Following the conclusion of the Tipsport Gamechanger first round at Oktagon 40 in Ostrava, the remaining fighters locked in their places in the bracket for the tournament quarter-finals. The bouts will be held across two events, on May 20 in Prague, Czech Republic, and on June 17 in Oberhausen, Germany, and fans now know the four matchups that will decide ...
Oktagon MMA’s one-million-Euro Tipsport Gamechanger tournament kicked off at Oktagon 40, with eight well-matched welterweight bouts serving up a feast of fighting action for the fans in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Former champion David Kozma, Alex Lohore, Christian Jungwirth, Louis Glisman, Andreas Michailidis, Mohamed Grabinski, Bojan Velickovic, and Melvin van Suijdam all booked their spots in the live draw for the ...
OHARA DAVIES broke down Lewis Ritson before stopping him with a savage left hook to the body in the ninth round to book a long-awaited world title shot. Davies had boxed brilliantly across the preceding rounds, landing countless heavy shots to both head and body without ever really sustaining any damage himself. And with 50 seconds left in the ninth, ...
Little to no argument can be made surrounding Terence Crawford’s permanent fixture amongst boxing’s pound-for-pound elites. With title reigns spanning across three separate weight classes, including an undisputed run at 140 pounds, the current WBO welterweight titlist has seemingly solidified himself as a first-ballot Hall of Famer. After failing to secure a full unification bout against Errol Spence Jr. late ...
If the old adage “when it rains it pours” were applied to boxing, then it would be fair to say we’re in the midst of a storm. It’s been raining the best kind of leather almost since the New Year’s ball dropped. Last Saturday was the latest addition to an exceptional start to the year. We got a spirited mini-war ...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as newly crowned IBF champion Subriel Matias, Floyd Mayweather, Canelo vs. cruiserweight champ Badou Jack, the ending to Lara vs. Wood, Crawford vs. Spence, Conor Benn and more. God bless Bread. Hope all ...
Former UFC flyweight title challenger Wilson Reis extended his winning run to three fights with a third-round finish of Johnny Campbell at Cage Warriors 149. Reis finished Campbell via third-round rear-naked choke to put him on a real tear in the Cage Warriors bantamweight division, and potentially edge him closer to a shot at the promotion’s bantamweight title. The co-main ...
Edgar Berlanga has rightfully been viewed as a power puncher. With 16 consecutive stoppage victories to start his career, all of which came in the very first round, the New York native concludes that if he connects properly, that’ll be all she wrote. But, despite earning a reputation as a fierce puncher, the 25-year-old has found his recent level of ...
Although it’s been years since Keith Thurman openly ignored the perpetual call-outs of a young up-and-coming Errol Spence Jr., the current unified champion at 147 pounds is still holding a grudge. Still, even with the 32-year-old claiming on countless occasions that he would never share the ring with his longtime rival, he appears to be on the verge of ...
Top cruiserweight contender Richard Riakporhe is inching closer to a world title opportunity. Back in January, Riakporhe had few issues in scoring a knockout win over former world champion Krzysztof Glowacki. However, the unbeaten boxer is having a lot of trouble securing fights with top contenders and world champions in the weight class. "I believe that I'm one of the ...