Zhilei Zhang is a big believer in his left cross. The heavyweight contender from China upset the odds last Saturday night when he forced a sixth-round stoppage of Joe Joyce at the Copper Box Arena in London. The referee deemed Joyce unfit to fight because of a severely swollen right eye, courtesy of Zhang’s repeated straight left hands. Indeed, Zhang ...
LAS VEGAS – Ryan Garcia hopes he can eventually earn another shot at Gervonta Davis. The 24-year-old Garcia recognizes, of course, that he’ll have to rebuild his career if a rematch versus Davis is ever to become a realistic possibility. But he feels like he hurt Davis during the second round and would have a chance to win their second ...
The 3Arena in Dublin will host a huge title unification battle as reigning Cage Warriors welterweight champion Rhys McKee takes on interim champion and UK MMA legend Jimmy Wallhead. The pair will face off in the main event of Cage Warriors 153, which takes place Saturday night, April 29, with Dublin’s famed 3Arena set to generate another unforgettable atmosphere for ...
Patchy Mix’s stunning knockout of Raufeon Stots received additional recognition when he was added to the promotion’s official pound-for-pound top 10. In the latest update to the official Bellator MMA Fighter Rankings, Mix has broken into the pound-for-pound list, at number nine, while in the women’s pound-for-pound rankings, former flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane also received a boost as she moved ...
Belgian sensation Losene Keita steps into the main event spotlight once again at Oktagon 42 as he bids to capture a second championship belt for the Czech-Slovak promotion. Reigning lightweight champion Keita takes on Jakub Tiechota in the headline bout at the Zimny Stadium on Saturday, April 29 as the pair battle it out for the interim featherweight championship. Keita ...
Anthony Joshua is not the kind of brawler that his power and physique may lead viewers to believe, the fighter himself insists. The former heavyweight champion from London offered some sobering remarks about his fighting identity in a recent sit-down interview, claiming he is, at heart, a “boxer” who prefers to think his way through a fight. Of course, Joshua, ...
Former heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker and highly-rated prospect Nikita Tszyu will co-headline a doubleheader in No Limit Boxing’s Melbourne card on Wednesday May 24. The card will also feature an all-AFL heavyweight clash between former footy-stars Cameron Mooney and Tom Bellchambers and broadcast live on Main Event PPV, available on Foxtel and Kayo Sports. Parker, Australasia’s most accomplished heavyweight, ...
Italian De Carolis Promotion stage a show in Ostia Lido on July 1. Headlining is the promoter himself, former WBA super middleweight champ Giovanni De Carolis (32-10-1) who defends the WBO International title against an opponent to be announced. In the chief support EU welter champ Pietro Rossetti (17-1) will defend the title against Finland's Oskari Metz (17-1). Metz was ...
Eddie Hearn, promoter for heavyweight Anthony Joshua, says there is no fear in matching his boxing against former WBC world champion Deontay Wilder. Hearn would like to bring Joshua back in the summer, potentially in a rematch with domestic rival Dillian Whyte. And then Hearn wants to see Joshua have a year-end blockbuster clash against Wilder or current WBC champion ...
It didn’t matter what Danny Garcia had going on April 22nd, the former two-division titlist made sure he cleared out his calendar and made a beeline to Las Vegas. This past weekend, at the T-Mobile Arena, one of the biggest showdowns in years took place when Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis squared off. All along, Davis was pegged as the ...