The UFC’s big event in The Big Apple just got bigger, thanks to the addition of a dynamite matchup for the vacant UFC light heavyweight title. UFC CEO Dana White took to the UFC’s social media platforms to announce a number of matchups, including the new co-main event for UFC 295 on November 11 in New York City, where former ...
Top Rank president Todd DuBoef, who promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is still hoping to finalize a future deal for an undisputed showdown with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. Fury is back in the ring next month, when he faces former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia on October 28. Fury's WBC title is not ...
Despite the multitude of kudos 2023 has earned in boxing, the biggest caveat has come from the biggest men. Tyson Fury found a way to make a presumably large check without having to do any serious boxing. Anthony Joshua engaged in get-right action after consecutive losses to Oleksandr Usyk while Usyk, outside one controversial round, made easy work of a ...
The South African city of Durban is to host the inaugural African Boxing Cup named after Nelson Mandela, the first democratically elected President of South Africa and internationally revered for his unwavering devotion to democracy, equality, and learning. The event is scheduled to take place 9-14 October 2023 at the Durban International Convention Centre. A prize fund is at stake ...
Eddie Hearn promoter for welterweight contender Conor Benn, is still aiming to match his fighter against middleweight Chris Eubank Jr. on a date in December. There was an unexpected announcement on Wednesday, that Benn would return to the ring on a Matchroom card in Orlando on Saturday. The bout will be the first for Benn since April 2022, when he ...
LOS ANGELES – Santa Ana’s Alexis “Lex” Rocha and San Diego’s Giovani “Gallo de Oro” Santillan are both promising an all-action Southern California slugfest when the pair of welterweight upstarts meet in a twelve-round bout on October 21. Rocha (23-1, 15 KOs) and Santillan (31-0, 16 KOs) will headline a DAZN card promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and presented in ...
Frank Sanchez has taken another bout to stay busy while he tries to secure a more meaningful heavyweight fight. BoxingScene.com has learned that the unbeaten Cuban contender will square off against American veteran Scott Alexander on the Canelo Alvarez-Jermell Charlo undercard September 30. Showtime will stream the 10-round bout between Sanchez (22-0, 15 KOs) and Alexander (17-5-2, 9 KOs) on ...
The finale of the 2023 PFL season is locked in for Washington DC on Friday, November 24, and the full fight card has now been officially confirmed for the event. Headlining the show at The Anthem is the 2023 lightweight final between 2022 champion Olivier Aubin-Mercier and Clay Collard, with the heavyweight championship up for grabs in the co-main event, ...
Noche UFC looks all set to become an annual UFC tradition, according to UFC CEO Dana White. White chatted with the media during Tuesday’s Contender Series post-event press conference, where he shared a text message he received during Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night event, which took place at the T-Mobile Arena on Mexican Independence Day. “‘Hey Dana, your idea to ...
Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch has reacted to the recent statements from heavyweight Tyson Fury. Fury is back in action on October 28, when he faces former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia. Fury's WBC world title is not at stake. Froch has been very critical of the fight. Former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew has criticized the matchup as ...