Phil D. Jay
1,926 articles · WBN
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EXCLUSIVE: Ricky Hatton talks Mayweather v Berto, better options
By Phil D. Jay
British great Ricky Hatton has given his views to WBN on Floyd Mayweather lining up a free-to-air September 12 clash with the unfavoured Andre Berto. Mayweather, 38, was linked to fights with…
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Tim Bradley WBO champion status on hold due to Jessie Vargas appeal
By Phil D. Jay
The results of an appeal by Jessie Vargas over the ending of their recent clash has meant Timothy Bradley is being forced to wait for the return of his old WBO welterweight…
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Ex-British champion Anthony Small cleared of Syria plot
By Phil D. Jay
Ex-boxer Anthony Small and two other men have been found not guilty of attempting to leave the UK to fight alongside Islamic State in Syria. The 34 year-old, who held the British…
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Golovkin v Lemieux: Hard-hitting unification set for October 17
By Phil D. Jay
WBA, WBC interim and IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin is set to face newly-crowned IBF belt holder David Lemieux on October 17 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The talented pair…
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Hyde: Rigo v Lomachenko deal stalled but Arum wants the fight
By Phil D. Jay
Guillermo Rigondeaux?s manager Gary Hyde has informed WBN that a previous rehydration agreement has been retracted by Vasyl Lomachenko?s manager Egil Klimas. Tentative talks had been ongoing last week in a bid…
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Klitschko has as much charisma as my underpants ? Fury
By Phil D. Jay
Wladimir Klitschko took a verbal battering from Tyson Fury on Tuesday as the pair talked up their October 24 world heavyweight title contest in Dusseldorf, Germany. The 40 year-old was his usual…
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Jermain Taylor blames temporary insanity, pleads innocent
By Phil D. Jay
Former IBF middleweight champion Jermain Taylor has appeared in court charged with the beating of a man at a rehabilitation center. Taylor, 36, had been ordered to attend the facility following some…
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Khan open to Pacquiao, Bradley or Thurman – Brook in the future
By Phil D. Jay
Amir Khan says a massive UK fight with Kell Brook could happen, although stopped short of saying whether the fight is on his immediate radar. The 28 year-old is eagerly-anticipating an announcement…
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‘The Carl Froch fighting machine has well and truly gone’
By Phil D. Jay
Carl Froch has admitted that his desire to fight on just isn't there anymore as the four-time world champion heads into a career as a boxing pundit. The 38 year-old announced on…
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Yoan Hernandez v Victor Ramirez postponed at challenger’s request
By Phil D. Jay
Team Sauerland have confirmed to WBN today that the cruiserweight world championship fight between reigning IBF title holder Yoan Pablo Hernandez and Interim Champ Victor Emilio Ramirez will be postponed at the…
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Golovkin not in training as search continues for opponent at any viable weight ? Sanchez
By Phil D. Jay
The trainer of middleweight king Gennady Golovkin has informed WBN that the Kazakh puncher is not currently in training after reports surfaced of a possible regime to move down to 154lbs. Golovkin…
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Vitali v Hughie: Peter Fury eyes Klitschko v Fury double in October
By Phil D. Jay
Trainer Peter Fury has informed WBN that he wants former heavyweight great Vitali Klitschko to come out of retirement and face son Hughie on the same bill as his brother Wladimir on…
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Vlad Hrunov poised to gazump bidders with $18m Klitschko v Fury offer (photo)
By Phil D. Jay
Promoter Vlad Hrunov flew to Panama with the intention of out-bidding everyone with a whopping $18 million offer to stage Wladimir Klitschko v Tyson Fury in Russia. Hrunov, who famously took the…
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Full WBO Resolution: Mayweather officially stripped of 147 belt
By Phil D. Jay
The World Boxing Organisation have confirmed that Floyd Mayweather Jr has been stripped of the welterweight title he won from Manny Pacquiao in their May 2 mega-fight. Despite Mayweather initially protesting the…
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UK interviewer ?categorically stands by Golovkin quotes?
By Phil D. Jay
The UK writer who has been accused of fabricating a Qand A attributed to Gennady Golovkin has informed WBN that the quotes used in his article with the middleweight star were genuine…
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Tarver v Cunningham chief support to Huck v Glowacki on August 14
By Phil D. Jay
Antonio Tarver and Steve Cunningham will go head-to-head in a mouth-watering heavyweight clash set to take place in Newark, New Jersey on August 14. Veteran Tarver, 46, is undefeated since 2009 and…
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WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman discusses Al Haymon situation
By Phil D. Jay
As Premier Boxing Champions chief Al Haymon faces a second lawsuit from a rival promoter, WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman has given WBN his thoughts on the man who is a hot topic…
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Leo Santa Cruz v Abner Mares for WBC Diamond featherweight title
By Phil D. Jay
In an in-depth discussion with WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman, WBN was informed that the forthcoming Leo Santa Cruz v Abner Mares clash is set to be contested for the WBC Diamond featherweight…
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Sulaiman: No word from Mayweather on giving up 154lb title
By Phil D. Jay
Floyd Mayweather reached the deadline given to him by the WBO on Friday for the American to decide whether or not to keep the welterweight belt he took from Manny Pacquiao on…
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Keith Thurman: I’m yet to hear Floyd Mayweather from Al Haymon
By Phil D. Jay
WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman has admitted that he has spoken to manager Al Haymon about what may be next in his career without Floyd Mayweather's name coming up in the conversation.…