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Ankalaev Calls Pereira A Chicken – ‘Mention My Name, I’m Gonna KO'
Magomed Ankalaev has labelled Alex Pereira a chicken as the light heavyweight continues to make noise in the division. Pereira is the current champion after knocking out Jiri Prochazka in his last fight at UFC 303 to retain his lightweight heavyweight belt. It was the second time Alex had stopped him following his win at […]
Crawford May Not Chase Undisputed At 154 – ‘These Top Guys Are No Joke'
Terence Crawford is unlikely to chase undisputed at 154 pounds. That is according to Paulie Malignaggi. Those comments came after Crawford’s win over Israil Madrimov in his first fight at junior middleweight. Crawford won a unanimous decision to pick up Madrimov’s WBA belt. However, there were suggestions that the fight was much closer than that. […]
Adesanya Won't Retire Following The Du Plessis Loss – ‘I'm Not Leaving'
Israel Adesanya says he will not retire after losing to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 305. Izzy was a massive favorite heading into the fight as he sought to recapture his lost belt against Sean Strickland. The build-up was marred by accusations that Du Plessis made it personal after he stated he would be the […]
Pereira Tells Du Plessis – ‘I'm Coming Down To 185'
Alex Pereira says he will return to middleweight following Dricus Du Plessis’ win over Israel Adesanya. Du Plessis secured a fourth-round submission win following a series of right hands to get Adesanya on the floor. Prior to that, it appeared Adesanya found his momentum as Du Plessis was second best. The win meant Du Plessis […]
Mike Tyson Puts His Hands On Jake Paul – ‘He Seems More Murderous'
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson held a presser in New York City ahead of their fight on November 15. The fight was initially set for July 20, but Tyson withdrew with an inflamed ulcer. Mike Perry stepped in as Paul knocked him out in the sixth round. After the fight, Paul indicated his desire to […]
Kompet Fairtex Executes Game Plan, Wins Fifth Straight at ONE Friday Night Fights 75
Kompet Fairtex wakes up every day with the painful memory of losing his debut in ONE. Over the past year-and-a-half, Kompet has been piling up victories over any man attempting to hand him a second defeat. During a 127-point Muay Thai catchweight bout with Omar El Halabi, Kompet fired off a high volume of strikes […]
Jake Lindsey Improves Stock With Unanimous Decision Win over Former Champion in Kansas City
Elvin Brito was supposed to be on a punishment tour on his way back to winning the BKFC Welterweight championship. However, online boxing news shows that Brito’s path back to reclaiming the belt took another detour Friday night at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. Brito handed no punishment to Jake Lindsey. Instead, Lindsey was […]
Guido Vianello Appears From Nowhere To Add A New Contender To The Heavyweight Division
Guido Vianello delivered the biggest victory of his career on Saturday by stopping Arslanbek Makhmudov in the eighth round of their heavyweight bout. Vianello (13-2-1 11 KO) was regarded as the underdog at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Canada but soon dispelled those odds, breaking down the fearsome Makhmudov (19-2-0 18 KO) and busting up […]
Christian Mbilli Extends Win Streak But Did He Do Enough To Earn A Shot At Canelo?
Super-middleweight contender Christian Mbilli extended his unbeaten record with a unanimous decision win over Sergiy Derevyanchenko on Saturday to boost his claims of earning a world title shot. Mbilli (28-0-0 23 KO) secured a wide points victory over Derevyanchenko (15-6-0 10 KO) in the headline bout at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Canada. Judge Efrain […]
Drake Losses $450,000 After Du Plessis Beats Adesanya
Drake bet $450,000 on Israel Adesanya to beat Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 305 and lost his money. Du Plessis defended his UFC Middleweight Title for the first time and submitted Adesanya in the fourth round. He won the belt after beating Sean Strickland in a controversial split decision. Meanwhile, Izzy had been absent […]
Du Plessis Submits Adesanya In An Upset Win – Should Izzy Retire?
Dricus du Plessis pulled off a shock fourth-round submission win to defeat Israel Adesanya at UFC 305 and retain his UFC Middleweight Title. The build-up was dominated by ‘racial undertones’ after Adesanya was unhappy about Du Plessis’ prior comments. The South African had said he would be the first African to win the belt. He […]
Christian Mbilli Defeats An Injured Sergiy Derevyanchenko; Fans Not Impressed
Christian Mbilli overcame a dogged Sergiy Derevyanchenko to win a unanimous decision in their ten-round super middleweight bout. Mbilli could not put away his man despite Derevyanchenko injuring his left bicep, which became evident at the end of the fourth round. It turned out Mbilli hurt his left hand, which he disclosed after the fight, but in […]
GGG Reportedly Offered The Crawford Fight
Gennady Golovkin has reportedly been offered a fight against Terence Crawford for next year in Saudi Arabia. GGG has not boxed since losing to Canelo Alvarez in 2022. That capped off their trilogy as Golovkin was arguably deprived of a historic win in their first bout, which was declared a draw. Since then, Golovkin has […]
De La Hoya Says He Would Have KOed Mayweather With One Change
Oscar De La Hoya says he would have knocked out Floyd Mayweather had he had Floyd Mayweather Sr. in his corner. De La Hoya lost a split decision, as Mayweather became the face of boxing. Oscar had Freddie Roach in his corner, but it was not enough to beat Mayweather as De La Hoya faded […]
Fury Will Get Bullied By Usyk – ‘Imagine What He Does'
Tyson Fury will get bullied and lose to Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch on December 21. That is according to Tony Bellew. Usyk won the first bout to become the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion in a split decision win. While it was a split decision, the consensus was that it should have been unanimous. Usyk almost […]
Beterbiev Is ‘Going To Stop Bivol'
Artur Beterbiev will stop Dmitry Bivol in their upcoming Undisputed Light Heavyweight Clash. That is according to middleweight boxer Lonnie Thompson. Beterbiev has stopped all his opponents, as he remains undefeated with a 20-0 record. He arrives into the bout with a stoppage win over Callum Smith. He is the current WBC, IBF and WBO […]
In Response To Turki Alalshikh: 10 Fights He Should Make For 2024 And 2025
Turki Alalshikh sent out a message on X this week asking his followers, “suggest for me 10 fight in boxing you want to see in 2024 and 2025?” If anyone else had posted this message, it would simply be viewed as a debate starter. When it’s Alalshikh, it’s research. The Saudi Arabian has emerged as […]
Jaron Ennis Ordered To Fight Mandatory Karen Chukhadzhian, Eddie Hearn Not Pleased
Eddie Hearn, the promoter of Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, has revealed the IBF has ordered its welterweight champion to fight mandatory challenger Karen Chukhadzhian, which has not gone down well with the Matchroom Boxing boss. Ennis (32-0-0 29 KO) made the first defense of his IBF world title last month when he stopped the experienced David […]
Turki Alalshikh Confident About Working With Canelo – ‘He Wants To Connect'
Turki Alalshikh remains optimistic that he can work with Canelo Alvarez to make fights. The two are currently not on the best of terms. Canelo revealed that the Saudis had contacted him during the build-up to his fight with Edgar Berlanga. Canelo defends his WBA, WBC and WBO belts against the Puerto Rican on September […]
Turki Alalshikh Believes Terence Crawford ‘Only Wants Canelo’ – But Is He Right?
Boxing puppet master Turki Alalshikh revealed in an interview with The Stomping Ground podcast on Friday that he has sent an offer to Terence Crawford to fight Vergil Ortiz Jr. but believes “he only wants Canelo”. “I don’t think Crawford will fight anyone but [Saul] Canelo [Alvarez]. This is my opinion,” Alalshikh said. “We gave […]