Malik Scott, the head trainer for Deontay Wilder, believes the hard punching heavyweight would take out fellow former world champion Anthony Joshua within three rounds of action. Wilder has been out of the ring since demolishing Robert Helenius in a single round last fall. Earlier this month, Joshua snapped a two-fight losing streak by winning a twelve round unanimous decision ...
Alen Babic and Lukasz Rozanski contest the vacant World Boxing Council Bridgerweight Title in Rzeszow Arena in Poland on Sunday April 22nd. (photos by Lawrence Lustig) Oscar Rivas won the Inaugural WBC Bridgerweight title with a UD over Ryan Rozicki. Before his first defense scheduled against Rozanski, in Colombia, Oscar was going to fight Nigerian heavyweight Efe Ajagha. But, Oscar ...
LAS VEGAS – Ryan Garcia again mocked one of Gervonta Davis’ accessories Tuesday. Davis and Garcia agreed during an Instagram Live session Monday to bet their entire fight purses on the outcome of their 12-round, 136-pound bout Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. Though actually wagering those enormous sums of money seems unlikely, Garcia clarified during his “grand arrival” that he ...
The sport of Muay Thai takes center stage in the main event of ONE Fight Night 9 as one of the most dominant champion in the promotion returns to put his title on the line. Nong-O Hama is all set to put his ONE bantamweight Muay Thai title on the line against England’s former flyweight Muay Thai champion Jonathan Haggerty ...
Former EBU and Spanish welterweight and super welterweight champ Kerman Lejarraga (34-3) has announced his retirement from boxing. Lejarraga was all set to fight Pole Przemyslaw Runowski (20-2) on April 29 in Madrid. However, yesterday Runowski withdrew from the fight and today Lejarraga announced his retirement citing various health problems after a long and tough career as the reason. Lejarraga ...
Filip Hrgovic is willing to get in the ring again with Zhilei Zhang. Croatia’s Hrgovic defeated China’s Zhang last August by unanimous decision in their 12-round heavyweight bout, but his win was tainted by the fact that many fans and observers felt that it could have been a draw, or even a win in Zhang’s favor. Now with the 39-year-old ...
Cage Warriors lightweight champion George Hardwick delivered another crowd-pleasing performance to retain his 155-pound title, then set his sights on a potential UFC debut on home soil. Hardwick finished the tricky Yann Liasse inside the opening round to cement his status as Cage Warriors’ premier 155-pounder and, after his victory, he explained how he had to bide his time and ...
The sport of boxing is often described as the sweet science. And while in part that may very well be true, Rolando “Rolly” Romero has never been interested in lacing up his gloves and engaging in a tactical back-and-forth battle of the wits. Ultimately, from the moment the opening bell rings, the 27-year-old bulls forward and attempts to separate his ...
The UFC’s May 20 event at the UFC Apex now has a confirmed main event, as two of the leading contenders in the women’s bantamweight division are set to go head-to-head for the second time. Former title challenger Raquel Pennington and fellow contender Irene Aldana will throw down in a women’s bantamweight rematch in the headliner, with the bout potentially ...
The first fighters have been confirmed for Cage Warriors’ upcoming event in London in July, and they include a host of the promotion’s top names. Cage Warriors 157 will take place on Friday, July 21 at the Indigo at The O2, with the event streaming live globally on UFC Fight Pass and via the promotion’s various international partners. Already confirmed ...