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Ryan Garcia And Oscar Duarte Weigh-In At A Career Heaviest
The weigh-in for Ryan Garcia and Oscar Duarte’s fight took place with both boxers making the junior welterweight limit. Following Garcia’s verbal shots at Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins in the pre-fight presser, King Ryan knows that anything short of a win with an impressive performance will be scrutinised. Ryan arrives in the fight under the tutelage of […]
Benavidez Blasts Canelo For Keeping The 168-Division Hostage – ‘You Owe It To The People'
David Benavidez has accused Canelo Alvarez of holding up the super middleweight division by not fighting him. The Mexican Monster is the current WBC super middleweight interim champion after having retained the title with a win over Demetrius Andrade. The victory kept Benavidez in position to face Alvarez for his undisputed title. The former has […]
Tom Aspinall Hits Out At Boxing Promoters For Harming The Sport
Tom Aspinall has hit out at the sport of boxing for not putting on the biggest fights. The heavyweight’s comments come after his spectacular win over Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 as he stopped his opponent in the first round. Thereafter, Aspinall made his intentions clear of wanting to fight the best in the division. As […]
Hearn Determined Make Eubank-Benn After British Board Denies Request
Eddie Hearn has reacted to the decision of the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) to reject Conor Benn’s application to fight Chris Eubank Jr. in the UK. The news arrives as Benn continues to deal with the fallout of his two failed VADA tests for Clomiphene. Prior to the tests, both boxers had agreed […]
Usyk Wants The Best Fury; Happy To Give Him A Rematch
Oleksandr Usyk wants to face the best version of Tyson Fury and is happy to give him a rematch. That is according to the Ukrainian’s promoter Alexander Krassyuk. The two boxers are on course to face each other on February 17th, 2024. The winner will become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Both boxers […]
Sulaiman Aims To Make Canelo-Benavidez, Benavidez Targets Charlo Should Canelo Face Munguia
In the latest boxing news, WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman has confirmed that Canelo Alvarez and David Benavidez are ready to fight each other. The news arrives after Benavidez’s victory over Demetrius Andrade. The latter’s team threw in the towel after round six to give Andrade his first loss. The win kept the Mexican Monster as […]
De La Hoya Concerned About Garcia's Mental State After Duarte Presser Outburst
Oscar De La Hoya has responded to Ryan Garcia’s criticism of him and Bernard Hopkins. The boxer had initially responded to comments by Hopkins where he suggested that Garcia may not box again if he came out second best to Duarte. Those comments did not sit well with the fighter. He questioned whether Golden Boy […]
Ryan Garcia Lets Rip On De La Hoya And Hopkins During Duarte Presser
The final pre-fight presser between Ryan Garcia and Oscar Duarte produced many fireworks as both men prepare for battle on December 2nd, 2023. In the junior welterweight clash, Garcia arrives into the fight with much expectation on his shoulders. Following the defeat to Gervonta Davis, there were serious question marks over where the fighter would go next. A […]
Page Set for UFC Debut Against Holland
The MMA world is reverberating at the thought of Michael Page making his UFC debut. Dana White appeared on an online show with a board in the background that seemed to detail fights for UFC 297. Two names on the board were M. Page and K. Holland, leading many to think Page is set for […]
Davis Set To Become Champion As Haney Vacates, Lopez Aims For Crawford Fight
Gervonta Davis is set to become a two-weight world champion after Devin Haney relinquished his lightweight titles. As of now, Davis is the current WBA regular champion at 135 pounds. Therefore, Haney’s decision to move up to 140 to take on Regis Prograis has left the belt vacant now that he has given it up. “I […]
Could the Bronze Bomber have Sunk Klitschko?
Deontay Wilder is set for a big fight on December 23rd, 2023 as he fights against Joseph Parker on the Day of Reckoning Card in the co-main event of the evening. While he might be considered the favorite in this match, after his trilogy series with Tyson Fury, many believe he’s not the fighter he […]
Hearn: Joshua Likely To Face Wilder Over Hrgovic After December 23rd
Anthony Joshua is more likely to fight Deontay Wilder than Filip Hrgovic. That is according to Eddie Hearn. Both boxers have long been linked with a fight since 2018, when they could have fought for the undisputed heavyweight championship. Wilder’s team had sent a $50 million offer to Joshua. However, the fight never got made […]
Shakur Stevenson Wants Ryan Garcia At A Catchweight
Shakur Stevenson is willing to fight Ryan Garcia following the latter’s recent comments about the fighter in the latest boxing news. Garcia was very vocal about Stevenson’s performance against Edwin De Los Santos. This resulted in numerous boos throughout the fight due to Shakur’s defensive style. For the majority of the fight, Stevenson fought going […]
Ryan Garcia Vows Never To Lose Again After KO Loss To Tank Davis
Ryan Garcia has opened up on the lessons that were learned following his loss to Gervonta Davis. In the biggest fight of his career at 135 pounds, the boxer came up short after being stopped in the seventh round with a body shot. In the aftermath, Garcia received a lot of criticism for the manner […]
Stevenson, Lopez & Kambosos Clash on Social Media
Teofimo Lopez, Shakur Stevenson and George Kambosos Jr. traded verbal shots on social media in a series of tirades. The dispute started after Lopez reacted to Stevenson’s victory over Edwin De Los Santos. The performance lost Stevenson a lot of support, given that he had been booed throughout the fight. Shakur’s decision to fight off […]
Haney Vacates All Of His Belts At Lightweight
In today’s boxing news, Devin Haney has officially vacated all his titles at lightweight. The news arrives following Haney’s move up to junior welterweight in order to take on Regis Prograis for his WBC belt. And in the process of doing so, Haney was stripped of his WBC lightweight belt. This was taken by Shakur […]
BBBofC Rejects Benn's Request For UK Bout With Eubank Jr.
Chris Eubank Jr. will not be facing Conor Benn in the UK after the latter’s application to have the fight was dismissed in today’s boxing news. The British Boxing Board of Control have responded emphatically to Benn by ruling out a prospective fight date of February 3rd, 2024. The two boxers have long been linked with a […]
Lightweight Showcase as Dariush and Tsarukyan Throw Down
The UFC is closing out 2023 strong, with its first event in December being a showcase of its lightweight division featuring a multitude of lightweight contests. Bobby Green is fighting despite having his first opponent drop out, and Miesha Tate steps back into the cage after more than a year out. International Lightweight Main Event […]
BKFC56: Mike Perry; Three Titles Fights
Mike Perry is going to Salt Lake City for his fourth fight in BKFC. The former UFC fighter is in the main event, but not before three title fights have concluded! Christine Ferea is set to defend her Flyweight Championship against the Australian challenger, ‘Rowdy’ Bec Rawlings. MMA Veterans Collide in Main Event, Perry against […]
Potential PBC-Amazon Prime Deal: The Hidden Dangers For Boxers
A potential deal between PBC and Amazon Prime could have a huge impact on the boxing scene following reports by Ariel Helwani that a deal is very close. Following Showtime’s decision to pull out of boxing at the end of the year, the stable of fighters under the PBC banner has been left with an […]