THE BIG BANG, Pierce O’Leary and big banger ’Sugar’ Kane Gardner will fight in what promises to be a thrilling collision with O’Leary’s WBC International super lightweight title at stake at the OVO Arena, Wembley on September 23. Dublin’s undefeated O’Leary (12-0, 7 KOs) and Beswick’s Kane (16-2, 7 KOs) will trade bombs as part […]

IF ANYBODY DOUBTED the scale and gravity of the forthcoming cross-code heavyweight spectacular between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou then Thursday evening’s media event provided ample evidence of what to expect when the big men open up Riyadh Season on October 28.

THE YORK HALL show originally scheduled to go ahead on Friday September 15 is subject to a date change and will now proceed on Friday October 6 at the same venue.

THE VERY ASTUTE Carl Frampton was right first time, if the rules were followed to the letter, we would now have a new unified heavyweight world champion. Instead, the excellent current champion remains on his throne, with his game challenger left to lick his wounds.

If our man can overcome Oleksandr Usyk over in Poland, as I am confident he will, his homeward-bound baggage will include no less than three world heavyweight championship belts.

YORK HALL WAS our theatre for a dramatic and thrilling night of boxing on Friday night.