Anthony Joshua has said Floyd Mayweather and Wladimir Klitschko are "more than welcome" to join his training camp to help him prepare for his upcoming fight with Tyson Fury. WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight champion Joshua is set to face Fury, who holds the WBC title, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in either July or August. In an appearance on […]

Terri Harper’s world title unification clash against Hyun Mi Choi tops a bumper bill on May 15, which also features Joshua Buatsi and a triple-header of European title fights, live on Sky Sports. Harper retained her WBC and IBO super-featherweight titles with a stoppage of Katharina Thanderz in November and she can take another step towards becoming undisputed champion by […]

Former UFC heavyweight and light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has said he "would kill" Jake Paul if the pair ever fought. YouTube star Paul picked up his third consecutive win as a professional boxer over the weekend when he stopped former UFC fighter Ben Askren. After Paul's victory, Cormier took to social media to criticise the way Paul and his friend, […]

Ben Askren has denied his defeat by Jake Paul was fixed. Askren was stopped inside two minutes of the first round of his professional debut against the YouTube star. Footage then emerged of the former mixed martial artist laughing with his wife as he walked back to his dressing room. That prompted fans to complain they had been scammed and […]

The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox Tyson Fury’s showdown with Anthony Joshua will go ahead in Saudi Arabia, the Gypsy King’s promoter Bob Arum has confirmed. Fury and Joshua agreed personal terms for their long-awaited battle last month, with only the site deal left to finalise before it […]

Former UFC Welterweight Ben Askren has been slammed for his physical condition following his bout against YouTube star Jake Paul – who won in style with a first round technical knock-out. American sports television personality Stephen A. Smith has destroyed Askren for his physical condition, questioning why a professional athlete was so out of shape. While Askren has apologised to […]

There could have been no more fitting venue for Barry Hearn to announce his retirement after 40 years as the UK’s leading sports promoter. The chairman of the Matchroom Sport empire this morning called time on an astonishing career from the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, home of snooker’s ongoing Betfred World Championship. Hearn, 72, founded the company back in 1982, […]

Jake Paul revealed his KO demolition of MMA veteran Ben Askren generated 1.5 million pay-per-view buys on the weekend — and the YouTube star says the bout raked in a whopping $AUD96 million from those buys alone. Paul looked delighted to share the news as he posted an image on Instagram flashing a load of bank notes. The 24-year-old is […]

Eddie Hearn has refused to rule out Anthony Joshua going into a clash with Tyson Fury without trainer Rob McCracken. The Matchroom chief believes the undisputed heavyweight clash is a mega event which is bigger than the Tokyo event. But he also admitted the hosts of the fight will dictate the date and there will be no movement on it […]

Anthony Joshua’s shock Andy Ruiz Jr defeat two years ago has given him the ‘different mindset’ needed to beat Tyson Fury, says David Haye… as former WBA champion claims the Gypsy King ‘thinks he is the finished article’ Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury’s high-profile 2021 fight is set to be announced  David Haye predicts that Joshua’s attitude and nutrition will […]