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Klitschko Warns Fury About Usyk – ‘The Best Technician, He’s Going To Do His Job'
Wladimir Klitschko, the former Unified Heavyweight Champion, has backed Oleksandr Usyk to beat Tyson Fury. The Undisputed Heavyweight Championship is on the line. Usyk defends his WBA, WBO and IBF Belts, leaving him with just the WBC belt needed to complete the collection. A win makes him a two-weight undisputed champion. He would join the […]
Aspinall Accuses Gane Of Ducking Him
Tom Aspinall has revealed that Ciryl Gane rejected the chance to fight him at UFC 304. Aspinall is the current UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion, while Gane sits second in the rankings. Despite being linked with a fight, Dana White announced that Aspinall would fight Curtis Blaydes in a rematch on June 27. Their first bout […]
Fury Shoves Usyk At Weigh-In
The weigh-in for Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk took place ahead of their Undisputed Heavyweight Fight on Saturday. One fighter will lose their undefeated record, knowing a win makes them the first undisputed champion since 1999. That is when Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield to become the best heavyweight of his era. It is a […]
Matt Brown Recalls His Favorite UFC Memory
Matt Brown recalled his favorite UFC memory following his retirement. Brown retired after 19 years in MMA. He is a former UFC Welterweight who ended his career with a first-round KO win over Court McGee in 2023. He never won a world title. However, he left plenty of memories. He became the fighter with the […]
WBA Causes Confusion Over Rehydration Rules For Davis vs. Martin Fight
The WBA created confusion over a possible 12-pound rehydration clause over the Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin fight on June 15. This would have been a departure from the IBF rules, which include a 10-pound rehydration clause. Gilberto Mendoza, WBA President, made the suggestion based on ‘recent events,’ hinting that it could be done to […]
UFC Pledges to Move Away From Having Fights at the APEX
Do you like watching professional fights in an empty warehouse? That’s not a totally fair description of the UFC’s Apex facility in Nevada. However, it isn’t the same to watch the world’s premier MMA organization have its top fighters battle it out at the facility. When the COVID-19 pandemic was in full flight, the UFC […]
Usyk Is Winning The Mind Games Against Fury
Oleksandr Usyk is winning the battle of the mind games with Tyson Fury. The boxer filed a complaint about the ring canvas ahead of his Undisputed Heavyweight Fight with Tyson Fury. The Undisputed Heavyweight Championship is on the line when both men face off on May 18. With just days away from the fight, team Usyk […]
Islam Makhachev Wants The Conor McGregor Fight – ‘August Or September'
Islam Makhachev, the UFC Lightweight Champion, has welcomed a fight with Conor McGregor. Makhachev is preparing to face Dustin Poirier at UFC 302 on June 1. This will be the third defense of his title, which he won against Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 in 2022. He is coming off back-to-back wins against Alexander Volkanovski […]
Jake Paul And Mike Tyson Trade Heated Insults In Presser – ‘Put Tyson To Sleep'
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson held their second presser live from Arlington, Texas. The two face off on July 20, as the fight will air on Netflix. It has been confirmed as a professional fight lasting eight rounds. The fight will consist of two-minute rounds, as they will wear 14-ounce gloves. There have been safety […]
Malignaggi Expects Shakur To Beat Loma – ‘He’s The Best'
Paulie Malignaggi expects Shakur Stevenson to fight Vasily Lomachenko next and beat the Ukrainian. Loma is the current IBF Lightweight Champion, having beaten George Kambosos Jr. He dominated the fight, dropping the Australian twice with a body shot to end the fight in the 11th round. The win made him a champion once again. It places Lomachenko with […]
Usyk Confronts A Nervous Fury At Final Presser – ‘Usyk Knows Something, Fury Can't Look At Him'
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk’s final presser took place ahead of their Undisputed Heavyweight Clash on May 18, with the Gypsy King refusing to look at Usyk during their face-off. The winner becomes boxing’s first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999. Lewis defeated Evander Holyfield to become the best of his era. Lewis has […]
Joe Cordina Frustrated By Lack Of Big Fights But He Won’t Look Past Anthony Cacace
Joe Cordina admits he has been left frustrated by the lack of big fights since becoming world champion, but insisted he is fully focused on Saturday’s fight with Antony Cacace. Cordina (17-0-0 9 KO) is the reigning and two-time IBF super-featherweight world champion. He will make his second title defense on the undercard of the […]
Ring Of Fire Predictions: Fury v Usyk – Who Will Become Undisputed Heavyweight Champion?
The eyes of the boxing world will be fixed on Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday when the two best heavyweights on the planet, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, fight for all the gold. For the first time ever, all four heavyweight world belts will be on the line as WBC champion Fury and IBF, WBA, […]
Klitschko Tells Usyk How To Beat Fury – Target The Cut
Wladimir Klitschko has advised Oleksandr Uysk to focus on Tyson Fury’s cut in their Undisputed Heavyweight Clash on May 18. Klitschko faced Fury in 2015, losing a unanimous decision. The win made Fury the Unified Heavyweight Champion of the World. Fury outboxed Klitschko in his backyard, as the Ukrainian had no answer. Now, another Ukrainian […]
Ilia Topuria Teases His Next Fight – ‘I Already Have A Date'
UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria has said he has a date for a fight in Spain. The champion is coming off the biggest win of his career when he stopped Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298. The win extended his undefeated record to 7-0 in the UFC, with a 15-0 overall record in MMA. It ended Volkanovski’s four-year […]
Masvidal Wants To Fight McGregor – ‘I'm Too Big For That Little Leprechaun'
Jorge Masvidal is open to fighting Conor McGregor in the future. Masvidal boxes Nate Diaz on July 6 from Anaheim, CA, since reversing his retirement. He retired after losing to Gilbert Burns at UFC 287 last year. That was his fourth loss in a row since beating Diaz in their UFC 244 clash in 2019. […]
Passionate French Fan Base Should Make Recurring Trip to Country Regular Occurrence for the UFC
UFC CEO Dana White fought for acceptance of mixed martial arts with every governing body around the globe. While White made progress quickly with many states after making rule changes along the way, there were two major holdouts. New York was the last state in the United States to legalize the sport. New York finally […]
Fury vs Usyk Betting Preview
Tyson Fury fighting to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion in the four-belt era this Saturday in Saudi Arabia seems appropriate. It also seems absurd. No one has come close to derailing a brilliant career quite like Fury has. Drug problems wiped out nearly three years of his prime. When Fury came back, he had […]
Carlos Trinidad-Snake Ready to Proclaim His Case for a Shot at a Title
Carlos Trinidad-Snake dabbled in mixed martial arts at one point. But Trinidad-Snake may want to stay out of the cage and keep a focus on bare-knuckle boxing. Online boxing news shows that Trinidad-Snake has flourished in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship’s welterweight division. Trinidad-Snake, who will headline BKFC Fight Night Omaha, has reeled off four […]
McGregor Gives His Take On Fury vs. Usyk – ‘Usyk Can Do It'
Conor McGregor gave his take on Tyson Fury’s fight with Oleksandr Uysk on May 18. The Undisputed Heavyweight Championship takes place on Saturday, with the winner becoming the best heavyweight of this era. They can follow in Lennox Lewis’ footsteps in becoming the first undisputed champion since 1999 when Lewis beat Evander Holyfield. The fight […]