holder Jason Sosa. Gvozdyk will probably square of with Yunieski Gonzalez of Cuba. Lomachenko and Gvozdyk are getting ready for their respective fights in Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, California.
Former four-division world champion Adrien Broner talks to Sports Emmy Award-Winning Writer Mark Kriegel in advance of his welterweight showdown against top-rated contender Adrian Granados that headlines Showtime Championship Boxing on Saturday, Feb. 18.
Deontay Wilder is backing Wladimir Klitschko to defeat Anthony Joshua when the pair meet in their heavyweight showdown at Wembley Stadium on April 29. Joshua will make the third defence of his title, which Klitschko previously held for just under 10 years, while the vacant WBA 'super' title will also be up for grabs.
January 28 in Las-Vegas on Leo Santa Cruz vs. Carl Frampton undercard Ukrainian lightweight Ivan Redkach (20-2-1, 16 KOs) stopped Demond Brock (13-4-1, 4 KOs) of Kenner, Louisiana. Redkach kept his distance fighting from the southpaw stance as Brock stalked. Brock was cut from a punch in round three and referee Jay Nady warned Brock in round four for leading with his head as Redkach jabbed away and countered. The Ukrainian stopped Brock at 2:30 of the eighth and final round.
