Month: May 2020

Jessie Vargas believes he will become a three-weight world champion and said on the latest episode of Matchroom Boxing’s podcast ‘The Lockdown Tapes’ that he’s ready to go all-out to make that a reality when boxing returns. Vargas (29-3-2 11 KOs) has held the WBA Super-Lightweight and WBO Welterweight strap and last April, he signaled his intentions to rule the ...

SHOWTIME Sports® has announced today its SHOWTIME BOXING CLASSICS June slate, featuring a collection of Mike Tyson fights, Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko and other memorable moments from the network’s deep archive of world championship bouts. SHOWTIME BOXING CLASSICS airs every Friday at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME and is also available via the SHOWTIME streaming service and SHOWTIME ANYTIME®. ...

Jose Ramirez has a feeling an improved Maurice Hooker will give Regis Prograis a tougher fight than some might expect. Ramirez knocked out Hooker in the sixth round of their 140-pound title unification fight July 27, but the unbeaten WBC/WBO champion wouldn’t be surprised if Hooker beats Prograis in their pivotal non-title fight. The 12-round, 143-pound bout between Hooker and ...

STATEMENT FROM ROB HEWITT, CEO OF FIGHTERS ONLY REGARDING THE 12TH ANNUAL FIGHTERS ONLY WORLD MMA AWARDS   To our Friends and Family in the MMA Community,   Today I am issuing this statement regarding the 2020 Fighters Only World Mixed Martial Arts Awards show.   It is hard to believe that we are approaching our 12th year of the ...

After months of back-and-forth with teammates likes Jorge Masvidal and Dustin Poirier, it seems Colby Covington has finally parted ways with American Top Team. Fans and journalists saw that Covington was removed from the camp’s welterweight roster on their website on Tuesday. Wednesday, Covington confirmed the news for himself in an interview with The Score. “I’m not a member of ...

Last week, UFC President Dana White confirmed to a local Las Vegas newspaper that the next UFC events on 30 May and 6 June would be taking place in the city, but the Nevada State Athletic Commission remained quiet. On Wednesday, the NSAC finally convened for the first time in months since the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic shut down sports in ...

Shavkatadzhon Rakhimov was left to feel dejected after a visit to his favorite boxing website drew him to a feature story on Joseph 'JoJo' Diaz Jr. which failed to mention his name. The disappointment was for good reason, considering he remains Diaz’s mandatory challenger and with a signed order calling for his immediate title shot. “I don’t understand why the ...

Ben Davison, the former trainer for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is very confident his former pupil will defeat Deontay Wilder in their trilogy fight. After more than two years of inactivity, Fury resumed his career in 2018 with Davison as head trainer in the corner. Davison worked with him for five fights. Fury decided to make a big change ...

As BoxingScene.com previously reported, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship [BKFC] is willing to pay Mike Tyson more than $20 million for one bare knuckle bout. Tyson had already rejected the offer of $20 million - and the promotion is going to submit an increased offer. And BKFC views MMA legend Wanderlei Silva as the perfect opponent to get in the ring against Tyson. According to Silva, BKFC ...

By now, everyone knows the UFC is back up and running again amid the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Now, one of European MMA’s major players is back and with a bang – albeit with an event held behind closed doors. Poland-based promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki earlier announced that KSW 53: Reborn will take place on a closed set on 11 ...