Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has confirmed that an offer has been received for a December showdown with two-time champion Anthony Joshua. Both boxers are being offered tremendous amount of money to hold the fight in Saudi Arabia. After years of being unable to come together for a matchup, Wilder believes the fight is finally going to happen. "The ...
At The OVO Wembley Arena, London, reigning IBF ruler Sunny Edwards defends his world title against Chile’s Andres Campos in a world title triple-header on Saturday night. (photos by Mark Robinson) Edwards is set to make his Matchroom debut this weekend having penned a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn in March, but Campos – who has been calling Edwards out ...
Sunny Edwards took one last opportunity to get inside the head of his latest challenger. It didn’t quite take, as Chile’s Andres Campos was all business during their obligatory post weigh-in staredown. The moment came after both boxers were under the flyweight limit for their twelve-round, IBF title fight Saturday on DAZN from OVO Arena Wembley in London, England. Edwards ...
Dmitriy Salita is eager for boxing fans to witness what he has long seen in Ali Izmailov. The undefeated Russian light heavyweight contender has just 10 fights on his professional record, but he is already ranked fifth by the IBF and 11th by the WBO. Izmailov (10-0, 7 KOs) will fight for the first time on American television Friday night, ...
The PFL regular season is a tightrope walk that offers no room for error, as England’s Brendan Loughnane experienced to his cost on Thursday night at PFL 4. The 2022 featherweight champion went into the event sitting on top of the 145-pound standings and knowing that a win of any kind would punch his ticket to the 2023 PFL Playoffs. ...
Josh Taylor has taken genuine offense to some of Teofimo Lopez’s trash talk during the buildup toward their 140-pound title fight. The Scotsman’s patience has worn thin while listening to Lopez, whom he has called “a clown” and “a real piece of sh!t” when they’ve spent time promoting their fight together. Taylor admitted during their final press conference Thursday at ...
We’re one day away from learning the answer to the question an army of doubters, and apparently even Teofimo Lopez himself, have about the former unified lightweight champion. Does he still have it? Lopez will fight for the first time Saturday night since a hot mic caught him candidly asking that very question in the immediate aftermath of his 10-round, ...
Manuel Flores entered his first career main event and ten-rounder to the soothing sounds of a mariachi band while fighting in his hometown. The fiesta was brought to a crashing halt by Phoenix’s Walter Santiabanes, who not only pulled off the upset but dominated Coachella’s Flores over ten rounds. Judges Eddie Hernandez (100-90), Fernando Villareal (99-91) and Sergio Caiz (99-91) ...
Jelena Mrdjenovich found her way back to the win column but had to sweat out a majority decision. The former two-division titlist used a superior work rate to barely edge Colombia’s Calista Silgado over ten rounds. Scores of 96-94 and 97-93 overruled a 95-95 tally to provide Mrdjenovich with her first victory in more than two years in their DAZN ...
Former world champion Jaime Munguia (41-0, 32 KOs) and Ukrainian world champion contender Sergiy “The Technician” Derevyanchenko (14-4, 10 KOs) hosted their final press conference today at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, CA. (photos by Cris Esqueda) The fighters were in attendance to promote their upcoming 12-round super middleweight fight for the WBC Silver Super Middleweight Title on Saturday, June ...