UK Boxing
Anthony Joshua tells Jude Bellingham what to focus on after criticizing England’s behavior
Published
5 months agoon
Anthony Joshua has told England and Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham to ignore the criticism heaped on him. The former world heavyweight champion urged the 22-year-old to focus on football after suffering a setback during the international break.
Bellingham has dominated headlines amid ongoing debate over whether he should be included in England’s squad for next year’s World Cup. The midfielder was accused of reacting badly to a substitution during the 2-0 win over Albania. Bellingham is said to have not taken well to Thomas Tuchel’s decision when he was replaced by Morgan Rogers in the latter stages, and was also left out of the starting XI for the victory over Serbia that secured qualification for the World Cup.
Joshua was in Miami to watch his return to boxing when he faces YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul on December 15. The 36-year-old enters the bout with Polarizing American on the back of his fourth career defeat following a loss to Daniel Dubois last September at Wembley Stadium.
The former heavyweight was asked about his opinion on the current criticism towards the footballer. Although he didn’t get drawn into this sizzling topic because he didn’t know the ins and outs of the situation, he did give the 22-year-old his advice. Joshua said, “Talk to me… What happened to Jude? Why.” [Shouldn’t he be included in England squad]?
“But why? I’m not really sure what’s going on with this situation, but everyone has their own personality. If he doesn’t want to talk, that’s his business, if he wants to talk, if he doesn’t, I don’t understand exactly what’s going on, I don’t follow football, I follow fights.
“What? Negative? The most critical thing he needs to focus on is going out on the field, representing his country and doing a good job. It doesn’t matter what you say, that’s what we need to focus on, he probably just has tunnel vision that most people don’t understand what it takes to be in Jude Bellingham’s position.”
“Jude Bellingham is under a lot of pressure every day of his life, it might be one of those days, one of those years, but let’s let him do what he does on the pitch, that’s what we have to focus on.”
Former England and Arsenal striker Ian Wright has joined the debate, staunchly defending Bellingham. The footballer-turned-pundit has claimed that England are “not ready for a black superstar”, referring to recent criticism of the former Birmingham City academy star.
He said: “I had to do something for GQ recently and I said as an Englishman that I am English, I can’t hide from that. Although when I was younger people said, ‘You’re not entirely English’, yes I am English.” I don’t think they’re ready for a black superstar. Who can move like Jude [Bellingham] is moving. They can’t touch it. He goes out there, performs, does what he does, asks, “Who else?” It’s too conceited for these people.
“Let me put it in football terms. Everyone loves N’Golo Kante. He’s a humble black man, he does what he does. I’m not saying he’s an Uncle Tom or anything, it’s just his personality. But if you get [Paul] Pogba or Bellingham and you get the kind of energy that people don’t like. Such a person. So someone like Jude for some reason scares these people because of his abilities and the inspiration he can give.
“It’s something you’re taught as a black man when you go out there. You just want to give it your all, keep your head down. And be, for lack of a better term, a humble fucking slave.”
“It comes from that kind of energy. Because if you’re straightforward and black and you’re playing at that level and you don’t care, that scares some people. That’s what’s happening with Jude. This guy is obsessed with him. He’s moving away from that kind of energy. He can’t see a black man doing what Jude is doing and not think that’s not cocky. That he’s not a cocky n***a. I’m going with that. That’s what it comes down to.”
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UK Boxing
A boxing match turns into a mass brawl when the boxer’s trainer is taken to the hospital
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45 minutes agoon
April 27, 2026
A professional boxing world championship fight descended into chaos when a massive brawl broke out in the ring. Turkish Emirkhan Kalkhan and Russian Sergei Gorokhov faced off in the Besirli sports hall in the fight for the UBO world championship.
The tension reached a breaking point after the second round when Gorokhov secured victory over his opponent. The Russian was overjoyed and celebrated with his corner team before heading to Kalkhan to seemingly check how he was doing against his opponent.
A member of Kalkhan’s entourage then pushed Gorokhov away, before one of his cornermen lunged to deliver a thrust of his own. The situation quickly got out of control as both teams clashed in corner kicks, with spectators storming the ring to exchange punches and kicks.
Plastic chairs were thrown into the ring as a group of men attacked and kicked Coach Gorokhov. The boxer himself was left stunned as he desperately pleaded for an end to the violence before another group attacked him.
Falling to the canvas, Gorokhov was hit with chairs and subjected to a barrage of kicks before disappearing under a wave of enraged attackers. Meanwhile, a separate clip shows Gorokhov’s cornerback Igor Sudalainen lying on the floor and holding his head as security personnel and some of Kalkhana’s team tried to restore order.
After the incident, Gorokhov posted updates from a nearby hospital on social media. Sharing the message via the stories section of his Instagram account, he said: “Hello everyone. We are currently in hospital in Turkey.
“Ismail [trainer] he suffered a head injury and is currently undergoing an MRI. I got through it the least badly. The gloves helped protect me. Who saw the broadcast? “We were probably attacked by about 80 people.”
“They entered the ring and beat us after our great victory in the second round, where we knocked him out twice. However, the Turks behaved very badly.
“But thank God, everyone is alive. That’s what the fight was like, difficult. I’ll tell you later. We already have a police escort, we’ll go straight from the hotel to our rooms.
“I don’t think we’ll be spending the night there tonight. If anyone tries to pull a stunt, we’ll fly straight to Georgia. Then we’ll drive through Georgia overnight to Mineralnye Vody, and from there to Kaliningrad.”
“Thank you all for your support. We will be in touch. I will tell you everything tomorrow. World champion belt – we have a world champion in Russia, in Kaliningrad, in boxing. It was a very good fight.”
Gorokhov then posted another video on Instagram, confirming that he and his team had safely reached Georgia. He said: “We are in Georgia. We have the belt, we are champions. Thank you very much for your support, friends.”
UK Boxing
Jarred Anderson and Solomon Dacres’ fight was canceled due to injuries
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1 day agoon
April 26, 2026
Jarred Anderson’s return to the ring against Solomon Dacres was canceled just days later.
Dacres and Anderson were scheduled to face on May 9 in Fabio Wardley’s first world title defense against Daniel Dubois.
It looks like “Massive Baby” will continue to gain momentum after suffering his first career loss in 2024.
After a great start to his professional career and 17 impressive victories, Anderson took a gigantic risk in his fight against Martin Bakole in Los Angeles.
This acceleration did not go as planned, as Bakole stopped the American in the fifth round.
The American was forced to withdraw from competition for several weeks after suffering an injury during camp.
Anderson reportedly suffered a torn biceps, and the news was first broken by reporter Chris Mannix during the broadcast of Jarrell Miller’s win over Lenier Pero in Las Vegas.

Anderson, 26, recently signed a promotional deal with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, strengthening his existing relationship with Top Rank that he has been pursuing since his professional debut in 2019.
He last fought in a 10-round victory over Marios Kollias in February 2025, more than 14 months ago.
For now, no further information has been provided regarding a possible postponement of the fight.

For Dacres, it would be his first fight since his impressive decision victory over Vladyslav Sirenko.
Both Dacres and Anderson have only one loss to their name, and the fight between them will prove to be a great indicator of where each is at in their careers.
Dacres’ only loss came in the first round to David Adeleye in 2024, and he has only had one fight since that defeat.

Although the Anderson-Dacres fight has been canceled, the Manchester event will still go ahead as planned, with Fabio Wardley defending his WBO heavyweight title for the first time after winning the title with a stoppage victory over Joseph Parker.
Wardley remains undefeated and his opponent is Daniel Dubois, who has a 95% knockout rate.
Dubois is heading straight for another shot at the world title after being stopped by Oleksandr Usyk last July.

Wardley vs. Dubois it should be an epic fight, and the pair showed off their incredible knockout ability throughout their careers. The Ipswich fighter has wins over Justis Huni, Frazer Clarke and Joseph Parker, while Daniel Dubois has stopped Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua, so a stoppage seems the most likely outcome for the main event.
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Dillian Whyte interested in rematch with Joseph Parker
Published
3 days agoon
April 24, 2026
Dillian Whyte is eager to fight Joseph Parker again.
In 2018, Whyte and Parker played 12 invigorating rounds, with both hitting the canvas.
Whyte won his dramatic heavyweight fight by unanimous decision at the O2 Arena.
‘The Body Snatcher’ is now planning a rematch with the Recent Zealander, who is looking to clear his name after testing positive for cocaine following his October defeat to Fabio Wardley.
“There are a lot of good fights and Joseph Parker is one of them,” the 38-year-old said Ring Magazine.
“I would love to fight Joseph Parker, I think it’s a really good fight.
“He has to come back, he has to be cleared or whatever. I don’t know the situation.
“So in the meantime I have to stay busy and fight my way back, so let’s see.
“I feel like I still have a little bit to give, so let’s see what we can do to finish the season on a high.
“I’m training now and I want to come back in May or June.
“Now it’s just a matter of training and seeing what comes out on this kind of date.”

The former world title challenger from Brixton has not fought since a crushing first-round knockout defeat to rising contender Moses Itauma last August in Riyad.
Former world champion Parker won six times on spin before being stopped in the 11th round against Wardley, losing the WBO interim title and a shot at unified champion Oleksandr Usyk.
The 34-year-old says he is going through this process after failing the test and hopes it will be resolved soon.

“Let’s hope so [I’m back] soon,” Parker said Professional boxing fans.
“I’m just going through the process and practicing patience.
“We just have to be patient and learn from what they say happened.
“I know what happened and I handed over everything, so let’s see.”
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