The 2023 PFL season is fast approaching its climax, and the final four contenders in each weight class will return to action in August as they bid to earn a place in the season finale. The PFL Playoffs will be spread across three events, with the featherweight and light heavyweight divisions already confirmed for the Boeing Center at Tech Port, ...
ONE featherweight contender Garry Tonon returns to action at ONE Fight Night 12 in Thailand, as “The Lion Killer” takes on Shamil Gasanov at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in a bout that could push the American towards a second shot at championship gold. Tonon’s tilt at the ONE featherweight title ended in a first-round knockout defeat in March 2022, but be ...
Tyson Fury needs to be mindful of where his fortune comes from, says the promoter of unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. Alexander Krassyuk was not shy about criticizing Fury earlier this week at a press conference to announce Usyk’s title defense against Daniel Dubois on Aug. 26 in Poland. Usyk was originally in talks for most of the past year ...
Holly Holm would be more than happy to rematch former foes Amanda Nunes or Ronda Rousey, but her main goal is to regain the UFC women’s bantamweight title. Speaking to the press during media day ahead of her upcoming bout, Holm didn’t seem overly excited by the prospect of facing Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC Vegas 77, but the former ...
The damage that Jaron “Boots” Ennis is inflicting on the rest of the welterweight division might be surprising to some, but for Terence Crawford, he saw this coming a mile away. This past weekend, at the Ballroom Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Ennis (31-0, 28 KOs) made a violent statement against Roiman Villa. Known as a durable and relentless fighter, ...
Cage Warriors has announced the expansion of its European reach, with the promotion confirming the addition of a new arm of its Cage Warriors Academy Network. The UK-based organization has announced the launch of Cage Warriors Academy: Italy, with the promotion having already established a solid footprint in the nation. Cage Warriors has hosted multiple events in Italy, and is ...
ONE heavyweight contender Amir Aliakbari is a man on a mission heading into ONE Fight Night 12, with the Iranian powerhouse hoping a decisive victory over Dustin Joynson at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium will book him a rematch with the last man to defeat him. Aliakbari faces Joynson in a bout that should push the winner close to a shot at ...
Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) announced their main event for its second Most Valuable Prospects event on Friday, August 18 in Orlando, Florida. The WBA Fedelatin title bout will feature super-lightweight Puerto Rican-American talent Nestor “El Mas Bravo” Bravo (21-0, 15 KOs) and Will “Ill Will” Madera (17-2-3, 10 KOs). The 10-round bout is contested at 140 lbs and will be ...
The KSW heavyweight title will be on the line on Saturday night in Gdynia, Poland, as the most dominant champion in the promotion’s history gets set to put his title on the line again at KSW 84. De Fries will take on Szymon Bajor, who returns to the promotion after seven years away. Most recently, the Pole claimed victory over ...
WBO junior welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez created quite a stir on Wednesday, when he sent official notice to the World Boxing Organization that he was planning to keep his world championship. Last month in New York City, Lopez dominated Josh Taylor to capture the WBO strap. In the aftermath, Lopez announced his decision to retire from the sport. Due to ...