Whittaker is making Yarde's record look solid

In years gone past, the obvious target would be the British title but who would give Fisher any chance against Richard Riakporhe ?

Comfortable win for Gassiev.

If Gassiev is looking for more challengers, Britian has a list as long as your arm to choose from.

"Yes he’ll take it of course, but when did merit go out of the window man 😟 " Is this a sincere question in the year of 2026 ? :lol: Joyce should have received a crack at a world title belt after he bludgeoned Joseph Parker. There's been a hundred less deserving challengers over the years ...

Chamberlain's been out for 2 years so it might be a fast-track to shedding ring rust.

It will interesting to see where this is heading. Only lost to Okolie, Bilham-Smith and Massey...all top grade domestic opposition.

He should still be a major player in Britain and Europe.

CBS has earned his title tilt and is certainly a more worthy challenger than anyone else Opetaia has put his belts on the line against (Mairis Briedis aside).

Whether CBS can beat Opetaia is another question entirely

Congratulations to Bilham-Smith on a hard fought win, but boy does CBS make things hard for himself. The fight was truly a slug-fest if ever there was one :box: CBS has got some serious bottle and durability. He looked knackered after 2 rounds but just kept on battling until he ground down Rozicki. ...

Josh909, Yep, good correction...I'd completely forgot Yarde lost the first fight with Lyndon Arthur

Anthony Yarde.


I'd argue Callum Smith did beat some decent boxers.

Ultimately, Verhoeven's stamina failed. He was exhausted when Usyk was applying the finishing touches. Oleksander clearly had more to give.

Verhoeven is a huge 'effing unit and gave it everything he had. Usyk didn't look great by his standards but still ground out the win. This is what champions do

Who's this f*cking joker talking Double Dutch ?

Immediately prior to the knockdown Verhoeven's body language reeked of a fighter utterly exhausted. Rico was spent and Oleksander, while hardly fresh as a daisy himself, clearly had more in the tank to unleash.

Sheeraz talked about God blessing him, and no wonder ! Begic was a gift

Carl Froch had a vacant world title shot too but waged war with Jean Pascal

Zero comparison

Usyk got more than he bargained for and looked out of sorts for spells of the contest. Fair play to Verhoeven, he turned in a very good effort but...I've seen some hysterical reactions to stoppage :roll: Rico was f*cked by the 11th round, blatantly cheated with the gum shield drop and the stoppage w...

Live boxing - BBC radio 5 Live

10pm - Oleksandr Usyk v Rico Verhoeven

Live boxing commentary of Oleksandr Usyk v Rico Verhoeven at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.

Plus coverage of Hamzah Sheeraz v Alem Begic for the WBO super-middleweight title.

Live boxing - BBC radio 5 Extra 2 7.30pm Live boxing Commentary of Oleksandr Usyk v Rico Verhoeven for the WBC World Heavyweight title at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. Plus coverage of the undercard including Hamzah Sheeraz against Alem Begic for the WBO super-middleweight title, and Jack Catterall...

This is why there's so little interest in this fight. All the talk is about the future and very little focus on the fight in hand.

World title fight ? It has the feel of a reasonable ten rounder !

McGregor looks like he could make 9st 4lbs to me. He knows best I suppose. Lee has lost his size advantage up at Lightweight that served him well a few weight divisions down, plus the power is visibly inferior. From someone who looked capable of dominating at European title level to struggling for B...

At the time of the fight taking place, the stoppage win over Nick Webb was a very good result for Allen.

Incidentally, Webb suffered a disappointing 2nd round count out defeat this weekend in Germany.

Good fight actually

McGregor shouldn't be campaigning at lightweight IMO. He's going through a bad patch at the moment.

Alan Partridge has considerably less ego than that megalomaniac Smith !

I can't imagine where he's (Gomez Jnr) inherited that behaviour from

I hope the book goes straight to pulping

Mickey1975, sorry mate...don't agree. No disrespect to Allen but last night's fight with Hrgovic was embarrassing to watch. The gulf in ability was hideous to witness :oo AJ's performance against Dubois was disastrous but Joshua still had a few fleeting moments of success...and the fight was worth w...

A seasoned contender (Hrgovic) against unproven contender (Ituama)....sign me up !

The one I'd really like to see is Torrez v Ituama