On Friday night, four division world champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner returns to the ring in Casino Miami in Miami, Florida. Challenging Broner is William “Hutch” Hutchinson, who has not lost in seven years. Hutchinson is also a practicing attorney and has offices in his native Pittsburgh and Naples, FL. “Dealing with lawyers is Broner’s forte,” said Don King. Featured ...
Undefeated light heavyweight prospects Ali Izmailov (10-0, 7 KOs), fighting out of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and SHOBOX alum Charles Foster (22-0, 12 KOs) of New Haven, Conn., both made weight Thursday, a day ahead of their 10-round main event showdown on SHOBOX: The New Generation tomorrow night, Friday, June 9 live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/PT from Turning Stone ...
Teofimo Lopez hasn’t looked like the same fighter who beat Vasiliy Lomachenko in any of his three appearances since his career-defining win in October 2020. Josh Taylor sensed Lopez’s last fight – a 10-round, split-decision defeat of Spanish southpaw Sandor Martin – could’ve gone “either way.” Australian underdog George Kambosos Jr. upset Lopez by split decision two bouts before his ...
Amanda Nunes is all set to face Irene Aldana on Saturday at UFC 289, but the reigning two-division UFC women’s champion clearly still has plenty of unfinished business with the last woman to defeat her. Nunes’ long reign as UFC women’s bantamweight title came to an abrupt end at UFC 269 when an inspired Julianna Pena ran through the Brazilian’s ...
Boxing fans can apparently forget about seeing an undisputed light heavyweight title fight between Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev anytime soon—or so long as Russia’s onslaught against Ukraine persists. Bob Arum, the founder of Top Rank Inc., which promotes IBF, WBO, WBC 175-pound champion Beterbiev, said in a recent interview that he would not attempt to make a fight involving ...
After returning to winning ways in ONE Championship in his last outing, flyweight slugger Woo Sung Hoon is looking to double down when he steps into action at ONE Fight Night 11: Eersel vs. Menshikov. The South Korean standout faces China’s Hu Yong this Saturday, 10th June, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, and their battle promises to be fireworks, ...
Teofimo Lopez Sr. has grown sick and tired of the growing narrative surrounding the sport of boxing. For a considerable amount of time, names such as Canelo Alvarez, Anthony Joshua, and more recently, Gervonta Davis, have been viewed as the face of the sport. Those sentiments, however, are erroneous from Lopez Sr.’s point of view. This Saturday night, at the ...
Josh Kelly's vision of moving into title contention has been met with a slight delay. An undisclosed injury suffered earlier this week during training camp has forced a three-week postponement of Kelly's previously scheduled June 24 junior middleweight clash versus Argentina's Gabriel Corzo. Their bout will now take place July 15 on DAZN from Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle, England. ...
Three of MMA’s big global promotions are in action this weekend, with matchups on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday set to bring fight fans a jam-packed weekend of fights. But which matchups outside of the headline bouts are worth particular attention? We pick out a trio of interesting storylines that are flying under the radar this weekend. Chris Wade vs. Ryoji ...
It’s a horrible way to start off the week, but Callum Walsh was right on time for his 9am interview the Monday before last because when you’re one of the most talked about prospects in the sport, this is part of the gig. “It's part of what has to be done, I suppose, isn't it?” he laughs. “But I like ...