Brave CF 70 will showcase one of the most intriguing fight personalities in global mixed martial arts when Luka Podkrajsek returns to face Pavel Dailidko in a heavyweight bout in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on April 23. Slovenia’s Podkrajsek is not your typical heavyweight. An expressive and creative man with the energy of a flyweight, the WFC heavyweight champion is known for ...
The MMA world is mourning the loss of former ONE Championship lightweight title challenger Iuri Lapicus, who tragically passed away following a motorcycle accident late last week. He was just 27 years old. The Moldovan fighter, who challenged for the ONE lightweight title in October 2020, was a prolific finisher of fights, with a 100 percent finish rate. In his ...
Eddie Hearn thinks Artur Beterbiev will be particularly susceptible to Callum Smith’s sneaky strong left hook. Beterbiev, the IBF, WBC, WBO light heavyweight champion from Russia, is regarded as one of the most fearsome fighters in the sport, as evidenced by the fact that he has knocked out every one of his 19 career opponents. And he will rightfully be ...
Super bantamweight contender Oleh Dovhun inched closer to a world title opportunity by making the second defense of the WBA-NABA title with a 10-round unanimous decision over Juan Centeno in a fight that headlined a five-bout card at The Priory Grand Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The card was promoted by Integrity Fighter Management and Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing. Despite being ...
Last month, Josh Warrington and Mauricio Lara were involved in a heated confrontation. Warrington was ringside in Nottingham, watching Lara score a stoppage win over Leigh Wood to capture the WBA featherweight title. After the fight had concluded, Lara would become very animated by walking over to the ring ropes facing Warrington's area and spat at the Leeds fighter. They ...
It’s a big week for the super middleweight division. The biggest fight of the upcoming weekend puts the 168-pounders on the marquee, with the top contenders – according to the WBC – squaring off at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Canelo Alvarez is the WBC’s champion in the division, so the 12-rounder matching David Benavidez and Caleb Plant essentially ...
UFC head honcho Dana White has once again resurrected his familiar pitch about getting into the boxing business. In an interview with Sports Business Journal published on Saturday, the outspoken president of the popular mixed martial arts league, hinted that he has been at work for the past eight to nine months to launch a new boxing promotion within the ...
Bad luck won’t let up for Mary Spencer (7-1, 5 KOs) and her clan—the boxer recently suffered a hand injury while sparring. As a result, her fight against Adriana Dos Santos Araujo (6-1, 1 KOs) has been pulled from the undercard of the Christian Mbilli vs. Carlos Gongora fight at the Cabaret du Casino de Montréal on March 23. ...
Sebastian Fundora won the WBC interim super welterweight title in epic fashion nearly a year ago. As his second fight nears since Fundora’s spectacular slugfest with Erickson Lubin last April 9, Fundora cannot say with any certainty whether a victory over a resurgent Brian Mendoza on April 8 will ensure that he’ll receive his title shot next. For even a ...
Janibek Alimkhanuly’s handlers had difficulty securing the type of opponent the WBO middleweight champion wanted for his second title defense. BoxingScene.com has learned that the Kazakh southpaw therefore will defend his 160-pound championship against Steven Butler on May 13. ESPN will televise the Alimkhanuly-Butler bout as a 12-round main event, but the venue for the card they will headline hasn’t ...