#boxing analysis

It was billed as a farewell, but few could have predicted quite how Derek Chisora’s final stand would unfold. Inside London’s O2 Arena, the 42-year-old produced one last night of defiance before falling to a split-decision defeat against Deontay Wilder in a brutal, wildly entertaining heavyweight contest. Across 12 exhausting rounds, the fight swung between chaos and courage. Wilder ultimately…

Fatal Fury: City of Wolves – Fight Night Breakdown and Predictions The Road to Times Square In an unprecedented move, the world of boxing sets the stage in the heart of Times Square for Fatal Fury: City of Wolves on May 2, 2025. Years of rivalries, comebacks, and upsets have led us here. Ryan Garcia, once seen as the face of boxing’s new generation, faces his redemption arc after a stunning…

Is @Canelo the biggest star in #boxing? My analysis:

MEXICAN icon Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is quickly becoming the face of boxing and a failed drug test in 2018 hasn’t dimmed his shine.

It is important to note that the positive test for performance enhancing drugs was later redeemed and blamed on contaminated meat.

Many do not accept that excuse but Canelo seems to be running his own race, building his name, empire and legacy on what he does in the…

Fury shows bravery in Bulgaria

Last night was a great one for boxing fans. One of the fun fights that took place on Saturday evening was the IBF title eliminator between Hughie Fury and Kubrat Pulev. Hughie was stoic and serious en route to the ring, Pulev is a big test. That clearly was not lost on the British champion.

The walkouts included two contrasting pan pipe anthems. That was a nice dramatic touch, very atmospheric.…

Last night, the Super Middleweight World Boxing Super Series final took place in Jedah. The King Abdullah Sports City saw George Groves and Callum Smith contest The Muhammad Ali Trophy; the WBA world title, Ring Magazine and WBC Diamond belts.

As if often the case in world title fights, it was a tactical and measured first round. Both men were throwing a high volume of jabs and looking for…

Joshua vs Povetkin Predictions

Saturday night will see a potentially pivotal boxing event. Anthony Joshua will return to Wembley stadium, a historic battleground in which he has carved out his name. There have been complaints that the main event is insignificant but Joshua defending his unified world title can never be small fry.

On the undercard, two prospects receive an opportunity to leap up the rankings and a seasoned…

November 22 will see Scott Quigg take on Hidenori Otake in Liverpool's Echo Arena to defend his WBA World Super Bantamweight title. We've been looking at the stats on Boxstat to see which way it might go when the two come toe to toe. 

From the offset we're seeing a lot of green on the side of Quigg who seems to be the favourite for the upcoming bout. One thing that jumps out initially is the amount of punching power which for Scott Quigg is around 76.3% compared to the 56.9% of his opponent. This should lend a big advantage to the home fighter. 

An explanation on how this is worked out by the site. (Boxstat.com)

Two attributes that are actually surprisingly close are the Past Opponents Punch Resistance and the Ability to take a punch. This demonstrates that the two are pretty much on a level when it comes to taking damage which will mean that Quigg's overall higher punching power might win it for him. 

On a basic Wins/Losses/Draws level, Quigg comes out on top with 29 Wins, 0 losses and 2 draws, whereas his opponent's track record is 22 wins, 1 loss and 3 draws. This translates for Quigg as a 93.5% Win percentage and a 84.6% win percentage for Otake for the Japanese fighter. 

Stamina-wise it initially looks as if Otake has the advantage in the fact that he has boxed 25 more rounds than Quigg (158 as opposed to 133), however, Scott Quigg's average winning round has been 4.1 compared to the 6.4 of Otake which may be the reason behind this.