WE ARE BACK on the Bethnal Green beat on Friday for our first York Hall show of 2023. We got off to a captivating start to our year of boxing at Wembley a couple of weeks back with Anthony Yarde’s thrilling challenge to light heavyweight General Artur Beterbiev and there are many more fantastic nights ahead of us involving the ...
DAZN’s North American CEO Joe Markowski said he is still confident that he can help get Ryan Garcia’s fight with Gervonta Davis over the line. Garcia-‘Tank’ Davis is one of the most coveted contests in the sport and on a recent trip to the UK, Markowski remained hopeful that it will take place this year, despite speculation that issues surrounding ...
With only days left for their WBC Super Bantamweight Eliminator main event, Luis “Pantera” Nery (33-1, 25 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico and Azat “Crazy A” Hovhannisyan (21-3, 17 KOs) of Los Angeles by way of Yerevan, Armenia hosted a press conference today to discuss their 12-round fight. (photos by Cris Esqueda) The event is set to take place on Saturday, ...
Edward Vazquez views Misael Lopez as a slick boxer, but not the type of opponent who can dig deep to win their 10-round featherweight fight Friday night. Lopez looked good in his most recent appearance, yet Vazquez (13-1, 3 KOs, 1 NC) considers himself a much more formidable foe than Orlando Gonzalez. Denver’s Lopez (14-1, 5 KOs, 1 NC) out-pointed ...
Stephen Fulton Jr. embraced a rematch with Brandon Figueroa late last year because he wanted to silence skeptics who’ve questioned his victory in their 122-pound title unification fight. Once Naoya Inoue announced that he would move up from bantamweight to junior featherweight, though, Fulton felt that was the fight he needed to pursue. Fulton still wants to face Figueroa again, ...
Exciting rising prospect Ardreal “Bossman” Holmes, Jr. (12-0, 5 KOs) and fellow undefeated Ismael “Maelo” Villarreal (12-0, 8 KOs) both made weight Thursday, a day ahead of their 10-round super welterweight main event on SHOBOX: The New Generation this Friday, February 17, live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/PT from Stormont Vail Events Center in Topeka, Kan. (photos by Stephanie ...
The junior finals have come to a close after a busy day which saw sixteen bouts take place, followed by the medal ceremony. Youth world gold medalists Abigail Alvarez [USA], Anastasiia Holinko [Ukraine], Oleksandr Huliaiev [Ukraine], Sani Brännfors [Finland], Gadzhi Gadzhiev [Bahrain] all added junior world titles to their collection. Yersultan Shakenbay [Kazakhstan] extended his undefeated record and became a ...
Nonito Donaire has a somewhat clearer picture of his next title opportunity. BoxingScene,com has confirmed that the WBC has approved a vacant bantamweight title fight between Donaire and Mexico’s Alexandro Santiago. The pairing would satisfy the terms of the two highest ranked available contenders vying for one of the four titles left behind by former undisputed champ Naoya Inoue. WBC ...
The 2023 PFL season is almost upon us, and the Professional Fighters League has officially confirmed its lineup for the first event of the new campaign. PFL 2023: Round 1 gets underway at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas on Saturday, April 1, with one of the biggest stars of their 2022 season set to play a starring role. ...
Aleksandar ‘Joker’ Ilic feeling untouchable ahead of homecoming fight at Brave CF 69 – Fighters Only
With 14 wins and 10 knockouts, Serbian MMA superstar Aleksandar “Joker” Ilic has built a notorious reputation while fighting in Europe’s top promotions. But it is in front of his home fans where he feels most indestructible. Ilic and Poland’s Marcin Naruszczka will make their Brave CF debuts this weekend when they compete at Brave CF 69 in a 90-kilogram ...