BoxingScene.com has learned that Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc. and Tom Brown’s TBG Promotions came to a financial agreement on a Shakur Stevenson-Frank Martin lightweight title fight at the 11th hour late Tuesday morning. A WBC purse bid for their intriguing lightweight championship match, scheduled for 1 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, was therefore canceled. Stevenson (20-0, 10 KOs) and Martin ...
One of Europe’s fastest-rising promotions now has a solid broadcast footprint in the UK. Oktagon MMA, based out of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, has inked a deal with UK broadcaster Channel 4, with live events and shoulder programming set to stream on Channel 4 and the Channel 4 Sports YouTube channel. The deal is a timely one, with the ...
The UFC’s Octagon heads Down Under for UFC 293, where the city of Sydney, Australia plays host to a big pay-per-view with the middleweight title on the line in the main event. Reigning middleweight king Israel Adesanya is making a swift turnaround from the summer to put his belt on the line after recapturing the title against Alex Pereira. And ...
Liam Smith has broken his silence after suffering defeat last weekend. The Liverpool fighter was comprehensively beaten by Chris Eubank Jr. as the pair engaged in a lucrative rematch at Manchester’s AO Arena. Smith beat the second-generation Eubank at the same venue back in January, stopping the 33-year-old inside four rounds to claim what many said was a career-best victory. ...
One champion retained his title and two more were crowned on a big night for Croatian MMA at FNC 12. The event, which took place at the historic Roman Colosseum at the Pula Arena, saw modern-day gladiators do battle in front of a packed crowd, with two local heroes picking up huge wins in the top two bouts of the ...
Beating Errol Spence Jr. may have pushed Terence Crawford to undisputed status, but there are certain fighters in the welterweight division who simply don’t believe that the Omaha, Nebraska, native is the division’s leading man. Blair Cobbs has always been as confident as they come. Even after coming up short against Alexis Rocha in March of 2022, the 33-year-old dusted ...
It went from a routine tune-up to a horrific outcome. Chris Eubank Jr. didn’t believe for a single second that Liam Smith was on his level. So, when the two initially met up in the first month of the year, the 33-year-old expected their showdown to be a walk in the park. The game plan was simple, Eubank would play ...
The co-main event of UFC 293 will see two heavyweight contenders keen to make a statement as they bid to gatecrash the title picture. Australian slugger Tai Tuivasa’s larger-than-life personality and fan-friendly fighting style has made him a hit with UFC watchers around the world, but his recent form has taken a hit, courtesy of back-to-back losses to fellow contenders ...
In the main event of Thunderdome 43 at Metro City in Perth, Western Australia, Jordan Laruccia defeated Fano Kori by unanimous decision for the ANBF (Australian Boxing Federation) Australasian super welterweight championship. The fight was a back-and-forth war with Laruccia cementing himself as one of the rising prospects of the Australian boxing scene. Laruccia opened up about the fight - “I ...
Ukrainian combat sambo world champion Vladyslav Rudniev said he’s ready to impress as he gets set for his promotional debut at Brave CF 74 in Nantes, France. In an event that is already historic, Brave Combat Federation has prepared another huge moment for the fans. On September 7, at Brave CF 74, the most global MMA organization will introduce Vladyslav ...