Anthony Joshua (left) will fight late replacement Robert Helenius (right) in London on SaturdayAnthony Joshua says boxing "clearly has a problem" with doping after Dillian Whyte failed a voluntary drugs test and was pulled out of Saturday's all-British heavyweight contest. Joshua, 33, will instead fight Robert Helenius at...
Anthony Joshua and late-replacement Robert Helenius flank promoter Eddie Hearn at the final press conference ahead of their heavyweight headliner on Saturday.
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by Declan Warrington |
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Emanuel Navarette will defend his 130-pound belt against former champ Oscar Valdez in Arizona while Emmanuel Rodriguez and Melvin Lopez fight for a vacant 118-pound title in...
Anthony Joshua won a gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic GamesAnthony Joshua will fight at London's O2 Arena as planned on Saturday, with promoter Eddie Hearn set to announce Dillian Whyte's replacement imminently.A "devastated" Whyte, 35, said he was "completely innocent".Hearn told BBC Radio 5 Live: "I...
Emanuel Navarrete captured the vacant WBO featherweight title by outworking former amateur standout Ruben Villa. Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank
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FightHype’s Sean Zittel recently caught up with Hall of Famer Tim Bradley, a retired professional boxer and a true student of the sport, this is what Bradley had to say:
“Terence Crawford would beat Floyd Mayweather.” Bradley stated. His belief in Crawford’s abilities is grounded in his observations from...
