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BKFC 52: Bantamweight Championship Decided in South Carolina
The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship reaches event number 52 and, as such, has a stacked card at the Colonial Life Arena down in Columbia, South Carolina. Undefeated Richardson Eyes BKFC Glory Keith Richardson, the affectionately named Rockstar, knows a thing or two about rocking his opponent down to the ground. While his MMA career and […]
Adesanya Takes Indefinite Leave from MMA
Israel Adesanya lost the UFC middleweight championship back in September 2023 at UFC 293. While most would expect the fighter to simply go back for the re-match against Sean Strickland, he’s decided to take a hiatus from the sport altogether. Why so, and what does the future hold for Adesanya? Why Not Take a Re-match […]
Barboza Pulls Off Improbable Comeback to Stun Yusuff in Main Event
Veteran Brazilian fighter Edson Barboza, 37, was bruised and battered. Dropped by a vicious combination from Sodiq Yusuff only minutes into their first Saturday night in Las Vegas, referee Herb Dean didn’t stop the featherweight bout between the pair. Barboza not only survived but dominated his younger opponent. Barboza would utilize his cardio and excellent […]
Would Laila Ali Been Undefeated in Taylor’s Generation?
Katie Taylor will go down as one of the all-time greats in not just women’s boxing but within the entirety of the sport. However, after that loss to Chantelle Cameron, she will not retire undefeated. So how would she have gotten on against Laila Ali, Muhammad Ali’s daughter – who famously retired without a single […]
Tszyu Eases Past Mendoza To Successfully Defend His WBO 154-Pound Belt
In today’s boxing news, Tim Tszyu successfully defended his WBO junior middleweight belt against Brian Mendoza in a dominant unanimous-decision win: 116-111, 116-112 and 117-111. It was the Australian’s first defense of the belt after having been elevated to the status of a full champion following Jermell Charlo’s failure to defend his belt against him […]
Malik Scott Hits Out After AJ As Wilder Talks Continue To Stall
In today’s heavyweight boxing news, Malik Scott lost his cool after the negotiations between Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua continued to stall. The pair were heavily linked with a fight in Saudi Arabia only for the bout to fall through. After long discussions with Skills Challenge Entertainment, the fight was not able to get over […]
Dana White Slams USADA's Response After Cutting Ties With The UFC
In today’s MMA news, Dana White has hit out at USADA over the way that they communicated their decision to part ways with the UFC. The organization confirmed that they would not be renewing their contract in 2024, leaving the UFC without a drug-testing organisation. The CEO of USADA, Travis Tygart, made the news public […]
Volkanovski Backs Himself To Beat Makhachev Despite '12 Days Notice'
In today’s MMA news, Alexander Volkanovski is confident ahead of his clash with Islam Makhachev at UFC 294. The duo will run things back after Islam won their first bout via a unanimous decision at UFC 284. Although that may have been the case, the decision did divide the MMA community with some believing that Volkanovski […]
Benn Can't Fight In The UK Until He Clears His Name – Says Robert Smith
In today’s boxing news, Conor Benn will not be allowed to fight Chris Eubank Jr. in the UK until he has gone through the relevant steps needed to clear his name. That is according to the British Boxing Board of Control chief, Robert Smith. Benn has been engaged in a legal battle ever since he […]
Dubois' Appeal Against The Usyk Loss Fails
In some boxing news, Oleksandr Usyk’s win over Daniel Dubois remains in place after the WBA dismissed the latter’s appeal. Usyk stopped the Brit in the ninth round in order to retain his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles. But prior to that happening, there was a major controversy in the fifth round. Dubois dropped Usyk, […]
McGregor Reacts To Adesanya's Break From The Octagon
In some MMA news, Conor McGregor has reacted to the news that Israel Adesanya will be taking a break from fighting in the octagon. Adesanya’s last bout was against Sean Strickland at UFC 293 as the latter pulled off a shock to beat the, then, UFC middleweight champion. The win came via a unanimous decision […]
McGregor Defends Danis' Performance As He Trolls Logan Paul
In today’s boxing news, Conor McGregor has defend Dillon Danis’ performance against Logan Paul after the latter won following the MMA fighter’s disqualification. Prior to the disqualification, Paul was dominating the fight even if he did not manage to drop Danis. The latter, though, appeared reluctant to throw anything 0f note, but appeared focused on […]
Amir Khan Doesn't Rule Out A Return – Could It Be For Pacquiao?
In the latest boxing news, Amir Khan has not ruled out a return to the ring provided that a big-name opponent can be found. Khan’s last bout was against Kell Brook as the Brit was stopped in the sixth round. In the aftermath of that process, Khan decided to walk away from the sport. The […]
Alimkhanuly Stops Gualtieri To Unify The Middleweight Division
In today’s boxing news, Janibek Alimkhanuly, the WBO middleweight champion, overcame the IBF champion Vincenzo Gualtieri with a sixth-round knockout to unify the division. Alimkhanuly Vs. Gualtieri The bout was a tale of two undefeated middleweights, which showed, as there was very little to separate the two fighters. However, it was Gualtieri who had the […]
Cormier Responds To Jon Jones' USADA Comments – ‘You Can’t Rewrite History'
In the latest MMA news, Daniel Cormier has spoken about Jon Jones’ reaction to the UFC and USADA parting ways with each other. USADA had confirmed that they would not be renewing their contract past 2023 following the CEO of the organisation Travis Tygart’s comments. The latter was very vocal about differences between USADA and […]
KSI Vs. Fury Presser Results In Chaos
In some boxing news, Logan Paul has opened up about the facial injury that he suffered during his pre-fight presser with Dillon Danis on October 12th, 2023. The pair will face each other on Saturday, as Danis makes his boxing debut. There is plenty on the line, given the trash talk that has been exhibited […]
KSI Vs. Fury Post-Fight Comments – ‘You Weren't Landing!'
In the latest boxing news, The KSI and Tommy Fury card left a lot of controversial talking points in the aftermath of the results. In the headline event, Fury was given a controversial majority-decision win over KSI in a fight where there was very little to choose between the two fighters. However, the main talking […]
Fury Beats KSI In A ‘Controversial Decision,' Logan Beats Danis After Latter Is Disqualified For An MMA Move
In today’s boxing news, Tommy Fury emerged victorious over KSI via a controversial majority decision. Fury was the favorite going into the bout, as he faced KSI who was having only his second professional boxing bout. And yet, the latter’s performance exceeded expectations. KSI-Fury From the beginning, KSI’s tactics were clear. The former used his […]
UFC Announces An Agreement With Drug Free Sport International
In today’s MMA news, The UFC has moved on from USADA after the latter decided to part ways. USADA will no longer be responsible for monitoring drug testing in the sport after 2023. This came after their CEO, Travis Tygart, expressed concerns that the UFC may not have been giving them full support. This was […]
John Fury: AJ Must Beat Wilder To Face Fury
In today’s heavyweight boxing news, Anthony Joshua must overcome Deontay Wilder if he is to secure a fight with Tyson Fury. That is according to John Fury. Joshua’s standing has fallen amongst the heavyweight elites following his back-to-back losses against Oleksandr Usyk. The losses caused the Brit to lose his unified heavyweight titles, as he […]