No shame to losing to one of the best in the flyweight division. Andres Campos will now make every effort to learn from his defeat and move back into the world title picture. Campos will square off against Bienvenido Ligas Saturday night at the Burleigh Bazaar in Burleigh Heads, Australia. The 10-round bout will air live on Fox Sports Australia ...
Alexandre Gaumont gave his supportive fans every reason to believe he is a legitimate middleweight prospect Friday night. The 27-year-old French-Canadian withstood the toughest test of his two-year pro career and defeated previously unbeaten Mexican Ulices Tovar by unanimous decision in their eight-rounder at Lac Leamy Casino in Gamount’s hometown of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. Judges Marie Josee Guerin, Pasquale Procopio ...
Errol Spence Jr. only knew one feeling. No matter if his bouts ended relatively early or he was forced to go the distance, he always slinked back to his dressing room with a gigantic grin on his face. His family stood by his side while he relived every moment of what just took place. Shortly after, Spence and company would ...
It’s safe to say that Francis Ngannou is limited to a puncher’s chance—at best—in his upcoming crossover boxing match versus Tyson Fury. To his credit, the former UFC heavyweight champion has enhanced those odds by enlisting the services of one of the biggest punchers in boxing history—former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. “We are working on the delivery system. If ...
It feels good to be back. After spending nearly two years sequestered on the sidelines, Jesse Hart officially made his return on August 12th, at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. He wasn’t given the most arduous opponent in the world but Elio Heraldo Trosch was used to get the ring rust off. Now, Hart is hoping to ...
The stars of Brave CF and Hexagone MMA produced the goods on a big night for both promotions as their 11-fight card produced nine finishes in Nantes, France. The two promotions teamed up for the event, with the top five fights on the card provided by Brave, and the six-fight preliminary card hosted by Hexagone. The Brave CF main card ...
A date is now attached for a long in-play mandatory title fight. BoxingScene.com has learned that the Subriel Matias-Shohjahon Ergashev IBF junior welterweight title bout will take place November 4 as part of a Showtime Championship Boxing event. A location was not yet finalized as this goes to publication. Puerto Rico’s Matias (19-1, 19KOs) will attempt the first defense of ...
Former ONE bantamweight MMA world champion John Lineker only just returned to winning ways a month ago, but he’s already itching to get back to work. Having escaped ONE Fight Night 13 relatively unscathed, “Hands of Stone” is preparing for a quick turnaround when he meets Stephen Loman on Saturday, September 30, at ONE Fight Night 14: Stamp vs. Ham. ...
Ekaterinburg- In a minor upset, TBRB #6 and WBA #13 ranked super middleweight Pavel Silyagin (13-0-1, 6 KOs) was held to a split draw by fellow compatriot Evgeny Shvedenko (16-1-1, 7 KOs) with both fighters having their chances during the encounter. And in another blatant sample of very bad announcing habits and organizational wrongdoing, no official scores were declared in ...
Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is enjoying every moment as he gets set for his huge cross-codes boxing match with Tyson Fury, but he made clear he’s not showing up for a playful spar with boxing’s lineal heavyweight champion of the world. Ngannou takes on Fury in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 28 in a bout billed as “The ...