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Spence-Crawford Rematch Happening, De La Hoya Backs Crawford To Beat Canelo
Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford will fight once again after the ‘Truth’ decided to reactivate his rematch clause. The first fight was completely one-way traffic as Crawford knocked down Spence three times, as he stopped the welterweight in the ninth round. The victory made history as Crawford became the first undisputed champion of the […]
Charlo Slams Tim Bradley – ‘Bradley Got A Lot Of Hate'
Jermell Charlo has slammed Tim Bradley after the latter’s comments about him facing Terence Crawford. Bradley’s comments came in the aftermath of Crawford beating Errol Spence Jr. And as part of that process, Bradley made it clear in no uncertain terms that Crawford would do the same when it came to Jermell, but even quicker. […]
Plant Confirms That A Canelo Rematch Is Close
Caleb Plant has revealed that a rematch with Canelo Alvarez is close to being agreed. The pair first faced each other in 2021 when Plant had the chance to become undisputed at 168 pounds. He was the holder of the IBF belt. However, the American was stopped in the eleventh round as Alvarez became the […]
UFC 5: EA Sports' Latest Game
The EA Sports UFC 5 game will feature Alexander Volkanovski and Valentina Shevchenko as the front cover athletes. The talks over the release have been ongoing since 2020, the last edition of the franchise. Although the wait for that has been more than expected, the official release date has been confirmed for October 27th, 2023, […]
Malignaggi Questions Haney's Decision To Fight Prograis And Duck Teofimo Lopez
Paulie Malignaggi has hit out at Devin Haney’s potential next fight against Regis Prograis. The ‘Dream’ moved up from 135, with the intention of fighting Prograis for his WBC belt. Despite the latter signing his side of the agreement, Haney has yet to do so. Naturally, there are question marks over whether Haney will go […]
A Fury Win Would Make Usyk A Great – Says Tony Bellew
Tony Bellew has talked up Oleksandr Usyk by outlining what the Ukrainian needs to do to become an all-time great. Usyk has already done what most boxers will never achieve by becoming undisputed at cruiserweight. This has been followed up by his accomplishments at heavyweight, as the Ukrainian is the current united heavyweight champion with […]
Bomac Blames Spence's Trainer For The Loss, Abel Sanchez Also Reacts
Terence Crawford’s trainer, Brian McIntyre (Bomac), has blamed Derrick James for any problems Spence may have had in his preparation for the fight. Crawford became the first undisputed welterweight champion of the four-belt era by stopping the ‘Truth’ in the ninth round. Prior to this, there were three knockdowns before the referee pulled the fight. […]
WWE's Share Price Falls After PFL's Saudi Investment
The share prices of WWE suffered a huge setback after the recent decision of the PFL to sell a share in the company in return for Saudi investment. That is according to reporter Brandon Thurston. The PFL was given in excess of $100 million after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) bought a stake. The […]
Adesanya Wants The Du Plessis Fight In South Africa
Israel Adesanya is still intent on fighting Dricus Du Plessis. Prior to agreeing to a fight with Sean Strickland, there was an expectation that Adesanya would defend his middleweight title against the South African. The latter had just beaten Robert Whittaker to stake his claim for the fight. However, a foot issue prevented Du Plessis […]
Mayer Reacts To Baumgardner’s Positive Test – ‘Her Credibility Is Shot'
Mikaela Mayer has reacted to Alycia Baumgardner’s positive test, as the sport of boxing struggles to cope with drugs. According to reports, the undisputed junior lightweight champion failed a drug test for two substances. This was in the run-up to her fight with Christina Linardatou on July 15th, 2023. Although that may have been the […]
Chisora Blasts Dubois For Quitting Against Usyk, Usyk On Dubois' Trainer
Derek Chisora has hit out at Daniel Dubois’ approach to fighting Oleksandr Usyk. Dubois was stopped in the ninth round after being dropped a round before, as Usyk retained his WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles. However, prior to that, Dubois was on the cusp of victory. He managed to drop Usyk with a brutal […]
Roy Jones Reveals All On Eubank Jr, Bellew Questions Dubois' Heart
Roy Jones Jr. has opened up on his time with Chris Eubank Jr. while he was his trainer. Jones parted ways with Eubank, as the latter got ready to face Liam Smith on September 2nd, 2023. However, during their time together for the first Smith fight, things did not go too well. Eubank was stopped […]
Boxing Schedule September 2023
The September 2023 boxing schedule is out, and this is what fans can expect this month. Liam Smith will take on Chris Eubank Jr. on September 2nd, 2023, as the latter aims to gain revenge after a TKO in round four. Victory for Smith would show he is the better fighter in the sport of […]
Billy Joe Saunders Could Return In December – Says Eddie Hearn
Billy Joe Saunders could return to boxing in December. That is according to Eddie Hearn. Saunders has been absent from the ring since 2021 when he was stopped in the eighth round by Canelo Alvarez as he retired from the bout. Thereafter, the talk turned towards whether that would be the Brit’s final fight. After […]
Crawford Will Be Ready To Face Canelo At 168 – Says Bomac
Terence Crawford will be in prime condition to fight Canelo Alvarez at 168 pounds. That is according to the fighter’s trainer, Brian McIntyre. The talk over a fight between the two has been growing ever since Crawford mentioned the idea of the fight at a catchweight of 158 pounds. Although that may have been the […]
De La Hoya Teases Ryan Garcia's Next Fight – ‘Looking To Make A Huge Fight'
Oscar De La Hoya has talked up Ryan Garcia’s next fight in what has been dubbed as a big fight. Garcia’s last fight was against Gervonta Davis, as he suffered a loss at 135 via a seventh-round stoppage. In the aftermath of that process, Garcia decided to move up to 140 after suggestions that the […]
Bill Haney Responds To Shakur Posting A Leaked Clip, Prograis Slams Haney
. Devin Haney’s father, Bill Haney, has responded to Shakur Stevenson posting a clip of him by releasing his very own in response. Stevenson was involved in a back-and-forth with Devin in which he responded by posting the following video below. It appears to imply that the Haney’s moved up to 140 in order to […]
Taylor Accuses White Of Mistreating Black UFC Fighters, McGregor Teases His Return
MMA fighter and boxer Anthony Taylor has accused Dana White of mistreating black fighters in the UFC. Those comments came in the aftermath of Sean O’Malley stating what White had told him after he stopped Aljamain Sterling in the second round. O’Malley confirmed that he would make big bucks, according to White, by going so […]
Weidman Reveals All On His Latest Injury
The former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman has revealed that he knew he was injured after his return to the octagon at UFC 292. Weidman had been out of the cage since 2021 when he suffered a broken leg against Uriah Hall. Therefore, there was a lot of anticipation to see how Weidman would do […]
Shakur Stevenson Threatens Devin Haney In A Viral Social Media Blast
Shakur Stevenson hit back at Devin Haney in a back-and-forth on social media. The two fighters have long been linked with facing each other when they were both at 135. However, Haney decided to move up to 140 in order to try and tackle Regis Prograis for his WBC belt. As a result, Haney was […]