Aadam Hamed will make his professional debut next month. The son of former world champion ‘Prince’ Naseem Hamed has been described as a 'future star' by his proud father. Hamed, though, is set to turn over out of the way of the limelight, being set to make his bow in the paid code in Poland. The 23-year-old will step between ...
It wasn't officially confirmed, but just about everyone was convinced that Jermall Charlo had finally hit the jackpot. A few weeks ago, Canelo Alvarez formally announced that his next three ring appearances would come in conjunction with Premier Boxing Champions. Charlo, shortly after, was widely recognized as the first fighter that would meet Alvarez in the ring. Although he remained ...
Errol Spence was in his right to take another fight earlier this year and force Terence Crawford to wait on him for a dream fight. That thought never crossed the unified welterweight titlist’s mind. The decision by the unbeaten Texan to dig in and negotiate directly with Crawford was the driving force to produce their upcoming July 29 undisputed championship. ...
Fighters competing on this Saturday’s tripleheader headlined by undefeated top contender Frank “The Ghost” Martin battling undefeated Olympic bronze medalist Artem Harutyunyan in a WBC Lightweight Title Eliminator previewed their respective matchups during a press conference on Thursday before they step into the ring live on SHOWTIME from The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in an event presented ...
Terence Crawford has been ballyhooed since he first stepped on the professional scene in 2008. He was once viewed as the number one amateur in the world and didn’t waste much time proving that he was the man to beat. World title reigns in three separate weight classes, including an undisputed run at 140, hasn’t come with the proper respect ...
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Oleksandr Usyk insists he is not interested in winning the WBC title anymore - he just wants to fight ‘beautiful’ Tyson Fury in a clash for the ages. WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF heavyweight champion Usyk withdrew from lengthy negotiations regarding an undisputed fight with Fury at Wembley over a disagreement about the terms of the rematch clause. Now Usyk ...
Anthony Yarde will make his ring return on the undercard of Joe Joyce’s rematch with Zhilei Zhang in London on September 23. Yarde, 31, has not boxed since he was stopped by unified light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev on January 28. It was the third defeat of his career and the second inside-distance loss following his 2019 knockout at the ...
ONE Championship’s heavyweight division has entered a new era since Anatoly Malykhin unified the world title against Arjan Bhullar last month. The ever-evolving weight class now has an active and fiery king who is constantly looking for his next challenge, and that gives the growing list of contenders waiting in line something to push for. Malykhin will return to the ...
Bryan Chevalier is becoming a legit contender at 130 pounds. Chevalier broke down Ranfis Encarnacion Wednesday night, earning a knockout win at the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. Chevalier, who resides in nearby Bayamon, improved to 20-1-1, 16 knockouts. Encarnacion was game, but the sharper and more-polished Chevalier outboxed Encarnacion from the opening and throughout most ...
Brazilian bantamweight contender Mayra Bueno Silva is learning and improving her English, and she didn’t mince her words ahead of her UFC Vegas 77 main event bout with Holly Holm. Silva and Holm will face off in the headline bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night with the women’s bantamweight division currently without a champion following ...