The governing officials in Nevada will hold its first commission meeting in three months, fittingly to determine whether or not boxing can return to Las Vegas for the first time within that same period. A monthly commission meeting has been scheduled by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), with the session to take place May 27 at state headquarters in ...
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The 10-round junior middleweight bout between former world titleholder Carlos Molina and veteran Michi Munoz that was scheduled for this Saturday night will now take place on May 30. The Molina-Munoz fight will headline a five-bout card, which will be held with no fans in attendance, in Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico. Molina, who runs King Carlos Promotions, will fulfill the role ...
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Chris Eubank Jr. doesn’t see anything special about Jermall Charlo. The confident British contender wants a chance to validate his opinion by challenging Charlo for the WBC middleweight title in their first fight following the COVID-19 pandemic. A Charlo-Eubank bout is one Al Haymon is considering scheduling once fights can be made again. Eubank assessed Charlo during an appearance on ...
Brothers Andrew and Jason Moloney have defied the odds and landed stateside in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, as the Australian pair get set to feature on Top Rank’s ESPN televised cards. There has been speculation for weeks regarding the movements of world boxing powerhouses Top Rank in regards to their plans to put on ‘behind closed door’ events ...
Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski is yet another name on the growing list of fighters who are interested in facing Mike Tyson in some form of contest. For the past few weeks, Tyson has been posting training videos - showcasing his speed and power - and discussing the possibility of returning to the ring for a few exhibition fights to raise ...
Dana White looks like he has got his wish. After a week of holding fights in the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, the UFC President had made it clear he’d like to set up shop and host fights in the UFC’s Apex facility a lot closer to home in Las Vegas, Nevada. “It makes more sense with what’s ...
ESPN will bring plenty of live boxing back to its airwaves during the second week of June. Promoter Bob Arum told BoxingScene.com that the network will televise three live cards that week. The first card will be broadcast June 9, a Tuesday night, followed by live telecasts the nights of Thursday, June 11, and Saturday, June 13. Arum isn’t at ...
UFC President Dana White has said he plans to run a UFC event on 30th May and it looks he has a headline fight which will provide a big shake up of the UFC’s vaunted welterweight division. Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will take on Brazil’s Gilbert Burns in the night’s main event. The news was initially confirmed by ...
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Two time Olympic gold medal winner Robeisy Ramirez is hoping to return to the ring on June 9 in Las Vegas, if the Nevada Athletic Commission gives the go-ahead to Top Rank, the boxer's promoter. That show is likely to be headlined by Ramirez's amateur rival, WBO featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson, who had to settle for a silver medal after Ramirez ...
Danny Garcia hasn’t been given a definitive answer from Al Haymon, but he expects to fight either Errol Spence Jr. or Manny Pacquiao sometime in the fall. The Athletic reported Monday that Spence likely will face Garcia in a FOX Sports Pay-Per-View main event on an undetermined date in the fall. Philadelphia’s Garcia discussed those two options Tuesday during an ...