Rising star Callum Simpson will take a step to greatness when he returns to the ring on June 10 at London’s iconic York Hall – as Adam Azim headlines in a WBA Continental Super-Lightweight Championship bout with Aram Fanyan. Barnsley super-middleweight Simpson (11-0, 9 KOs) sensationally stopped Celso Neves last month in Manchester on his BOXXER debut. And the prodigal 26-year-old ...
UFC 288 got a big-time addition with the booking of a huge welterweight clash, with Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad agreeing to face off in a five-round co-main event bout that looks set to crown the next number-one contender in the 170-pound division. It means a quick turnaround for Burns, who defeated Jorge Masvidal via unanimous decision at UFC 287 ...
Anthony Joshua could end up fighting three times in 2023 if all goes according to plan. Fresh off an April unanimous decision win against Jermaine Franklin, Matchroom Boxing head Eddie Hearn intends for Joshua to fight again both this summer and winter. Joshua’s first bout would be a tune-up tilt of sorts, and the second would be a super fight ...
LAS VEGAS – Ryan Garcia believes he hurt Gervonta Davis with a right hand that landed not long before Davis dropped him in the second round Saturday night. Though held by Davis, Garcia landed a short right hand on the inside as Davis complained to referee Thomas Taylor about Garcia hitting him behind his head. That shot made Davis hold ...
Gervonta Davis is a master of capitalizing on not just his opponent’s worst instincts, but their best ones as well. For the fighter known as Tank, this process started well before he sunk a paralyzing left hand into the liver of Ryan Garcia on Saturday night. Throughout his career, Garcia was plagued by the same assumptions that tend to color ...
On Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder was ringside to watch the lightweight showdown between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia. There has been some recent chatter about the possibility of Wilder facing former unified champion Anthony Joshua at the end of the year in Saudi Arabia. "We got a lot of ...
Bosnian heavyweight powerhouse Erko Jun made an eye-catching start to live under the Brave Combat Federation roster as he claimed a first-round TKO victory in the main event of Brave CF 70. Jun faced off against local hero Marko Drmonjic in Ljubljana as he looked to make a winning impression on his Brave CF debut, and he did just that ...
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas - Exciting middleweight Elijah Garcia (15-0, 12 KOs) grinded out a unanimous decision victory over Kevin Salgado (15-2-1, 10 KOs) after 10 rounds of action. The 19-year-old Garcia won by scores of 95-94 and 97-92 twice. "It feels great to get this win on a big stage,” said Garcia. “I feel like I'm getting better with ...
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas - Super middleweight contender Bektemir Melikuziev (12-1, 9 KOs) avenge the only loss of his career as he battered veteran Gabriel Rosado (26-17-1, 15 KOs) on his way to a unanimous decision victory. Melikuziev cruised on the judges’ cards, winning by the tally of 99-91 three times. In their first meeting in 2021, Rosado stopped the ...
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas - WBA "regular" super middleweight champion David Morrell Jr. (9-0, 8 KOs) delivered a dominant first-round knockout over Olympic bronze medalist Yamaguchi Falcao (24-2-1, 10 KOs) to retain his title. “I’m so excited,” said Morrell. “This was a big moment and a big night for me, so a knockout in the first round is incredible. I think ...