Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm has a new six-fight UFC deal signed and sealed, and she’s hoping that by the end of it, she’ll also be holding championship gold once again. Holm, who famously stunned Ronda Rousey with a huge head kick to win the women’s 135-pound title at UFC 193 back in November 2015, will make the ...
The fighters have taken to the scale in London ahead of Cage Warriors 151, with both championship contenders successfully tipping the scale inside the championship limit for their main event matchup. The headline bout will see a battle for the vacant Cage Warriors middleweight title, and both Will Currie and Mick Stanton came in on weight and ready for their ...
Chris Colbert considers himself a junior lightweight, but his upcoming lightweight fight with Jose Valenzuela was an opportunity Colbert couldn’t turn down. The former WBA super featherweight champion plans to re-establish himself by beating Valenzuela on the David Benavidez-Caleb Plant undercard March 25 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Thereafter, though, Colbert intends to return to the 130-pound ...
Many crave a certain mythical title in the boxing world. And no, it isn’t the coveted number one pound-for-pound slot that countless fighters yearn for. Being known as the needle mover, the ticket seller, and the star among stars - has always held a certain level of prestige. Up until this point, that very title has vacillated from fighter to ...
Cory Sandhagen is glad to be away from Las Vegas for his next assignment as he looks to move himself back into championship contention in the UFC’s bantamweight division. Sandhagen was due to face Marlon Vera in the main event at the UFC Apex on February 18, but the bout was pushed back to March 25, with the event taking ...
Manchester hero Anthony Crolla is backing Lyndon Arthur to win the IBO world title and set the stage for a series of higher profile light heavyweight showdowns. Arthur takes on Argentina’s explosive Braian Nahuel Suarez at the University of Bolton Stadium, on Friday, live and free-to-air on Channel 5 from 10pm, in association with Ladbrokes, Numan and Infinitium Entertainment. Crolla ...
Life-changing money, worldwide fame, and the opportunity to secure a long-standing dream of becoming a world champion - all slipped through the fingers of Jarrell Miller. Initially, the garrulous heavyweight contender out of Brooklyn, New York, was set to take center stage against former unified champion, Anthony Joshua, on June 1st, 2019. However, due to a long string of failed ...
LAS VEGAS – There isn’t a fight David Benavidez wants more than a career-defining showdown with Canelo Alvarez. Jose Benavidez Sr., David’s father and trainer, doesn’t envision that lucrative fight for the Mexican superstar’s four super middleweight titles ever taking place. Benavidez Sr. obviously hopes he is wrong, but he wouldn’t blame Alvarez or his handlers if he stays away ...
Undefeated former two-time WBC Super Middleweight Champion David “The Mexican Monster” Benavidez and former IBF Super Middleweight Champion Caleb Plant officially kicked off fight week events Wednesday with open media workouts before they meet in the SHOWTIME PPV main event this Saturday, March 25 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in an event presented by Premier Boxing ...
Jason Moloney is finally set for his next attempt at becoming a bantamweight titlist. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that a deal has been reached and a date set for Moloney’s ordered vacant WBO bantamweight title fight versus Vincent Astrolabio. Their bout is set to take place May 13, as the ESPN co-feature to the already announced Janibek Alimkhanuly-Steven Butler WBO middleweight ...