Oleksandr Usyk admits that there has been some wear and tear on his body after his contest with Daniel Dubois in August. The unified WBO, WBA, IBO, IBF champion from Ukraine nevertheless is not too concerned about any niggling injuries as he prepares to take on Tyson Fury for the undisputed heavyweight championship in December or January in Riyadh, ...
Francis Ngannou claimed that Tyson Fury is looking for every advantage imaginable in their high-profile exhibition October 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion already owns a five-inch height and a two-inch reach advantage over Ngannou. Fury’s extreme experience edge in boxing figures to work against Ngannou, a former UFC heavyweight champ, as well. According to Ngannou, ...
Natasha Jonas continues to break boundaries. In 2012, Jonas made history by becoming the first British female boxer to ever qualify for the Olympic Games and her list of achievements continues to grow. 2022 was a banner year for Jonas. After falling just short in world title bids at super featherweight and lightweight, she stepped all the way up to ...
Pick It: TBRB #4 Jack Catterall vs. Jorge Linares (Saturday, DAZN, 2:00 PM EST) Luck is a funny thing. A little more of it with the judges and 30-year old Jack Catterall (27-1, 13 KO) would be able to say he won the undisputed junior welterweight crown in February 2022. Instead, Catterall caught the rough end of a split decision ...
The UFC returns to “Fight Island” as Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island plays host to one of the biggest UFC pay-per-views of 2023, with two late changes at the top of the card turning an exciting lineup into a can’t-miss night of fights at the Etihad Arena. UFC 294 will be headlined by a rematch for the undisputed UFC lightweight championship ...
Vincenzo Gualtieri talked a good game but Janibek Alimkhanuly didn’t believe him for a single second. His braggadocious threats and violent promises, ultimately, were all spurious. This past Saturday night, at the Fort Bend Epicenter in Rosenberg, Texas, Gualtieri had the opportunity to prove that his words had a bit of substance behind them. Yet, no matter how well he ...
Lee McGregor and Isaac Lowe are primed to deliver an all-British barnstormer, when they collide on December 1 live and free-to-air on Channel 5. The featherweights clash for the WBO European title at the Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton in the headline fight of a Wasserman Boxing show. And in the co-main event at ‘High Stakes’, flyweight Chloe Watson meets France’s ...
In the lead up to their welterweight showdown to prove they are on the top of the welterweight division, Santa Ana’s very own NABO Welterweight Titleholder Alexis “Lex” Rocha (23-1, 15 KOs) and San Diego’s undefeated Giovani “Gallo de Oro” Santillan (31-0, 16 KOs) made weight for their upcoming match. (photos by Cris Esqueda) Rocha vs. Santillan is a 12-round ...
With a must see shoot-out with Deontay Wilder seemingly off the table for the immediate future, Eddie Hearn has cast out the net for a suitable opponent willing to face Anthony Joshua before the end of the year. Joshua outpointed Jermaine Franklin in April, stopped Robert Helenius in August and wants to round out an active 2023 by continuing to ...
Alexis Rocha was all smiles while Giovani Santillan was all business as they soaked in the last bit of ambiance during Friday’s weigh-in ceremony. Both welterweights made weight for their scheduled twelve-round bout. Rocha was 147 pounds, while the unbeaten Santillan was 146.6 pounds for their DAZN main event this Saturday from Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. Rocha (23-1, ...