Anthony Joshua apparently will remain a two-fight-per-year prizefighter. The former heavyweight champion from London seemed poised to break out of his long cycle of fighting twice a year this year, but that won’t be the case, according to a post Joshua made on his social media. And apparently Joshua himself is not exactly happy with the decision. “My next fight ...
Rising contender Brian Mendoza scored a career-defining upset win, blasting out the previously unbeaten Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora in round seven in what may be the clubhouse leader for Knockout of the Year to capture the interim-WBC super welterweight title live on Showtime Saturday night from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. “I’m good, for one second I ...
SAN ANTONIO — Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez welcomed the downtime leading into his most recent outing. Another lengthy break is now in his future, just not on his terms. The gifted 23-year-old boxer is confirmed to have suffered a fractured jaw in his WBO flyweight title winning effort over Mexico’s Cristian Gonzalez. Rodriguez was taken to the hospital immediately after his ...
SAN ANTONIO – Eddie Hearn always liked Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez’s chances to fully unify the flyweight division. The only concern on his part is how soon the two-division titleholder can return to take the next step towards accomplishing that goal. San Antonio’s Rodriguez (18-0, 11KOs) became the sport’s youngest active two-division titlist following a twelve-round, unanimous decision victory over Mexico’s ...
Carson, California - For the WBC interim-junior middleweight title, Brian Mendoza (22-2, 16 KOs) pulled off another shocker when he knocked out previously undefeated Sebastian Fundora (20-1-1, 13 KOs) in the seventh round. (photos by Esther Lin) Mendoza was having a tough time reaching the much taller Fundora, who was pushing forward and jabbing to push his man back. In ...
Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio, Texas - In a shocker, Murodjon Akhmadaliev suffered his first career defeat, by split decision, as Marlon Tapales captured the WBA, IBF super bantamweight world titles with a hard-fought win. (photos by Melina Pizano) Boxing’s youngest World Champion Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez (18-0, 11 KOs) became a two-weight ruler with a twelve round unanimous ...
As BoxingScene.com previously reported, undisputed middleweight champion Claressa Shields will return to the ring on June 3rd in Detroit, in a rematch with Hannah Gabriel. Shields will be looking to build on last year's impressive decision win over career rival Savannah Marshall. Earlier in the year, there was plenty of talk regarding a potential fight between Shields and unified junior ...
Israel Adesanya delivered a comeback performance for the ages at UFC 287, then gave a passionate post-fight speech as he implored the fans watching his success to be inspired to greatness in their own lives. Adesanya produced a stunning second-round knockout to finish Alex Pereira and reclaim the undisputed UFC middleweight title in Miami, then used his post-fight interview to ...
The stakes were sky-high for Israel Adesanya heading into his title rematch with Alex Pereira at UFC 287, and “The Last Stylebender” delivered in spectacular fashion with an all-time great finish to recapture the UFC middleweight title in Miami. Adesanya and longtime rival Pereira had met three times before, with the Brazilian winning all three meetings – two in kickboxing ...
SAN ANTONIO – Claressa Shields is set for a rematch, even if not the one that everyone expected. The three-division champ and reigning undisputed middleweight queen will return to the United States for her next title defense. It will come in a rematch versus Hanna Gabriels, the only fighter to knock down Shields as the two will meet atop a ...