British promoter Frank Warren warns that the loser of Saturday’s heavyweight contest between Joe Joyce and Zhilei Zhang will see their championship aspirations stymied for at least a couple of years. China’s Zhang (25-1-1, 20 KOs) and London’s Joyce (15-1, 14 KOs) will meet at OVO Arena Wembley tonight in London for their 12-round rematch, five months after Zhang sprang ...
We’ll never know who exactly is the best boxer on the planet. It’s all subjective and opinionated. For years, Canelo Alvarez held that top spot before coming up short and showing signs of slippage against Dmitry Bivol. Vasiliy Lomachenko and Oleksandr Usyk, all had transient runs at the top. Naoya Inoue is also highly thought of. The Japanese star continues ...
Super bantamweight contender Ra'eese Aleem (20-1, 12 KOs), currently ranked #5 by the World Boxing Organization (WBO), is ready to take on his next challenge. Aleem is setting his sights on a showdown with Ireland's TJ Doheny (24-4, 18 KOs) in his quest to ascend the WBO rankings. In addition, Aleem is open to fighting anyone rated in the WBO ...
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez says he’s ready to revive his career and rebound after suffering his first professional loss against Dmitry Bivol last year and blowing weight a day before his canceled return bout against Gabriel Rosado in March. The test standing in front of Ramirez (44-1, 30 KOs) when he returns to the ring on Oct. ...
Joe Joyce realizes that Daniel Dubois just as easily could’ve been declared a fifth-round knockout winner over Oleksandr Usyk as a ninth-round knockout loser. Joyce saw Dubois’ much-discussed body shot August 26 as a borderline blow that referee Luis Pabon probably could’ve called a legal shot. Pabon, of course, ruled it a low blow and gave Usyk almost four minutes ...
Yordenis Ugas versus Mario Barrios is one of several intriguing fights on the Canelo Alvarez-Jermell Charlo undercard. The two former champions will square off in a welterweight showdown with the WBC interim title on the line. The Showtime distributed Premier Boxing Champions’ pay-per-view event takes place at the T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas strip. The 37-year-old Ugas has been ...
Richardson Hitchins' clash with Jose Zepeda is part of a Matchroom card in Orlando, with co-main action in the form of the return of British star Conor Benn (21-0, 14 KOs) who faces Mexican Super-Welterweight Rodolfo ‘Sinaloita’ Orozco (32-3-3, 24 KOs). (photos by Ed Mulholand) Jessica McCaskill (12-3 5 KOs) and Sandy Ryan (6-1 2 KOs) clashing in a unification ...
The UFC returns to its Las Vegas home of the UFC Apex for this weekend’s UFC Fight Night event, as lightweight contenders Rafael Fiziev and Mateusz Gamrot get set to face off in the main event. The fighters took to the scale in Sin City for the official weigh-ins, where all 22 fighters had no problems making weight for their ...
ORLANDO -- Richardson Hitchins and Jose Zepeda both made weight for their main event battle this weekend. The next step for each—aside from a win—is to reclaim the spotlight that has already shifted to a key undercard bout. Brooklyn’s Hitchins weighed 139.8 pounds during the official pre-fight weigh-in, while California’s Zepeda was 140 pounds ahead of their scheduled 12-round junior ...
Cage Warriors featherweight champion Paul Hughes is moving up a weight class to take on a fresh challenge at Cage Warriors 161 in October. The main event bout, which is set to take place at the RDS in Dublin on October 14, will see Hughes move up to lightweight to take on Belgian contender Jan Quaeyhaegens in a lightweight championship ...