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Tyson Fury's Father Slams Eddie Hearn's Reaction To The Ngannou Fight
John Fury has slammed Eddie Hearn in light of his son Tyson Fury’s upcoming fight with Francis Ngannou. The two will face each other in a crossover boxing event on July 29th, 2023, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The news split the boxing community. The majority of the fan base lamenting the absence of an undisputed […]
Kambosos Beats Hughes In An Unconvincing Majority Decision
George Kambosos Jr. secured an unconvincing majority-decision win over Maxi Hughes. Kambosos was looking to bounce back from his consecutive losses to Devin Haney by getting a statement win. However, the Australian’s performance in an IBF title eliminator left a lot to be desired. In the early stages of the fight, Hughes made an impression […]
The WBC Gives Haney More Time To Decide His Future
The WBC has granted Devin Haney more time, specifically until July 27th, 2023, to decide his next move going forward. The undisputed lightweight champion must make a decision over whether or not he should stay at 135 pounds or move up to junior welterweight. If Haney stays at lightweight, then he would have to face […]
Teofimo Lopez's, Shakur Stevenson And Ryan Garcia's Next Moves
Teofimo Lopez Sr. has outlined his own wishes for his son, Teofimo Lopez Jr, moving forward. Lopez’s last fight was a unanimous-decision win over Josh Taylor. And in doing so, Lopez became a two-weight and two-time lineal champion to pick up the WBO junior-welterweight belt. While that may have been the case, Lopez announced his […]
De La Hoya's Cross-Dressing Photos, The Russian Mob And More
Oscar De La Hoya’s cross-dressing pictures caused quite a storm for the boxer. The Mexican’s ordeal was played out in his documentary, ‘The Golden Boy.’ And as part of that process, pictures of the boxer cross-dressing were leaked in 2007 by a Serbian dancer known as Milana Dravnel. And given that the star was a […]
Manny's Return, Shakur Calls Kambosos' Win A Robbery
Manny Pacquiao will officially make a return to boxing to engage in a 2024 exhibition. The eight-division world champion will face off against Muay Thai specialist/kickboxer Buakaw Banchamek. Manny may be 45 years-old, but he is showing no signs that he is falling out of love with the sport. In contrast, Banchamek is 41-years-old, who […]
Frank Martin Vows To Knockout Lomachenko
Frank Martin has vowed to knock out Vasiliy Lomachenko if they were to ever cross paths. Martin’s last fight was a unanimous-decision win over Artem Harutyunyan. Although that may have been the case, Martin’s defense was exposed with Harutyunyan having a lot of success. However, Harutyunyan’s decision to take a knee in the final round […]
Spence Vs. Crawford Card Expanded – Here's What We Know
The Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford card has been expanded upon with the inclusion of new names. The two fighters will face each other July 29th, 2023, for all the belts with the winner becoming the first undisputed welterweight champion of the four-belt era. And in the process of doing so, one fighter will […]
Frank Warren Defends Tyson Fury Amid Mass Criticism
Frank Warren has defended Tyson Fury’s decision to fight Francis Ngannou on October 28th, 2023. The WBC heavyweight champion’s crossover bout will result in a ten-round boxing match against someone who has never entered a boxing ring before. That resulted in a huge amount of backlash from the boxing community, in particular Carl Froch, who […]
Billy Joe Saunders' Return, Joshua And Jake Paul's Improvements
Billy Joe Saunders has called out Edgar Berlanga for his next fight. Saunders does have a resume to compete with any fighter by virtue of the fact that he is a two-weight-world champion. However, in the biggest fight of his career against Canelo Alvarez in 2021, he suffered an eight-round-stoppage defeat after retiring in the […]
Nate Diaz Smokes During His Jake Paul Training Camp
Nate Diaz was spotted smoking in his training camp, as he prepares to face Jake Paul on August 5th, 2023. The MMA star has not fought since his win over Tony Ferguson at UFC 279 in 2022. Therefore, this was far from the ideal preparation that was needed to get ready for what will be […]
Spence Vs. Crawford Predictions Featuring Keyshawn Davis, Ryan Garcia And Abel Sanchez
Keyshawn Davis is confident that Terence Crawford will stop Errol Spence Jr. on July 29th, 2023. Both fighters have had their respective media workouts with less than two weeks to go before the fight. And with their legacy on the line, both fighters are leaving no stone unturned in their quest to become the first […]
Lopez Will Likely Rematch Kambosos Jr. – Says Lou DiBella
Teofimo Lopez will most likely face George Kambosos Jr. in a rematch. That is according to promoter Lou DiBella. The lightweights faced off in a thrilling fight in 2021 when Kambosos shocked the world to beat the unified lightweight champion in a split-decision victory. The post-fight comments were also controversial with Teo disputing the decision. […]
Connor Ben's WBC Removal Explained
Conor Benn’s removal from the WBC rankings has raised many talking points. The welterweight has been suspended by UKAD following his two failed VADA tests for Clomiphene. The WBC had initially reinstated Conor into their rankings. This was on the basis that ‘elevated’ levels of egg consumption may have resulted in the Clomiphene. However, the […]
Mike Tyson Gives His Take On Spence Vs. Crawford
Mike Tyson has given his take on the outcome of Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford. Tyson is well aware of what it takes to become undisputed, which is exactly what is at stake on July 29th, 2023. In 1987, Tyson overcame Tony Tucker via a unanimous decision to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of […]
Jermaine Franklin Beats Issac Munoz, Shows He's Still Dangerous
Jermaine Franklin (22-2, 14 KOs) broke out of a two-fight losing streak last weekend, defeating Isaac Munoz (17-1-1) in a lopsided decision victory. It’s good to see the American back in the win column. He suffered back-to-back defeats from British fighters over the last several months. Franklin first faced top ten heavyweight Dillian Whyte, losing […]
Joshua Slams Rob McCracken, Mocks Carl Froch's Nose
Anthony Joshua hit out at his former trainer Rob McCracken. The former unified heavyweight champion is now working under Derrick James, as he gets ready for his upcoming fight on August 12th, 2023, against Dillian Whyte. AJ spoke highly of the American on the basis that he was improving his fundamentals, the primary being his […]
Kambosos On Facing Maxi Hughes, Wants ‘Tank Davis' Too
George Kambosos Jr. will face Max Hughes on July 22nd, 2023, from the Firelake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Kambosos will be looking to bounce back from his consecutive losses to Devin Haney, as he lost out to the eventual undisputed champion. And this fight could be the perfect opportunity to do just that. The winner […]
Canelo Fires Back At His Haters – ‘I'm Ready'
Canelo Alvarez is focused on the job following his recent outing at a golf course. Alvarez will face Jermell Charlo on September 30th, 2023, in a battle of two undisputed champions. Both fighters have started their training camps. However, Alvarez dropped a surprise when he was pictured on a golf course with Patrick Mahomes. Naturally, […]
Spence Will Beat Crawford – Paulie Malignaggi Reacts And More
Paulie Malignaggi expects Errol Spence Jr.’s physicality to be too much for Terence Crawford when they meet on July 29th, 2023. Spence is the naturally bigger welterweight who is younger, although the older Crawford does hold the reach advantage. Going into the bout, Crawford is seen as the favorite with the bookies despite being the […]