by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Oct 2, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
DeGale-Bute Almost a Done Deal According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, a fairly decent title defense could be about to materialize for newly crowned IBF champ, James DeGale. The Gold Medal Olympian captured the strap against Andre Dirrell earlier this year in a bout which...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Oct 1, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Tyson Fury Eyes Position in Politics Yep. You read that right, and you should probably pay as much attention to this as Kanye West’s quest to become the President of the United States. Anyway, here goes… Tyson Fury, one of the Heavyweight division’s brashest stars,...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Oct 1, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Boxing heads knew this fight had a great chance of materializing, and it’s now official. Peter Quillin and Daniel Jacobs will be putting it all on the line on December 5th at the Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York. This is a solid match-up, and there’s not really an...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Oct 1, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
British Cruiserweight, Tony Bellew, is one of stars of the Rocky saga’s latest editions, Creed. But how did Bellew get involved in the project and plant himself into one of the biggest boxing movie franchises of all time? The 32-year-old recently caught up with Boxing...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Oct 1, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Miguel Cotto’s training camp has officially started at the Wild Card gym. In case you’ve been living under a rock, the WBC Middleweight champion is set to take on Mexico’s superstar Canelo Alvarez on November 21st. The HBO PPV event will take place at the Mandalay...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Oct 1, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Man, this fight better get made cos’ Amir Khan is harping on about it on a daily basis to the media. It all comes down to negotiations, which are apparently in good health according to Khan, and whether Manny Pacquiao’s shoulder gets the all clear by early 2016....
