Jake Paul has loftier goals in mind beyond this weekend. The content creator-turned-cruiserweight prospect does not believe the same to be the case for England’s Tommy Fury, whom he finally faces on the third try. The two will meet in a scheduled eight-round bout at a maximum contracted limit of 185 pounds atop an ESPN+ Pay-Per-View this Sunday from Diriyah, ...
Badou Jack couldn’t picture a more ideal location to potentially become a three-division titlist. The former super middleweight and light heavyweight titleholder is a slight underdog versus defending WBC cruiserweight beltholder Ilunga ‘Junior’ Makabu. The two collide this Sunday at Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, which will mark the fourth straight Middle East appearance for Jack, who has lived in Dubai on ...
Regis Prograis now has company among fighters likely to be avoided in the talent-laden 140-pound division. Subriel Matias became Puerto Rico’s third active titlist following a stoppage win of Argentina’s Jeremias Ponce after five rounds in their vacant IBF junior welterweight title fight. The fiercely contested battle saw Matias drop Ponce (30-1, 20KOs) late in round five, with the fight ...
Minneapolis - In a welterweight contest, Jamal James (28-2, 12 KOs) won a ten round unanimous decision over a game Alberto Palmetta (18-2, 13 KOs). (photos by Esther Lin) The scores were 99-91, 98-92 and 98-92. James was fighting for the first time since a TKO defeat at the hands of Radzhab Butaev in October of 2021. Palmetta entered the ...
Brendan Allen was thrust into the main event spotlight on just a few hours’ notice, and he produced a performance worthy of the headline slot to defeat Andre Muniz at UFC Vegas 70 and gatecrash the UFC’s middleweight rankings. The bout was originally slated to take place as the co-main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, but after ...
Youtube star turned boxer, Jake Paul (6-0, 4 KOs), is already mentally set on his next opponent. On Sunday in Saudi Arabia, Paul will finally collide with Tommy Fury (8-0, 4 KOs), who is the younger brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Should Paul overcome Fury, then he intends to pursue a fight with MMA superstar Nate Diaz. Paul and ...
Former world champion and two-time Olympic gold medal winner Guillermo Rigondeaux is looking for bigger things after picking up his first victory in over three years. Rigondeaux (21-3, 14 KOs) earned the right to write a new chapter to his already long career on Friday night with a first round knockout victory over Jesus Martinez, at the Hialeah Park and ...
94% of the punches landed in this fight were power punches (234 of 248). Jeremias Ponce threw 96 punches in the first round- a fight high for him, while Subriel Matias threw a fight low 38 punches. In rounds two through five Matias threw 360 punches to Ponce’s 309. After being bested in power punches landed 25 to 7 in ...
Matías vs. Ponce will see top super lightweight contenders square off as popular knockout artist Subriel Matías meets undefeated Argentine Jeremías Ponce for the vacant IBF 140-pound World Championship on Saturday, February 25 live on SHOWTIME from The Armory in Minneapolis headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event. (photos by Esther Lin) >>>>CLICK HERE FOR THE LIVE SCORECARD<<<< The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP ...
VeShawn Owens produced the biggest victory of his seven-year pro career Saturday night. Owens pressured welterweight contender Kudratillo Abdukakhorov for most of their 10-round, 147-pound, regularly landed the flusher punches and defeated the Uzbekistan native comfortably on all three scorecards at The Armory in Owens’ hometown of Minneapolis. Judges Scott Erickson (98-92), Jon Schorle (99-91) and Kyle Shiely (97-93) all ...