Last October, middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. was scheduled to face Conor Benn in a catch-weight pay-per-view showdown. A few days before the fight, it was revealed that Benn had tested positive for a banned substance. The fight was canceled when the British Boxing Board of Control [BBBoC] prohibited the fight from going forward. Benn would eventually give up his ...
The scheduled fight between social media star Jake Paul and UFC veteran Nate Diaz will move forward as planned. On Tuesday, both sides announced that a press conference has been set down for May 9th at the American Airlines Center in Dallas Texas. Both Paul and Diaz will be present to have their first face to face. The fight will ...
Top lightweight contender Shakur Stevenson believes Ryan Garcia wasn't on the same level as Gervonta "Tank" Davis. Last Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Davis dropped Garcia in the second round and then finished him off with a body shot in the seventh. Stevenson was a very interested observer. "I felt Tank looked sharp. He was real ...
A huge weekend of MMA for UK fans will kick off with a rematch for the Cage Warriors middleweight title on Friday, July 21. Cage Warriors 157 will take place on that date from the Indigo at The O2, with a UFC Fight Night takes place at The O2 Arena the following night. And the Cage Warriors card, which already ...
Repeat or revenge? All or nothing? A blockbuster night of box office boxing is locked in at AO Arena Manchester on Saturday, June 17 as Liam Smith faces Chris Eubank Jr in a high stakes rematch and Undisputed Super-Middleweight champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn puts all her gold on the line against Savannah Marshall. (photos by Lawrence Lustig) Months of build-up and ...
The ongoing story of Conor McGregor is set to go under the spotlight in a new docuseries, “McGregor Forever,” which is due for release on Netflix on May 17. The documentary series will feature four hour-long episodes detailing the Irish superstar’s UFC career and battle back to fitness following his broken leg sustained against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in ...
LAS VEGAS – Ryan Garcia regrets that he wasn’t disciplined enough Saturday night to give himself a better chance to beat Gervonta Davis. His haste cost him versus Davis, who capitalized on Garcia’s mistakes and ultimately knocked him out with a well-placed left hand to Garcia’s body during the seventh round of their 12-round, 136-pound fight at T-Mobile Arena. If ...
Although Gervonta Davis has faced a plethora of world-class fighters, at least on paper, it appeared as though Ryan Garcia would be his toughest test. The blinding hand speed, eye-catching knockouts, and braggadocious attitude forced countless prognosticators to take the 24-year-old seriously. Amongst a long list of names that were under the assumption that Garcia was more than capable of ...
LAS VEGAS – The tension between Gervonta Davis and Floyd Mayweather has subsided. Mayweather, whose company promoted Davis for most of the 28-year-old star’s career, was a very visible supporter of Davis again before, during and after the biggest fight of Davis’ career Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. The undefeated five-division champion didn’t attend Davis’ previous fight, a ninth-round technical ...
One of boxing’s best referees has been tasked to officiate a championship fight featuring one of the sport’s very best fighters. Michael Griffin was appointed to oversee the Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez-John Ryder undisputed super middleweight championship clash. The Montreal-based referee is joined by judges Joseph Pasquale (New Jersey), Jeremy Hayes (Ontario, Canada) and Gerardo Martinez (San Juan, Puerto Rico), all ...