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De La Hoya Trolls Conor Benn Following His Recent Failed VADA Tests – ‘His Punching Power Is Gone For Some Reason'
Oscar De La Hoya has mocked Conor Benn, questioning why he is in talks to face Gervonta Davis. Davis and Benn began negotiations after Tank reacted to the Brit’s win over Peter Dobson. The performance was not what Benn was expecting, as he failed to stop the American, even though he got a unanimous decision […]
Hermansson Teaches Pyfer About Cost of Entry in Top 15
Joe Pyfer has the makings of a major middleweight prospect. He has a good story and tremendous power. But when climbing the rankings in the UFC, everyone has to be at their best at all times. UFC CEO Dana White has made it clear over the years that the UFC doesn’t plan to build prospects […]
Making the Ultimate Fighter
Mixed martial arts was originally viewed as a fight between Bruce Lee and Mike Tyson in many circles. The goal was to try and settle which kind of fighting style was the best. During the early days of mixed martial arts, especially in the UFC, there were a lot of guys who excelled at one […]
Anthony Yarde and Joshua Buatsi Verbally Agree To Fight Next
Anthony Yarde and Joshua Buatsi both expressed their interest in fighting each other after Yarde’s impressive performance in London on Saturday night. Yarde (25-3-0 23 KO) delivered his second successive early stoppage victory since his defeat to Artur Beterbiev, cleaning out Marko Nikolic in the third round at the Copper Box Arena. Watching closely ringside […]
Who Is Hamzah Sheeraz, The Middleweight Being Compared To Tommy Hearns?
Hamzah Shreeraz took another big step in his exciting career on Saturday night with a spectacular first-round knockout of former world title challenger Liam Williams. The 24-year-old British middleweight extended his perfect professional record to 19 victories and claimed his 15th stoppage at the Copper Box Arena in London, further cementing his status as one […]
Tyson Fury Had A Mole In Camp – Shane Fury Reacts
Tyson Fury’s brother, Shane Fury, denied suggestions that a mole existed in his brother’s camp. Speculation over a mole first emerged when there were suggestions that Fury was dropped in sparring. Jai Opetaia was alleged to have put Fury on the canvas after he was sent home from the training camp after just five days. […]
Conor McGregor Teases A Huge UFC 300 Return With A Possible Super Bowl Announcement
Conor McGregor, the former two-division UFC champion, has hinted at a comeback at UFC 300. McGregor has been left incredibly frustrated since his loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264, which was followed by a broken leg, which has kept him out of the UFC since 2021. He intended to fight in 2023, but failing […]
Sean Strickland Nearly Hits Rapper Machine Gun Kelly – ‘Is This Man The Devil?'
Sean Strickland was involved in an altercation with rapper Machine Gun Kelly. The pair attended the Power Slap event at Durango Casino & Resort in Las Vegas. During this time, they crossed paths and had a verbal exchange. The following footage shows Strickland in a conversation with MGK. The former UFC Middleweight Champion referred to […]
Ryan Garcia’s Home Gets Burgled After His Altercation With Devin Haney
Ryan Garcia’s home was robbed on the weekend of the Super Bowl. The news came shortly after Garcia had signed a deal to fight Devin Haney. As the pre-fight build began, the pair were spotted getting into an altercation at the Super Bowl media centre. Garcia pushed Haney, which resulted in the latter responding by […]
Hearn Outlines Joshua's Next Three Fights
Eddie Hearn has outlined Anthony Joshua’s following three fights, with the aim of making him the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the world. Joshua was close to winning all the belts in 2018 when he was in talks to face Deontay Wilder. Wilder had the last belt in the form of the WBC, but talks over […]
Lamont Roach Jr. Ordered To Make WBA Title Defense Against Jono Carroll
Lamont Roach Jr. has been ordered to make an immediate mandatory defense of his junior-lightweight world title against Jono Carroll, the WBA announced. Roach (24-1-1 9 KO) won the WBA belt – his first world title – in November last year with a split-decision victory over Hector Luis Garcia in Las Vegas. The American will […]
Zhang Ready To Go The Distance Against Parker In Bid For Title Shot
Heavyweight contender Zhilei Zhang said he will be prepared to go the distance in his upcoming bout against Joseph Parker and believes a win will put him in the frame for a title shot. The Chinese fighter (26-1-1 21 KO) is coming off a career-best year in 2023 when he twice defeated Joe Joyce […]
Sean Strickland Gives Jake Paul A Death Threat After His Call Out – ‘If It Were Legal I'd Take Your F***ing Life'
Sean Strickland responded to Jake Paul’s call out with a death threat, leaving the Problem Child stunned. Both fighters verbally exchanged on social media after Paul reacted to some footage of Strickland sparring with influencer Sneako. Strickland is the former UFC Middleweight Champion, who is known for having an excellent jab, which earned him the […]
Pacquiao’s Team Want Terence Crawford For ‘Fight Of The Century'
Justine Fortune, Manny Pacquiao’s co-trainer, wants the Filipino to take on Terence Crawford. Pacman’s last pro fight took place in 2021 against Yordenis Ugas, as he lost a unanimous decision. He retired soon after, capping off an illustrious career that made him an eight-division champion. Since then, Pacquiao has had an exhibition bout with DK […]
Ryan Garcia Calls Devin Haney ‘A Fake, A Phony,' Tells Bill Haney To ‘Start Praying For Devin'
Ryan Garcia has slammed Devin Haney following the news of their fight set to go ahead on April 20. The two boxers struck a deal after Garcia returned to the negotiation table following the collapse in talks over the Rolando Romero fight. Ryan had been on course to face Romero after he withdrew from negotiations […]
Shakur Stevenson Trolls Teofimo Lopez After His Ortiz Win – ‘These Dudes Is Losing It'
Shakur Stevenson has slammed Teofimo Lopez’s reaction following his controversial win over Jamaine Ortiz. The Takeover defended his WBO Junior Welterweight Title in a unanimous decision win despite suggestions Ortiz had done enough to outbox Lopez. Ortiz did outland Lopez by two punches, but Lopez landed six more power punches, which was enough to get […]
Wilder Calls Out Usyk – ‘I've Rededicated Myself'
Deontay Wilder is open to fighting Oleksandr Usyk if Tyson Fury cannot follow through on his promise to fight for the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship. Fury pulled out of the February 17 bout after a cut in sparring over his right eye. That was the second time Fury could not make the fight after he did […]
Gervonta Davis and Max Holloway Could Provide Interesting Bout
Max Holloway has repeatedly claimed to be the best boxer in the UFC. The former featherweight champion has always been willing to step up and take fights on short notice or in different weight classes that would be a new challenge. But trading his 4-ounce UFC gloves for 12-ounce boxing gloves would allow him to […]
Devin Haney Set To Defend Title Against Ryan Garcia In April
Devin Haney is set to make the first defence of his WBC super-lightweight title against Ryan Garcia on April 20 in Las Vegas, according to reports from ESPN. Haney, 25, made the step up to the 140lbs division in December and became a two-weight world champion in his first fight, defeating Regis Prograis with a […]
Lopez Hopes Of Fighting Crawford Vanish After ‘Gift’ Win Over Ortiz
In the lead-up to his WBO junior-welterweight title defense against Jamaine Ortiz, Teofimo Lopez Jr. spoke openly about his desire to fight pound-for-pound star Terence Crawford next. At the time, it was a fight that carried plenty of appeal. Lopez’s star was back on the rise thanks to one of the best performances of his […]