The Professional Fighters League (PFL) announced the signing of undisputed super middleweight world champion Savannah Marshall. “I am thrilled to begin my journey in MMA with The Professional Fighters League,” said Savannah Marshall. “I am proud to join the most talented female combat sports athletes in the world and continue to raise the profile of women in sports through PFLW.” ...
The PFL have added another elite name to their roster with the signing of women’s super middleweight boxing world champion Savannah Marshall. England’s Marshall is one of the top pound-for-pound female boxers on the planet, and her recent bout against Claressa Shields in October 2022 setting records as the most-watched women’s professional boxing event in history. Now Marshall has signed ...
Canelo Alvarez apparently has few regrets about cutting ties with his former promoter, Oscar De La Hoya. In a recent interview, the undisputed 168-pound champion from Mexico reflected on his experience being promoted by De La Hoya, the Hall of Fame fighter and founder of Golden Boy Promotions, and much of Alvarez’s retelling, not surprisingly, was negative. Alvarez acrimoniously parted ...
It was a big weekend in combat sports. In case you missed it, just after 1 a.m. ET on Sunday in Boston, a new star was born. His name is Sean O’Malley. Or “Suga Sean,” if you prefer. And he’s as close to a second coming of Conor McGregor – melding legit MMA prowess with over-the-top personality – as there’s ...
Former two-time ONE lightweight world Champion Eduard Folayang and Singaporean sensation Amir Khan first clashed in November 2018 at ONE: Conquest of Champions with gold up for grabs. Now, five years later, the pair are set to face off again. Folayang and Khan will go toe-to-toe when ONE returns to the Singapore Indoor Stadium for the first time this year ...
Former world champion Liam Smith does not believe Chris Eubank Jr. was humbled by their first encounter earlier this year. Smith, widely viewed as the underdog, pulled off a tremendous upset when he knocked out Eubank in four rounds. Afterwards, Eubank exercised his contractual right to an immediate rematch. Their second encounter will take place on September in Manchester. "He should ...
Skye Nicolson will travel to Mexico in her quest to land a major title shot. The 2020 Australian Olympian will challenge interim WBC featherweight titlist Sabrina Maribel Perez. The scheduled ten-round fight comes in supporting capacity to the Angel Fierro-Brayan Zamarripa lightweight main event atop Matchroom Boxing’s September 15 DAZN show in Tijuana, Mexico. “September 15th I am challenging for ...
A purse bid hearing won’t be necessary for the ordered Jai Opetaia-Mairis Briedis championship fight. It’s possible the matchup itself is not necessary—at least not next. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the IBF has indefinitely suspended the scheduled purse bid hearing to have to determine promotional rights for the cruiserweight championship rematch. Opetaia was ordered to defend his IBF belt versus ...
Liam Wilson smiled with pride as the emcee confirmed a weight far more befitting his pro career. The former title challenger was 129 ½ pounds ahead of his scheduled ten-round, regional junior lightweight title fight versus Argentina’s Carlos Alanis, who was 129 ¾ pounds. The bout is the co-main event of a Main Event Pay-Per-View show Wednesday from Hordern Pavilion ...
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee has applied pressure to get a deal finalized for an ordered super bantamweight eliminator bout between Japan’s Tomoki Kameda and Uzbekistan’s Murodjon Akhmadaliev. The sanctioning body sent the official communication this past Friday, August 18, to both teams granting them 30 days to negotiate the bout between the two top-ranked fighters. Kameda is ...