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Breaking: PBC Announces A Multi-Year Deal With Amazon Prime
In some breaking news, Al Haymon’s PBC has announced a multi-year agreement with Amazon Prime Video. The news means that PBC has a new network which will broadcast their boxing fights starting in spring. The deal could not have come at a better time following Showtime’s decision to exit combat sports at the end of […]
Boxing’s Unique Venues Help Add to Appeal as World Sport
Few places stake a claim to being the “Fight Capital of the World” like Las Vegas does. Many of the most important boxing and MMA matches have taken place in the city, which has recently started to turn into a hub for nearly every sport. While there are several neat boxing venues in Las Vegas, […]
Devin Haney Vs. Regis Prograis Predictions
Devin Haney and Regis Prograis face off for their upcoming clash on December 9th 2023. Haney has the chance to create history by becoming a two-weight world champion after his decision to move up to take on Prograis for his WBC belt. The latter, meanwhile, has the opportunity to give Haney the first defeat of […]
Deontay Wilder Confirms Multi-Fight Contract With Saudi Arabia
Deontay Wilder has confirmed that he will be fighting in Saudi Arabia moving forward. The Bronze Bomber is currently preparing to face the former WBO heavyweight champion of the world, Joseph Parker, on December 23rd, 2023, in Saudi Arabia. On the same card, Anthony Joshua takes on Otto Wallin. And if both boxers come through […]
Canelo's Lines Up Three-Man List For His Next Fight
Canelo Alvarez’s next fight has reportedly been boiled down to three names, none of which include David Benavidez. Alvarez is coming off a win over Jermell Charlo, a 154-pounder who moved up two weight classes in order to take on the Mexican for his undisputed title. Unsurprisingly, the fight was one-sided, as the weight was […]
Devin Haney: Me And Gervonta Davis Is The Biggest Fight In Boxing
Devin Haney has called a fight with Gervonta Davis as the biggest in boxing. Haney is preparing to take on Regis Prograis for his WBC belt at 140 after vacating his belts at 135. A win makes Haney a two-weight world champion following his undisputed accomplishments at lightweight. That would set up a unification against […]
WBC Rejects Amanda Serrano's Request For 12 Three-Minute Rounds
The WBC has defended its decision not to sanction Amanda Serrano’s last fight under men’s boxing rules, which caused the fighter to then vacate her belt in protest. In her last fight against Danila Ramos, Serrano defended her WBO, WBA, and IBF belts on her way to a unanimous-decision win. However, the failure to put […]
Bill Haney And Regis Prograis' Coach Clash In A Heated Altercation
Bill Haney, Devin Haney’s dad, fired verbal shots towards Regis Prograis’ coach, Evins Tobler, in what has been a fiery build-up. Haney and Prograis are gearing up for their junior welterweight clash on December 9th, 2023. Haney is moving up from lightweight after having become undisputed to take on Prograis and attempt to gain his […]
Michael Chandler And Ric Flair Engage In Comical Bar Brawl
Michael Chandler and Rick Flair got into an altercation at a bar in a light-hearted sketch. Chandler is currently waiting to face Conor McGregor in what is hoped to be a big event for next summer. The fighter has been waiting for the ‘Notorious’ ever since they competed as rival coaches on the TUF 31 […]
Move Aside Charley Olives, Arman’s Ready for His Close-Up
Arman Tsarukyan has rotten luck. The Georgian-born lightweight contender has the misfortune of being in a logjam of contenders seeking an opportunity to fight for Islam Makhachev’s UFC lightweight championship. Despite being arguably more deserving than former champion Charles Oliveira and former interim champion Justin Gaethje, it looks like Tsarukyan will have to wait in […]
Wilder Wants To Face The Winner Of Fury Vs. Usyk
Deontay Wilder wants the winner of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. The ‘Bronze Bomber’ is currently readying himself to fight Joseph Parker on December 23rd, 2023, in Saudi Arabia. A win over the former WBO heavyweight champion is likely to set up a summer clash with Anthony Joshua. The American has been linked with a […]
Devin Haney Vs. Regis Prograis: Where To Watch Information
Devin Haney and Regis Prograis have their junior welterweight clash on December 9th, 2023, live on DAZN PPV. Haney moves up to 140 to have his first fight at the weight class against arguably the best fighter at junior welterweight. Prograis defends his WBC belt, knowing that a win over Haney could propel him to […]
Caleb Plant Wants Jermall Charlo Next – ‘That Needs To Happen'
Caleb Plant is desperate to secure a big fight against Jermall Charlo. The two boxers do have a lot of bad blood, which came to the fore when the pair squared up at each other following the Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford weigh-in. Thereafter, Plant decided to lash out at the boxer by hitting […]
Fury Vs. Usyk Is A '50-50′ Fight – Says Wilder
Deontay Wilder has given his take on who wins in the undisputed heavyweight championship fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. Both fighters will take each other on for the right to win all the belts on February 17th, 2024. The winner becomes the first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield in 1999. […]
Khamzat Chimaev's Injury And Future Plans – What's Next?
UFC middleweight Khamzat Chimaev will have surgery on his hand after sustaining an injury in his fight against Kamaru Usman at UFC 294. Chimaev faced off against Usman in a co-main event attraction as the latter took the fight on ten days’ notice. Chimaev had been on course to face Paulo Costa. However, the latter […]
Knockouts Seem Bigger in Texas
Arman Tsarukyan believes he deserves another shot at UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. The two men fought in April 2019 in Russia, with Makhachev coming away with a unanimous decision. Since then, Tsarukyan has spent his time battling back up the UFC rankings. Besides a controversial decision loss to Mateusz Gamrot in June 2022, Tsarukyan […]
Stevenson Misses Opportunity to Build Brand
There will be plenty of big-money fights in Shakur Stevenson’s future. The American three-division world champion hopes that there will be better dance partners in the future. When Stevenson fought Edwin De Los Santos on Nov. 16 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, neither man landed many punches during their fight for the WBC lightweight […]
Cormier Would Only Return for Shot at Title
Daniel Cormier has enjoyed watching fights in the UFC from his octagon-side commentary seat for the past three years. Cormier, recently inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame, is still asked about the possibility of returning to the octagon. At the same time, the thought is unlikely for Cormier, who is 43 and hasn’t been […]
Shanghai Event Shifted to Las Vegas
The pandemic forced a lot of people around the world to innovate how they think about work. One thing the UFC learned from live events being shut down was that putting on fight cards at their own Apex facility was an excellent way to stay on schedule. Originally, MMA latest updates showed that Saturday’s fight […]
Amanda Serrano Gives Up WBC Title In An Equality Protest
Amanda Serrano has made the decision to vacate her WBC featherweight belt in opposition to the organisation’s refusal to sanction her fights under 12 three-minute rounds. Serrano had made her stance very clear following her victory over Danila Ramos. This was a fight which she contested under men’s rules. After the fight, the champion indicated […]