The men’s featherweight division was on show in the sixth week of action in the PFL Challenger Series, the promotion’s talent-finding show that aims to identify the top up-and-coming prospects to join their fighter stable. On Friday, March 3 at Universal Studios in Orlando, a host of 145-pounders took to the PFL SmartCage in a bid to earn a PFL ...
NATHAN HEANEY REPORTS that his dashing good looks are still intact with his facial features having survived a brush with the dome of Jack Flatley back in September. Heaney and Flatley were approaching the midway point of a fascinating title fight at the Manchester Arena when battle was halted after Heaney was sliced open above the right eye following a ...
Too young, too green, not enough experience, in over his head. For the most part, Devin Haney ignored his long line of detractors. With the former amateur standout determined to face the very best that the lightweight division had to offer, he effortlessly mowed down his competition. As the wins continued to stack up, Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) found himself ...
Harlem Eubank (16-0, 6 KOs) returns to London’s iconic York Hall on Friday March 31 as the Brighton man looks to continue his climb up the Super Lightweight rankings against Mexico’s Christian Uruzquieta (21-5, 8 KOs), live and free on Channel 5 in association with Infinitum Entertainment. The undercard at the legendary East End venue features former Southern Area Cruiserweight ...
Figueroa vs. Magsayo will see a matchup of all-action, high-powered former world champions, as hard-hitting star Brandon “The Heartbreaker” Figueroa meets Filipino sensation Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo for the vacant Interim WBC Featherweight Title on Saturday, March 4 live on SHOWTIME from Toyota Arena in Ontario, Calif., topping a Premier Boxing Champions event. (photos by Esther Lin) The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ...
Angel Fierro views this weekend as a springboard toward the lightweight elite. The streaking contender is set for his scheduled ten-round regional title fight versus Uruguay’s Eduardo Estela. Both boxers made weight for their DAZN main event, which airs live Saturday evening from Polideportivo Juan S. Millan in Culiacan, Mexico. Tijuana’s Fierro (20-1-2, 16KOs) was 134.4 pounds for his first ...
ONTARIO, California – After spending most of his career in the 122-pound division, Brandon Figueroa feels completely comfortable fighting at the featherweight limit of 126 pounds. Mark Magsayo apparently doesn’t feel quite the same way. Magsayo, a former WBC featherweight champion, came in overweight Friday for their 12-round, 126-pound bout for the WBC interim championship Saturday night. Figueroa got on ...
Olympic gold medal winner Audley Harrison is backing Tyson Fury to score a stoppage victory over Oleksandr Usyk - if their undisputed fight is finalized. The two world champions are in serious discussions to collide in the coming months. Fury, the current WBC world champion, battered Derek Chisora in his last contest for a stoppage win. Usyk, who holds the ...
Both title fights are official following the official UFC 285 weigh-ins in Las Vegas, as Jon Jones weighed in half a pound more than fellow challenger Ciryl Gane for their main event title clash. Gane was the first of the pair to step onto the scale, and the big Frenchman came in at a comfortable 247.4 pounds ahead of his ...
Eye of the Tiger’s March 23 event at the Casino de Montréal is set In the main event, Christian Mbilli (23-0, 20 KOs) will defend his WBC Continental of Americas and WBA International titles against Ecuadorian heavy-hitter Carlos Gongora (21-1, 16 KOs). The event will be simulcast on the Punching Grace network and on ESPN+ in the United States as ...