Robert Smith, the head of the British Boxing Board of Control, expressed his frustration with the seemingly slow-moving process to resolve cases involving fighters with positive drug tests in the United Kingdom. On Tuesday, it was revealed that United Kingdom Anti-Doping (UKAD) had levied a backdated two-year ban on retired boxer Amir Khan for failing a drug test that was ...
UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira has questioned the wisdom of Israel Adesanya’s decision to jump straight back in with him for a title rematch at UFC 287. Source link ...
Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is looking to deliver a moment for the ages as he faces his biggest challenge at UFC 287. Adesanya has been almost flawless since his arrival in the UFC, with just two notable exceptions. A move up to challenge for the light heavyweight title proved to be a little too much to handle, as ...
Sage Northcutt’s four-year hiatus is finally about to end. The California resident’s first bout since 2019 will take place on Friday, May 5, when ONE Championship ventures to the United States for the very first time to host ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson vs. Moraes III at Colorado’s 1stBank Center. Northcutt meets talented Pakistani Ahmed Mujtaba in a contest that ...
HEAVYWEIGHT prodigy Moses Itauma should be out eight times by the end of 2023, according to his promoter Frank Warren. The 18-year-old has raced to 2-0 as a result of winning his debut on January 28 and then his second fight on March 25. He needed a combined total of just 58 seconds to get rid of both of his ...
Geneva, Switzerland – The International Boxing Association (IBA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). The ceremony took place at UNITAR Headquarters in Geneva on Wednesday. IBA President Umar Kremlev and the UN Assistant Secretary-General, and Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Nikhil Seth ...
Stephen Fulton defending his WBC and WBO Jr. featherweight titles against bantamweight kingpin Naoya Inoue was hotly anticipated for May and will still be hotly anticipated when it arrives in July after an injury postponement. On paper, it’s right on par with some of the best clashes the division has ever offered. And Jr. featherweight has offered a lot. Abner ...
Leading up to his main event attraction this Thursday, April 6 at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, former World Champion Angel “Tito” Acosta (23-3, 22 KOs) of San Juan, Puerto Rico stepped on the scale for his fight with Caracas, Venezuela’s Angelino “Huracán” Cordova (17-0-1, 12 KOs) in a 10-round flyweight bout. The action will be broadcast worldwide on DAZN beginning ...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif – Vasiliy Lomachenko’s date with undisputed title destiny will be met with the tall task that is current division champion Devin Haney. Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) and Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) will fight for all of the hardware at 135 pounds on May 20 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on ESPN+ pay per view. The 35-year-old, three-division ...
The pride of the Coachella Valley, the undefeated Manuel “Gucci Manny” Flores (15-0, 11 KOs) will headline his first-ever Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN card on Thursday, June 8 at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. One of the star pupils of highly respected trainer Joel Diaz of the Diaz Training Academy, “Gucci Manny” will be looking to ...