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Jake Paul’s Manager Shuts Down Critics Of The Tyson Fight – ‘Age Is The Equalizing Factor'
Nakisa Bidarian, Jake Paul’s manager, has shut down criticism over the upcoming Mike Tyson fight. The fight was initially set for June 20 live on Netflix. However, the fight was called off after Tyson withdrew with an inflamed ulcer. This led to increasing calls for the fight to be canceled. Tyson will be 58 when […]
Dana White Talks Up The UFC's Next Broadcasting Deal
Dana White has praised the UFC, stating that many organizations are interested in acquiring its rights. The UFC inked a lucrative deal in 2018 with ESPN, which will last until 2025. The terms of the agreement meant that ESPN would show UFC fights exclusively. This also includes any PPV events. The deal is worth $1.5 […]
Regis Prograis Not Focused On Jack Catterall Or Judges, Only Himself: ‘I’ve Got To Train For Me’
Regis Prograis insists he’s focused only on himself and getting back to his best as the former super-lightweight world champion prepares for his title eliminator bout with Jack Catterall in August. Prograis (29-2-0 24 KO) faces Catterall (29-1-0 13 KO) in Manchester, England on August 24 in what is expected to be a world title […]
Alex Pereira Went From Adesanya’s Rival to One of UFC’s Kingpins
Alex Pereira took a four-year break from mixed martial arts before he returned in November 2020. Pereira has set the sport on fire, piling up an 8-1 record, capturing the light heavyweight and middleweight championships and collecting five wins over former UFC championships. The question for Pereira, who is the current light heavyweight champion, is […]
Prochazka's Witchcraft Claims Against Pereira Cost Him
Jiri Prochazka was always facing a tough task to beat Alex Pereira when he started worrying about allegations of ‘witchcraft.’ In the build-up to their UFC 303 clash, Prochazka bizarrely claimed that Pereira was using ‘spirits’ in the big fights to get the better of his opponent. Alex refused to entertain such talk, as he […]
WBC Bans Ryan Garcia After His Controversial X Posts – ‘This Is A Mess'
Ryan Garcia has sparked controversy with a series of posts on X. Garcia shared various posts with suggestions that he was using racist language against African Americans and discriminating against certain groups. It is claimed Garcia used the n-word. Further tweets allegedly disparaged George Floyd, Mexicans and Muslims, to name a few. While those tweets […]
Canelo Alvarez vs. Eubank Jr. In The Works, Fans Unhappy – ‘Disgraceful Fight'
Canelo Alvarez is in negotiations to fight Chris Eubank Jr. for his upcoming fight. Reports indicate that the Mexican is moving away from the other two front runners, Edgar Berlanga and Jermall Charlo. Berlanga was considered the favorite, given he has a Puerto Rican fanbase that help sell a big PPV on Mexican Independence Day. […]
Pacquiao Wins Major Legal Case Against Paradigm Sports – ‘Winning Even In Retirement'
Manny Pacquiao has been given a substantial legal victory after winning his case against Paradigm Sports Management. The Filipino was ordered to pay the company $5.1 million after reports that he had breached their contract. Pacman signed an alleged exclusive deal with the agency, allowing the company to negotiate his future fights. While that may have […]
Daniel Dubois Needs To Improve Defense To Beat Anthony Joshua, Says Trainer
Daniel Dubois’ trainer Don Charles has admitted his fighter needs to improve his defense if he wants to beat Anthony Joshua and retain his IBF heavyweight world title. Dubois (21-2-0 20 KO) faces Joshua (28-3-0 25 KO) in the biggest all-British fight of the year on September 21 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Joshua […]
Andy Cruz: Can The ‘Super Special’ Cuban Become The Best Lightweight In The World?
Andy Cruz will return to the ring in just under one month when the Cuban takes his place on the undercard of the August 3 mega-event in Los Angeles. Terence Crawford will be the big star of the show when he aims to become a three-weight world champion against WBA super-welterweight belt holder Israil Madrimov. […]
Shakur Stevenson Blasts Bob Arum – ‘Top Rank Or Nothing, Just Shut Up'
Shakur Stevenson is unhappy with Top Rank as he entered the final fight of his contract. Stevenson’s next fight is this Saturday as he defends his WBC Lightweight Title against Artem Harutunyan. Shakur won the vacant title against Edwin De Los Santos but received criticism for his fighting style, resulting in many boos during the […]
Joshua Is Back To His Best – ‘There’s A Different Animal'
Paulie Malignaggi says Anthony Joshua is a much better fighter since working with Ben Davidson. Davidson joined Joshua’s team following his fight with Robert Helenius. Although Joshua stopped Helenius, he looked short of confidence. He parted ways with Derrick James as Davidson came in. Davidson and Joshua have had two fights together. Joshua stopped Otto […]
Tom Aspinall Warns Alex Pereira – ‘I’m Not Shying Away'
Tom Aspinall is willing to face Alex Pereira if the Brazilian moves up to heavyweight. Pereira is a two-weight UFC champion on an incredible run of form. Following his loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 287, the Brazilian moved up to light heavyweight. He would get his title shot against Jiri Prochazka, beating him via […]
Bob Arum Calls For Jack Catterall v Josh Taylor Trilogy Bout After ‘Unacceptable Scorecards'
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has called for Jack Catterall and Josh Taylor to have a trilogy bout after what he believes were “unacceptable scorecards” in their May rematch. Catterall earned a measure of revenge by defeating long-time rival Taylor in their long-awaited second fight in Leeds, England on May 25, more than two years […]
Israil Madrimov Ready To Shock The World Against Terence Crawford: ‘It’s My Time’
Israil Madrimov says he is ready to flip the script and deliver Terence Crawford the first defeat of his career when the pair meet in their highly anticipated bout on August 3. Madrimov (10-0-1 7 KO) puts his WBA super-welterweight world title on the line against two-weight undisputed world champion Crawford (40-0-0 31 KO) in […]
Shakur Stevenson Ready to Fight For His Reputation
Shakur Stevenson anticipated much resistance from Edwin De Los Santos when the two men went head-to-head for the vacant WBC lightweight title. But online boxing news shows Stevenson’s greatest foes reared their heads after his unanimous decision victory. De Los Santos and Stevenson hardly attempted any punches during their championship fight. Once Stevenson left the […]
Battle Between Kai Kara-France and Steve Erceg Will Give UFC 305 Another Exciting Fight for Local Fans
New Zealand native and flyweight Kai Kara-France has to be jealous of Steve Erceg. Kara-France was dropped into the snake pit not long after he started with the UFC. MMAfighting latest news shows that Kara-France had to fight several strong contenders before he earned a chance to fight for the interim championship. Without even fighting […]
Streamer Neon Gets Jumped Following Diaz vs. Masvidal Presser
Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal had their last press conference before their fight on Saturday, as steamer Neon found himself in trouble. They will clash in a ten-rounder at 175 pounds in only their second fight. Masvidal’s only boxing fight occurred in 2005 when he defeated Joseph Benjamin via a majority decision. Diaz’s boxing fight […]
Catterall And Prograis Face Off – ‘I Need To Strike'
Jack Catterall and Regis Prograis faced each other for the first time in their kick-off presser. The two boxers will square off on August 24 from Manchester, England, in their junior welterweight clash. Catterall is coming off a victory against Josh Taylor, beating the former Undisputed Junior Welterweight Champion via a unanimous decision. The victory […]
Stevenson and Harutyunyan Size Each Other Up – ‘I’m One Of The Best'
Shakur Stevenson and Artem Harutyunyan sized each other up in their final pre-fight presser before they face off on Saturday. Shakur has plenty of motivation to defy his critics. Despite being a three-weight world champion, Stevenson’s last performance against Edwin De Los Santos was criticized. He won the vacant WBC Lightweight Title, beating De Los […]