Returning the ring for the second time in 2023, Shane Mosley, Jr. (19-4, 10 KOs) will face a tough dance partner from Temple Hills, Massachusetts, D’Mitrius “Big Meech” Ballard (21-1-1, 13 KOs) in a 10-round middleweight scrap. The fight is set as the co-main event for the anticipated Munguia vs. Derevyanchenko card scheduled for Saturday, June 10. The fight night, ...
As a former WWE professional wrestler, it’s no surprise that Jack Claffey has a certain way with words. The Englishman, who wrestled on the big stage as “Gentleman” Jack Gallagher, is 0-1 as a pro MMA fighter, but he’ll look to get his first win under his belt as he makes his debut for French promotion Hexagone MMA on June ...
On Saturday, May 27, cruiserweight rivals Lawrence ‘The Sauce’ Okolie (19-0, 14 KO’s) and Chris ‘The Gentleman’ Billam-Smith (17-1, 12 KO’s) will square off in a world championship title clash, live and exclusively in the UK & Republic of Ireland on Sky Sports. (photos by Lawrence Lustig) The biggest boxing event ever to take place on the south coast will ...
Lawrence Okolie broke away from his faceoff with Chris Billam-Smith pretty quickly again Friday afternoon after the friends and former sparring partners made weight in Bournemouth, England. There wasn’t any trash talk, pushing or anything else confrontational the day before they’ll fight for Okolie’s cruiserweight championship, either. Okolie and Billam-Smith simply made weight, posed for pictures and went their separate ...
The fight card for Cage Warriors 157 in London has a major new addition, with former featherweight champion Morgan Charriere signed and sealed to compete in the English capital. “The Last Pirate” produced an impressive performance to finish grappling ace Pedro Souza in Dublin as he survived the Brazilian’s submission attack on the mat, before finishing him with strikes at ...
Brave CF featherweight champion Roman Bogatov will put his title on the line for the first time when he meets Kyrgyzstan’s Nemat Abdrashitov in the main event of Brave CF 72 on June 23. Brave CF 72 forms part of the second leg of the exciting Kombat Kingdom series that returns to the Kingdom of Bahrain, this year following a ...
The fight card for Bellator 298 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, now has eight confirmed bouts, including a pivotal main event clash for the welterweight division, plus the return of Irish star James Gallagher. Bellator 298 takes place Friday, August 11 at the Sanford Pentagon, where former interim welterweight champion Logan Storley will return to action in the main event. ...
Keith Thurman wants to return to living up to his moniker, “One Time,” and he has an unlikely figure to thank for that. The former welterweight titlist said in a recent interview that watching fights of Gervonta “Tank” Davis has compelled him to get back to landing “critical blows” on his opponents. Baltimore’s Davis is regarded as one of the ...
Brave Combat Federation’s 71st event has a huge main event, with the promotion’s super welterweight championship on the line at the top of the card. Brave CF 71 takes place in Bahrain on Monday, June 19, with Poland’s Marcin Bandel putting his recently-won super-welterweight championship on the line against undefeated Russian contender Kamal Magomedov. Bandel captured the 175-pound title by ...
UAE Warriors 42 brought the action in a big way at the Etihad Arena as eight finishes led up to two thrilling title fights in the feature bouts of the evening. In the main event, Ali AlQaisi retained his UAE Warriors featherweight title in a bloody war with rival Jesse Arnett. It was billed as the biggest grudge match in ...