All of the major women’s strawweight titles will be at stake in separate bouts on March 25. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Valle is set to make her seventh overall title defense and first as a unified titlist. The two-division and reigning IBF and WBO strawweight title claimant will next face unbeaten challenger Jessica Basulto on March 25 at Club & ...
Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez has begun the apology tour. There was a major shakeup in the lineup for Saturday’s DAZN show after the Mexican southpaw badly missed weight for his previously scheduled 12-round light heavyweight fight versus Gabriel Rosado. Ramirez initially arrived at 187 pounds ahead of Friday’s weigh-in, later getting down to 182.6 pounds at which point their planned main ...
Former Cage Warriors featherweight champion Jordan Vucenic returned to action in the main event looking to bounce back to winning ways, and he did so in emphatic fashion with a dominant second-round submission of Tiziano Ferranti at Cage Warriors 150 in London. The UK promotion often holds events the night before big UFC shows in London, and fight fans who ...
Before the stars of UFC 286 faced off at the ceremonial weigh-ins, the fans inside The O2 Arena were given a special treat as they took part in a special fan Q&A session with a panel of UFC legends. Ian Freeman, Brad Pickett, Jimi Manuwa, Tom Aspinall, and Michael Bisping joined British UFC commentator John Gooden on stage at The ...
Usually a visiting fighter feels he was mistreated on the scorecards in an opponent’s hometown. Jean Pascal, however, believes that the judges gave Germany’s Michael Eifert entirely too much credit for his work during their 12-round, 175-pound fight Thursday night in Pascal’s adopted hometown of Laval, Quebec, Canada. Pascal was a 7-1 favorite, yet Eifert outboxed him and won their ...
Joseph Diaz and Mercito Gesta were prepared to steal the show. They are now tasked with headlining the event. Both boxers embraced the new role as they weighed in for their scheduled 12-round junior welterweight contest. Diaz tipped the scales at a career-heaviest 139.4 pounds. Gesta was 137.2 pounds for his first fight in nearly a year. The fight was ...
The manager of Oleksandr Usyk has issued a firm, take-it-or-leave-it declaration to Tyson Fury and his team. Egis Klimas, the longtime advisor of the WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO champion from Ukraine, indicated that they are standing pat on April 29 as the date to stage the undisputed heavyweight championship in the United Kingdom, most likely at London’s Wembley Stadium. Talks ...
Matchroom’s first NXTGEN card of the year at the Utilita Arena Newcastle on Saturday March 18 features some of the very best prospects in the North East and beyond looking to take the next steps in their promising careers, live worldwide on DAZN. (photos by Mark Robinson) Former Team GB standout Cyrus Pattinson faces his toughest test so far in ...
Some called it hubris, others called it bravado. To Chris Colbert, however, he would describe his attitude as nothing more than overwhelming confidence. Heading into his showdown against Hector Luis Garcia last year, Colbert dismissed his upcoming foe as nothing more than an inconsequential speed bump on his way to a world title shot at 130 pounds. Ultimately, despite his ...
The formalities are almost complete as we edge toward fight night at UFC 286 in London. But, before the fighters step into the Octagon, they have to step on the scale and flex for the fans, before facing off with their opposite numbers at the ceremonial weigh-ins. A rowdy London crowd is expected to be in attendance at The O2 ...