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Dillon Danis Calls Out Jake Paul, Wants To Appeal The Logan Paul Loss
In today’s boxing news, Dillon Danis has called out Jake Paul following his disqualification in his bout with Logan Paul. Danis’ performance was far from impressive in a bout that failed to resonate with the fans, following the huge build up that had gone before. Although Paul did dominate proceedings, the failure to stop Danis […]
John Fury Had No Problems With KSI Being The Winner, Danis Denies Trying To Choke Paul
In the latest boxing news, John Fury has controversially claimed that a KSI win over Tommy Fury would not have ruffled his feathers at all. The two faced off on October 14th, 2023, in a bout that offered very little by way of attacking intent. Both boxers struggled to land anything significant, which was shown […]
Ryan Garcia Slams Critics, Could Face The Winner Of Haney Vs. Prograis
In today’s boxing news, Ryan Garcia has hit back at his critics as he seeks to win his first world title. In the biggest fight of Garcia’s career against Gervonta Davis, the boxer came up short as he was stopped in the seventh round with a body shot. In the aftermath, Garcia was alleged to […]
Bomac Reveals All On His Recent Arrest – ‘I Got Caught, I Did Break The Law'
In the latest boxing news, Brian McIntyre, Terence Crawford’s trainer, has opened up about his recent arrest and release from HMP Birmingham Prison in the UK. The trainer had been in the UK for his boxer Chris Eubank Jr’s win over Liam Smith, only to suffer from issues on the way back to the United […]
Andrade Promises To Expose Benavidez, The Mexican Monster Wants All Of Canelo's Belts
In the latest boxing news, Demetrius Andrade has backed himself to get the better of David Benavidez when they square off on November 25th, 2023. The two undefeated fighters will face off in a battle of two contrasting styles. Benavidez is known for being a come-forward fighter, who is heavy handed and the naturally larger […]
Surprise Rematch Between Volkanovski and Makhachev Will Highlight UFC 294
There has been so much news hitting the market about the UFC that it has been hard to keep everything straight. What may have been the most overlooked is how much work the UFC has had to do to save UFC 294 from falling apart. Looking at MMA breaking news, it shows that Paulo Costa […]
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 […]
UFC Becomes Latest Promotion to Take Money from Saudi Arabia
Sports leagues, especially in the United States, constantly chase the next revenue stream. There would always come a time when the UFC decided to take money from Middle Eastern investment. There is too much money on the table for them to try and ignore that avenue completely. MMA news sites have announced that the UFC […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]