Boxing News

2 days ago | boxingnewsonline.net | Steve Bunce

PHIL MARTIN had his back to a mirror working with a kid the first time that Joe Gallagher walked through the doors at Champs Camp. It was a Sunday morning and Gallagher wanted to be a champion and that is why he climbed the stairs and opened the door at that gym, on that morning. Trust me, getting to the door was not an easy passage, especially in 1987. Gallagher was just 17, desperate to be a better fighter and a new start inside the Moss Side gym was his solution.

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.

3 days ago | boxingnewsonline.net | Steve Wellings

THIS weekend’s action took place in various locations around the globe, producing fireworks, controversy, and plenty of talking points. There were cuts in California, exchanges in Japan, fury in Florida and tactical battles in Nottingham. Let’s see who got the better of it and who struggled for relevance. The Belfast favourite was perfectly balanced across the DAZN broadcast, even with two Irish fighters on the bill.