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Beterbiev Drops Smith Twice To Stop Him In The Seventh
Artur Beterbiev kept his undisputed hopes alive after dropping Callum Smith twice to secure a seventh-round stoppage and keep his WBO, WBC and IBF light heavyweight belts. Beterbiev was under immense pressure after reports that Dmitry Bivol had already signed for an undisputed fight. The champion was also under scrutiny over his ‘atypical’ VADA findings that showed growth […]
Mbilli Stops Murdock After The Sixth; Moloney Retains His WBO Bantamweight Belt
Christian Mbilli made Rohan Murdock quit on the stool after the sixth in a comprehensive win during their super middleweight clash in the co-main event of the Beterbiev-Smith card. Mbilli entered the fight with an unbeaten record of 25-0, with 22 knockouts. He is seen as one of the rising prospects in the super middleweight division alongside David […]
Saudi Arabia's Rise In Boxing Excites De La Hoya, Arum, Warren And Hearn
Saudi Arabia is looking to stage the biggest fights, getting the attention of Oscar De La Hoya, Bob Arum, Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn. The Kingdom is making noise in boxing, having already staged mega-fights. They put on Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou, the ‘Day of Reckoning’ boxing card, and set up Fury vs Oleksandr […]
Danny Garcia Wants Terence Crawford At 154 Pounds
Danny Garcia wants to face to face Terence Crawford at junior middleweight. Crawford was on course to face Spence in the rematch, but it appears he has distanced himself from the fight. He knocked out Spence in round nine to become the first undisputed welterweight champion of the four-belt era. Spence activated his rematch clause […]
Teofimo Lopez Calls Himself The Best At 140
Teofimo Lopez sees himself as the best fighter in the 140-pound division. Lopez, the current WBO junior welterweight champion, beat Josh Taylor to pick up the belt. He beat the former undisputed champion to become the lineal and two-weight world champion. Lopez faces competition to be the best from Devin Haney and Subriel Matias in […]
Beterbiev Has No Plans Of Retiring Anytime Soon
Artur Beterbiev still plans on having many years in the sport. The current unified lightweight champion faced Callum Smith as he defended his IBF, WBC and WBO belts. He stopped the Brit in a masterful performance in a seventh-round stoppage. He will turn 39 this month, with the undisputed light heavyweight championship fight lined up […]
Arum Has No Regrets Over Crawford's Success Since Leaving Top Rank
Bob Arum has no regrets over not promoting Terence Crawford for the best part of his career. Under Arum, Crawford became undisputed at 140 pounds. But he did not get the recognition many felt he deserved, given his resume’s lack of big names. A big part of that was Arum’s failure to deliver the Errol […]
Crawford Rules Out A Spence Rematch
As he looks to the future, Terence Crawford appears to have ruled out an Errol Spence Jr. rematch. Crawford stopped Spence to become the first undisputed welterweight champion of the four-belt era. He stopped the Truth in the ninth round after dropping him three times to become undisputed in a second weight class. After the […]
Teofimo Lopez Responds To Haney's Call Out
Teofimo Lopez has reacted to Bill Haney’s desire for him to fight his son Devin Haney. Lopez is preparing to face Jamaine Ortiz, who is currently working with Bill Haney, in the first defense of his WBO junior welterweight title. Lopez secured the belt after beating Josh Taylor via a unanimous decision. The victory puts […]
Ngannou Makes Big Changes Ahead Of His Fight With Joshua
Francis Ngannou has made changes to his training camp for the Anthony Joshua fight to give himself the best chance of coming out victorious. For his first boxing fight against Tyson Fury, Ngannou enlisted the services of Mike Tyson. Iron Mike is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, showing he had the mentality […]
Hearn Worried Joshua Could Lose To Ngannou
Eddie Hearn has revealed that he fears Anthony Joshua coming out second best against Francis Ngannou. Joshua is coming off a win after stopping Otto Wallin. The consensus was that Joshua had turned the corner after teaming up with Ben Davidson. Joshua looked more composed as he stepped behind his jab and landed numerous right […]
Artur Beterbiev's Trainer Slams Hearn's Comments On His VADA Findings
Artur Beterbiev’s trainer, John Scully, has hit out at Eddie Hearn’s response to the Russian’s ‘atypical’ VADA tests. According to reports, Beterbiev’s urine and blood samples taken on December 6, 2023, showed human growth hormone and 5D-androstanediol, the levels of which were classed as atypical. This was ahead of his fight with Callum Smith on […]
WBC Responds To Beterbiev's Atypical VADA Findings
The WBC has given their stance on Artur Beterbiev’s atypical VADA findings. On Saturday, the Russian prepares to defend his WBC, WBO, and IBF belts against Callum Smith. A win allows Beterbeiv to fight Dmitry Bivol for all the belts to become undisputed. With so much on the line, the Russian cannot afford to be […]
Pressure to make UFC 300 May Make Promotion Desperate Enough to Bring Back Brock Lesnar
UFC CEO President Dana White may need to start hurling bricks through fight fans windows when announcing Brock Lesnar won’t be returning to fight. But when even his employees are fanning the flames, there isn’t much White can do about the rumors. UFC announcer and former middleweight champion Michael Bisping recently floated the idea of […]
Figueiredo and Garbrandt Set for UFC 300 Showdown
Dana White is trying to make UFC 300 the biggest card in the promotion’s history. While not officially announced just yet, it is widely expected that a fight between Deiveson Figueiredo and Cody Garbrandt will be announced for the event. Bantamweight Battle for the Ages The God of War, Deiveson Figueiredo, is a specimen of […]
Namajunas Decided to Stay Up a Weight Class
Rose Namajunas was once on top of the mountain for female MMA fighters after she defended her UFC strawweight championship with a split decision win over Zhang Weili at UFC 268 in November 2021. But one performance would sour the perception of “Thug” Rose. When Namajunas defended her strawweight title fight against Carla Esparza at […]
Weidman Considering Retirement from MMA
At one time, Chris Weidman had the MMA world at his feet. His two consecutive victories against Anderson Silva secured his status as a ratified great in UFC history. Ten years on, he’s not the same fighter. With seven losses from his last nine bouts, he’s already considering stepping away from MMA. Struggling with Right […]
Malykhin Eyes History-Making Triple Belt
Champions etch their name into history when they win a title. They will be forever on the record as a winner. Yet, that’s not enough for some. Sometimes a participant changes their weight division to conquer another challenge. Still…that doesn’t appease Anatoly Malykhin. He wants a third divisional championship. Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, Middleweight; Watch Out! […]
Hearn Says Beterbiev Has Signed To Fight Bivol For Undisputed
Eddie Hearn has confirmed that Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol have signed on the dotted line for an undisputed fight at light heavyweight. Reports first emerged that Bivol had penned the agreement shortly after his win over Lyndon Arthur as he successfully defended his WBA light heavyweight for the 11th time. He beat Arthur via […]
Arthur Beterbiev Hits Out At Callum Smith's Approach To His ‘Atypical' VADA Tests
Arthur Beterbiev has responded to Callum Smith after reports the Brit will reveal information regarding the Russian’s atypical VADA tests. Beterbiev’s VADA tests, taken on December 6, 2023, showed the presence of human growth hormone and 5D-androstanediol. VADA labelled these as atypical findings since they can grow naturally in the body. That was not enough […]