GLENDALE, Arizona – Another big fight is headed to the greater Phoenix area. BoxingScene.com has learned that the Sunny Edwards-Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez flyweight unification bout will headline a December 16 DAZN show from the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The venue has heavily invested into boxing in recent years and will host perhaps the final big fight of what ...
Terence Crawford couldn’t care less what anyone says, writes, Tweets, etc. The undefeated, undisputed welterweight champion has determined that fighting Jaron “Boots” Ennis doesn’t make enough business sense to make the acknowledged risk worthwhile at this stage of Crawford’s career. Crawford, who will turn 36 on September 28, essentially eliminated any room for speculation regarding boxing Ennis after his immediate ...
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is still hopeful that he can finalize an undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk - but he's far from confident that a future clash can be made with domestic rival Anthony Joshua. Earlier this year, Fury and Usyk were in serious discussions, but they were unable to reach an agreement on the financial terms for a ...
ONE Championship’s heavyweight division just got itself a new contender. This past Saturday, August 5, “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane stunned the crowd inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Boxing Stadium by earning a unanimous decision win against previously undefeated contender Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida at ONE Fight Night 13. Many anticipated that Almeida would overcome Kane, given his dominant slate and world-class grappling ...
Eddie Hearn went from serene to scramble mode in what felt like 20 seconds. The longtime Matchroom Boxing figurehead was simply putting the finishing touches on the fight promotion between Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte. All that was left were a few repetitive press conferences, a weigh-in, and eventually a face-off. But just when Hearn thought he could kick his ...
Israel Adesanya’s camp is giving Sean Strickland “full respect” ahead of their UFC 293 showdown in Sydney. Strickland was named as a short-notice opponent for Adesanya in the main event in Australia, which takes place on September 9. It was thought that the likely next challenge for Adesanya would be Dricus du Plessis, but with the South African contender ruled ...
Keith Thurman, like the rest of us, was interested in seeing how things would play out. With Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. holding all of the keys at 147 pounds, Thurman wanted to know who was the better fighter. So, the former unified champ jumped on a flight and headed to Las Vegas to check things out. On the ...
Brennan Ward stands one big win away from a shot at the Bellator welterweight title as he continues his remarkable career renaissance at Bellator 298 on Friday night in Sioux Falls. Ward will take on former interim champion Logan Storley in the main event in a bout that offers a stern test of his championship credentials in the promotion’s 170-pound ...
Oscar Valdez is believed to be the fan favorite heading into his all-Mexico civil war. Emanuel Navarrete isn’t too concerned about giving up too much ground ahead of his WBO junior lightweight title defense, even in territory familiar to the former two-division titlist. “When I fought in [Glendale] earlier this year, I felt the same warmth and embrace as when ...
South Dakota’s Logan Storley is all set to return to action on home soil in Sioux falls at Bellator 298, and the former interim welterweight champion said he’s laser-focused on doing everything he needs to do to return to the top of the Bellator welterweight division. Storley gets the chance to compete close to home as he features in the ...