Undefeated contenders Jesus “Mono” Ramos Jr. and Elijah Garcia both got a taste of the limelight and a chance to show off their fastballs on Friday night as the southpaws threw out the ceremonial first pitch together at Chase Field before they throw down on the Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlo SHOWTIME PPV undercard (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) Saturday, ...
Hometown queen Katharina Dalisda crowned inaugural strawweight champion in Frankfurt – Fighters Only
Frankfurt’s own Katharina Dalisda had a night to remember at Oktagon 46 as she submitted Australia’s Jacinta Austin to capture the inaugural Oktagon women’s strawweight title on home soil. Competing in the main event at the atomospheric Festhalle in Frankfurt, Dalisda snatched Austin’s neck in the third round and locked up a tight arm-in guillotine choke to force the tap ...
Jose “Zurdo” Ramirez can’t seem to stand still for too long. After grabbing a world title at 168 pounds, the Mexican native had a transient run at 175 pounds. Although a near-shutout loss at the hands of Dmitry Bivol wasn’t his best performance, his handlers over at Golden Boy Promotions believed that he had all of the tools necessary to ...
Yokasta Valle ended last year as a two-division unified titlist and three-division title claimant. The streaking WBO/IBF strawweight queen has come to grips with the reality that her 2023 campaign will not include the goal of becoming undisputed champion. Whatever chance there was of a showdown versus longtime divisional rival Seniesa Estrada came to a screeching halt once the unbeaten ...
It’s important to have the right team behind you. Of course, the ancillary pieces are vital as well. A fighter's work ethic, their habits outside of the ring, and naturally, their talent, all play gigantic roles. But, as previously mentioned, those who are guiding said fighters' career have an obligation to put them in the best position possible. Now that ...
It’s been a natural progression for William Zepeda. From fighting in empty arenas on the non-televised portion of an undercard against fighters with no future, to headlining his own show against bonafide contenders, Zepeda’s career is moving in the right direction. This Saturday night, at the Commerce Casino in California, that positive progression continues. On the night, he’ll look to ...
He doesn’t fight often, but the current hiatus that Gary Russell Jr. is on far exceeds his meager ring appearances. The now 35-year-old was a proud WBC featherweight champion. If not for a freak injury to his right shoulder during his title defense against Mark Magsayo in 2021, he believes that his championship status would be unchanged. For Russell, he ...
Jesus Ramos realizes that some experienced contenders in Erickson Lubin’s position would not have agreed to fight him. The powerful southpaw has beaten Brian Mendoza, who viciously knocked out Sebastian Fundora, an opponent who beat Lubin in one of the most fantastic action fights of 2022. Ramos dominated previously unbeaten Joey Spencer in his last fight and stopped spoiler Vladimir ...
DiBella Entertainment has joined Holden Productions in signing a co-promotional agreement with heavyweight McKenzie Morrison, son of legendary heavyweight Tommy Morrison. The 33-year-old Morrison (20-1-2, 18 KOs) is best known to boxing fans for his fifth-round stoppage of Hasim Rahman Jr. in April 2022 at the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas. The fight, billed as “Sons of Legends,” saw Morrison ...
The women’s flyweight title rematch at Noche UFC is official and ready to roll as the UFC gets set to celebrate Mexican Independence Day in Las Vegas. The T-Mobile Arena will play host to the event, which will see Mexico’s Alexa Grasso put her newly-won 125-pound title on the line for the first time against the woman she defeated to ...