by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Sep 21, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Provided Manny Pacquiao’s shoulder is fully healed, Bob Arum is hoping to get his top fighter back in the ring for early 2016. Arum, 83, was toying with the idea of staging the event in the Middle East, but is now swaying towards the US due to greater PPV numbers. Not...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Sep 18, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Joshua-Whyte Tickets Snatched Up in No Time We all knew Joshua-Whyte would be a sell out – just not so quickly. According to Sky Sports, tickets for the eagerly awaited domestic dust-up have already been snapped up, within just six hours. This means Joshua (14-0, 14...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Sep 18, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Timothy Bradley & Teddy Atlas Could Do Damage Timothy Bradley is confident new trainer Teddy Atlas can bring out the best in him as Bradley’s clash with Brandon Rios looms. The November 7th encounter, which looks to promise fireworks from the opening bell, will be...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Sep 18, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Tyson Fury is aiming to conquer Wladimir Klitschko on October 24th, and the 27-year-old Brit looks to be going balls-to-the-wall in his preparations. The 6’ 9 fighter recently told Sky Sports he’s enjoying the most gruelling training camp of his career, doing...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Sep 18, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Despite George Groves’ best efforts, the man just can’t seem to catch a break in world title fights. The Londoner, now 3-0 in title contests, and 2-3 in his last five bouts, lost a close decision to Badou Jack on last weekend’s Mayweather-Berto undercard. Heart....
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Sep 18, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Demetrius Andrade to Start Fighting ‘In’ the Ring Demetrius Andrade (21-0, 14 KO), the former WBO Junior Middleweight champ, will be returning the ring against Dario Fabian Pucheta on October 17th. Andrade may have been out of action for the past 16 months, but that...
