Undefeated Kazakh phenom Janibek “Qazaq Style” Alimkhanuly (13-0, 8 KOs) will defend his WBO middleweight world title against Canadian contender Steven Butler (32-3-1, 26 KOs) this Saturday at Stockton Arena. (0hotos by Mikey Williams) In the co-feature, Australian fan-favorite Jason “Mayhem” Moloney (25-2, 19 KOs) will face big-punching Filipino contender Vincent Astrolabio (18-3, 13 KOs) for the vacant WBO bantamweight ...
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has stated that he's not very “optimistic” of a fight with any of the names being floated in the media. Fury was in talks for an undisputed showdown with WBA, IBF, IBO, WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk, for an April date at Wembley Stadium. The fight fell apart after both sides were unable to agree on ...
Three matchups featuring undefeated fighters looking to keep perfect records intact will highlight the Showtime Boxing Countdown live streaming presentation this Saturday, May 13 from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in a Premier Boxing Champions event. Action live on the Showtime Sports YouTube channel and Showtime Boxing Facebook page will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT ...
Boxxer CEO Ben Shalom has responded to some of the recent statements from rival promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom. On Wednesday, there was a purse bid scheduled for a mandatory fight between British heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley and Olympic bronze medal winner Frazer Clarke. However, Hearn - who represents Wardley - was informed at the last minute that Boxxer had pulled ...
Eddie Hearn, promoter for British heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley, is frustrated with the recent drama for a mandatory fight with Olympic bronze medal winner Frazer Clarke. The British Boxing Board of Control ordered Wardley to make a mandatory defense against Clarke. On Wednesday, the purse bids were scheduled to take place - but they were canceled at the last minute ...
One of the most decorated amateur athletes in MMA has just turned professional. Ramazan Gitinov, the Russian-born welterweight who captured three amateur world titles, plus four more gold medals in other major amateur tournaments, has officially signed for Bahrain-based promotion Brave CF. The news was confirmed by Brave CF officials, who stated that Gitinov, who captured his world championship medals ...
ONE flyweight world champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson finished his trilogy with Brazilian superstar Adriano Moraes on his terms last weekend at ONE Fight Night 10, but he stopped short of announcing his retirement as he left the door open to potentially continue his stellar fighting career. The mixed martial arts legend defended his crown with a dominant performance that ...
Eddie Hearn is confident that his new signee, Regis Prograis, will be able to garner a significant fight or two under his promotional aegis. The head of Matchroom admitted in a recent interview that there is considerable burden on his company to ensure that the WBC 140-pound titlist from New Orleans gets the “big fights” that he has long called ...
The fighters are all weighed in, and the 14-bout card for Bellator 296 in Paris is now official. All 28 fighters took to the scale ahead of fight night in the French capital, and all 28 successfully made their contracted weights for Friday night’s event at the AccorHotels Arena. The main event features a battle for title contendership in the ...
Devin Haney can still recall the day when he received word that he was named WBC lightweight champion by default. It wasn’t at all the plan he had in mind, not even at age 20 when most boxers in his position would gladly accept the easiest path to their first major title. His goal at the time was to challenge ...