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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. […]
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 […]
Tony Bellew Backs Conor Benn To Beat Eubank Jr.
Tony Bellew has backed Conor Benn to beat Chris Eubank Jr. if the pair do meet in the ring. Following Eubank Jr.’s tenth-round-stoppage of Liam Smith, the calls for a Benn fight renewed once again. Eubank made it clear in his post fight comments that he was targeting the biggest fight which included Benn and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Josh Taylor Looks Back At His Loss To Teofimo Lopez, What's Next?
Josh Taylor has looked back on his loss to Teofimo Lopez. The Scot lost via a unanimous decision as Lopez took his WBO junior welterweight title. That resulted in Taylor’s first loss of his career, as he contemplated moving up to 147 after suggestions that he could no longer make 140 comfortably. Although that may […]
Tank Davis Could Give Crawford Problems, Davis' Toughest Fight And More
Gervonta Davis could give Terence Crawford some problems if they did fight each other. That is according to Roy Jones Jr. The two boxers were linked with a fight after Davis admitted that he could stop Crawford by claiming he had a ‘glass chin.’ In response, Crawford accepted the proposal by asking Davis to jump […]
Vergil Ortiz Jr. Could Return In December Following Health Scare – Says De La Hoya
Oscar De La Hoya is optimistic that Vergil Ortiz Jr. will return back to the ring in December. Ortiz is one of the most exciting boxers in the sport. His current record stands at 19 wins and 19 by way of knockout. However, his health took a turn for the worse in the build up […]
Crawford Should Fight Ennis – Says Leonard Ellerbe
Leonard Ellerbe has called on Terence Crawford to face Jaron Ennis instead of Canelo Alvarez. Bud is the current undisputed welterweight champion, having beaten Errol Spence Jr. by stopping him in the ninth round. As a result, Ennis became the IBF mandatory for Crawford. However, Spence has activated his rematch clause with both fighters expressing […]
Fury Rules Out Usyk, Ugas Confused Why The Thurman Fight Never Happened
Tyson Fury has dismissed the idea of fighting Oleksandr Usyk by choosing to make fights that offer bigger purses. The undisputed fight has been long talked about, but talks over a bout in April were not successful. Thereafter, Fury chose to face Francis Ngannou, which will earn him a reported $50 million. And provided that […]
Edwin De Los Santos Slams Frank Martin And Isaac Cruz For Ducking Shakur
Edwin De Los Santos has branded Frank Martin and Isaac Cruz as cowards for not fighting Shakur Stevenson. De Los Santos and Stevenson are set to face each other on November 16th, 2023, for the vacant WBC belt at 135. However, prior to this happening, Shakur was linked with bouts against Cruz and Martin. Cruz […]
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 […]
Canelo On Retiring, Eubank Jr. On Why He Wants GGG
Canelo Alvarez has no plans on walking away from the sport anytime soon. The Mexican is a four-division champion with nothing much left to prove in the sport. And at the age of 33, Canelo could be forgiven for having one eye on retirement. And yet, that is far from the case. Alvarez’s recent three-fight […]
KSI Looks Back At Conor McGregor's Awkward Call Out
KSI has mocked Conor McGregor’s appearance at Anthony Joshua’s fight against Robert Helenius. The ‘Notorious’ had been there to support Joshua, as well as taking the time to promote his new beverage, ‘Forged Irish Stout.’ During the course of that process, McGregor arrived into the arena with boxer, Ebanie Bridges. And as they sat ringside, Joshua […]
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 […]
Adrien Broner's Next Fight Announced, Zhang Vows To Target Joyce's Eye Again
Adrien Broner will make his return to the ring on November 4th, 2023 against Chris Howard. Broner’s last fight was against William Hutchinson after more than two years away from the sport. Despite grabbing a comfortable win via a unanimous decision, the boxer was criticized for not getting Hutchinson out of the ring. And yet, […]
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. […]
Fury vs. Usyk Back On: Saudis Respond to Fight Rumors, Fury's Mandatory
An undisputed heavyweight fight with Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk may be back on the cards for next year. That is according to ESPN’s Mike Coppinger. Talks for the fight for a showdown in April at Wembley broke down, much to the disappointment of fans. Despite Usyk agreeing to take a 70-30 split, the fight […]