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Ryan Garcia Demands Respect From Jake Paul – ‘I Am The Greatest Of All Time'
Ryan Garcia demanded that Jake Paul respect him before his fight with Devin Haney on April 20. Garcia faces Haney in a bid to win his WBC Junior Welterweight Title. A win gives Garcia his first-ever world title, ending criticism of his boxing skills. But the build-up to the fight has been clouded by concerns […]
Kayla Harrison Responds To Cris Cyborg Training With Holly Holm – ‘Go Home, Nobody Cares'
Kayla Harrison has reacted to Cris Cyborg’s training with Holly Holm. Harrison will face Holm at UFC 300 after she left the PFL to join the UFC. Kayla takes on Holm, the former UFC Bantamweight Champion. That ended any hopes of a fight between Cyborg and Harrison. There were reports that a fight was close in […]
UFC Legend Mark Coleman Hospitalized After Saving Parents From Fire – ‘Total Hero'
UFC’s Mark Coleman is in hospital after he rescued his parents from a house fire. Reports indicate that the fire took place on March 12 near Toledo, Ohio, in a kitchen fire that reportedly started. The 59-year-old was then airlifted from the area after removing his parents from the fire. But Coleman suffered smoke inhalation […]
Shakur Stevenson Announces His Next Title Defense
Shakur Stevenson, the WBC Lightweight Champion, will defend his title on July 6 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Stevenson’s opponent has not been confirmed, but the news does mark a huge turnaround. The boxer announced his retirement shortly after the WBO mandated Emanuel Navarrete vs Denys Berinchyk for the vacant WBO title. This […]
Sulaiman: WBC Would ‘Absolutely Accept’ Joshua To Fight Winner Of Fury Vs Usyk
WBC chairman Mauricio Sulaiman said his organization would happily accept Anthony Joshua as the next challenger to face the winner of Tyson Fury’s undisputed bout with Oleksandr Usyk. WBC world champion Fury faces WBA, WBO, and IBF holder Usyk in the first undisputed heavyweight championship fight of the four-belt era on May 18 in Riyadh, […]
Matchroom Vs Queensbury: Would This Be The Perfect Five Vs Five Line-up?
During the recent visit to Saudi Arabia for ‘Knockout Chaos’ – headlined by Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight bout with Francis Ngannou – both Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren revealed a few more details about the Matchroom vs Queensbury event set to take place in Riyadh on June 1. While neither the Matchroom nor Queensbury boss could […]
Howard Davis Wants to Add Sean Wilson to List of BKFC Opponents He’s Knocked Out
Howard Davis has become a staple of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships lightweight division. The organization had been able to count on him to produce a spectacular performance. But things didn’t go right for Davis last time out. Online boxing news shows that Davis couldn’t bring his usual tenacity to the ring. Fighting against an […]
Backing Tuivasa as Slight Favorite a Dangerous Proposition
The lifespan of a UFC heavyweight’s career can end suddenly. Tai Tuivasa enters the danger zone when he takes on Martin Tybura in the main event of a fight night card on Saturday in Las Vegas. In September 2022, Tuivasa was a win over former interim champion Cyril Gane, away from being a serious threat […]
ONE Championship Friday Fights 55: Muay Thai Masterclass
ONE Championship is in Bangkok, Thailand, as the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium is set to host Friday Fights 55. This card is stacked full of Muay Thai bouts that should define the division going forward. Bangkok’s Avatar will headline the night as he fights the decorated Kiamran Nabati. Will Nabati Keep Undefeated Status? Those involved in […]
Jon Jones Puts A UFC Fan In Hospital With A Brutal Kick
Jon Jones, the UFC Heavyweight Champion, sent a fan to the hospital after he requested that the UFC fighter kick him. Jones has not fought since he beat Ciryl Gane for the vacant UFC Heavyweight Title in March last year at UFC 285. He was forced to pull out of his title defense against Stipe […]
Tank Davis Destroys Punch Machine, Beating Wilder And Joshua's Record
Gervonta Davis destroyed a punch bag machine to beat Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder’s record. Davis is one of the most exciting knockout artists around. His record currently stands at 29-0, with 27 knockouts. His last fight was a seventh-round knockout win against Ryan Garcia. He is set to face Frank Martin this summer. Throughout […]
Nate Diaz Promises To Beat Fury, Joshua And Wilder – ‘I'll Whoop All Your A***s'
Nate Diaz has controversially claimed that he would beat boxing’s top heavyweights. His comments were in response to Anthony Joshua’s knockout win over Francis Ngannou. The Brit dropped Ngannou three times before stopping him in round nine. That was Ngannou’s first-ever boxing defeat, as he could not follow up on his impressive performance against Tyson […]
Jake Paul Recreates Tyson Vs. Holyfield Ear Bite
Jake Paul did a spoof of Mike Tyson biting Evander Holyfield’s ear in the run-up to their bout on July 20. The duo will face each other on July 20 from the AT&T Stadium, Texas. Netflix will air their first-ever fight on the platform in a move that will undoubtedly draw in the casual fanbase. […]
Canelo Feels the Pressure to Fight Benavidez – ‘He Doesn’t Want To Hear It'
Canelo Alvarez is frustrated that there are attempts to make him fight David Benavidez. That is according to Jim Lampley. The Undisputed Super Middleweight Champion is preparing to fight Jaime Munguia on May 4. The fight takes place on Amazon Prime PPV with PBC after Alvarez salvaged a deal after initially leaving the promotional outfit. […]
Frank Warren Slams ‘Dreadful’ Judge After Nick Ball’s Controversial Draw With Rey Vargas
Promoter Frank Warren is still furious at ringside judge Massimo Barrovecchio after his scoring in Nick Ball’s controversial draw with Rey Vargas on Friday night in Saudi Arabia. Contesting his first world title bout, England’s Ball had to settle for a split-decision draw against the WBC featherweight champion. Judge Jun Bae Lim scored the bout […]
Keith Thurman ‘Motivated By Haters’ Ahead Of Comeback Fight With Tim Tszyu
Keith Thurman has told his haters to “keep hating” as the former welterweight world champion prepares to make his return to the ring against Tim Tszyu. Thurman (30-1-0 22 KO) will fight for the first time in almost 14 months when he takes on WBO super-welterweight world champion Tszyu in a catchweight bout on March […]
One Fight Night 20 Review
The 20th edition of ONE Fight Night was a historic and incredible evening of professional mixed martial arts bouts. On International Women’s Day, it featured a card that was headlined by all women’s fights, which is something that is very rare to see in a major mixed martial arts promotion. ONE Championship put on an […]
PFL Paris Review: There are No Timeouts in MMA
Cédric Doumbé wanted someone to look at the splinter in his foot. The French fighter appealed to referee Marc Goddard for help at PFL Paris on Thursday night. But while the foreign object in Doumbé’s foot was from the canvas of the cage he was fighting in, the rules didn’t allow for Goddard to bring […]
Sweet Redemption: “Sugar” Sean O’Malley Avenges Only Career Loss at UFC 299
Sean O’Malley told everyone who put a microphone in front of his face that Marlon “Chito” Vera that his opponent didn’t deserve a shot at the UFC bantamweight title. The only reason Vera was paired with O’Malley was because of their past history. Four years ago, Vera handed O’Malley his only professional loss with a […]
JAY Z Praises Tank Davis In His Latest Rap
Gervonta Davis reacted to rapper Jay Z mentioning his name during a live concert. Davis is one of the most prominent boxers around. He took part in the highest-grossing boxing event of 2023 when he faced Ryan Garcia. Tank knocked out Garcia in the seventh round with a body shot to make himself the ‘face […]