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Luis Alberto Lopez Out To Prove He’s The World’s Best Featherweight Against Angelo Leo
Luis Alberto Lopez will make the fourth defense of his IBF featherweight world title against Angelo Leo on Saturday when he has the chance to prove he’s the top dog of the division. Lopez (30-2-0 17 KO) and Leo (24-1-0 11 KO) will headline the show at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque where both fighters will […]
Britain Hart Defends Women’s Strawweight Title at BKFC 63 & Ties Record For Most Title Defenses
Picturing the BKFC without Britain Hart doesn’t seem possible. Britain Hart was on the ground floor of the young organization. Hart’s first fight came at BKFC 2 in August 2018. While Hart lost her first two flights in the promotion, she soon found her footing and became a fixture of the sport. By beating Taylor […]
PBC Talks Up Spence Vs. Fundora – ‘See How He Performs At 154'
PBC spokesperson Tim Smith has given his take on a potential Errol Spence Jr. vs. Sebastian Fundora fight. Spence has not been in the ring since losing to Terence Crawford last year. He was dropped three times before the fight was stopped in round nine. The rematch never happened as Crawford moved up to 154. […]
Israil Madrimov Doubts Terence Crawford Could Trouble ‘Massive’ Canelo Alvarez
Israil Madrimov says he’s doubtful Terence Crawford could give Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez a competitive fight due to the “massive” size difference between the two fighters. Crawford (41-0-0 31 KO) inflicted a first professional defeat on Madrimov (10-1-1 7 KO) on Saturday to take the Uzbek’s WBA super-welterweight title and become a four-weight world champion. In […]
Major Pieces Slide Into Place as Kayla Harrison and José Aldo Join UFC 307 Lineup
Raquel Pennington is defending her UFC bantamweight belt at UFC 307 October in Salt Lake City. But Pennington should be worried about more than Julianna Peña. MMAfighting news shows one of the rising contenders to challenge Pennington next after a successful defense will also be fighting that night. Former PFL champion and Olympic gold medalist […]
Dakota Ditcheva Cements Herself as PFL’s Best Home-Grown Star by Clinching Spot in Flyweight Championship
Dakota Ditcheva is a star. There’s no arguing that at this point. When it comes to how to draw interest in fighting, she understands the assignment. Ditcheva, the PFL Europe women’s flyweight tournament champion, continued to build upon her legend on the main roster during a women’s flyweight tournament semifinal during PFL 7 Friday night […]
Panrit Lukjaomasesaiwaree Keeps Good Times Going with Unanimous Decision Win at ONE Friday Night Fights 73
Panrit Lukjaomaesaiwaree didn’t flinch when the fight went in different directions Friday night at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Worapan Sor Dechapan thought of several different attacks at Panrit. But Panrit wasn’t surprised by anything that came his way. The 27-year-old fighter was able to change tactics several times throughout the fight, according to […]
Umar Nurmagomedov Continues Family Tradition of Earning UFC Title Shots
Umar Nurmagomedov struggled early in his fight with Cory Sandhagen on Saturday in Abu Dhabi. Nurmagomedov couldn’t rely on his outstanding wrestling to control Sandhagen. During the first four rounds, Sandhagen refused to be controlled on the ground. In the toughest test of his career to date, Nurmagomedov showed off something more impressive than his […]
Madrimov Laughs Off Canelo Vs. Crawford – ‘It Will Be Very Difficult'
Israil Madrimov has doubts that Terence Crawford would beat Canelo Alvarez. Madrivmov lost a unanimous decision to Crawford, who picked up his WBA Junior Middleweight Title. It was the first loss of Madrimov’s career, which divided the boxing community. Madrimov landed more power punches than Crawford, even though Crawford threw more and landed more jabs. […]
McGregor Drinks Forge Irish Stout At BKFC Event
Conor McGregor drank a can of Forged Irish Stout as he appeared at a BFKC event. McGregor recently became a part-owner of the franchise, as he plans his career post-UFC. He has two fights left on his UFC contract, and he is expected to fight Michael Chandler once he returns from his broken toe. The […]
O'Malley Says A Nurmagomedov Win Sets Up A McGregor Clash
Sean O’Malley felt that a victory over Umar Nurmagomedov could set up a Conor McGregor fight. O’Malley and McGregor are not on good terms after the verbal shots they fired at each other over social media. McGregor called him a juicehead once boxer Ryan Garcia tested positive for Ostarine. Ryan received a one-year ban, as […]
Loma Shakes Up Shakur During Altercation – ‘Outside, Let's Fight Right Now'
Shakur Stevenson and Vasiliy Lomachenko traded verbal shots at the Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov fight. Both boxers were present as Crawford beat Madrimov via a unanimous decision to win the WBA Junior Middleweight Title. The win made Crawford a four-division champion as Shakur and Loma watched ringside. Shakur has been linked with a fight […]
Hearn Blasts Crawford Vs. Madrimov Scorecards – ‘A Waste Of Time'
Eddie Hearn has slammed the scorecards for Terence Crawford vs. Israel Madrimov. Bud beat Madrimov via a unanimous decision to become a four-weight world champion with the WBA 154-pound belt. While the fight was competitive, Crawford pulled away in the latter parts of the fight to take the decision: 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113. Hearn was […]
Isaac Cruz Wants Immediate Rematch After Surprise World Title Loss To Jose Valenzuela
Isaac Cruz has publicly stated his desire for an immediate rematch with Jose Valenzuela after losing their super-lightweight world title bout on Saturday. Cruz (26-3-1 18 KO) was making the first defense of his WBA belt against Valenzuela (14-2-0 9 KO) in the co-main event of the Riyadh Season card headlined by Terence Crawford’s points […]
Andy Cruz Targets Lightweight World Titles In 2025 After Dominant Win
Andy Cruz has outlined his plans to be fighting for world titles “this time next year” after continuing his rise through the professional ranks with a dominant victory over Antonio Moran on Saturday. Cruz (4-0-0 2 KO) rode a couple of good shots from Mexican veteran Moran (30-7-1 21 KO) but ultimately proved too strong […]
Win Over Israil Madrimov Showed Why Terence Crawford v Canelo Alvarez Is A Terrible Idea
Terence Crawford added more accolades to his already historic career on Saturday by defeating WBA super-welterweight champion Israil Madrimov to become a four-weight world champion. Crawford (40-0-0 31 KO) inflicted a first professional defeat on Madrimov (10-1-1 7 KO), getting the decision on all three judges’ scorecards following a competitive and compact bout at the […]
Jared Anderson Down But Not Out After Shock Knockout Loss To Martin Bakole
Jared Anderson should take heart from the many heavyweight greats that came before him who suffered shock knockout defeats and used the setbacks to forge legendary careers. Wladimir Klitschko dominated the division for a generation but not before a couple of stunning stoppage losses to Corrie Sanders and Lamon Brewster. Lennox Lewis was knocked out […]
Crawford Beats Madrimov – Who Is Next?
Terence Crawford beat Israil Madrimov to become the WBA champion at 154, leaving question marks over hisnext steps. Bud had his first fight as a junior middleweight when he picked up Madrimov’s WBA belt. The victory made him a four-weight world champion, taking his undefeated record to 41-0. There were concerns that he would struggle […]
Crawford Beats Madrimov To Become A Four-Division Champion
Terence Crawford is a four-division champion, beating Israil Madrimov via a unanimous decision to pick up his WBA belt. Crawford fought his first fight at 154, and there were question marks over whether he could handle the power. But Bud answered those questions by taking Madrimov’s shots and returning fire with his own arsenal. Crawford […]
Fans React To Topuria Vs. Holloway – ‘Holloway Sleeps Topuria'
Dana White has confirmed that Ilia Topuria will defend his UFC Featherweight Title against Max Holloway at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi on October 26. The main event features two champions. Topuria is the UFC Featherweight Champion after knocking out Alexander Volkanovski in the second round at UFC 298. It was Volk’s first stoppage defeat […]