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Canelo Accused Of Copying Mayweather's Blueprint – ‘Canelo Fanboys, He's A Wannabe Mayweather'
Canelo Alvarez has been mocked for copying Floyd Mayweather amid claims he is ducking David Benavidez. The Undisputed Super Middleweight Champion will defend his title against Jaime Munguia on May 4. The narrative has been that Alvarez avoided Benavidez, who had been the WBC Super Middleweight Interim Champion for over two years. When Canelo was […]
Mike Perry Warns Jake Paul – ‘I’ll Hurt him, He’ll Cry, Run Away And Cower'
Undefeated BKFC fighter Mike Perry has called out Jake Paul. Perry’s comments come as Paul prepares to face Mike Tyson on July 20. Much has been said about the fight, with serious question marks over whether it should go ahead. Tyson will be 58 at the time of the fight. He has not had a […]
Gervonta Davis Still Wants To Fight Haney And Shakur – ‘Tank Wants All Those Guys'
Gervonta Davis wants to face Devin Haney and Shakur Stevenson. That is according to Leonard Ellerbe. Tank is currently preparing for his next fight, which will take place against Frank Martin in June. Davis has not boxed since beating Ryan Garcia last year. He stopped Garcia in the seventh round with a brutal body shot […]
Dana White Eyes Aspinall's Next Bout; Massive England PPV Teased
Dana White plans to have Tom Aspinall fight very soon to keep the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion active. Aspinall’s last fight was at UFC 295 last year. He joined the card after the headline event featuring Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic was called off. Bones suffered a pectoral muscle injury in sparring. Aspinall was brought […]
Paige VanZant Recalls Being Stalked – ‘He Was In Jail'
Paige VanZant recalls being approached by a stalker at her gym. VanZant’s last fight in any form took place in 2021. She faced off against Rachel Ostovich at BKFC 19. Things did not go her way, as she lost a unanimous decision. Her UFC career also took a huge nosedive. The fighter left the organization with three […]
John Dodson Doesn’t Want His BKFC Title Reign to be a Short One
John Dodson is living his dream as the Bare Knuckle Fight Championship flyweight champion. During Dodson’s MMA career, he put together a solid run and twice got a chance to take on Demetrious Johnson for the UFC’s flyweight belt. But things never worked out quite right for Dodson. Online boxing news shows that Dodson still […]
Value May be on Main Event Underdog in UFC’s Return to Atlantic City
Erin Blanchfield headlining at Boardwalk Hall is coming at the perfect part of her career. The New Jersey native is headlining the first fight card in Atlantic City in six years. For Blanchfield, the stakes couldn’t be much higher. Blanchfield is facing off against Manon Fiorot in what promises to be a flyweight title eliminator. […]
Canelo Reacts To Mayweather's Praise – ‘I Feel Special'
Canelo Alvarez is delighted by the praise that Floyd Mayweather has shown him. Mayweather responded to criticism that Alvarez had received over the David Benavidez fight by stating that Canelo had nothing to prove. Canelo is a four-weight world champion. He has beaten several former world champions, including GGG, Danny Jacobs and Sergey Kovalev. He […]
Errol Spence Jr. Splits From Trainer Derrick James
Errol Spence Jr. is looking for a new trainer after leaving Derrick James. The news comes after Spence’s defeat to Terence Crawford. The former Unified Welterweight Champion was knocked out in the ninth round, losing the chance to become the first Undisputed Welterweight Champion of the four-belt era. Talks over the rematch broke down as […]
Dana White Questions Turki Alalshikh's Involvement In Boxing – ‘This Guy Has Unlimited Amounts Of Money'
Dana White remains uncertain about boxing’s future despite Saudi Arabia’s involvement. The Saudis have produced some of the biggest fights in recent times. Fans have seen Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua face off against Francis Ngannou. On May 18, Fury will also take on Oleksandr Usyk for the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship. This will be followed […]
O'Malley Wants Dvalishvili Next – ‘Be Careful What You Wish For'
UFC Bantamweight Champion Sean O’Malley aims to face the division’s top-ranked contender, Merab Dvalishvili. O’Malley is coming off a one-sided unanimous decision win against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. The victory meant Suga avenged the only loss on his record. O’Malley first grabbed the title after knocking out Aljamain Sterling in the second round at […]
Crawford To Retain WBO 147 Belt Upon Move To 154
Terence Crawford will retain his WBO Welterweight Title when he takes on the winner between Tim Tszyu vs. Sebastian Fundora, who face off at 154 pounds. The WBO President Paco Valcarcel recently confirmed that Crawford would be mandatory for the winner since he is the WBO Super Champion at 147. That will allow him to […]
Bulgarian Main Event Doesn’t Disappoint
BKFC 58 was another staple event for the bare-knuckle discipline as the sport continues to grow in the European market. The main event was a showcase between Bulgarian Bulldozers ending in a total bloodbath, while other fights also entertained the crowd. Bulgarian Bloodbath Main Event In a fight that could have been over in the […]
Win over Amanda Ribas Still Leaves “Thug” Rose Namajunas’ Career in Limbo
Rose Namajunas showed that she is still capable of winning at a high level in the UFC Saturday night in Las Vegas. While Namajunas wasn’t able to deliver a knockout win over No. 8 ranked flyweight Amanda Ribas, Namajunas did enough on her feet to secure a unanimous decision win. The win over Ribas halted […]
Corey Anderson Climbs to Top of Bellator Mountain With Win in Belfast
Corey Anderson had to think that his time at the top would never come in mixed martial arts. Anderson, 34, lost a title eliminator in soul-crushing fashion to Jan Błachowicz in February 2020 during his time in the UFC. Shortly after, Anderson decided to leave the organization and jump ship to Bellator. Within three fights, […]
Ferrari Fairtex Edges Main Event Win
The Lumpinee Boxing Stadium is a fabled venue for combat sports in the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. ONE Championship was back in town for a stellar card with mostly Muay Thai fights, headlined by Ferrari Fairtex and Mavlud Tupiev. Ferrari Able to See Off Tupiev By the time the main event started, the crowd at […]
UFC makes an example of Harris with 4-Year Ban
Walt Harris was once considered one of the UFC’s best heavyweight fighters. While he never won the championship, he fought the top guys in the division and regularly got paid big sums of money to be part of big fights. Now, he’s banned for four years after testing positive for steroids. Is this the end […]
Canelo and Ryan Garcia End Their Bad Blood – ‘VIVA MEXICO'
Canelo Alvarez and Ryan Garcia are no longer on bad terms, having patched things up on social media. The duo are well aware of each other, having trained alongside Eddie Reynoso. But Garcia left Reynoso in 2021, as the split ended on bad terms. Alvarez had questioned whether Garcia was working hard enough, saying he […]
Devin Haney Wants To Become Undisputed At 140
Devin Haney plans on staying at 140 pounds following his fight with Ryan Garcia to become a two-weight undisputed champion. The Dream became the youngest Undisputed Lightweight Champion in the four-belt era when he beat George Kambosos Jr. Haney then vacated the belts and moved up to junior welterweight. In his first fight, he beat […]
Canelo Could Still Fight Benavidez After Munguia – Says Stephen Espinoza
Canelo Alvarez could still face David Benavidez after the Jaime Munguia fight. That is according to Stephen Espinoza. Canelo has been accused of avoiding the Mexican Monster, who has been the WBC Super Middleweight Interim Champion for over two years. However, the two camps have not gotten a deal over the line. Each side has […]