UFC 249 is officially going ahead on May 9 at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. ...
By Chris Williams: Former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes would have “toyed” with IBF/WBA/WBO champion Anthony Joshua if he were to fight in this era, according to promoter Lou DiBella. He feels that an original version of Holmes (69-9, 44 KOs) would have been too much for Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs). The way Joshua was exposed by Andy Ruiz Jr. last ...
Tonight Showtime Sports will serve up two fights featuring John Molina, Jr. In the first bout, Molina loses a war against Argentina’s Lucas Matthysse followed by Molina’s comeback victory against Mickey Bey in the second bout. 10 p.m. ET/PT.—–On Saturday ESPN will present four consecutive hours of boxing starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. Matches featured include Mayweather-Judah (2006), Pacquiao-Márquez ...
By Kenneth Friedman: Bob Arum believes he has a way of putting together the long-anticipated fight between WBO welterweight champion Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford and WBA champ Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao after the current crisis ends. Top Rank promoter Arum says Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) and his team reached out to him about making the fight with Crawford (36-0, 27 KOs). With ...
Leo Santa Cruz spoke with World Boxing Association (WBA) President, Gilberto Jesús Mendoza, on Instagram Live. Mendoza talked to the WBA Featherweight and Super Featherweight Super Champion about many interesting points, including his plan to face Gervonta Davis in his next fight. “We’re focused on the fight against Gervonta Davis. The negotiation was very advanced, but with this situation it ...
This Saturday, April 25, will be a day of boxing blockbusters on ESPN when the network airs four consecutive hours of the sweet science immediately following the conclusion of the 2020 NFL Draft. Starting at 7 p.m. ET, this special presentation will showcase some of the biggest stars of boxing’s recent generation, culminating with the 2015 historic “Fight of the ...
By Barry Holbrook: DAZN is in a weak position right now with Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin delaying their eventual trilogy clash between them. The streaming giant has invested massive money in contracts to the famous Mexican star Canelo (53-1-2, 36 KOs) and former undefeated middleweight KO artist Golovkin (40-1-1, 35 KOs) and it’s turned out to be a poor ...
By Charles Brun: David ‘Hayemaker’ Haye (28-4, 26 KOs) says the one fight he would entertain the idea of coming out of retirement for would be for him to face the winner of the Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury heavyweight clash. Haye, 39, says it’s not his intention to come out of retirement at this point in his life. ‘The ...
By Alistair Hendrie Since Luke Rockhold last won a UFC contest in September 2017 a lot has changed. The 185lbs title he once wore has switched hands three times and three of the American’s last four victims – Lyoto Machida, Michael Bisping and David Branch – have either retired or left the UFC. But after Rockhold suffered a pair of knockouts between 2018 and 2019, leading to concerns for his welfare, the polarising middleweight is now considering stepping back into the Octagon. “I’m getting healthier, and I might be getting ...
By Jim Maltzman: Teofimo Lopez (15-0, 12 KOs) isn’t going to fall into the same trap as past opponents of Vasiliy Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) by stepping into the ring, shivering with fear of his talent. Teofimo knows what he brings to the ring against WBA/WBC/WBO lightweight champion Lomachenko, and he views his talent as being ABOVE his. Teofimo not ...