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Joshua Reveals His Higher Purpose For Boxing – ‘I Want To Fight For Charities'
Anthony Joshua says he has plenty of motivation to fight as he prepares to face Daniel Dubois on September 21. Joshua has the chance to become a three-time world champion by winning Dubois’ IBF belt. A win sets him up for an Undisputed Heavyweight Title shot with the winner of the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson […]
Danny Garcia Out To Secure A Place In The Hall Of Fame Against Erislandy Lara
Danny Garcia has made it perfectly clear his motivation for returning to the ring to challenge WBA middleweight champion Erislandy Lara following a two-year absence. “It’s definitely legacy, my legacy is everything to me,” he told Boxing Social. “Since I started boxing, I wanted to be an Olympic gold medalist [and] I wanted to be […]
Canelo Vs. Berlanga Predictions – ‘It's A Big Task'
Canelo Alvarez boxed Edgar Berlanga on September 14, as boxing insiders gave their predictions. Canelo is the massive favorite as he defends his WBA, WBC and WBO belts. Since his loss to Dmitry Bivol, Canelo has racked up wins against GGG, John Ryder, Jermall Charlo and Jaime Munguia. There is a perception that Canelo is […]
Ciryl Gane Spars With NBA Star Rudy Gobert
Ciryl Gane was spotted training with NBA star Rudy Gobert as he gears up for his UFC return. Gane has not had a UFC fight since stopping Serghei Spivac last year in his home country of France. It was the perfect response following his defeat to Jon Jones at UFC 285. Gane suffered a first-round […]
Dana White On De La Hoya Choosing The UFC Over Canelo – ‘I Respect Canelo'
Dana White appears unenthusiastic about Oscar De La Hoya attending UFC 306. De La Hoya confirmed he would attend the UFC event from The Sphere instead of Canelo Alvarez’s boxing fight against Edgar Berlanga. Sean O’Malley will defend his UFC Bantamweight Title against Merab Dvalishvili in the main event during Mexican Independence Weekend on September […]
Tyson's Health Check Set For Day Before Paul Fight
Mike Tyson’s health will only be examined a day before his Jake Paul fight. Tyson will box Paul on November 15, which will air on Netflix. The 58-year-old will have his first professional fight since 2005, when he lost to Kevin McBride. Tyson’s last appearance in the boxing ring took place in 2020 when he […]
Did Dubois Drop Joshua In Sparring?
Eddie Hearn has denied suggestions that Daniel Dubois dropped Anthony Joshua in sparring. The two fighters face off on September 21 in an IBF Heavyweight Title fight. Joshua has been in good form since working with Ben Davidson in his last two fights. Stoppage wins over Otto Wallin, and Francis Ngannou have given him another […]
McGregor Shows Off His Punch Power
Conor McGregor showed off his punch power while waiting for his next fight. Fans are still waiting to see McGregor fight following his 2021 defeat to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. His fight with Michael Chandler has been pushed back after McGregor pulled out of their June 29 bout. A broken toe meant fans have […]
Superlek Tortures Jonathan Haggerty Again to Grab ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai Title
Jonathan Haggerty put on his bravest face. But the English fighter knew when he agreed to fight Superlek Kiatmoo9 that he would have a tough night at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Haggerty previously had squared up with Superlek Kiatmoo9 in a Muay Thai battle outside of ONE. But much like the first time the […]
Sean Brady Picks Up Important Win over Gilbert Burns
Sean Brady may never get a shot at fighting for the UFC welterweight crown. But if the Philadelphia native continues to pick up wins like he did over Gilbert Burns Saturday night, his name will never be far from the conversation. Brady controlled the fight for five rounds, staying safe while making sure that Burns, […]
Fabio Reis Snaps Cold Spell at ONE Friday Night Fights 78
Fabio Reis needed to find a way to build self-confidence. The Portuguese Muay Thai specialist was in a rough slump. Three straight losses had Reis’ career looking like it was trending in the wrong direction. Reis was able to change everything up Friday night because of how dedicated he was to working Pakorn PK Saenchai’s […]
Canelo Alvarez v Edgar Berlanga: Predictions For The Full Las Vegas Card
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will make his latest super-middleweight world title defense in Las Vegas on Saturday against leading contender Edgar Berlanga. Canelo (61-2-2 39 KO) will put his WBC, WBA, and WBO belts on the line at the T Mobile Arena aiming to continue his imperious form at 168lbs. Meanwhile, Berlanga (22-0-0 17 KO) will […]
Eubank Jr. Targets The Biggest Fights – ‘Canelo Is The Marquee Name'
Chris Eubank Jr. opened up about his plans for the future as he targeted the biggest fights. Eubank Jr. will box Kamil Szeremeta on October 12 on the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol card. It is the first fight he will have had since beating Liam Smith last year. The result was the perfect response […]
Bivol Ready For Beterbiev's Power – ‘I Will Do Everything'
Dmitry Bivol says he is prepared to face Artur Beterbiev’s power ahead of their Undisputed Light Heavyweight Bout. Bivol, who is the WBA Champion, puts his undefeated record of 23-0 on the line. He defeated Malik Zinad in his last fight to set up the undisputed bout. Bivol is much younger at 33, while Beterbiev […]
Shevchenko Confident About Beating Grasso – ‘Everyone Saw The Second Fight'
Valentina Shevchenko is adamant that she beat Alexa Grasso in their second fight at UFC Noche last year. The fight was declared a split draw after Mike Bell scored the final round 10-8 in favor of Grasso. The result meant Grasso kept her UFC Flyweight Title after beating Valentina in their first fight at UFC […]
Jack Massey Ready To Make The Most Of His Opportunity Against Jai Opetaia
Cruiserweight contender Jack Massey says he’s determined the make the most of the opportunity to fight for a world title when he takes on IBF champion Jai Opetaia next month. Opetaia (25-0-0 19 KO) begins his second reign as the IBF world champion against Massey (22-2-0 12 KO) on October 14 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. […]
Kamaru Usman Not Afraid to Take on Shavkhat Rakhmonov
Kamaru Usman still looks at himself as more of a potential champion than a gatekeeper. But the former UFC welterweight titleholder has many more doubters than believers these days. Usman, 37, is on a three-fight losing streak. Usman hasn’t won a fight since he settled his rivalry with Colby Covington with a decision victory at […]
Jorge Masvidal Says He Would Like to Make UFC Comeback
Jorge Masvidal thought everything was going great with boxing. Masvidal drew a $1 million gate when he fought Nate Diaz. Despite losing a split decision in July in Anaheim, Masvidal had to feel good when he saw nearly 18,000 people attending the fight card. But MMAfighting latest news shows that the fight didn’t sell well […]
Christine Ferea Apologizes to Crowd After Record-Breaking Title Defense
Christine Ferea seemed more relieved than excited after she defended her Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship women’s flyweight title for a record seventh time Friday night at the Maverick Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. There was a reason she didn’t feel as overjoyed as she had previously. Ferea missed more punches than she landed against […]
Plants Eyes Canelo And Berlanga Fights
Caleb Plant is targeting a rematch with Canelo Alvarez, provided he beats Trevor McCumby. Plant boxes on the Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga card on September 14 during Mexican Independence Weekend. It was his first fight since losing a unanimous decision against David Benavidez last year. The fight is for the WBA Interim Super Middleweight […]