Mario Gutierrez pulled off an upset win Friday night, stopping former world junior flyweight title challenger Hector Flores at La Velaria de la Feria in Leon, Mexico. Gutierrez, who resides in El Salto, Mexico, improved to 9-4-1, 6 knockouts. The 33-year-old was the superior fighter from the opening bell. Gutierrez was at his best fighting from distance, utilizing his long ...
The process continues to find a willing opponent to next face Esquiva Falcao. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the IBF has ordered a vacant middleweight title fight between Brazil’s Falcao and Germany’s Vincenzo Gualtieiri. The bout was formally ordered on Tuesday and carries a 30-day negotiation period for the two sides to reach terms. Falcao is promoted by Hall of Fame ...
Justin Gaethje always fights at 100 miles per hour, and he has no plans to slow down any time soon. Gaethje returns to action in the co-main event of UFC 286, where he takes on Rafael Fiziev in a potential show-stealer of a lightweight bout that has the fans eagerly anticipating the showdown of two of the biggest crowd-pleasers in ...
Justin Gaethje always fights at 100 miles per hour, and he has no plans to slow down any time soon. Gaethje returns to action in the co-main event of UFC 286, where he takes on Rafael Fiziev in a potential show-stealer of a lightweight bout that has the fans eagerly anticipating the showdown of two of the biggest crowd-pleasers in ...
Sam Patterson is about to make the walk to the UFC Octagon for the first time in his career, but if he’s carrying any pre-fight nerves, he certainly isn’t showing them. Patterson was all business during media day ahead of his UFC debut at UFC 286, where he’ll take on Yanal Ashmoz at The O2 Arena. He carried himself like ...
Christian Leroy Duncan is fully prepared to make the walk to the UFC Octagon for the first time, and he’s also ready to unveil his unique fighting style to the wider MMA-watching world. Duncan will take on Dusko Todorovic at UFC 286 on Saturday, March 18 at The O2 Arena, London. It’s his UFC debut, and the former Cage Warriors ...
The World Boxing Council has codified Conor Benn’s lurch back into the limelight. After the WBC concluded its investigation last month into the embattled welterweight’s two positive drug tests for a banned performance-enhancing substance—in which it suggested that Benn had unknowingly ingested a performance-enhancing substance due to an “elevated consumption of eggs”—the organization stated that it would reinstate the controversial ...
Joshua Buatsi has opened up on why he ditched DAZN in order to fight on Sky Sports under the Boxxer banner. The light-heavyweight has been part of Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom stable ever since he turned over in the wake of the 2016 Rio Olympics. Hearn has steered Buatsi to 16-0 (13) and a British title in his six years as ...
Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is all set to return to the Octagon in a bid to recapture the UFC welterweight title, and he revealed how his family helped him immediately get over the disappointment of losing his title to Leon Edwards at UFC 278. With the fight seemingly set to go his way on the scorecards, Usman was ...
Leon Edwards was in light-hearted mood ahead of his UFC 286 main event clash with Kamaru Usman, and promised to help the former UFC welterweight champion edge closer to retirement by handing him his second straight defeat. Edwards and Usman will meet in the main event at The O2 Arena on Saturday, March 18, with the pair set to throw ...