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Edgar Berlanga Sets Sights on Canelo Alvarez After KO Win Over Padraig McCrory
Edgar Berlanga has set his sights on a fight with undisputed super-middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez after a devastating return to form on Saturday night. Berlanga (21-0-0 16 KO) delivered an excellent stoppage of fellow unbeaten prospect Padraig McCrory in the sixth round of their bout at Caribe Royal Orlando in Florida when he sent the […]
Fury Won't Duck Usyk For A Third Time
Tyson Fury will not pull out of his fight with Oleksandr Usyk again. That is according to the boxer’s father, John Fury. Fury withdrew from the fight for the second time after he sustained a big cut in sparring over his right eye. That meant the WBC Heavyweight Champion missed the scheduled bout for February […]
Tommy Fury Warns KSI's Friend Simon Minter, ‘We've Got A Problem'
Tommy Fury has slammed KSI’s Sidemen colleague Simon Minter. Fury has a history with KSI after having beaten the YouTuber in a controversial unanimous decision. Some in the boxing community felt KSI had been deprived of a win, as the influencer appealed the decision. The result stood, giving Fury the win after his split-decision victory […]
Conor McGregor Mocked For His Boxing Skills – ‘He's Terrible, Got No Self-Pride'
Conor McGregor’s boxing skills have been heavily criticized amid rumors of a potential fight with Manny Pacquiao. McGregor, a UFC two-weight world champion, has had one boxing fight, which was against Floyd Mayweather in 2017. The Notorious managed to last until the 10th round before he was stopped. The performance was respectable, given he had […]
Dina Thorslund Holds Onto WBC And WBO Bantamweight Titles, Stops Romero In 8th Round
The WBC and WBO Bantamweight Champion Dina Thorslund retained her belts, stopping Mary Romero in the eighth round. The champion had to deal with plenty entering into the fight. She had been preparing to face Seren Cetin with the aim of then targeting an undisputed bout. But that all changed as the Turkish fighter had […]
Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez Set To Make Move Up To Bantamweight
Four-weight world champion Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez has revealed that he is set to make a move up to bantamweight, although no opponent has yet been named. Chocolatito is one of the greatest and most decorated fighters in history having won world titles at minimumweight, light-flyweight, flyweight, and super-flyweight. The Nicaraguan had a major role in […]
Fans Troll Tyron Woodley For Saying He Will Box Manny Pacquiao – ‘Bro Got KO'd By Jake Paul, Zero Chance Against Manny'
Tyron Woodley has shocking claimed that he will box Manny Pacquiao this year. The news has come out of the blue, given Woodley’s poor performances in the ring. He suffered two losses against Jake Paul, both of which were before Paul decided to focus on fighting pro boxers. The second bout was particularly damaging since […]
Fury's Sparring Partner, Agron Smakici, Set to Face Joseph Parker After Preventing Usyk Fight
Agron Smakici, the man who cut Tyson Fury in sparring, which prevented the Oleksandr Usyk fight from happening on February 17, will spar with Joseph Parker. The cut meant Fury withdrew from the Usyk fight for the second time. It was initially set to go ahead on December 23, 2023. The first pull out came […]
Joshua Warned About Ngannou's Power – ‘The Strongest Fighting Machine, A Different Breed'
Tony Bellew has warned Anthony Joshua to be careful about Francis Ngannou. The two men face off on March 8 in Ngannou’s second boxing fight. Joshua enters the fight full of confidence, having stopped Otto Wallin in his last bout. Since teaming up with Ben Davidson, Joshua looks more assured. Ngannou is equally in good […]
Canelo ‘Ducked' Benavidez After He Agreed To Take $5 Million For The Fight
David Benavidez agreed to Canelo Alvarez’s terms before the Undisputed Super Middleweight Champion of the world walked away from a deal. That is according to Benavidez’s father, Jose Benavidez Sr. The two boxers have been linked with a fight on Cinco de Mayo Weekend or Mexican Independence Day. This would define the best super middleweight […]
Andy Cruz On Facing Keyshawn Davis In The Pro Ranks: ‘It’s A Possible Future Fight’
Cuban lightweight prospect Andy Cruz has said he would be interested in a future fight with amateur rival Keyshawn Davis once the American has proved himself to be one of the best in the division. Cruz turned professional in July last year after one of the most decorated amateur careers in boxing history. Holding an […]
Zhilei Zhang Calls Out Anthony Joshua Ahead Of Fight With Joseph Parker
Chinese heavyweight Zhilei Zhang has said he wants to face Anthony Joshua in his next fight after he has taken care of business against Joseph Parker next month. Zhang puts his WBO interim heavyweight title on the line when he takes on former world champion Parker on March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Their fight […]
Canelo's Trainer Dismisses Talk Of A $55 Million Guarantee To Fight Benavidez – ‘He's 100 Percent Ducking, Quack Quack'
Canelo Alvarez‘s team has denied an offer of a $55 million guarantee to fight David Benavidez after the latter’s promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, confirmed it. The two have been linked with a fight ever since Canelo Beat Jermell Charlo in his last fight to retain his Undisputed Super Middleweight Title. The Mexican beat the American in […]
Tank Davis Ducks Haney To Face Frank Martin – ‘Tank Fights Tomato Cans'
Gervonta Davis will headline against Frank Martin on a PBC Amazon Prime Video pay-per-view in the summer. That is according to ESPN’s Mike Coppinger. Davis has not fought since his seventh-round knockout victory over Ryan Garcia last year. After the win, Davis was apprehended by authorities for breaking the terms of his house arrest in […]
Keyshawn Davis Targets Teofimo Lopez And Adam Azim: ‘I’m Willing To Fight Anybody’
Fast-rising prospect Keyshawn Davis has set his sights on Teofimo Lopez Jr. and exciting British talent Adam Azim, stating that he is “willing to fight anybody”. Davis, named 2022 Prospect of the Year by both ESPN and The Ring Magazine, continued to live up to the hype when he took his perfect professional record to […]
Claressa Shields Predicts Joshua Vs Ngannou To Go To Split Decision
Women’s boxing star Claressa Shields has predicted that the upcoming heavyweight bout between Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou will be decided on a split decision. Two-time unified heavyweight world champion Joshua and former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou are set to meet in the ring on March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. For Joshua, it will […]
Ngannou Surprised Everyone Once. Can He Do the Same to Joshua?
It’s hard to know what to think of Francis Ngannou as a boxer. During his first professional boxing match last October in Saudi Arabia, Ngannou went the distance with Tyson Fury. But Ngannou didn’t just survive the bout. Ngannou landed several strong punches, making it appear he had been boxing for years. He stunned the […]
Canelo Could Leave PBC As Fears Grow Over Al Haymon Not Having Enough Money
PBC is reportedly wanting Canelo Alvarez to fight Jaime Munguia on Cinco de Mayo Weekend. Alvarez has not fought since beating Jermell Charlo last year by a unanimous decision. The fight was criticised given the one-sided nature since Charlo was moving up two weight classes from 154 pounds to try and win Canelo’s undisputed title […]
Ngannou's Coach Calls Out John Fury To Settle Their Beef
Francis Ngannou’s coach, Dewey Cooper, has called out Tyson Fury’s father, John Fury, for a boxing bout. The Fury and Ngannou camp have a history since they were involved in an entertaining exhibition bout in October last year. Ngannou was making his boxing debut after having conquered the UFC. He is the former UFC heavyweight […]
Tyson Fury Warned About Taking This Fight – ‘He’d Land On The Chin And Render Him Unconscious'
Mike Tyson would beat Tyson Fury in a potential boxing match. That is according to Carl Froch. The Gypsy King knows what it is like to go up against Iron Mike after having fought Francis Ngannou. Mike was in the corner as the former UFC Heavyweight Champion suffered a split decision loss. Despite this being […]