Legendary former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is the latest name to be announced as an upcoming inductee to the UFC Hall of Fame, with “The Spider” set to be inducted this summer as part of the Class of 2023. Silva compiled a career record of 34-11 (1 no contest) in a career spanning 23 years, with the Brazilian superstar ...
Solomon Dacres became English heavyweight champion in emphatic fashion by seeing off Robert Ismay in just five minutes and four seconds. Before this outing against local favorite Ismay at the Newcastle Arena, Dacres had managed only one stoppage in his five wins to date. But he weathered some early pressure from his opponent in the first and then dismantled him ...
Austin Williams and Felix Cash will share an undercard before they share the ring. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the pair of unbeaten middleweights will appear in separate bouts on the already announced April 1 Anthony Joshua-Jermaine Franklin DAZN show from The O2 in London. Wins by both boxers will lead to a head-on collision targeted for June in London, confirming ...
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez agreed it was long overdue to return to his roots. The undisputed super middleweight champion remained firm on his next fight taking place in his homeland, despite offers from around the world for his in-ring services. Locations in the United Kingdom and the Middle East were speculated for Alvarez’s long-discussed mandatory title defense versus interim WBO titlist ...
LOS ANGELES — David Benavidez is deep in the trenches preparing for his super middleweight matchup against Caleb Plant on March 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Showtime pay-per-view. Should Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs) successfully get past the tall task that is Plant (22-1, 13 KOs), the 26-year-old will be able to consider a menu ...
To even the staunchest of Ryan Garcia’s supporters, his bold threats aimed in the direction of Gervonta Davis appeared ludicrous. However, following years of thunderously claiming that he’ll do a number on the hard-hitting star, the 24-year-old Garcia will be given the opportunity to prove himself. On April 22nd, in front of what’s expected to be a jam-packed crowd, Garcia ...
Naoya Inoue had his mind made up well before entering the ring for his previous fight. The three-division titlist and pound-for-pound entrant already knew that a trip to the junior featherweight division was in his immediate future. Inoue was open about campaigning at the weight in the buildup to his eventual eleventh-round knockout of England’s Paul Butler to fully unify ...
Rodney Berman knows a thing or two about prizefighting in his over 40 years as a boxing promoter. Having promoted fighters and fight cards in South Africa, Berman has a keen eye for talent. Berman is very high on once-beaten Roarke Knapp and is convinced he can achieve success as a contender overseas. Knapp will face Ahmed El Mousaoui Saturday ...
Eddie Hearn and Oscar De La Hoya are at it again. No strangers to the occasional verbal quarrel, the veteran promoters had some terse words for each other this past week in regards to Canelo Alvarez, the undisputed 168-pound Mexican star whom Hearn currently promotes and De La Hoya once promoted. Alvarez is set to fight London’s John Ryder May ...
Whether a fresh start or an entirely new direction, Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz is in desperate need of a makeover. The former IBF junior lightweight titlist is hopeful of a career turnaround beginning with this weekend’s showdown with fringe contender Mercito Gesta. Their bout was upgraded to main event status after original headliner Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez (44-1, 30KOs) was grossly above ...