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Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York City - WBC, WBO, IBF, WBA lightweight champion Devin Haney was ringside on Saturday night, as he watched former three division world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko win a twelve round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Jamaine Ortiz (16-1-1, 8 KOs). The scores were 115-113, 116-112 and 117-111. Lomachenko was returning after nearly after nearly a ...
(Brooks, CA) - In front of a sold-out crowd at the newly opened Cache Creek Casino Events Center, local fans saw hometown favorite Alan Sanchez (22-5-1, 10 KOs) defeat previously unbeaten Saul Bustos (15-1-1, 8 KOs), in one of the best fights put forth by legendary local promoter Paco Damian, and a fitting tribute to his mentor, Don Chargin Productions. ...
Jake Paul landed 51 of 121 power punches (44%), while Anderson Silva landed 66 of 176 of his power punches (38%). The difference for Paul was his jab. He threw 215 jabs, 140 more than Silva, and landed 32. 30 of Paul's 83 landed punches were body shots. Paul landed/threw fight high 17 of 44 punches in round 8. Glendale, ...
GLENDALE, Arizona – Antonio Nieves couldn’t contend with Alexandro Santiago’s pressure this time around. Santiago stalked Nieves for most of their uneventful bantamweight bout Saturday night, until Nieves declined to answer the bell for the eighth round on the Jake Paul-Anderson Silva pay-per-view undercard at Desert Diamond Arena. Santiago’s stoppage in their rematch came six years after they fought to ...
Things could change but for the moment, reports seem to lean away from a Tank Davis-Ryan Garcia pay-per-view showdown making up for other recent disappointments. If that is the case, another year will pass by without the explosion so many saw possible at lightweight remaining off in the distance…and maybe at another weight class. What might occur at lightweight proper ...
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From the moment Vasiliy Lomachenko embarked on his pugilistic journey, the former two-time Olympic gold medalist was firmly of the belief that one day, he would cover himself in undisputed glory. After scratching and clawing his way to a showdown against former unified lightweight champion, George Kambosos Jr., Lomachenko was all smiles. Nevertheless, with his native land of Ukraine forced ...
Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz is at a point in his career where it’s easy to mistake him for a gatekeeper to the younger guns in the lightweight division. To his credit, the former IBF junior lightweight titlist understands that perception, which he plans to disprove in his crossroads clash with unbeaten lightweight William Zepeda. The terrific matchup of lightweight contenders headlines ...
GLENDALE, Arizona – Dana White was unwillingly instrumental in the Jake Paul-Anderson Silva spectacle coming together. The UFC president had nothing to do with their negotiations, but his intense dislike for Paul pushed the YouTuber-turned-boxer to accept this eight-round cruiserweight boxing match against one of the most legendary figures White’s company has ever promoted. In explaining why White has such ...
Olympic champion Hebert Conceicao is certain gym-mate Anderson Silva will knockout Jake Paul on Saturday night. Brazilian UFC legend Silva is the latest athlete to accept a challenge from YouTuber-turned-boxer, Paul, and the pair clash in Glendale, Arizona. Conceicao and Silva share a boxing coach and have trained alongside each other to prepare for their upcoming bouts. Silva faces Paul ...
Jake “The Problem Child” Paul finally got MMA legend Anderson “The Spider” Silva to agree to wager the result of their must-see eight-round cruiserweight match on Saturday, October 29 in a Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) event live on SHOWTIME PPV at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT from Desert Diamond Arena (formerly Gila River) just outside of Phoenix. (photos by Esther ...