AUSTRALIA will have its own Rocky Balboa moment when Kane Watts enters the Accor Hotel Arena in Paris. The full-time plumber and former national titleholder faces an unenviable challenge next month, when he faces menacing WBA cruiserweight champion and unbeaten Armenian Arsen Goulamirian. Watts, 37,
TRUE to form, father time has maintained its unblemished record. More than two decades on from his last professional fight, Nigel Benn has announced his retirement from professional boxing, effective immediately. The 55-year-old was slated to face Australia’s former WBC super middleweight titl
THERE aren’t many fighters built like Michael Zerafa. The former state, regional and Commonwealth titleholder takes a unique approach to training, which has allowed the 27-year-old to reach lofty heights in his professional career. Zerafa (27-3, 16 KOs) upset the domestic landscape in August,
THE biggest all Victorian derby in three decades is on the verge of being finalised. After years of failed negotiations, the paths of world rated super middleweight pair Zac Dunn and Jayde Mitchell seem destined to cross, with a mouth-watering collision on the cards for February. Chasing different v
JEFF Fenech is back in Australia after surviving a life-threatening scare in Thailand. Speaking from his home in Sydney, the former three-division titleholder revealed the seriousness of his surgery, despite not knowing the original cause. “They’ve done so many tests, and they can’
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KNOWN as Australia’s greatest ever pugilist, Jeff Fenech has an entirely different fight on his hands. The Hall of Famer is in Bangkok, Thailand, as part of a training camp with his team of boxers, which includes the likes of world rated super bantamweight Brock Jarvis and welterweight slugger
THE manager of Michael Zerafa has questioned Jeff Horn’s team following their decision to pursue an immediate rematch. Brendan Bourke, who manages the likes of former world title challenger Blake Caparello and Zerafa among others, believes Horn has been ill-advised in exercising his contractua
JEFF Horn has exercised his contractual rematch clause, just two months removed from his shocking defeat to Michael Zerafa. Speaking to a media gathering in Brisbane on Thursday morning, the former welterweight titleholder announced his decision, which sees Zerafa miss out on a proposed world title
