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Mack. View member profile	1st January 2024, 12:53 PM Post #1
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,827 User: 12,915	The 2024 thread here to discuss all things boxing related with upcoming fights, news and debate in the world of boxing.


Mack. View member profile	22nd January 2024, 04:57 PM Post #2
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,827 User: 12,915	QUOTE British middleweight champion Nathan Heaney says the stakes are "massive" ahead of his fight with Brad Pauls in terms of securing a potential shot at the world title. The 34-year-old from Stoke defends his British crown for the first time against English champion Pauls in Birmingham on 16 March. "I believe I have the style to compete and beat quite a few fighters," Heaney told BBC Radio Stoke.


Mack. View member profile	2nd February 2024, 02:34 PM Post #3
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,827 User: 12,915	Dan Azeez described friend-turned-opponent Joshua Buatsi as a "diva and a cry baby" before Saturday's all-British light-heavyweight contest. The two Londoners will collide at Wembley's OVO Arena in an eliminator for the WBA world title. Buatsi, 30, has previously questioned the legitimacy of Azeez's back injury which postponed their October bout. "Why would I fake an injury to fight you a few months later?", 34-year-old Azeez asked in reply.


Mack. View member profile	3rd February 2024, 01:30 AM Post #4
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,827 User: 12,915	Tyson Fury's undisputed heavyweight title fight against Oleksandr Usyk has been postponed after the Briton sustained a "freak" cut in training. Fury, 35, was cut in sparring at his training camp in Saudi Arabia on Friday in preparation for the bout on 17 February in Riyadh. The injury above Fury's right eye needed "urgent medical attention" and "significant stitching".


Mack. View member profile	3rd February 2024, 09:27 PM Post #5
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,827 User: 12,915	Tyson Fury's undisputed heavyweight title fight against Oleksandr Usyk has been rescheduled for 18 May. Fury, 35, had been due to fight Ukraine's Usyk on 17 February but withdrew from the contest on Friday after sustaining a cut in sparring. The Briton is the WBC champion while Ukraine's Usyk, 37, holds the WBA, WBO and IBF titles. Their bout in Saudi Arabia will crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion in the four-belt era. Usyk wished Fury a speedy recovery and said he was "ready to fight for undisputed any time, anywhere".


Long Dong Silver View member profile	3rd February 2024, 11:13 PM Post #6
Buffy/Charmed Joined: 18 April 2013 Posts: 44,117 User: 18,639	Karma after him vs Haye!!


Mack. View member profile	4th February 2024, 10:31 AM Post #7
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,827 User: 12,915	Conor Benn claimed a unanimous points decision win over Peter Dobson in their welterweight contest in Las Vegas. Benn started strongly but was pegged back by the previously unbeaten Dobson in the second half of the fight. Every judge scored the fight for Benn, who extended his unbeaten record to 23-0. Benn said the "dream" was to return to fighting in the UK, but the 27-year-old does not hold a licence in his home country.


Mack. View member profile	28th March 2024, 07:34 PM Post #8
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,827 User: 12,915	World champion Amy Broadhurst is seeking to switch allegiance from Ireland to Great Britain in a bid to qualify for the Paris Games. Broadhurst said she was informed by the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) that she would not be competing in an Olympic qualifier next month. The IABA said they were were contacted by GB Boxing on behalf of Broadhurst. It added that she "intends to seek a change of nationality in a bid to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games". "We have discussed this with OFI and Sport Ireland and have expressed our disappointment, while wanting to ensure that she understands the full ramifications of this request and the advice she might be receiving if she decides to go ahead with it


Mack. View member profile	5th April 2024, 10:34 AM Post #9
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,827 User: 12,915	Former world champion Mike Tyson says his boxing match against YouTuber Jake Paul on 20 July will be an exhibition bout and not an official fight. Tyson, whose professional career ended in 2005, will turn 58 three weeks before facing Paul in Texas. Paul, 27, beat Ryan Bourland in his 10th professional fight last month. "This is called an exhibition, but if you look up 'exhibition' you will not see any of the rules will be fighting under. This is a fight," Tyson said. The contest - which will not count to their professional records if it is an exhibition - will broadcast live on streaming platform Netflix.


Mack. View member profile	10th April 2024, 04:55 PM Post #10
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,827 User: 12,915	Tyson Fury says Oleksandr Usyk is too small to compete with him in their undisputed heavyweight world title fight. Briton Fury, 35, is the WBC champion, while Ukraine's Usyk, 36, holds the WBA, WBO and IBF belts. Fury said former cruiserweight champion Usyk will be "found wanting" on 18 May in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.


Mack. View member profile	Wednesday, 12:35 AM Post #11
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,827 User: 12,915	Chris Billam-Smith will defend his WBO cruiserweight title against Richard Riakporhe at Selhurst Park on 15 June. Billam-Smith, 33, beat Lawrence Okolie for the world title in May last year. It will be another all-British contest when Billam-Smith, also a Commonwealth and European champion, meets Riakporhe at the home ground of Crystal Palace. Riakporhe is the only fighter to beat Billam-Smith professionally, in a split-decision win in July 2019 for the WBA Intercontinental title. But Billam-Smith has remained unbeaten since, including retaining the cruiserweight crown by beating Mateusz Masternak in Bournemouth in December 2023.


Mack. View member profile	Thursday, 12:14 AM Post #12
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,827 User: 12,915	American Terence Crawford will face WBA light-middleweight world champion Israil Madrimov on 3 August in Los Angeles. Crawford, 36, has won all 40 of his pro fights, and will be targeting a world title in a fourth weight division. Former heavyweight world champion Andy Ruiz will face Jarrell Miller on the undercard at BMO Stadium. The card will be presented by Saudi Arabia's Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of the Gulf kingdom's general entertainment authority. It will form part of the Saudi cultural and entertainment festival 'Riyadh Season'.