Kazakhstan’s next middleweight star, Janibek “Qazaq Style” Alimkhanuly, has long been called out world champions and 160-pound standouts. He finally gets a chance to win a belt this Saturday at Resorts World Las Vegas when he takes on fellow unbeaten contender Danny Dignum for the vacant WBO Interim middleweight world title. (Photo credit: Mikey Williams/Top … Read more
Joshua Buatsi: “I think there are always people to prove wrong, Eddie… The talking is nearly done. We’re going to find out on Saturday. The switch hasn’t flicked yet. I don’t think it personally flicked during that face-off, but we are two or three days away, and the switch will definitely flick. (Photo credit: Matchroom … Read more
Joshua Buatsi: “I think there are always people to prove wrong, Eddie… The talking is nearly done. We’re going to find out on Saturday. The switch hasn’t flicked yet. I don’t think it personally flicked during that face-off, but we are two or three days away, and the switch will definitely flick. (Photo credit: Matchroom … Read more
Yianni Diakomihalis (left) and Joey McKenna at the 2022 World Team Trials (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) This weekend the Senior World Team Trials take place in Coralville, Iowa. Wrestlers competing in this event had to qualify from various domestic and international tournaments over the past year. The stakes are a berth in Final … Read more
Brad Foster hopes to rise above his old foe in the rankings by beating Baluta, writes Matt Bozeat QUEENSBERRY promote at the York Hall on Friday night. BT Sport televises the show topped by a good-looking super-bantamweight 10-rounder between former British and Commonwealth champion Brad Foster and the dangerous Ionut Baluta. The Romanian upset TJ … Read more
South Londoners Joshua Buatsi and Craig Richards meet in what promises to be an excellent battle at the O2, writes John Dennen DID Craig Richards do a better job against Dmitry Bivol than Canelo Álvarez? is a question that two weeks ago no one thought they’d ask. But Bivol’s dominant performance against the now dethroned … Read more
2022 NCAA runner-up Cohlton Schultz (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Welcome to a new, regular feature for InterMat! Every day, for the next few months, we’ll look into the recent history of a DI wrestling program with our “Ten Years of…” feature. Even if you’re a die-hard supporter of a particular school, there will … Read more
The competition for the boxing audience highlights a healthy marketplace, writes George Gigney in his media review This past weekend was yet another example of how competition is rife among broadcasters in the UK. We had shows on Sky Sports, DAZN, Channel 5, Fight Zone and YouTube. In a broad sense, this speaks to the … Read more
A tribute to the career of Amir Khan, a fighter who changed the face of British boxing, writes Elliot Worsell FOR those who still see the 17-year-old in Amir Khan’s face, his recent decision to retire from boxing will come as a pinch-me moment and perhaps even be a little hard to believe. Yet for … Read more
By Jim Calfa: Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez may need to start thinking about moving up to cruiserweight at this point in his career. Ramirez, 30, wants to challenge WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol at 175 and fight all the big names in the division. If you saw how huge Ramirez was last Saturday night after … Read more