Almost a year after Dmitry Bivol beat him, Canelo Alvarez still doesn’t believe that the undefeated WBA light heavyweight champion is better than him. Alvarez explained during a virtual interview session Thursday that he has pushed hard for a rematch with Bivol because he wants to prove just that. If Mexico’s Alvarez beats British underdog John Ryder on Saturday night ...
Erislandy Lara got the fight that he and his team wanted in the end. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the WBA has approved a request for Lara to move forward with a voluntary title defense versus former two-division titlist Danny Garcia. The ruling comes in lieu of a previously ordered mandatory title defense versus Australia’s Michael Zerafa who will land the ...
Former WBO junior middleweight world champion Liam Smith has given his take on the recent statements from Eddie Hearn, who promotes welterweight Conor Benn. Smith will be facing Chris Eubank Jr. on June 17 in a pay-per-view rematch. They fought earlier this year, with Smith shocking the odds by knocking Eubank out in four rounds. Eubank was initially scheduled to ...
UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is on top of the world as he heads into the biggest fight of his career. Sterling will put his 135-pound title on the line against former two division champion Henry Cejudo in the main event of UFC 288 on Saturday night in Newark, New Jersey. Remarkably, it’ll be the first time Sterling headlines a ...
Cage Fury Fighting Championships and Fury Professional Grappling have confirmed that they will return to their regular home at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia for the latest submission grappling event, and they’ve booked some notable names for the card. Fury Professional Grappling 7 will take place on Saturday, May 27, and will be streamed live on UFC Fight Pass following ...
The English Mixed Martial Arts Association (EMMAA) has taken the step of stepping away from International Mixed Martial Arts (IMMAF) tournaments and events following reported issues surrounding child safeguarding. A statement from EMMAA detailed their position: “Today the English Mixed Martial Arts Association are formally announcing our decision to suspend, until further notice, any and all inclusion of our athletes, ...
The Hexagone heavyweight championship will be on the line when the French promotion heads to Reims next month. Prince Aounallah will take on Paul-Emmanuel Gnaze for the heavyweight strap in the main event of Hexagone MMA 9, which takes place on June 17 at Reims Arena. The event also marks the home debut of French fan-favorite Anthony Dizy. Before the ...
WBA "regular" super middleweight champion David Morrell has no doubt that Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez will defeat John Ryder. Canelo will defend the undisputed super middleweight crown against Ryder on Saturday night in Mexico. "One Hundred percent [Canelo will win]. Look what happened when Ryder was going to fight me [as the WBA mandatory]. They gave him 30 days ...
On Saturday, May 6th at the Resorts World Arena, Birmingham when newly-announced BOXXER signing Joshua Buatsi (16-0, 13 KO’s) makes his promotional debut. (photos by Lawrence Lustig) The former British light-heavyweight champion – who is ranked No.1 in the world by the WBA – faces Pawel Stepien (18-0-1, 12 KO’s) in the headline bout and looks to end his Polish ...
Eddie Hearn admits he was ‘gutted’ to lose the purse bid for Beterbiev-Smith by just $15,000 but believes the challenger is still capable of winning by knockout on away soil. Hearn and Matchroom bid $2,100,000 for the right to stage the clash between unified light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and his mandatory challenger with the WBC, Callum Smith. However he ...