On a fight card headed by a pair of non-MMA championship bouts, there’s a matchup further down the bout order that has major implications for ONE’s bantamweight championship picture at ONE Fight Night 11. Kwon Won Il has won four of his last five inside the ONE Circle, and the No. 4-ranked contender returns to action on Friday, June 9 ...
In the co-main event of UFC 289, a former champion seeks to earn a shot at redemption, while a long-standing contender vies for his first shot at gold. Charles Oliveira is looking to return to the top of the UFC lightweight division and a reunion with the title he held with distinction. But to get there, he has to go ...
Undefeated junior featherweight, Ra’eese Aleem (20-0, 12 KOs), ranked IBF #5, gears up to face his toughest challenge yet, a 12-round title elimination bout against IBF #4 rated contender, Sam Goodman (14-0, 7 KOs). Aleem, hailing from the United States, is embracing stepping out of his comfort zone to fight Goodman in his home country of Australia. This will be ...
The co-main event of UFC 289 features a number-one contender battle in the lightweight division as a former champion seeks to return to the 155-pound summit, while a patient and dangerous contender looks to earn his first shot at UFC gold. Charles Oliveira once ruled the UFC lightweight division, and was one of the most dominant fighters in the sport. ...
DiBella Entertainment has inked a promotional agreement with rising featherweight contender Edward “Kid” Vazquez (14-1, 3 KOs), from Fort Worth, TX. Vazquez hails from a fighting family. His grandfather and uncle were both fighters, along with several cousins. On his seventh birthday, Vazquez asked his father to take him to the local boxing gym in Fort Worth; a birthday present ...
Today, the World Boxing Organization (WBO) officially awarded the history-making Oscar “El Pupilo” Collazo (7-0, 5 KOs) his world championship belt at DISTRITO T-Mobile in his native Puerto Rico. The special belt presentation honored the pugilist for his meteoric rise in the minimumweight division. Collazo crushed a number of records in his victorious championship fight against former titleholder Melvin “Gringo” ...
Lukasz Rozanski will have to cut short his victory lap following an explosive win to secure the WBC bridgerweight title. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the WBC has instructed Rozanski to enter talks with South Africa’s Kevin Lerena for an ordered mandatory title defense. The two sides were granted a free negotiations period to reach terms before a purse bid will ...
Joseph “JoJo” Diaz Jr. is hoping to turn over a new leaf. In a series of candid tweets over the past weekend, the former featherweight titlist and current lightweight contender from Southern California admitted he has struggled with alcoholism and other drugs for the past few years. Apologizing to his fans, Diaz promised he would rebound, noting that while he ...
Joet Gonzalez (26-3, 15 KO’s), who is ranked at number one by the WBO, is calling for a showdown with the IBF's world champion, Luis Alberto “Venado” Lopez {28-2, 16 KOs). Lopez traveled to Leeds in December to capture the IBF title with a big decision win over Josh Warrington. Last month, the champion followed up that win with a ...
Junior middleweight contender Xander Zayas will be looking to put another impressive performance when he returns to the ring on June 10. On the eve of the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City, Zayas will face Ronald “Diablo'' Cruz at The Theater in Madison Square Garden. The event will be headlined by the junior welterweight clash between Josh Taylor ...