Declan Warrington

O’Shaquie Foster has dismissed Raymond Ford’s criticism of his reign as WBC junior-lightweight champion and insisted that his challenger is making a mistake by reading into some of his closer fights

Raymond Ford has played down the prospect of pursuing “revenge” against O’Shaquie Foster ahead of a fight that Foster considers increasingly personal

“He’s continuously getting better – his IQ’s off the charts,” Bobby Benton, the trainer of O’Shaquie Foster, told BoxingScene on the eve of Foster’s latest fight.

Charlie Edwards is relishing his return to the venue he has come to call “home” for the occasion of his fight with Sikho Nqothole that could yet define his career.

Raymond Ford’s trainer Tarae Stevenson has played down how “personal” Saturday’s fight with O’Shaquie Foster has become to them – and he also insists that he is unconcerned that his fighter has become emotional on the eve of his biggest fight

Matchroom will consider attempting to build Raymond Ford as an attraction in his home city if he wins Saturday evening’s contest with O’Shaquie Foster

Omari Jones has vowed to maintain his discipline despite a growing sense of pressure to fight with greater spite

Omari Jones eased to his seventh professional victory when he inflicted the first defeat of Diego Zuniga’s career on the undercard of O’Shaquie Foster-Raymond Ford

O’Shaquie Foster outclassed his rival Raymond Ford to win their grudge match and deservedly retain his WBC junior-featherweight title

O’Shaquie Foster wants to fight Shakur Stevenson after so convincingly beating Stevenson’s friend and gym-mate Raymond Ford