Two of Oktagon MMA’s most exciting lightweights go head to head for the second time in a lightweight title rematch as the promotion’s 155-pound belt is up for grabs at Oktagon 50. The event, which takes place December 9 at the Ostravar Arena in Ostrava, Czech Republic, already features a featherweight title clash, as Losene Keita returns from injury to ...
Some of the most notable fighters in boxing want to help improve the sport’s business model. With the news on Tuesday that Showtime, the premium cable network that has showcased boxing since 1986, will no longer be broadcasting the sport after the end of the year, prominent fighters such as junior welterweight star Ryan Garcia and undisputed welterweight champion Terence ...
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 ...
Boxxer has revealed that the showdown between Joshua Buatsi and Dan Azeez will be rescheduled to a new date at The O2 in London. The bout between the #1 and #2 ranked light heavyweights, under the WBA, had been due to take place this Saturday but is now being postponed due to an injury suffered by Azeez in his final ...
Shakur Stevenson still isn’t sure why he isn’t preparing to fight Vasiliy Lomachenko next month. According to Stevenson, the three-division champion from Ukraine was offered a career-high purse to box him. They’re both promoted by Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc. as well, which should make it easier to complete a deal for Stevenson-Lomachenko. While disappointed that he won’t face Lomachenko ...
ONE Fight Night 16: Haggerty vs. Andrade is stacked with outstanding combat sports action, and the fight card in Thailand will feature three pivotal MMA matchups. The massive night of fights goes down on Saturday, November 3, live from the iconic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, as England’s ONE bantamweight Muay Thai champion Jonathan Haggerty takes on Brazil’s ONE ...
Skye Nicolson has landed a dream assignment while she awaits confirmation on a pursued career-defining fight. The unbeaten Aussie boxer is confirmed to make her first defense of the interim WBC featherweight title versus Lucy Wildheart. The bout will appear on the undercard of the November 25 Chantelle Cameron- Katie Taylor rematch, which will air live on DAZN from 3Arena ...
Week 6 of Oktagon Challenge: England vs. Ireland delivered the fight of the season so far – but fans will need to wait until next week to find out who has secured the first spot in the final! It was confirmed at the end of Week 5 that Beau Gavin would be the first competitor to represent England in the ...
Fabio Wardley and Adeleye don’t have to wait too much longer to get their hands on each other. The pair will contest the British heavyweight title on the undercard of ‘The Battle of the Baddest’ crossover fight between Lineal and WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, and MMA superstar, Francis Ngannou. From the moment he stepped in to replace Frazer Clarke ...
Leigh Wood hasn't always looked the part. Hell, he was knocked out by Gavin McDonnell in 2014. No matter how horrific the results, Wood has never allowed a mediocre performance to keep him down. Even after he came up short against James Dickens in 2020, he continued to believe, even while no one else did. A 12th-round knockout victory over ...