French MMA pioneer Gregory Bouchelaghem returned to action for the first time in 17 years and scored a 13-second TKO of Italian Calcio Storico competitor Gianluca Locicero on a remarkable night of fights at Hexagone MMA 10. The ancient Theater of Orange served as a spectacular backdrop as the event played out in front of 5,000 fans in the historic ...
Jason Moloney has not given up on the idea of a fight versus Nonito Donaire. It would have to come in the form of a bantamweight title unification bout, provided that Donaire beats Alexandro Santiago in their vacant WBC title fight this Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Australia’s Moloney—who holds the WBO belt—envisions that very scenario. “This is ...
Derrick James Interview - Video By Ryan Burton - Undefeated boxing superstars Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. and Terence “Bud” Crawford faced off Friday at the official weigh-in before they meet to crown the first undisputed welterweight champion of the four-belt era this Saturday, July 29 headlining a SHOWTIME PPV from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in an event presented ...
It’s here. By Sunday, barring a draw, there will be only one. Errol Spence and Terence Crawford have all the hardware available right now at welterweight, Spence with three belts and Crawford with the lone trophy missing to complete what Spence calls “strap season.” The winner will be recognized by TBRB, Ring Magazine, and history going forward as the resumption ...
LAS VEGAS – Robert Garcia had seen more than enough after the seventh round Friday night. Andres Cortes’ right hand opened a nasty gash beneath Xavier Martinez’s left eye in the seventh round, which led Garcia, Martinez’s trainer, to stop their scheduled 10-round junior lightweight bout before the eighth round began. Cortes was therefore declared the winner by technical knockout ...
LAS VEGAS – Abraham Nova won a slugfest Friday night to continue his comeback in the 130-pound division. Nova dropped hard-hitting Colombian veteran Jonathan Romero once apiece in the second and third rounds on his way to a third-round knockout on the Seniesa Estrada-Leonela Yudica undercard at Palms Casino Resort’s Pearl Theater. Referee Allen Huggins stopped their fight at 2:47 ...
LAS VEGAS - The sport of boxing’s most highly anticipated fight finally takes place on Saturday night when Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford square off to crown the king of the welterweight division. The undercard also has some intriguing fights at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, including the Isaac Cruz-Giovani Cabrera co-featured lightweight showdown. One interested observer is ...
Brazil’s Felipe Lima captured the Oktagon bantamweight title after a breathless battle with Jonas Magard went all the way to the judges’ scorecards in Stvanice, Prague. Stockholm-trained Lima came into the bout riding an 11-fight win streak, and he extended his run to 12 with a remarkable performance as he pushed the pace on defending champion Magard through five hard ...
It was announced on Friday that former rivals turned business partners, social media stars Logan Paul and KSI, were going to return in separate fights on the same card. The event has been set down for October 14 in Manchester - on DAZN Pay-Per-View. Their event will be called Prime Card - a reference to their partnership in the Prime ...
Salt Lake City, Utah plays host to UFC 291, as the promotion’s BMF title returns with a fight that looks set to deliver another Octagon classic. Former UFC interim lightweight champions Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje will face off in a huge rematch for the returning symbolic BMF belt, with the two fan-favorites set to throw down in a five-round ...