Former UFC lightweight champion and MMA pioneer Jens Pulver will be a part of the 2023 class of the UFC Hall of Fame after his inclusion was announced during UFC 284. Pulver will be inducted into the Pioneer Era Wing of the Hall of Fame, where he’ll join 17 other names already inducted into the portion of the Hall that ...
Lenier Pero abruptly and stunningly ended his heavyweight fight with Viktor Faust late in the eighth round Saturday night in San Antonio. After taking a right hook to the body and a straight left to his head, Faust turned his back to Pero, which left referee Rafael Ramos no choice but to stop the action at 2:28 of the eighth ...
ADAM AZIM boxed his way to a 10-round shut-out against Santos Reyes on a night of firsts for Britain’s 140lb superstar-in-waiting. Azim, headlining a major arena for the first time, had only ever failed to get the stoppage once before, back on his professional debut in 2020 against Ed Harrison over six rounds. So this was the first time he ...
German fan-favorite Christian Jungwirth had to work hard for it, but “The Kelt” did just enough to earn a split-decision victory over Brazil’s Denilson Neves de Oliveira in the main event of Oktagon 39 in Munich. Fighting on home soil, Jungwirth had the entire Audi Arena on his side as he took on Oliveira in a welterweight bout in Oktagon’s ...
Dainier Pero (2-0) continues on the fast track tonight in San Antonio at the Alamodome when he faces Daniel Zavala (2-1-2) on the Rey Vargas-O’Shaquie Foster undercard. Pero fights under the Premier Boxing Champions banner. In addition to Vargas-Foster, the televised portion of the card includes Mario Barrios-Jovanie Santiago and Pero’s older brother Lenier Pero opening up the broadcast against ...
CAROLINE Dubois maintained the searing start to her professional career by crushing the hopelessly overmatched Feriche Mashaury inside three rounds at the Wembley Arena. Dubois, the younger sister of heavyweight contender Daniel, is considered by many as the hottest prospect in all of women’s boxing. And she blew away her Tanzanian opponent, who arrived in London with a 10-7 record, ...
The odds obviously are against Jovanie Santiago entering his fight against Mario Barrios on Saturday night. The shorter Santiago has moved up from the junior welterweight limit of 140 pounds to the 147-pound division to battle Barrios. Santiago hasn’t fought in nearly two years, either, not since 140-pound contender Gary Antuanne Russell stopped him after the sixth round of their ...
Manchester’s Abraham Bably didn’t need long to make an explosive first impression in the PFL SmartCage as he finished American prospect Hassan Graham to earn a PFL contract in Week 3 of the promotion’s Challenger Series. Bably was the standout performer as the heavyweights took center stage in the PFL’s talent-finding series, with the Brit finishing Graham in three minutes, ...
Shamil Gaziev and Darko Stosic have captivated the minds of the “Brave Nation” fans before even stepping foot into the cage for their eagerly-anticipated heavyweight clash at Brave CF 69 in Belgrade, Serbia. The pair are set to throw down at the February 18 event as the organization caps off Brave CF International Combat Week in the city, with Brave ...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Emanuel Navarrete and his recent win over Liam Wilson, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, Adrien Broner vs. Michael Williams, Women's boxing, Rolando Romero, and more. Hey Bread, hope all is well with you. Good luck with Caleb Plant for the upcoming camp. Question regarding high level boxers you have ...