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 ...
Ekaterinburg - Rising Russian middleweight Vadim Tukov, 29, destroyed South African and African Boxing Union champion John Bopape (14-9, 13 KOs) in four one-sided rounds. After a cautious opener, Tukov, 29, got to work in the second and immediately enjoyed major success. He delivered a right to the jaw, followed by a huge left hook, which had the South African ...
Tyson Fury may be a huge betting favorite to defeat Francis Ngannou in their upcoming boxing match in Saudi Arabia, but “The Gypsy King’s” confidence extends beyond the bounds of the Queensberry Rules. Fury and Ngannou spoke ahead of their October 28 meeting in Riyadh during a special launch press conference in London, England, where the local man was in ...
The final obligations have been completed and the fight card is set for UFC 293 in Australia, as the undisputed middleweight title takes center stage in Sydney. The main event will see reigning 185-pound champion Israel Adesanya take on American challenger Sean Strickland in a bout that has seen plenty of trash talk in the build-up. But both men were ...
Promoter Eddie Hearn admits his company had few, if any, attractive opportunities to convince Canelo Alvarez to continue working with them. Alvarez, the undisputed 168-pound champion, has fought the majority of his fights in the past five years under Hearn’s Matchroom ever since he cut ties with longtime promoter Golden Boy to become a free agent. But he pivoted away ...
There was never a second thought when it came time to pursue a title challenge versus Kenshiro Teraji. In fact, Hekkie Budler would have already cleared this fight off his plate if he had his way. The former two-division champ agreed to stand down for one fight, as Teraji (21-1, 13KOs) originally planned to further unify the 108-pound crown. It ...
A pair of UFC veterans will go head to head in the main event of Cage Warriors 159, and both men were typically professional as they made weight with ease for their headlining bout in San Diego. Former UFC flyweight title challenger Wilson Reis and former UFC bantamweight Trevin Jones will face off at the top of the fight card ...
JAI OPETAIA is desperate to make an impression on his UK debut and insists he is ‘preparing for war’ against 4/1 underdog Jordan Thompson. The Australian southpaw faces Thompson at the Wembley Arena on September 30 in his first fight since agreeing a ‘global promotional partnership’ with Matchroom. It is also Opetaia’s first outing since he upset Mairis Breidis to ...
Alexis De Luna (10-1, 5 KOs) from Bakersfield, CA, is ready to go to war with Rigoberto Hermosillo (13-4-1, 9 KOs), from Los Angeles, CA in the main event of Camponovo Sports "New Blood" boxing series. The 8-round bout will take place at Infinite Reality Studios, formerly know as Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California, on Saturday, September 9, 2023. ...
Raul Curiel broke new ground in his most recent victory. The unbeaten welterweight prospect was nearly forced to go all ten rounds for the first time in his six-plus year career as he outpointed Courtney Pennington. A strange call by referee Gerard White instead provided Curiel with his deepest stoppage to date, which came at 2:53 of round ten in ...