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Oscar Valdez More Motivated Than Ever To Get Back Into World Title Contention
Two-weight world champion Oscar Valdez said he is hungrier and more motivated than ever to back into title contention as the Mexican prepares for his comeback fight against Liam Wilson later this month. Valdez (31-2-0 23 KO) suffered just the second defeat of his career in his last bout, losing a unanimous decision to WBO […]
Kholmatov Vs Ford: Two Featherweight Talents Battling For World Title Glory
This Saturday, March 2, at Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York, two of the brightest talents of the featherweight division go toe-to-toe for the vacant WBA world title. In one corner will be Uzbekistan’s knockout specialist Otabek Kholmatov; in the other, slick American Raymond Ford. Both fighters are unbeaten and carry with […]
De La Hoya Wants To Box Dana White After He Previously Called Him A ‘Cokehead'
Oscar De La Hoya is willing to box Dana White on a potential Ryan Garcia vs. Sean O’Malley boxing card. Garcia and O’Malley have been trading verbal blows, resulting in Ryan calling out the UFC Bantamweight Champion. Garcia urged Dana White to make him an offer, provided he wins against Devin Haney. King Ryan faces […]
Benavidez Turns Attention To KO Artist Christian Mbilli After Canelo Ducks Him
David Benavidez’s trainer, Jose Benavidez Jr., has slammed Canelo Alvarez for ducking the Mexican Monster after he left PBC. Canelo walked away from PBC with two fights left on his deal after reports he only wanted to fight Jermall Charlo. The bout never went ahead with suggestions PBC was not willing to pay the Mexican […]
Ryan Garcia Warns Hollywood Actor Shia LaBeouf For Disrespecting Him – ‘You Don’t Know Me, Clown'
Ryan Garcia has hit out at Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf for his comments about him which were made to boxer Carl Froch. Froch is well aware of the actor as he is training him and Toby Kebbell for their boxing drama Salvable. The film is based on the character Sal, whose boxing days are behind […]
PBC In Huge Trouble As Crawford And Canelo Leave – ‘PBC Is Finished'
Terence Crawford is no longer with PBC after his one-fight deal expired. Crawford’s deal included the Errol Spence Jr. rematch, which broke down. Bud had stopped The Truth to become the first Undisputed Welterweight Champion of the four-belt era. That win also made him a two-weight undisputed champion, the first person to ever have done […]
Luis Nery Gets Lifetime Japan Ban Overturned To Clear Way For Naoya Inoue Fight
Mexican boxer Luis Nery has had his lifetime ban from fighting in Japan overturned by the Japan Boxing Commission, paving the way for a showdown with undisputed super-bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue. Nery (35-1-0 27 KO) was issued an indefinite ban from the JBC in March 2018 after twice falling foul of the local boxing authorities. […]
Joseph Parker Reveals Game Plan For Zhilei Zhang: ‘Stick, move, let my hands go’
Joseph Parker has spoken about his strategy to defeat Zhilei Zhang in their upcoming heavyweight fight in Saudi Arabia, revealing he will rely on his superior movement. Former WBO heavyweight world champion Parker takes on WBO interim title holder Zhang on March 8 in Riyadh. Their fight will be the co-main event to Anthony Joshua’s […]
Canelo Leaves PBC
Canelo Alvarez only wanted Jermall Charlo for May 4 on Cinco de Mayo Weekend, as he left PBC with two fights left on his deal. Alvarez signed a three-fight deal with PBC after leaving DAZN as he fought Jermell Charlo in his first bout. The Mexican won a one-sided unanimous decision as the talk turned […]
Ryan Garcia Calls Out ‘Rainbow Head' Sean O’Malley – ‘Brother I'll Kill You'
Ryan Garcia has called out Sean O’Malley, the UFC Bantamweight Champion. Garcia is currently on course to face Devin Haney on April 20 in an attempt to win The Dream’s WBC Junior Welterweight Title. But Garcia is already looking ahead by turning his attention to O’Malley. The UFC fighter first expressed his intention to crossover […]
Jon Jones Backs Joshua To Beat Ngannou – ‘Sorry, Francis'
Jon Jones has backed Anthony Joshua to beat Francis Ngannou. The two fighters square off on March 8 for Ngannou’s second boxing bout. There is an anticipation of seeing him again following his first performance. He lost a competitive split decision against Tyson Fury last year, with some believing he had done enough to win. […]
Andy Cruz To Face Top 10 Fighter Next After ‘Mismatch’ Win Against Brayan Zamarripa
Andy Cruz is expected to return to the ring in May or June and will fight a top-10 ranked opponent, his promoter Eddie Hearn said, after the Cuban’s dominant win over Brayan Zamarripa on Saturday. The Cuban lightweight is one of the most exciting prospects in boxing and further enhanced his reputation in the chief […]
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 […]