By Matthew Brown 02/05/2026 Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X Top contender Prince Patel is calling on the UK boxing industry to end what he believes has been a long running blackballing of his career. Despite a glossy record (34-1-2, 29 KOs) filled with knockouts and accolades, Patel has remained largely ignored by major news outlets and promotional entities in his home country. In an exclusive interview with Brunch Boxing , Patel spoke candidly about where he believes thing

By Matthew Brown 02/05/2026 Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X Henry Hank was never a champion, never a safe bet, but most importantly, he was never boring. He lived on the thin edge between brilliance and frustration, a fighter who gave boxing everything he had, even when it gave him little back. That alone earns him remembrance and reverence. Born Joseph Harrison on February 9, 1935, in Greenville, Mississippi, Hank is regarded as one of the forgotten action stars in boxing

By Matthew Brown 02/04/2026 Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X In the annals of boxing history, especially among the lighter divisions, Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson stands tall as a trailblazer, a technician, and a true champion. Johnson is  remembered not just for the belts he won, but for the standard of excellence he set every time he stepped into the ring. Born Marcellus Joseph Johnson on August 13, 1971, Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson helped redefine black excellence in the sport’s

By Matthew Brown 02/03/2026 Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X Sam Langford remains one of the most awe-inspiring, tragic, and misunderstood figures in boxing history. A Canadian professional boxer who competed from 1902 to 1926, Langford was once called by ESPN “The Greatest Fighter Almost Nobody Knows.” Among boxing historians, however, his reputation is far louder: many consider Sam Langford one of the greatest fighters of all time, regardless of era or weight class. His ni

By Matthew Brown 02/02/2026 Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X Long before boxing was governed by gloves, commissions, and bright lights, the sport was shaped in open fields by raw courage, brutality, and survival. Among the most remarkable figures of that era was Tom Molineaux, an African American bare-knuckle boxer whose life and career challenged both opponents and the racial boundaries of the early 19th century. Born into slavery in Virginia around 1784, Molineaux was intr

By Matthew Brown 02/01/2026 Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X Boxing history is filled with champions crowned and belts won, but some of the sport’s greatest figures never received the opportunities their talent demanded. Eddie Booker stands firmly among them. One of the greatest fighters of his era, a Hall of Famer in every sense, and a name that history can no longer overlook. Eddie Booker, born Hilton Edward Booker on November 5, 1917, was an African American boxer whose p

By Radhika Kumar 01/29/2026 Figure 1 Boxing has changed. But has it really been for the better? - Source: Pixabay Boxing has always been a business as much as it has been a sport. It is one of the few sports that values promoters almost as highly as the athletes themselves. The promotion of an event has always indicated how big the fight will be, even if the two people in the ring are not the highest-ranked in their weight class.   But the business of boxing has become almost

By Matthew Brown 01/21/2026 Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X Credits: Janibek Alimkhanuly X Sources tell Brunch Boxing that the positive drug test for WBO and IBF Super Middleweight Champion Janibek Alimkhanuly has been confirmed following the analysis of the B sample. Alimkhanuly initially tested positive for the banned substance meldonium in the lead-up to his December 6 unification bout with WBA Middleweight Champion Erislandy Lara. The fight was scheduled to co-headline

By Matthew Brown 01/19/2026 Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X Sources tell Brunch Boxing that former WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder is set to return to the ring against longtime heavyweight contender Derek Chisora. The bout is slated for April 2026 and will take place in the United Kingdom, with a press conference scheduled for next week in London to make the matchup official. Wilder (44-4-1, 43 KOs) will be looking to build momentum with a second consecutive knocko

By Matthew Brown 12/23/2025 Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X Photo Credit: Naoki Fukuda Sources tell Brunch Boxing that former multi-weight world champion Nonito Donaire has officially petitioned all four major sanctioning bodies for an immediate title opportunity following his razor-thin loss to Seiya Tsutsumi. Donaire (43-9, 28 KOs), the Filipino boxing legend and future Hall of Famer, dropped a split decision to Tsutsumi in their hotly contested WBA Bantamweight Champion

By Matthew Brown 12/20/2025 Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X The biggest fight in the history of Japanese boxing has reportedly been finalized. Sources tell Brunch Boxing that the long-anticipated mega-fight between undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue and undefeated former three-weight world champion Junto Nakatani is a “ done deal. ” The historic showdown is slated for May 3 in Tokyo, taking place during Japan’s annual Golden Week, which is the most cultural

By Matthew Brown 12/15/2025 Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X Ryan Garcia is reportedly fuming over the newly formed partnership between Hall of Fame trainer Joe Goossen and his February 21 opponent, Mario Barrios. The development that has reopened one of the most contentious chapters of Garcia’s career: the so-called “MoleGate.” According to sources close to the situation, Garcia’s frustration is rooted in his preparation for the April 2023 super fight against Gervonta “Tank

By Matthew Brown 11/10/2025 Updated 12/09/2025 Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X Sources tell Brunch Boxing that undisputed heavyweight champion Claressa Shields is slated to take on unified super middleweight champion Franchón Crews-Dezurn in a blockbuster showdown between former friends turned fierce rivals. The two women share a long history. Shields (17-0, 3 KOs) and Crews-Dezurn (10-2, 2 KOs) met in their respective professional debuts, with Shields earning a unanimous

By Matthew Brown 12/02/2025 Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X WBO and IBF Middleweight Champion Janibek Alimkhanuly has tested positive for a banned substance, prompting the cancelation of Saturday’s planned unification showdown with WBA Middleweight Champion Erislandy Lara. According to a VADA source, Alimkhanuly returned an adverse analytical finding during his Voluntary Anti-Doping Association testing protocol. Multiple sources tell Brunch Boxing that as a direct result o

By Matthew Brown 11/11/2025 Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X Deebo is coming. Hide your chains… and your belts. When Devin Haney returns to the ring on November 22 to face WBO Welterweight Champion Brian Norman Jr., he’ll be doing so with his trademark confidence, and a clear message to anyone doubting his chances. With both fighters entering the bout with something to prove, the stage is set for a high-stakes, high-level clash of the real leaders of boxing’s new school. On

By Matthew Brown 11/11/2025 Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X Diane Morrison, the mother of late former WBO Heavyweight Champion Tommy “The Duke” Morrison, has come forward with an emotional public statement, pleading for the halt of an upcoming documentary about her son that she says misrepresents his life and death. Morrison, a talented heavyweight contender known for his explosive power and charisma, rose to fame in the 1990s with wins over George Foreman and Donovan “Razo

By Matthew Brown 11/07/2025 Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X Newly minted free agent Artur Beterbiev, the former undisputed light heavyweight champion, is in negotiations with IBA Pro Boxing, according to IBA Pro President Al Siesta. Beterbiev recently announced his free agency, officially ending his six-year relationship with Bob Arum’s Top Rank Boxing. The Russian powerhouse joined Top Rank in 2019 following his departure from longtime promoter Yvon Michel, a move facilita

By Matthew Brown Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X Photo Credit: Premier Boxing Champions The disposition of the November 14 bout between Gary Antuanne Russell and Andy Hiraoka is now in flux following the sudden cancellation of the Jake Paul–Gervonta Davis event amid Davis’ ongoing legal issues. The highly anticipated bout was set to pit the newly crowned WBA Junior Welterweight Champion Russell against his hard-hitting mandatory challenger, Hiraoka, in what many viewed as a

B y Matthew Brown 10/24/2025 Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X The much talked about, highly anticipated all-Aussie showdown between bitter rivals Nikita Tszyu and Michael Zerafa is being targeted for January 16 in Australia, sources tell Brunch Boxing. The bout will finally see Zerafa (34-5, 22 KOs) face off against a member of the famed Tszyu family, nearly five years after his ill-fated clash with Tim Tszyu fell apart amid scheduling disputes and controversy. This time, it

By Matthew Brown 10/23/2025 Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X Filipino boxing legend Nonito Donaire is set for a major bout when he returns to Japan this winter. Sources tell Brunch Boxing that Donaire (43-8, 28 KOs) is being lined up to face Seiya Tsutsumi (12-0-3, 8 KOs) for the WBA Bantamweight Championship on December 17 in Tokyo, as part of a blockbuster three-title event. The bout would mark Donaire’s second fight of 2025, continuing an inspiring late-career resurgence