by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | May 28, 2017 | Boxing Results, Post Fight Analysis
In Sheffield, England, Errol Spence Jr conquered Kell Brook in an electric Welterweight affair, with the reigning IBF champion being rescued by the referee following a severe eye injury in the 11th. Going into the final stanza, BB had Spence ahead by the narrowest of...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | May 25, 2017 | Analysis, Previews, Predictions, Tale of the Tapes
This weekend will see a hotly anticipated showdown unfold between experienced title holder Kell Brook and touted upstart Errol Spence Jr. Really, unless you’re a complete boxing cynic, there’s not a whole lot not to like. Sure, this is Spence’s first rodeo in a...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | May 21, 2017 | Boxing Results, Post Fight Analysis
It’s been another busy weekend of pugilism, with a host of talent making outings both stateside and across the pond. Three championships unfolded in the headline acts, with Terence Crawford facing Felix Diaz, Gervonta Davis going on the road to meet Liam Walsh, and...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | May 15, 2017 | Boxing News & Opinions
Britain’s Heavyweight hero Anthony Joshua has proved himself to be the real deal, surviving some shaky moments en route to chopping down Wladimir Klitschko. But what’s next for the newly unified IBF and WBA champion? Let’s get stuck into the unbeaten Joshua’s Top 5...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | May 7, 2017 | Boxing Results, Post Fight Analysis
At the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Canelo Alvarez dominated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr to settle what turned out to be more of an all-Mexican beatdown than the advertised war. All three scorecards came in at 120-108 for the 164.5 lb Catchweight affair, with Boxing Base...