Zhilei Zhang was essentially left for dead. In 2021, he was forced to settle for a majority decision draw against longtime journeyman Jerry Forrest. He also suffered the first loss of his career, albeit controversially, against Filip Hrgovic one year later. Zhang did sandwich in a few wins in between but they were against fighters that never came close to ...
Cage Warriors have announced a second championship bout for Cage Warriors 164, with the promotion’s vacant bantamweight title set to be contested on the November 25 card in Newcastle. Cage Warriors 164 heads to Newcastle’s Vertu Motors Arena, where two titles will now be on the line. Middleweight champ Mick Stanton will look to defend his 185-pound title against Italy’s ...
Devin Haney has gone seven straight fights without scoring a stoppage win. The 24-year-old nicknamed “The Dream” last scored a knockout victory in 2019 when Haney stopped Zaur Abdullaev inside four rounds. Haney has since gone the 12-round distance while beating Vasiliy Lomachenko, George Kambosos Jr. (twice), Joseph Diaz Jr., Jorge Linares, Yuriorkis Gamboa, and Alfredo Santiago. The undisputed 135-pound ...
Tom Farrell understands the workings of boxing better than most. ‘Fazza’ has been a professional for nine years and is fully aware of the role he is expected to fill when he fights the unbeaten Khaleel Majid on the undercard of the 140lb clash between Jack Catterall and Jorge Linares this weekend. Farrell (21-7, 5 KO’s) is the recognizable name ...
Pittsburgh’s, Matt Conway was scheduled to fight Bellport, Long Island fan favorite, Alex Vargas (13-0 5KO’s) in the main event, but unfortunately, Conway was forced to pull out of the fight due to a fractured elbow suffered in training. Now, Puerto Rican born, Orlando Florida based, Julio Rosa has stepped up to the challenge. The new Vargas-Rosa super lightweight main ...
A common move for boxers moving up in weight is to test to waters in a new division by taking on a lighter touch, but that notion isn’t true for Devin Haney, The undisputed 135-pound champion and career-long lightweight Haney (30-0, 15 KOs) will move up to 140 pounds to take on WBC super welterweight titlist Regis Prograis (29-1, 24 ...
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico; Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez (27-3-1) of Caguas, Puerto Rico held his media day at Felix Pagan Pintor Gym in Guaynabo. The champion was all smiles and relaxed as he gears up for his 3rd title defense next Friday, October 27 from the Polideportivo Alexis Arguello in Managua, Nicaragua against #14 Gerardo “Cascabel” Zapata (14-1-1) on ESPN+ and ESPN ...
Eddie Hearn says he would welcome the addition of another content provider for DAZN—specifically a competitor he has taken shots at over the years. The head of Matchroom Boxing indicated in a recent interview that he would “over the moon” if DAZN, the streaming platform Hearn’s Matchroom is partners with, managed to acquire the services of Premier Boxing Champions, the ...
Light heavyweight contender Dan Azeez was hit with some last minute misfortune after suffering a training injury only a few days before his scheduled clash with Joshua Buatsi. Azeez was forced to withdraw with a back injury, and Saturday's planned fight will be pushed back to a later date. The bout was sanctioned as a WBA world title eliminator, with ...
Eddie Hearn apparently isn’t feeling much schadenfreude from the pending death knell of a competitor. The Matchroom Boxing head somberly greeted the news on Tuesday that Showtime will no longer broadcast boxing—a programming staple on the pay cable network for nearly four decades—after the end of the year. The decision was made by Paramount Global, the parent company of Showtime ...