MMA veteran Jorge Masvidal still feels confident in his ability to shock social media star turned boxer, Jake Paul. Paul, who turned pro in 2020, has overcome several MMA fighters in the ring - especially those, like Masvidal, who competed in the UFC. Last month, Paul returned to the ring with a ten round unanimous decision over MMA star Nate ...
There wasn’t one singularly contributing factor that produced a different outcome the second time around for Chris Eubank Jr. Several changes were made by the second-generation middleweight following a fourth-round stoppage to Liverpool’s Liam Smith earlier this year. The 33-year-old Brighton native joined forces with noted boxing coach Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre, hired a nutritionist and changed his entire training schedule ...
Roarke Knapp is making a name for himself at 154 pounds. Knapp stopped Przemyslaw Zysk of Poland in the fifth round Saturday night at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, South Africa. Knapp, who resides in the nearby Johannesburg suburb of Edenvale, improved to 17-1-1, 12 knockouts. From the opening bell, Knapp connected with several left hooks to the body behind ...
Eddie Hearn, promoter for two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, says the British star is likely to fight again in the month of December - if a deal is not finalized for a mega-bout with Deontay Wilder in January. The Wilder fight, if finalized, would take place in Saudi Arabia - with Saudi-based Skill Challenge Promotions offering up the money to ...
Eddie Hearn, promoter for welterweight contender Conor Benn, is ready and willing to finalize a middleweight fight with Chris Eubank Jr. Benn and Eubank were scheduled to collide last October in a high-stakes pay-per-view showdown. A few days before their fight date, the entire event fell apart when news broke that Benn had tested positive for a banned substance. Eubank ...
Former world champion Amir Khan has warned Terence Crawford to avoid making the same mistake that he once made. Back in 2016, Khan jumped up in weight to face Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez at a catchweight of 155-pounds. At the time, Khan was competing as a welterweight and Canelo was heading up to middleweight. The end came in the sixth round, ...
Former world champion Carl Froch believes Liam Smith - due to a huge weight cut - was not capable of performing at his best in last Saturday's rematch with Chris Eubank Jr. in Manchester. Eubank avenged a January knockout loss, by battering and stopping Smith in the tenth round of their second encounter. In the aftermath, Smith claimed that his ...
One of France’s most popular fighters outside of the UFC has been gifted a co-main event opportunity at Brave CF 74, as Anthony Dizy steps in on short notice to face Vladyslav Rudniev in Nantes. Dizy, who holds a record of 15 wins, four losses, has won his last two bouts, and has been given the opportunity to step in ...
The always well informed BILD in Germany writes that the newly reinstated WBA "regular" heavyweight champion of the world Mahmoud Charr's mandatory defense of the title against Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller (26-0-1) will go ahead in Nigeria before October 14, with the exact site and date to be announced. According to BILD the negotiations are at an advanced stage. ..................................... ...
Former UFC middleweight Kyle Daukaus returned to his old stomping ground at CFFC and picked up the promotion’s middleweight title to become a two-time champion at CFFC 124, then called for a return to the global stage with one of the planet’s top international promotions. Daukaus was pushed all the way by the defending champion Gregg Ellis, but the UFC ...