Matt Penn
@MattPenn18_
Followers
585
Following
5K
Media
297
Statuses
8K
Writing & editing @ringmagazine
London, England
Joined April 2011
Have spoken to Daniel Dubois, his dad Stan and trainer Don Charles in the lead up to tonight’s undisputed heavyweight title fight with Oleksandr Usyk at Wembley. They all believe DDD’s date with destiny has been in the calendar for a long, long time.
ringmagazine.com
Later today, IBF champion Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) faces The Ring, WBC, WBA and WBO champion Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) again for all the marbles at Wembley Stadium in London. Around 90,000 people will be in...
0
0
1
Wembley awaits as outlier Usyk reaches endgame of spectacular career
ringmagazine.com
Oleksandr Usyk looks to be reaching the end of his tether up as he's pulled from pillar to post to complete various media duties at London Wembley's Hilton hotel early on Daniel Dubois fight week.
0
1
1
Turn old photos into videos and see friends and family come to life. Try Grok Imagine, free for a limited time.
2
4
18
… and Daniel Dubois, the first man in history to headline at Wembley Stadium on two consecutive occasions, wants to be known as The Man once Saturday is done with:
ringmagazine.com
Hours before Daniel Dubois knocked out Anthony Joshua in front of 96,000 people at Wembley Stadium last September, he and his father Stan threw a party at their Essex home.
0
0
0
Don Charles is one confident man ahead of Daniel Dubois’ massive undisputed heavyweight championship challenge against Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday. Interview:
ringmagazine.com
Don Charles: We Come In Peace, But It's Time To Seek And Destroy
1
0
4
Brutal night for Galal Yafai in Birmingham. Report:
ringmagazine.com
SOLIHULL, England — Galal Yafai's dream of fighting for the unified flyweight world titles in Japan were completely shattered after receiving a one-sided beating from grizzled veteran Francisco...
0
1
5
On the undercard of Yafai’s WBC eliminator vs. Francisco Rodriguez Jr this weekend in Birmingham is 18-year-old Tiah Ayton, who makes her debut
ringmagazine.com
To grasp just how early Tiah Ayton began her journey into boxing, you needn't look any further than the YouTube channel her dad Mike set up in 2013 to to show off her talents. The first video is...
0
0
0
Interview with Galal Yafai, who stands one win away from a clash with unified flyweight champion & pound-for-pound star Kenshiro Teraji in Japan:
ringmagazine.com
It was 11 years ago, during a stint as a factory worker at Land Rover, that Galal Yafai decided to follow in the footsteps of his two older brothers and into a boxing career.
1
1
3
A broken hand suffered fighting in a pub for pennies. A double jaw-break fighting for a world title. Brutalities of boxing laid bare by Jai Opetaia ahead of his next title defence on Sunday. Interview:
ringmagazine.com
Opetaia's 3-0 record turned to 20-0. He fought 17 times without regularly throwing power left hands from the southpaw stance. "Straight left, straight left, straight left — it was more death by a...
0
1
3
Parker also fancies a stay-busy trilogy with Derek Chisora on the Usyk-Dubois II undercard at Wembley Stadium on July 19. After that, he awaits the winner of the main event.
ringmagazine.com
Joseph Parker has put forward the idea of fighting Derek Chisora in a trilogy match-up on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk's and Daniel Dubois' undisputed heavyweight world title clash on July 19 at...
0
0
1
Interviewed Joseph Parker last week on Zoom just as his wife was going into labour with their sixth child. Still gave some of his time to talk Usyk/Dubois, Andy Lee and practising patience.
ringmagazine.com
It's just after 10pm local time in Auckland, New Zealand and Joseph Parker's wife, Laine, has gone into labour with their sixth child. Still, as the former world heavyweight champion prepares to...
1
1
6
Spoke to @jaiopetaia1 today on everything from early career setbacks, injuries, small-hall shows, his fighting family - to a potential Zurdo fight, unifications and chasing undisputed. Full piece out fight week.
Jai Opetaia tells The Ring that he is chasing greatness as he hunts down unification bouts in the cruiserweight division.
0
0
2
Interview with @MatchroomBoxing’s latest signing: 17-year-old Adam Maca, who isn’t a fan of boxing but promises to become a multi-weight world champion. Debut at MSG’s little room in NYC on June 14.
ringmagazine.com
He might only be 17 years old, but Adam Maca insists he's ready to fight the very best in the world 'tomorrow'.
0
0
3
Expected to make debut on Hitchins-Kambosos June 14 card at The Theater @ MSG.
Ready to bring his army of fans with him into the pro game 🔥. Amateur standout Adam Maca turns over with @MatchroomBoxing 👊
0
0
1
Spoke to @eggington_sam. Safe to say he isn't interested in a rematch with @leecutler_TCT after the controversial ending to their Easter Sunday clash. 'They can f—k right off, pal'.
ringmagazine.com
Sam Eggington says he will NOT give Lee Cutler a rematch after the WBC ordered the pair to fight again following the controversial ending to their clash last month in Birmingham.
4
3
13
‘I think he’s a boring guy.’ . Daniel Dubois on psychological warfare and Oleksandr Usyk:
ringmagazine.com
Daniel Dubois may not even realise it, but it's he who has resorted to mind games in his rivalry with physiological warfare supremo Oleksandr Usyk.
0
0
0
Jovial Usyk already brimming with confidence ahead of his July 19 rematch with Dubois. He’s asked Frank Warren for a Bentley if he beats Dubois a second time:
ringmagazine.com
Such is his confidence in winning world heavyweight championship rematches, Oleksandr Usyk is already focussed on the fruits which will come from the laborious task of defeating Daniel Dubois for a...
0
1
3
RT @OorRoy: Eubank Jr took himself to places during this ring walk. His Dad’s music. His music. The posture. The adrenaline. The inhalation….
0
605
0
Tottenham to Vegas to Tijuana to Desert Hot Springs and back to Tottenham. Viddal Riley interview: .
ringmagazine.com
Viddal Riley's memory extends all the way back to the age of three when he first picked up a pair of boxing gloves.
0
0
1
RT @ringmagazine: Chris Eubank Jr. tells The Ring that Conor Benn doesn’t know how to lose, and that we don’t know what he’s capable of ahe….
0
13
0
"I don't want to say I'm cold, but if I am cold, that's what boxing made me. I've been through too much, seen too much for me to be an emotional man. I guess I don't have the feelings that most normal human beings have.". Interview with @ChrisEubankJr:
ringmagazine.com
The mood on a grey Tuesday afternoon at Churchill's Boxing Gym in South London is one of eager anticipation as Chris Eubank Jr's training team, and Ring Magazine, await what will be a grand arrival.
1
0
1