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Ryan Garcia's Social Media Deactivated After Israel-Palestine Posts
Ryan Garcia’s social media accounts have been deactivated after he posted a video showing himself crying over the Israel-Palestine problem. The boxer is preparing to face Devin Haney on April 20 to win The Dream’s WBC Junior Welterweight Title. But much has been said about his mental health running up to the fight. Garcia has […]
Raymond Ford To Consider One More Fight At Featherweight – For The Right Offer
WBA featherweight world champion Raymond Ford said he would remain in the division for at least one more fight for the right offer and opponent. Ford (15-0-1 8 KO) secured his first world title in spectacular style on March 12 when he stopped Otabek Kholmatov with just seven seconds remaining in the final round. The […]
WBC Defends Giving Francis Ngannou A Top 10 Heavyweight Ranking
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has defended the organization’s decision to award Francis Ngannou a top-10 heavyweight ranking following the Cameroonian’s crushing defeat to Anthony Joshua. Competing in just his second professional boxing bout, former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou was destroyed by Joshua, getting floored in the first round and again in the second before getting […]
Fury vs Joshua Will Happen At Wembley – Says Hearn
Eddie Hearn has said Turki AlalShikh will put on Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium. Joshua is currently in line to face the winner of the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship between Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. The two undefeated fighters face off on May 18 for the right to become the best heavyweight of their […]
McGregor Frustrated By His UFC Return Delay – ‘I Lose Interest'
Conor McGregor has revealed that he finds it hard to stay motivated every time his UFC comeback is delayed. McGregor’s last UFC fight was in 2021, when he suffered a loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. The defeat was accompanied by a serious leg injury, which has kept him out of action since then. […]
De La Hoya Says Garcia Is Mentally Well To Fight Haney- ‘Mark My Words, It’s A Knockout'
Oscar De La Hoya has downplayed concerns over Ryan Garcia’s mental health. Garcia is set to face Devin Haney on April 20 as he attempts to win The Dream’s WBC Junior Welterweight Title. However, the build-up has been dominated by Garcia’s social media activity. Garcia has spoken about a variety of topics, including human trafficking. […]
Former UFC Heavyweight Champ Mark Coleman Is Conscious In Hospital After Saving Parents From A Fire
The ex-UFC UFC Heavyweight Champion of the World, Mark Coleman, is conscious in hospital after being taken there following his bravery in saving his parents from a house fire. According to reports, the fire started in the kitchen near Toledo, Ohio. Coleman decided to rush in and save both his parents. After that, he decided to […]
Taylor vs Catterall 2 Postponed – Taylor Suffers An Eye Injury
Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall’s fight has been postponed again for the second time. Both men were set to run things back after Taylor won the first bout in controversial circumstances. The Scot was granted a split decision win, with may feeling Catterall should have been given the victory. Their rematch was set to take […]
Who Does O’Malley Fight Next?
Sean O’Malley left UFC 299 like he had entered, as a bantamweight champion in the UFC. It was a personal battle against the man who gave him his only career loss to date, Marlon Vera. So, who does the brightly colored champ face next? Face the No.1 Contender, Dvalishvili There are few men with as […]
Liam Davies Targets Naoya Inoue After ‘Biggest Fight Of My Life’ Against Erik Robles Ayala
Liam Davies said he is ready for the “biggest fight of my life” when he takes on Erik Robles Ayala for the vacant IBO super-bantamweight title – and he hopes a victory will set up a shot at undisputed champion Naoya Inoue. Davies (15-0-0 7 KO) and Ayala (15-1-0 9 KO) will headline the show […]
Lauren Price Aims For Women’s Boxing Greatness As She Prepares For First World Title Shot
Lauren Price has set her sights on “greatness” and wants to be remembered amongst the legends of both women’s boxing and Welsh sport as she prepares to contest her first world title fight. Price (6-0-0 1 KO) will take on WBA and IBO welterweight world champion Jessica McCaskill (12-3-1 5 KO) at the Cardiff International […]
Anthony Smith is Set for UFC 301 Return!
The veteran Anthony Smith is one of the more experienced fighters on the contemporary roster, having 56 bouts in his distinguished career and being an advanced fighter at the age of 35. Despite being somewhat lengthy in the tooth, Smith is heading back to the octagon and set to fight on the UFC 301 card. […]
Kayla Harrison Blasts Inappropriate UFC 300 Question – ‘I’m An Advocate For Survivors Of Sexual Abuse'
Kayla Harrison was left outraged by a fan question during a UFC 300 Q&A session. Harrison recently signed with the UFC to take on Holly Holm in the bantamweight at UFC 300. In doing so, she ended ties with the PFL, which ended hopes of a Cris Cyborg fight. In the build-up of the big […]
Haney Signs Deal With PRIME; Ryan Garcia Says He Is ‘Working For The Devil'
Devin Haney has signed a sponsorship deal with PRIME that will annoy his rival, Ryan Garcia. Haney and Garcia will face on April 20 as The Dream defends his WBC Junior Welterweight Title. The build-up has been dominated by Garcia’s social media activity, with suggestions that his mental health is not in a good place. […]
KSI Mocks Jake Paul For Fighting Mike Tyson – ‘Tyson Is 57'
KSI has criticized Jake Paul for fighting Mike Tyson. The Problem Child announced he was facing the former Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World on July 20. The fight has received a mixed reaction, given the age difference. Paul is 27 years old and is having the best performances of his career. After suffering his […]
Diaz vs Masvidal Boxing Match Confirmed For June 1
Ariel Helwani has confirmed that Nate Diaz will square off against Jorge Masvidal in a boxing match on June 1. According to reports, the fight will be a ten-rounder at 175 pounds. It is set to occur from the Kia Forum in Inglewood, CA. This will be the second time that they have fought each other. The first bout […]
Jake Gyllenhaal Praises Conor McGregor's Acting – ‘I Have Great Respect'
Jake Gyllenhaal praised Conor McGregor’s approach to acting during his time on set for ‘Road House.’ The two appear in the remake of the 1989 film, which is set to air on Amazon Prime Video on March 21. The film is based on Gyllenhaal’s character, Elwood Dalton, a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse. During […]
Well-Rounded Francis Ngannou Would Beat Anthony Joshua in Octagon
Many combat sports observers went a bit overboard reading what Francis Ngannou’s split-decision loss to Tyson Fury late last year meant. Some otherwise reasonable people went off their rockers, suggesting that Ngannou should be ranked in the top 10 for heavyweight boxing. But former boxing world champion Anthony Joshua snuffed out the boxing hype. Joshua […]
Dillian Whyte: Francis Ngannou Had No Business Being In The Ring With Anthony Joshua
British heavyweight Dillian Whyte has said Francis Ngannou was full of “false confidence” ahead of his devastating knockout defeat by Anthony Joshua last Friday. Ngannou entered the ‘Knockout Chaos’ headline bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia following an impressive professional boxing debut last October, when he pushed Tyson Fury to a split decision and knocked the […]
Logan Paul Turned Down The Mike Tyson Fight – ‘He’s Just Too Old, He’s Senile'
Logan Paul rejected the chance to face Mike Tyson before his brother, Jake Paul, took the fight. Paul faces Tyson from the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, which will air on Netflix. This is the first time that the platform will show a boxing bout, which shows the magnitude of the fight. But the bout has […]