Twenty-three of the 24 fighters set for action hit their contracted weights as the official weigh-in session for PFL 4 went off without too much drama in Atlanta, Georgia. The featherweight headliner between 2022 champion Brendan Loughnane and Jesus Pinedo was made official, with both men hitting the non-title featherweight limit of 146 pounds for their regular-season bout. The 2021 ...
Jai Opetaia will await the highest bidder to determine the promoter of record for his first fight as a defending champ. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Opetaia’s IBF mandatory title defense versus Poland’s Mateusz Masternak will now head to a June 15 purse bid hearing. The two sides can still reach a deal prior to that point, but so far have ...
Tyson Fury has become a ‘victim’ in the pursuit of his next fight, according to WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman. Fury has not boxed since December, when he stopped Dereck Chisora in the 10th round of their clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. And, now halfway through 2023, the WBC heavyweight champion has no fight booked despite lengthy talks ...
Ryan Garcia has never gotten his hands on a world title, nor has he even competed for one. However, his lack of championship hardware hasn’t stopped Jorge Linares from publicly calling him out. For a number of years, the now 37-year-old has done his best to lure his much younger foe into the ring. But, despite demanding that they square ...
The UFC is back in Canada, with Vancouver set to host UFC 289 as one of the most dominant champions in the history of women’s MMA prepares to take center stage. Two-division UFC women’s champion Amanda Nunes takes on Mexican challenger Irene Aldana in the main event of the evening, while former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira looks to bounce back ...
Sunny Edwards plans on defending his IBF Flyweight World Title in style against Chile's undefeated Andres Campos this Saturday June 10 at the OVO Arena Wembley, live worldwide on DAZN, before setting his sites firmly on the other World Champions at 112lbs. Edwards (19-0, 4 KOs) is determined to unify the Flyweight division before moving on to achieve his goal ...
The UFC is back in Canada, with Vancouver set to host UFC 289 as one of the most dominant champions in the history of women’s MMA prepares to take center stage. Two-division UFC women’s champion Amanda Nunes takes on Mexican challenger Irene Aldana in the main event of the evening, while former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira looks to bounce back ...
The UFC is back in Canada, with Vancouver set to host UFC 289 as one of the most domiant champions in the history of women’s MMA prepares to take center stage. Two-division UFC women’s champion Amanda Nunes takes on Mexican challenger Irene Aldana in the main event of the evening, while former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira looks to bounce back ...
WBO, IBF, WBA, IBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is planning to invite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to personally attend the upcoming defense with mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois. The fight with Dubois is slated to take place on August 26 in Wroclaw, Poland. "What is certain is that we will extend an official invitation to Volodymyr Zelensky. If he has time... ...
Heavyweight prospect Moses Itauma will have his fourth professional fight at the Telford International Centre on July 29, having been added to the card headlined by the four-title collision between Liam Davies and Jason Cunningham, live on BT Sport. Itauma, just 18, who holds the lofty ambition of becoming the youngest ever world heavyweight champion, took part in his first ...