Devin Haney wasn’t impressed by Shakur Stevenson’s message with a bottle. The pair of unbeaten rising stars happened to be at the same outdoor party in Houston over the weekend, just three weeks after the two briefly shared the ring following Haney’s win over Vasiliy Lomachenko in Las Vegas. Stevenson has not been shy about his desire to next face ...
It’s hard to be as wrong as I’ve been on Teofimo Lopez. I was pretty sure in 2020 that he was a good young fighter but not good enough to handle the likes of Vasiliy Lomachenko in a championship-level fight. I was equally sure in 2021, based on how wrong I’d been in the Lomachenko fight, that he’d basically be ...
The news that WBO bantamweight champion Dina Thorslund (19-0) and the WBC title holder in the same weight division, Yuliahn Luna Avila (25-3-1), will meet in a title unification on September 2 in Denmark might be true - however, according to Danish website knock-out.dk there is no done deal just yet. ................................... The undercard to the all-Finnish heavyweight clash between ...
Hall of Famer and former undisputed world champion, Kostya Tszyu, is very pleased with the progression of his oldest son, unbeaten junior middleweight Tim Tszyu. Tszyu will make the first defense of his first WBO interim-junior middleweight title on Saturday night against Carlos Ocampo at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre [Sunday in Australia]. Should Tszyu prevail, he is ...
UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones is apparently willing to explore the possibility of a cross-sport boxing match with WBC champion Tyson Fury. Last month, Fury and Jones traded words on social media. UFC Dana White indicated to reporters that he was willing to make that fight - as long as it took place in the cage, which greatly favors Jones. ...
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Badou Jack are close to agreeing a clash for the WBC cruiserweight title. The Mexican is the current undisputed champion at super-middleweight but could jump up to the 200lb limit to face Jack before the year is out. Canelo has been heavily linked with a September rematch with Dmitry Bivol, who beat him on points in ...
At Toyota Arena in Ontario, California, middleweight contender Shane Mosley, Jr. (20-4, 10 KOs) secured the NABO belt with a seventh round knockout victory over Temple Hills, Massachusetts, D’Mitrius “Big Meech” Ballard (21-2-1, 13 KOs). Originally scheduled for 10-rounds, Mosley, Jr. controlled the pace of the fight, managing Ballard’s awkward style until the referee called the fight at 1:42 of ...
Charles Oliveira’s first-round finish of Beneil Dariush at UFC 289 delivered a statement of intent to reigning champ Islam Makhachev, and the Russian’s coach admitted he was impressed with what he saw. Speaking to Submission Radio to react to Oliveira’s win and subsequent callout of Makhachev, American Kickboxing Academy head coach Javier Mendez said the Brazilian’s performance surpassed his expectations ...
Dalton Smith and Sam Maxwell will clash for the British and Commonwealth Super-Lightweight Titles at the Utilita Arena Sheffield on Saturday July 1, live worldwide on DAZN (excluding Australia and New Zealand). (photos by Mark Robinson). Sheffield's Smith (14-0, 10 KOs), who will be headlining his second fight night in his home city, is aiming to win the prestigious Lord ...
NEW YORK – Teofimo Lopez wasn’t willing to discuss possible opponents for his next fight in the immediate aftermath of his impressive win against Josh Taylor. One of his potential future foes, Jose Ramirez, gladly discussed opposing Lopez, though, in the ring following Lopez’s 12-round, unanimous-decision victory over Taylor. Ramirez wanted a rematch with Taylor, who is the only opponent ...