Tom Eaton

2 days ago | boxingnewsonline.net | Tom Eaton

TWENTY-four years ago, the great Felix Trinidad made his middleweight debut and silenced any doubts that his punch power would not translate to the 160lb division, knocking out WBA champion William Joppy in an authoritative display. Proven as a phenomenal welterweight world champion, Trinidad, 42-3 (35 KOs), moved up to junior middleweight in 2000 and defeated both David Reid and Fernando Vargas to become a unified champion at 154lbs and further cement his legacy.

2 days ago | boxingnewsonline.net | Tom Eaton

JESSE Rodriguez will attempt the next step of his quest to become boxing’s first undisputed super-flyweight champion when he fights WBO title holder Phumelele Cafu on July 19. Now, another fight with world title implications has been added to the Matchroom bill. Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams, 18-1 (12 KOs), has been tipped for success by boxing fans but his momentum was halted when Hamzah Sheeraz handed him his first career defeat with an 11th-round stoppage last year.

3 days ago | boxingnewsonline.net | Tom Eaton

COMING off a stoppage loss at 42 years old, many fans presumed that they had seen the last of Zhilei Zhang in a professional ring, but the hard-hitting Chinese heavyweight has now dismissed the option of retirement and revealed his future plans. Fan-favourite Zhang, 27-3-1 (22 KOs), has established himself as a threat to the top table in the heavyweight division, twice cracking what was then perceived as the granite chin of Joe Joyce before scoring a devastating knockout over Deontay Wilder.

1 week ago | boxingnewsonline.net | Tom Eaton

PREVIOUSLY mentioned as a future opponent for Naoya Inoue, Liam Davies now begins a new chapter in his career as he debuts at 126lbs against undefeated Northern Irishman, Kurt Walker. A former British, European and IBO world champion at super-bantamweight, Liam Davies, 16-1 (8 KOs), seemed set to challenge for one of the four major world titles but those dreams were shattered by Shabaz Masoud last time out.

1 week ago | boxingnewsonline.net | Tom Eaton

BOXING heads to Africa this weekend as Malabo, Equatorial Guinea hosts a rare professional card and does so in style, as Souleymane Cissokho headlines against Egidijus Kavaliauskas in a genuine pick ‘em scrap with world title implications. Cissokho, 17-0 (9 KOs), and Kavaliauskas, 24-2-1 (19 KOs), were set to meet on December 7 until an injury to the undefeated Frenchman caused the card to collapse, but the bout was rescheduled for this Saturday.