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Canelo Desperate To Prove His Critics Wrong, Alvarez Looks Back At The Bivol Loss
Canelo Alvarez is desperate to show his critics that he still has what it takes to make it at the top level of the sport. The Mexican’s last few performances have called into question his current form. His defeat to Dmitry Bivol in a one-sided bout had shown loopholes in Alvarez’s defense that had not […]
Wilder Could Fight For The WBC Belt, Benavidez Accuses Mungia Of Ducking
Deontay Wilder could end up fighting for the WBC heavyweight title after Tyson Fury’s recent comments. The WBC heavyweight champion has been accused of avoiding Oleksandr Usyk after the boxer chose to face Francis Ngannou instead. And as part of that process, Fury has confirmed that he has no intention of facing the Ukrainian. The […]
Boxer Sabrina Perez’s Trainer Collapses Ringside And Then Dies, Amir Khan Addresses His Failed Test
Boxer Sabrina Perez’s husband and her boxing trainer, Diego Arrua, has passed away after suffering from a heart attack. Arrua had been in the corner of his wife, Perez, during her fight with Skye Nicholson. And given that the WBC interim featherweight belt was on the line, both fighters had a lot to play for. […]
Crawford Wants The Spence Rematch At 147, Pacquiao Wants To Compete In The Olympics
Terence Crawford has told Errol Spence Jr. that any rematch must take place at welterweight. That is according to his friend Steven Nelson. Crawford stopped Spence in the ninth round during the first fight to become the undisputed welterweight champion of the world. In the aftermath of the fight, the ’Truth’ made it clear that […]
Thurman Advises Charlo To Follow Bivol's Plan To Beat Canelo, Froch Backs GGG To Beat Eubank Jr.
Keith Thurman has advised Jermell Charlo to study Dmitry Bivol in his attempts to beat Canelo Alvarez. Bivol dominated Canelo to secure a unanimous-decision win over the Mexican at light heavyweight. His judgment of distance, his use of his jab and ability to get Canelo’s respect with his power kept the Mexican on the backfoot. […]
Crawford Gives Spence An Ultimatum At 147, Fury Slams His Own Documentary
Terence Crawford has offered a take it or leave it offer to Errol Spence Jr. for a rematch at 147. Following Bud’s win over Spence, when he stopped him in the ninth round, the latter exercised his right to a rematch. However, since Crawford won the first fight, he had the right to choose the […]
Bob Arum Wants Jared Anderson Vs. Daniel Dubois
Bob Arum is targeting a fight between Daniel Dubois and Jared Anderson. The 23-year-old Anderson is one of the most active heavyweights out there. He has already fought three times this year with fights against George Arias, Charles Martin and Andrii Rudenko. Although that may be the case, the American has indicated that he does […]
From the Ring to the Cage
The concept of WWE to MMA sounds ridiculous to some die-hard UFC fans, while others will say it’s a logical move. Just ask Ronda Rousey, who has already transitioned from cage to ring in elegant style. Another merger happened this week that might make moving from WWE to MMA more logical; UFC and WWE executives […]
Alexa Grasso Protects Her Title in Wild Split Draw With Shevchenko
Opportunities to capture a championship in the UFC shouldn’t be taken lightly. Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko fought ferociously at the inaugural Noche UFC event in Las Vegas Saturday night to try and capture the flyweight championship. The fight featured a lot of wild twists and turns, including a dramatic last two minutes that saw […]
Sean Strickland’s Next Opponents Will Determine if He’s a Fluke
Sean Strickland wasn’t really the next guy in line. He wasn’t the guy behind the next guy in line either. Ranked No. 5 in the world, Strickland’s title shot fell to him through a series of fortunate events. Driscus Du Plessis could not make a short turnaround to fight Adesanya due to a foot injury. […]
How Israel Adesanya Must Go Down to Get Back Up
Israel Mobolaji Odunayo Oluwafemi Temitayo Owolabi Adesanya, or ‘The Last Stylebender’ to his friends and enemies, is a 34-year-old Nigerian from New Zealand who has just lost his recent UFC title to Sean Strickland in round 5 by unanimous decision in Sydney, Australia during UFC 293. Sean ‘Tarzan’ Strickland, who defeated Adesanya by landing 53% […]
Fiziev and Gamrot Fighting to Stay in UFC Championship Picture
Rafael Fiziev picking up fight of the night honors for his battle with Justin Gaethje last March won’t provide him with much comfort. Fiziev lost a controversial split decision that stopped a six-fight winning streak. Now, the No. 6-ranked striker will be looking to pick up another victory over a top-10 opponent to get back […]
Strickland Almost Blew His Title Shot, Du Plessis And Cannonier Call Out The Champ
Sean Strickland’s biggest achievement of his career in beating Israel Adesanya to claim the UFC middleweight title was almost derailed before it ever happened. The American shocked the world to beat Adesanya via a unanimous decision in Australia at UFC 293. But before the fight happened, Strickland was involved in an altercation with a fan […]
McGregor Is Looking ‘So Sharp' – Says Ciaran Clarke
Ciaran Clarke, who happens to be Conor McGregor’s stablemate, has talked up the Irishman’s form amid a rumored return to the Octagon in December. McGregor has been absent from the cage since his loss to Dustin Poirier in 2021. The defeat was accompanied by a broken leg as McGregor underwent surgery and had a long […]
Luis Alberto Lopez Retains IBF Featherweight Title With A Unanimous Decision Over Joet Gonzalez
The IBF featherweight champion, Luis Alberto Lopez, kept his belt after overcoming Joet Gonzalez in a unanimous-decision win. Lopez started the fight a whole lot better as the pace was difficult for Gonzalez to put up with. And so it showed in the opening parts of the fight. The champion frequently landed his right hand […]
Jake Paul Gives His Take On Logan And Danis' Feud
Jake Paul has given his take on Logan Paul and Dillon Danis’ trash talk. The pair are set to face each other on October 14th, 2023, on the KSI vs. Tommy Fury card. And as part of that process, the two fighters have been engaging in numerous verbal digs. Danis has resorted to making posts […]
Dana White Admits Money May Have Changed McGregor, White Reveals His Troubled Childhood
Dana White has given his take on Conor McGregor’s recent struggles in the octagon. The ‘Notorious’ has been absent from the cage since his 2021 defeat to Dustin Poirier. During the end of the bout, it was clear that the Irishman had broken his leg. The injury has kept McGregor out of the cage since […]
Canelo Accused Of Ducking, De La Hoya Backs Charlo And More
David Morrell Jr. has accused Canelo Alvarez of avoiding the big fights. Alvarez is no stranger to being in world title fights having become a four-division world champion. And as of now, he holds all the belts at super middleweight having beaten numerous champions in the process. This included wins over Billy Joe Saunders, Caleb […]
Mikkel Kessler's Retirement, 10 Years On
It has been ten years since Mikkel Kessler retired from the sport of boxing. Kessler had a remarkable career, having won the WBA and WBC super middleweight championship belts on more than one occasion to become one of the best 168-pounders. In 2014, the Danish boxer stopped Manny Siaca to secure the WBA super-middleweight title. […]
Andrade Backs Spence's Rematch With Crawford, ‘Boo Boo' Targets History Himself
Demetrius Andrade has backed Errol Spence Jr.’s decision to take on the rematch with Terence Crawford. The ‘Truth’ was dominated in the first fight as he was stopped in the ninth round following three knockdowns in total. The defeat prevented Spence from becoming the first undisputed welterweight champion of the four-belt era. But much more […]