Hemi Ahio’s activity and aggression eventually wore down 300-pound Amron Sands in the sixth round of their heavyweight fight Saturday night in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Ahio hurt Sands with a right hand when Sands was backed into a corner, which led to a sixth-round, technical-knockout win on the George Kambosos Jr.-Maxi Hughes undercard at FireLake Arena. The referee separated them and ...
English heavyweight hero Tom Aspinall blasted past Marcin Tybura in just over one minute, then set his sights on a shot at UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Aspinall produced a stunning performance to finish Marcin Tybura in just 73 seconds at The O2 Arena as he announced his return to fitness, in spectacular fashion. And, after lapping up the cheers ...
Tom Aspinall is back. The English heavyweight, whose career was put on the shelf for a year after damaging his knee in a London main event against Curtis Blaydes almost a year ago to the day, returned in spectacular fashion at The O2 Arena. Aspinall faced Poland’s Marcin Tybura in the main event of UFC London, with Aspinall returning against ...
Three-division world champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue (24-0, 21 KOs) will embark on his quest to conquer a fourth weight class as he challenges WBC/WBO junior featherweight world champion Stephen Fulton (21-0, 8 KOs) this Tuesday, July 25 at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan (photos by Naoki Fukada) In the 12-round co-feature, Cuban sensation Robeisy “El Tren” Ramirez (12-1, 7 KOs) ...
Keyshawn Davis hopes a top-five lightweight will give him an opportunity to prove himself sometime soon. “The Businessman” understands, though, that the dollars would have to make sense for George Kambosos Jr. to fight him. If the former unified lightweight champion can be compensated properly, however, Davis would gladly travel halfway around the world to box Kambosos in the Sydney ...
The team surrounding Stephen Fulton has raised a hand wrap scandal which they would like resolved prior to fight night. Wahid Rahim, Fulton’s head trainer, took a drastic turn during Saturday’s press conference ahead of the upcoming showdown versus Naoya Inoue. The threat of walking away from Tuesday’s WBC/WBO junior featherweight title fight was put on the table, over concerns ...
Winning a major title in the pro ranks is a significant accomplishment for most boxers. For a two-time Olympic Gold medalist, it’s merely par for the course. Make no mistake, Robeisy Ramirez is proud of the WBO featherweight title he claimed in a decisive points win over former 122-pound titlist Isaac Dogboe on April 1 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. However, the ...
John Ryder has been told that if Gennady Golovkin opts to box again then he will be first in line for the fight. Ryder turned 35 on Wednesday and his birthday celebrations consisted of a session in the gym with Tony Sims and some dinner at home with his young family. The Gorilla’s life might have quietened down over the ...
Keyshawn Davis didn’t come away overly impressed by Andy Cruz’s professional debut. The heavily hyped Cuban prospect easily out-boxed Juan Carlos Burgos in the 10-round opener of Cruz’s pro career Saturday night at Masonic Temple in Detroit. Davis paid close attention to Cruz’s first professional bout because Cruz edged the Norfolk, Virginia native by split decision in the lightweight gold ...
Cage Warriors middleweight champion Mick Stanton produced one of the biggest comebacks of 2023 to stop former champ James Webb and retain his 185 title at Cage Warriors 157. The event, which took place at the Indigo at The O2 in London, saw Stanton face Webb in the main event, with “The Huyton Hammer” putting his title on the line ...