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Andrzej Fonfara Makes Return To Boxing At Heavyweight Five Years After Retiring
Andrzej Fonfara, a former light-heavyweight contender, will make his return to boxing in Chicago on July 20 five years after announcing his retirement. Fonfara, who fought twice for the WBC light-heavyweight world title, steps up to heavyweight for the first time in a six-round bout against Fabio Maldonado in Hoffman Estates, a suburb of Chicago. […]
Sam Goodman Beats Thachtana Luangphon To Stay On Track For Naoya Inoue Undisputed Shot
Super-bantamweight contender Sam Goodman claimed a hard-fought points win over Thachtana Luangphon on Wednesday to stay in contention for his shot at undisputed champion Naoya Inoue. Goodman (19-0-0 8 KO) extended his unbeaten professional record while inflicting a first defeat on Luangphon (25-1-1 15 KO) after being awarded the fight 119-109, 117-113, 117-111 at WIN […]
Chandler Calls Out Nate Diaz For UFC 306 – ‘Conor Sits And Watches'
Michael Chandler has called out Nate Diaz for a UFC 306 clash with The Sphere on September 14. Chandler has not had a UFC fight since 2022, when he lost to Dustin Poirier at UFC 281. He chose to wait patiently for the Conor McGregor fight as it was all systems go for UFC 303. […]
BKFC Lightweight Contender Ruben Warr & Robbie Peralta Set to Battle for Spot in Rankings at BKFC Pechanga
Robbie Peralta knows how to make adjustments when things don’t go well in the ring and cage. Peralta lost two of his first four professional MMA fights before rebounding and fine-tuning his skills to reach the UFC. Online boxing news shows that Peralta never found gold in one of MMA’s largest promotions but would find […]
Garcia Allegedly Breaks Into Ex-Wife's Home – Is His Career Over?
Ryan Garcia has caused controversy following reports that he had broken into his ex-wife Andrea Celina’s home. According to Celina, Garcia did this after she refused to allow him the chance to see his children. This was because of Garcia’s alleged substance abuse. The following clip shows Celina in tears after Garcia’s alleged break-in. Meanwhile, the […]
UFC Denver Betting Preview: Does Tracy Cortez Have What it Takes to Beat Thug Rose?
Tracy Cortez answered the call. Taking a flyweight fight with former strawweight champion Rose Namajunas is the opportunity any healthy UFC fighter needs to take a chance on. Agreeing to fight on less than four weeks’ notice should provide Cortez, on an 11-fight winning streak, with serious respect from the promotion’s brass if she wins. […]
Ortiz Jr. Ready To Hurt Bohachuk – ‘I Am Still One Of The Best'
Vergil Ortiz Jr. will box Serhii Bohachuk for the WBC Interim Junior Middleweight Belt on August 10. Ortiz was scheduled to face Tim Tszyu on the Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov card on August 3. Tszyu pulled out after the cut he sustained in the Sebastian Fundora fight failed to heal. It was a massive […]
Pereira Warns Vakhitov Following His Prior Kickboxing Defeat – ‘Be Careful'
Alex Pereira has hit back at Artem Vakhitov, the last person to have beaten him in kickboxing. They have faced each other twice in GLORY kickboxing title fights. Their record is 1-1. In their first clash in 2021, Pereira won a split decision to become a two-weight undisputed champion. After this period, Alex was in talks […]
Ennis Sizes Up Avanesyan – ‘I’ll Beat Him Up'
Jaron Ennis faced off with David Avanesyan ahead of his IBF Welterweight Title defense on Saturday. Boots returns to Philadelphia for the first time since 2018 live from the Wells Fargo Center. There is an increasing amount of pressure on Ennis to perform following his deal with Matchroom Boxing. He is 31-0 with 28 knockouts […]
Shakur Criticized For Rejecting $15 Million Top Rank Deal – ‘You're Not Putting People In Seats'
Shakur Stevenson made the wrong decision by turning down a $15 million contract from Top Rank. That is according to Tim Bradley. Stevenson had his last fight with Top Rank, beating Artem Harutyunyan via a unanimous decision. It capped off a successful period with Top Rank, which helped him remain undefeated as a three-weight world […]
Usyk Will Beat Fury Again – ‘He’s Deadly, Did You See Tyson's Eyes'
Oleksandr Usyk will beat Tyson Fury in their rematch on December 21. That is according to Usyk’s former coach, James Ali Bashir. Usyk defeated Fury via a split decision to become the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion. The scorecards did not reflect the dominance Usyk showed. He was out-boxing Fury for most of the fight, only for […]
Liam Paro Ignores The Haney And Garcia ‘Circus’ To Focus On Unification Bouts
IBF super-lightweight champion Liam Paro has admitted Devin Haney was his main “target” but the chaos engulfing the division has turned his focus to his fellow title holders. Paro (25-0-0 15 KO) delivered the performance of his career to defeat Subriel Matias on points in June to destroy the Puerto Rican’s homecoming and claim his […]
Sam Goodman Puts Undisputed Bout With Naoya Inoue At Massive Risk
Sam Goodman was already assured of his shot at undisputed champion Naoya Inoue later this year, but the super-bantamweight contender is about to risk it all. Goodman (18-0-0 8 KO) is the WBO and IBF’s mandatory challenger to Inoue, who holds all four belts in the 122lbs division. The Australian even entered the ring to […]
Nick Diaz's Coach Worries About His UFC Return
Nick Diaz’s ex-coach, Cesar Gracie, is worried about his return to the UFC. Diaz will fight at UFC Abu Dhabi on August 3 against Vicente Luque. This will be his first fight since getting beat at UFC 266 in 2021 against Robbie Lawler. He is scheduled to fight Luque in a five-round welterweight clash. Diaz […]
Anthony Joshua Urges UFC Star Alex Pereira To Switch To Boxing
Former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua has urged UFC fighter Alex Pereira to make the switch to boxing, even telling the Brazilian to get in contact with his management company. Pereira is a multi-combat sports star; after dominating the kickboxing world and winning titles in two weight classes, he made the switch to MMA and […]
O’Shaquie Foster’s Manager Outraged Following ‘Robbery' Decision
O’Shaquie Foster’s manager, Keith Mills, has reacted to his fighter’s controversial defeat to Robson Conceicao. Foster lost a split decision, in a failed defense of his WBC Super Featherweight Title. He had defended the belt successfully on two occasions before coming up short on the scorecards: Conceicao had the following scores: 116-112, 115-113, while Foster […]
Darren Till Wants To Box Nate Diaz – ‘He's A G'
Darren Till is targeting a boxing fight with Nate Diaz following his win over Mohammad Mutie. Till had his first-ever boxing fight in Dubai, UAE, at the Social Knockout 3 card. While Till secured a victory, the manner was very controversial. In round two of the fight, Till was accused of rabbit punching. Mutie responded by complaining […]
Shakur FaceTimes Mayweather – Is He Going To PBC?
Shakur Stevenson had a FaceTime call with Floyd Mayweather, increasing suggestions that he could sign with PBC. Stevenson had his final fight with Top Rank, beating Artem Harutyunyan via a unanimous decision to retain his WBC Lightweight Title. It was the first defense of the belt he won against Edwin De Los Santos. Shakur may […]
Jaron Ennis Aims To Dominate Avanesyan – ‘I'm Going To Beat Him Up'
Jaron Ennis is looking forward to putting on an impressive performance when he takes on David Avanesyan on Saturday. Boots defends his IBF Welterweight Title for his homecoming fight from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ennis last fought in the city in 2018 when he stopped Raymond Serrano in the second round. Now, […]
Alex Pereira Hints At His Boxing Debut – ‘Always Been My Dream'
Alex Pereira reacted to Anthony Joshua, who claimed that the UFC Lightweight Champion should take up boxing. Pereira is one of the most exciting fighters in the UFC. The two-weight world champion solidified his position as one of the best P4P fighters by knocking out Jiri Prochazka in their UFC 303 clash. It was the […]