Floyd Mayweather is emulating Muhammad Ali by taking on YouTube sensation Logan Paul in an exhibition bout. That’s the verdict of Mayweather’s former sparring partner Dmitriy Salita, who believes ‘Money’ is not ruining his legacy by taking on Paul. The two are set to meet next month with Mayweather returning to the ring for the first time since December 2018. […]

The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox Eddie Hall is feeling hungry for success as he prepares for ’The Heaviest Boxing Match in History’. The 2017 World's Strongest Man has shed a huge amount of body weight in recent months as he gets ready to meet Hafthor Bjornsson in […]

Josh Warrington will have to wait for his unification clash with Can Xu. The IBF featherweight champion was due to face the WBA titleholder on February 13. But talks stalled this week on a few issues in the deal and Xu has now decided to wait as he doesn't want to fight in an empty arena. Promoter Eddie Hearn is […]

Conor McGregor insists he will win a boxing world title and believes a fight against Manny Pacquiao will happen this year. The UFC superstar returns to mixed martial arts action on January 24 in a rematch with Dustin Poirier, who he knocked out in a breakthrough performance in 2014. McGregor lost his boxing debut in an extravaganza of a fight […]

Floyd Mayweather has been accused of ducking potential rematches against both Conor McGregor and Manny Pacquiao because “he knows he would lose”. Mayweather, 43, beat Pacquiao by a unanimous decision in the 2015 bout in Las Vegas before coming out of retirement to face MMA superstar McGregor in 2017. The big-money fight caught global attention as two of the biggest […]

Manny Pacquiao has been warned “nobody cares” about a potential 2021 bout with UFC superstar Conor McGregor. The 42-year-old, eight-division world champion, missed out on two fights last year due to the coronavirus outbreak. Pacquaio was scheduled to fight Mikey Garcia and Terrence Crawford in 2020, but both were cancelled, leaving him on the search for a big-money fight. McGregor […]

UFC: McGregor lets punches fly in training for Poirier fight Jake Paul has taken aim at Conor McGregor once again – this time criticising his preparations for his rematch with Dustin Poirier. The Notorious returns to the octagon on January 24 to take on the American, who he beat inside two in 2014. Now Poirier is out for revenge but […]

Tyson Fury's U.S promoter Bob Arum says he is hopeful of finalising a deal for a super-fight with Anthony Joshua in the next two weeks. The Top Rank CEO has been locked in negotiations with Joshua's representative Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport over a potential unification bout this coming summer. And both camps now appear to be nearing an agreement, […]

YouTube star Logan Paul insists he would have fought boxing legend Floyd Mayweather for FREE as he reveals he is going to make a ‘good amount’ from their exhibition bout… amid claims he will pocket eight figures Logan Paul has secured a deal to fight Floyd Mayweather on February 20  Reports had claimed the 25-year-old YouTuber would pocket £148,000  But […]

Boxing in the UK can resume next month, the British Boxing Board of Control has confirmed. A statement on Monday read: “The British Boxing Board of Control will be resuming boxing tournaments under its jurisdiction in the middle of February. “Dates and venues to be confirmed in due course.” The organisation which oversees professional boxing in the UK announced a […]