Joshua Buatsi and Dan Azeez could very well meet later this year. News of their fight being a done deal, however, was a surprise to everyone involved in such a fight. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that talks are in place for a potential showdown between the pair of unbeaten light heavyweights and close friends. However, there is no deal yet in ...
Adam Kownacki will have to wait until this weekend to show off the work he’s put in the gym. He didn’t even wait until the weigh-in, however, to flash the improved physique he will carry into the ring Saturday evening versus Joe Cusumano at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater in New York City. The shirt came off as he was ...
Russian powerhouse and two-division ONE champion Anatoly Malykhin distanced himself from the heavyweight pack with a dominant display as he unified the heavyweight titles with a third-round TKO finish of Arjan Bhullar. The pair faced off at ONE Friday Fights 22, where Malykhin showed the world what a tough, well-rounded threat he is as he showcased his punch power, gas ...
Super middleweight Edgar Berlanga’s streak of 16 straight first-round knockouts may have been the kind of glitzy material perfect for hyping up a young prospect in the digital age—but it did little to improve his craft, according to the fighter’s own father. Berlanga Sr. made it clear in a recent interview that he was not a fan of the matchmaking ...
The PFL’s lightweight playoffs have received a major change with the news that two of the fighters in action at PFL 6 have been suspended by the promotion. PFL 2018 and 2019 lightweight champion Natan Schulte and 2021 lightweight champ Raush Manfio faced off in the final round of regular-season matchups at PFL 6 in Atlanta in a bout that ...
Carlos Adames is one top middleweight who would gladly fight Janibek Alimkhanuly. Bob Santos, Adames’ trainer, doesn’t think the feeling would be mutual, though. An Adames-Alimkhanuly bout would be difficult to make because of their competing promotional and platform partnerships, especially since neither fighter has the highest profile, but Santos suspects Kazakhstan’s Alimkhanuly wouldn’t want to face Adames in an ...
Erickson Lubin has wanted a rematch with Sebastian Fundora for 14 months. If Lubin beats Luis Arias on Saturday night, however, the returning junior middleweight contender would just as soon welcome a shot at the underdog who upset Fundora on April 8. Jermell Charlo is still recovering from his fractured left hand and must reschedule his fight against Tim Tszyu, ...
Good things simply don’t last in the sport of boxing. And for Julian Williams, he was forced to learn that the hard way. After banking a few wins following his defeat to Jermall Charlo, the Philadelphia native found himself as the next in line to challenge Jarrett Hurd for his WBO and IBF junior middleweight titles in 2019. Viewed as ...
The final regular-season matchups in the PFL’s 2023 season saw the welterweight and lightweight divisions take center state at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta, as the division’s two 2022 champions produced stunning finishes to surge into the playoffs. In the main event, 2022 lightweight champion Olivier Aubin-Mercier knocked out Anthony Romero with a perfectly-timed knee 28 seconds into the ...
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom is still feuding with just about every major promoter from the United States. In the last few weeks, Hearn has been trading words with Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya. Both Hearn and De La Hoya have exclusive content deals with streaming service DAZN. Despite staging events on the same platform, their feud ...