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 ...
Tampa, FL – NABA middleweight champion Connor “The Kid” Coyle will make the third defense of his title when he faces Joey Bryant Saturday, August 19 at the Blind Tiger in Biloxi, MS. Coyle is 19-0 with 8 wins coming by knockout. Representing Derry, Northern Ireland and training out of Pinellas Park, FL, Coyle’s ranked fifth by the World Boxing ...
At times, Terence Crawford sits back and pinches himself. The pain he feels brings an immediate smile to his face that he isn’t dreaming. As an amateur, Crawford (39-0, 30 KOs) knew that he would eventually turn pro. Looking back on his career now, the Omaha, Nebraska, native believes that he massively overachieved. The only lofty goal that was on ...
Ramiro Cesena cannot catch a break. Less than four months after landing on the wrong end of a controversial stoppage, the baby-faced Mexican featherweight was dealt his second straight defeat. The latest came at the hands of Puerto Rico’s Orlando ‘Capu’ Gonzalez, who claimed a ten-round, unanimous decision win over Cesena. Scores were 96-94. 96-94 and 97-93 for Gonzalez in ...
LAS VEGAS – This will be the last time Errol Spence Jr. squeezes his body down to 147 pounds. Spence informed BoxingScene.com before he made an appearance at open workouts Wednesday at MGM Grand that his next fight will be contested at the junior middleweight limit of 154 pounds. The 33-year-old Spence will oppose fellow undefeated welterweight champion Terence Crawford ...
LAS VEGAS - All eyes on the sport of boxing will be fixated on the Errol Spence-Terence Crawford clash on Saturday night. The welterweight showdown takes place at the T-Mobile Arena with all 4 major welterweight titles on the line. Crawford, who holds the WBO belt, is currently listed as a -160 favorite at BetMGM. Spence possesses the WBC, WBA ...
Oscar Collazo already has a date for his first defense of the WBO championship. The boxer indicates that his next fight will be a homeland defense in Puerto Rico and taking place on Saturday, August 26. According to reporter Noel Planas, Collazo (7-0, 5 KOs) will take part in the first men's world title fight in Puerto Rico in eight ...
Mick Francis, manager for IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia, is expecting fireworks at the official purse bid for the mandatory defense against unbeaten Richard Riakporhe. Opetaia last fought over a year ago, when he shocked Mairis Briedis to capture the IBF title. Opetaia needed some recovery time after suffering a broken jaw during the fight. He was then ordered to make ...
The lower-weight classes normally fly under the radar. They often house lesser-known names and simply don’t receive the hoopla that fighters from heavier divisions frequently receive. Naoya Inoue, however, is changing that storyline. Whenever the 30-year-old Japanese star enters the ring, he immediately becomes must-see television. By and large, Inoue (25-0, 22 KOs) might be a draw but for the ...
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 ...