Andrew Moloney feels the wind has finally turned in his favour ahead of his fifth world title fight on Saturday in Japan. Moloney (28-4, 18 KOs) collides with Mexico’s Willibaldo Garcia for the IBF super flyweight title at the Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname following a tormenting period to become the mandatory challenger. The 35-year-old […]
In the curious case of Oleksandr Usyk defending his WBC heavyweight world title against Rico Verhoeven in front of the Pyramids of Giza this Saturday, spectacle has replaced competition. Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) has built his reputation into one of the greatest fighters on the planet by continuously fighting in away territory to become a
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Ahead of Naoya Inoue‘s potentially career-defining moment when he takes on Junto Nakatani in Japan’s most anticipated boxing match of all time, FightsATW takes a look at Inoue’s top three career-defining moments. Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs) defends his undisputed super bantamweight title at the 55,000-seater Tokyo Dome against his countryman Nakatani (32-0, 24 KOs) this
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Arslanbek Makhmudov has enjoyed his recent British renaissance despite losing a lopsided unanimous decision to Tyson Fury in front of 64,500 people at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London earlier this month. Prior to his loss against the two-time heavyweight world champion, Makhmudov (21-3, 19 KOs) had comfortably outpointed Doncaster’s David Allen at Sheffield Arena
“The Gypsy king is back!” Were the words of Michael Buffer as the scorecards read: 120-108, 120-108, and 119-109 for Tyson Fury to defeat Arslanbek Makhmudov by unanimous decision tonight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The victory in front of 60,000 fans breaks a two-fight losing streak for Fury (35-2-1 24 KOs), who took
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Conor Benn has defeated Regis Prograis (30-4, 24 KOs) by unanimous decision in the chief support to Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov. All three judges scored wide for Benn (25-1, 14 KOs) at 98-92. Benn attacked in the opening minute of round one, landing a right hand to the side of the head. Prograis lost
Despite being based in Montreal, CAN, Eye of the Tiger‘s (EOTT) far-reaching stable encompasses fighters from all four corners of the globe. At super middleweight, Cuba’s Osleys Iglesias and France’s Christian Mbilli are on the cusp of leading the division. Mbilli holds the WBC title, while Iglesias challenges for the IBF belt against Pavel Silyagin
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Christian Mbilli‘s long chase for a mega-fight with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is “as close as ever,” according to his promoter Camille Estephan. Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KOs) was elevated to become the WBC super-middleweight champion following a short stint as the interim title holder and a draw with Lester Martinez. The Frenchman, now based in Montreal,
The Pyramids of Giza is one of the most iconic places in the World, but I have never considered it the venue for boxing. The ancient tourist hotspot on the outskirts of Cairo in Egypt will host Oleksandr Usyk’s next fight against former Glory kickboxing heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven on May 23. The show comes
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Leigh Wood made it two wins in two with a measured performance in a rematch with Josh Warrington tonight in Nottingham. Wood (29-4, 17 KOs) claimed the unanimous-decision victory with wide scorecards of 119-110, 117-111 and 119-109. Warrington (32-5-1, 8 KOs) has now only won twice in his last eight fights, with all his defeats
