A potentially explosive investigation into the 2016 Rio Olympics has revealed that up to 10 boxing matches may have involved some form of bout manipulation. Rumour has it one of the fights thought to have been manipulated may have been a bantamweight quarter-final brawl between Ireland’s Michael Conlan and Russia’s ….
The latest development in the Joseph Parker drug scandal is the news that customs had removed from the former world champion boxer’s profile a ban on travel before police could execute a search warrant on the athlete’s property. The warrant had been issued over allegations of the New Zealand boxer’s ….
All-time boxing great and hard-hitting American “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler has died, aged only 66. Hagler’s wife, Kay Hagler, announced the news of his “unexpected” passing on social media on Friday. He died at the couple’s home in New Hampshire. Hagler racked up an impressive 62 wins, two draws, and three ….
Kiwi boxer Joseph Parker has finally been identified as the high-profile sports star connected to a methamphetamine operation and scandal. Parker, who recently lost his appeal to keep his identity a secret from the public, first became implicated in the operation when his name was mentioned as a “connected person” ….
Joseph Parker is not playing around. The 29-year old Kiwi professional boxer has said straight out that he wants to knock out Junior Fa when they get into the ring on Saturday the 27th of February and that he intends to do it early on, in the first 6 rounds. ….
Former Cronulla Sharks star Paul Gallen says he’s given up hoping for a Sonny Bill Williams clash in the ring. Gallen does however have a fight against former UFC star Mark Hunt to look forward to. And while Hunt may not have nearly the prominence or pulling power of Williams, ….
Demsey McKean, the unbeaten Australian Heavyweight fighter, seems to think he has the style and the size to beat New Zealander Joseph Parker as talks heat up about a trans-Tasman resumption of Boxing. David Higgins, Parker’s Manager, and promoters from Britain’s Matchroom Boxing are eager to take advantage of the ….
Security measures like keeping their equipment spotlessly clean and totally separated and minimising contact between people are being undertaken as Gyms offering Martial Arts and Boxing reopen under Alert Level 2. Palmerston North’s Snapback Boxing, which counts children and vulnerable youth among its clientele, is one of the many gyms ….
New Zealand Boxing’s Joseph Parker is set to return to New Zealand in August this year. The Heavyweight will be fighting for a select live audience in a fight to help launch the DAZN streaming service in our country. Parker’s Manager, David Higgins, has been working on the upcoming event ….
Joseph Parker, the one-time Heavyweight Boxing World Title holder, spent lockdown in his family home in Auckland, along with his personal videographer Kerry Russell. And over the past fortnight, the pair have created several light-hearted videos and then shared them on social media to keep people’s spirits up. There were ….