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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. […]
Royval Wins Moreno Re-Match; Ortega Earns Another Submission Victory
Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico, was home to an enthralling UFC Fight Night card featuring the best Latin American fighters currently in the promotion. Brandon Moreno and Brandon Royval fought for the second time in the main event. Brian Ortega was in action against Yair Rodríguez in a massive flyweight clash. Royval Victorious in […]
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 […]
Why the World Needs Serrano vs. Pacheco
Amanda Serrano and Larissa Pacheco are amongst the elite women in their respective combat sports fields. Serrano has won titles in various boxing weight divisions, calling herself ‘The Real Deal.’ Pacheco became the first-ever dual-weight champion in the PFL as she found success in mixed martial arts. So why should the two fighters break away […]
Bellator Dominates PFL in First Big Event Featuring Merged Promotions
Renan Ferreira should have his new heavyweight superfight championship belt personally shined by the Professional Fighters League’s top brass every night. If Ferreira hadn’t scored a 21-second win to give the PFL a win in the heavyweight main event, it would have been a rough night for the promotion. MMAfighting latest updates show that Bellator’s […]
UFC Featherweight Champ Ilia Topuria Honored At Real Madrid vs. Sevilla Match
Ilia Topuria, the new UFC Featherweight champion, was honoured at Real Madrid’s soccer match with Sevilla over the weekend. Topuria secured the belt after knocking out Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 in the second round to end the Australian’s four-year reign as a champion. The win was huge because it was the first time Volkanovski […]
Chandler Worried About Volkanovski's Health – ‘Your Brain Can Shut Off'
Michael Chandler has urged Alexander Volkanovski to consider how many times he fights moving forward following his recent losses. The former UFC Featherweight Champion lost his belt after being knocked out in the second round at UFC 298 against Ilia Topuria. That was his second successive stoppage after having been stopped by Islam Makhachev in […]
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. […]
Francis Ngannou’s Return to MMA Will be for PFL Heavyweight Championship
People were wondering if maybe the Professional Fighters League was going to be left holding the bag. The PFL agreed after signing Francis Ngannou out of free agency to lead its heavyweight division to allow him to go and try his hand at boxing. Then, Ngannou showed against Tyson Fury that he was capable of […]
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 […]
Sean Strickland Hits Back At Joe Rogan's Comments – ‘I Want To Fight This Man'
Sean Strickland has slammed Joe Rogan after he criticised his behaviour for fighting influencers in sparring. Strickland is the former UFC Middleweight Champion, showing he has what it takes at the sport’s top level. He secured the belt with a win over Israel Adesanya at UFC 293, only to lose the title against Dricus Du […]
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 […]
McCourt Sparring Injury Hampers Belfast Bellator Card
Leah McCourt has announced on her social media that she can no longer participate on the Bellator 302 card due to a serious injury sustained from sparring. This is a massive letdown for the local Northern Irish crowd, who would have wanted to have seen one of their national MMA heroes perform in the capital […]