Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. - the former head trainer of Chris Eubank Jr. - gave his take on his former charge's upcoming rematch with Liam Smith. Back in January, Jones was in Eubank's corner when he was knocked out in four rounds by Smith in a big upset. Eubank exercised an immediate rematch clause, with the ...
Fight week is here for the anticipated middleweight rematch between bitter rivals Liam Smith and Chris Eubank Jr. (photos by Lawrence Lustig) Promoted by BOXXER, Smith-Eubank II and additional undercard bouts will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ starting at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT. Sky Sports Box Office will broadcast the event in the UK and ...
Before he was officially given his chance, Daniel Dubois promised to use his physical attributes against Oleksandr Usyk. With the unified heavyweight champ having some of the best boxing skills in the world, Dubois wasn’t interested in simply sticking on the outside and having a war of the minds. Derek Chisora, after overhearing Dubois's plans, smiled widely. Yet, once the ...
On September 7, Hexagone MMA and Brave CF will join forces in Nantes to present some of the best athletes from both leagues. In addition to the 14 professional bouts across the Brave 74 x HXMMA 11 double-card, Hexagone MMA has revealed a bonus, amateur undercard. Taking place at the 7,000-seater H Arena, the action will be broadcast live on ...
Featherweight title challenger Chris Vasil gets his shot at CFFC gold on Friday night at CFFC 123, with the promotional veteran ready to cash in on an opportunity he never dreamed would happen when he first embarked on his career in mixed martial arts. “Honestly, I never really expected anything like this to happen when I got into this game,” ...
David Benavidez isn’t the sort of fighter that many are clamoring to swap fists with. The 26-year-old is freakishly big, athletic, and has a perpetual engine. Those characteristics have led to two separate title runs at 168 pounds. It also forces his contemporaries to go in another direction when his name is mentioned. His pernicious punching power and propensity for ...
All 22 fighters made their contracted weights as the athletes took to the scale ahead of UFC Paris. Just six pounds separate main eventers Ciryl Gane and Serghei Spivac, who weighed in at 250 and 256 pounds, respectively, for their heavyweight headline bout, while flyweight co-main eventers Manon Fiorot and Rose Namajunas both hit championship weight for their flyweight non-title ...
William Crolla will be back between the ropes in a few weeks’ time. The 25-year-old from Manchester turned professional earlier this year and won his first fight. Crolla, the younger brother of former WBA lightweight champion Anthony Crolla, boxed against Joe Hardy on the undercard of Leigh Wood’s win over Mauricio Lara in the pair’s rematch back in May. And ...
Crawford Made Decision To Fight Spence As A Southpaw In Dressing Room: ‘That Was The Key To Victory’
Terence Crawford credits making a critical decision in the locker room moments before his clash against Errol Spence Jr. as the key to his undisputed welterweight title victory. (photo by Ryan Hafey) Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) is considered the most prolific switch-hitching puncher of his era, and the Nebraska native admitted in a recent interview with Joe Rogan that he ...
Oscar De La Hoya has suggested that Ryan Garcia’s next fight could be for a 140-pound title. Garcia, of Victorville, Calif, is coming off a seventh-round knockout loss to Gervonta Davis in their high-profile 136-pound fight in April at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. That fight marked the end of Garcia’s stint at lightweight. His next fight could take place ...