The comeback of former two division champion Billy Joe Saunders has continued to play out. Saunders, 34-years-old, has been out of the ring for over two years. His last fight came in May of 2021, when he suffered the first defeat of his career - a stoppage loss at the hands of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in their super middleweight unification ...
Middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. believes the win by Liam Smith in their initial encounter was a "miracle." Back in January, Smith, a former WBO junior middleweight champion, moved up in weight and dramatically knocked Eubank out in the fourth round. They meet for a second time on Saturday night in Manchester. For the first fight, Eubank was trained by ...
IBF welterweight champion Natasha Jonas has embraced the possibility of defending her title against former beltholder Mikaela Mayer. Mayer was a unified champion at super featherweight but lost her titles in a unification clash with Alycia Baumgardner in 2022. Afterwards, she moved up to the lightweight division. And now on Saturday night in Manchester, Mayer will face Silvia Bortot in ...
Olympic bronze medalist David Price has given his take on the upcoming grudge rematch between Liam Smith and Chris Eubank Jr. Smith pulled off a dramatic upset in January, when he knocked Eubank out in the fourth round. Afterwards, Eubank would exercise an immediate rematch clause. Their contracted meeting suffered a delay when Smith sustained an injury, but eventually both ...
Rizin FF returns to the iconic Saitama Super Arena on September 24 with a pair of former champions topping the card as they look to re-establish their championship credentials. Juntaro Ushiku captured the Rizin featherweight title with victory over Yutaka Saito at Rizin 31 in October 21, then defended his crown in a rematch six months later at Rizin 35. ...
Fight week is here for the anticipated middleweight rematch between bitter rivals Liam Smith and Chris Eubank Jr. (photos by Lawrence Lustig) Promoted by BOXXER, Smith-Eubank II and additional undercard bouts will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ starting at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT. Sky Sports Box Office will broadcast the event in the UK and ...
Stamp Fairtex has been longing for a second shot at the grandest prize in ONE Championship’s atomweight MMA division as she continues her quest to become the promotion’s three-sport world champion, and the Thai fan favorite will get it in her upcoming fight. Stamp will face off with esteemed South Korean mixed martial artist Ham Seo Hee for the ONE ...
Frank Warren hopes Daniel Dubois will use his controversial loss to Oleksandr Usyk as a springboard to improve his mental fortitude on the world title stage. Last Saturday night at Wroclaw, Poland, Usyk, the unified WBO, WBA, IBF, and IBO heavyweight champion from Ukraine, stopped London’s Dubois in nine rounds, despite momentarily being imperiled himself in the fifth, when Dubois ...
Bellator’s return to Dublin, Ireland, will see the promotion hit the 3Arena with a bumper card, with 21 fights scheduled for action on September 23. The full fight card has been confirmed by Bellator officials, with the middleweight title fight between Johnny Eblen and Fabian Edwards set to headline the event. The remainder of the main card will feature a ...
Bellator’s return to Dublin, Ireland, will see the promotion hit the 3Arena with a bumper card, with 21 fights scheduled for action on September 23. The full fight card has been confirmed by Bellator officials, with the middleweight title fight between Johnny Eblen and Fabian Edwards set to headline the event. The remainder of the main card will feature a ...