Cory Sandhagen’s dominant victory over Rob Font may have been a landslide on the scorecards, but the manner of his victory didn’t impress the watching crowd at UFC Nashville, as “The Sandman” turned to his ground game to claim a shutout decision victory. Sandhagen sustained a torn tricep in the opening round, with the injury significant enough force him to ...
The time to fight Terence Crawford as a welterweight was when he was just starting out as one, some five-odd years ago, according to his longtime trainer Brian McIntyre. A three-division titlist who started his career as a lightweight, the 35-year-old Crawford has long had to contend with criticism that he was simply too small to compete with the elite ...
When Edgar Berlanga officially announced that he was a promotional free agent, practically every prominent figure in the boxing world picked up the phone and gave him a call. From advisor Al Haymon to promoter Oscar De La Hoya and his Golden Boy Promotions - everyone wanted to get their hands on the talented 26-year-old. Although they were all enticing, ...
This past Saturday night in Dallas, Youtube star turned boxer, Jake Paul, bounced back from his first career defeat by winning a ten round unanimous decision over MMA icon Nate Diaz. Back in February, Paul dropped an eight round split decision to unbeaten light heavyweight prospect Tommy Fury. Against Diaz, Paul came out firing and had the MMA veteran in ...
Veteran trainer Brian "Bomac" McIntyre believes Chris Eubank Jr. is more than capable of getting revenge on September 2, when he faces former world champion Liam Smith in a rematch on September 2 at the AO Arena in Manchester. When the two rivals met earlier this year, Smith pulled off a stunner when he knocked Eubank out in four rounds. ...
Oscar Valdez is ready to conquer what he views as a wide open junior lightweight division. The need for a new king emerged on Shakur Stevenson outgrew 130 and left the WBC and WBO titles at the scales ahead of his win over Robson Conceicao last fall. His reign lasted barely eleven months, which include a decisive win over Valdez ...
Three showdowns featuring a top rising prospect, an all-action contender and a former title challenger will highlight the Showtime Boxing Countdown show this Saturday, August 12 from The Theater at MGM National Harbor in an event Presented by Premier Boxing Champions. Action live on the Showtime Sports YouTube channel and Showtime Boxing Facebook page will begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 ...
Caleb Plant feels he was completely justified in thwacking Jermall Charlo in public. The former 168-pound titlist from Ashland City, Tennessee, blew up in the tabloids last month when a video showing him smacking Charlo, the WBC middleweight titlist, went viral. The confrontation occurred backstage at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas after Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford officially weighed-in ...
Another fight, another knockout win for Euri Cedeno. (photo by Ryan Hafey) The hard-hitting middleweight prospect scored another win Friday night, dropping Fabrizio Rubino twice in the first round en route to a knockout at the Wind Creek Events Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The six-round bout will take place during preliminary action of the ShoBox: The New Generation card. Cedeno, ...
O’Shaquie Foster hoped for a title unification bout and to test the free agent market ahead of his next fight. The newly crowned WBC junior lightweight titlist is instead restricted to a mandatory title defense is now at the mercy of the highest bidder. A purse bid hearing will be held Tuesday in Mexico City to determine promotional rights for ...