Eddie Hearn remains positive that Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jnr will finally meet this year and he is growing increasingly confident that they will fight in Britain. When it was initially announced for the O2 Arena in London last October, the catchweight fight between Benn and Eubank Jnr captured the imagination of British sports fans who quickly snapped up ...
Following his unanimous decision victory against MMA veteran Nate Diaz in August of this year, Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) and DAZN today announced that Youtuber turned boxer Jake “The Problem Child” Paul (7-1, 4 KOs) will return to the ring on December 15th. The opponent has yet to be finalized and few details were revealed on where the event will ...
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 ...
Brian Mendoza’s conditioning, determination and toughness enabled him to somehow withstand Tim Tszyu’s onslaught in the 11th round Sunday afternoon. Mendoza commendably made it through those treacherous three minutes, even when it seemed as though Tszyu would finish him, and later to the final bell in their 12-round, 154-pound championship bout. That’s not what Mendoza traveled halfway around the world ...
Tim Tszyu hopes to return to the ring sometime in March. The WBO junior middleweight champion still wants to fight Jermell Charlo next, but Tszyu thinks Charlo might try to fight another opponent or take an extended break between bouts after making a career-high payday for facing Canelo Alvarez in their super middleweight title fight September 30. When it was ...
Chris Alvidrez stepped in on five days’ notice and scored a show-stealing first-round knockout on his promotional debut at CFFC 126. Alvidrez, who was a part of Logan Paul’s training camp to help him prepare for his recent boxing match with Dillon Danis, stepped in to replace Corey Samuels, with his bout against Rentz promoted to the main event after ...
Trainer Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre says there was no malicious intent behind the incident that landed him in a British slam for five weeks. The head coach of undisputed welterweight champion Terence Crawford was arrested on Sept. 4 at Manchester Airport in Manchester, England, on charges of attempting to board a plan with a gun in his checked luggage. The matter ...
March 2022’s ONE X proved to be a harrowing night in the career of strawweight mixed martial arts star Lito Adiwang, but he was determined not to let the injury he suffered get the better of him. “Thunder Kid” returned to action after 18 months of recovery last month and stormed through ONE Championship veteran Adrian Mattheis in just 23 ...
Brave Combat Federation’s end-of-year schedule has been bolstered with the addition of another international event, with the promotion set to return to Indonesia in November. Brave CF 76 will take place at Balai Sarbini in Jakarta, on Saturday, November 25, as the promotion makes its fourth visit to Southeast Asia. The venue will be familiar to longtime Brave CF fans, ...
YouTube star turned boxer, Jake Paul, believes his social media rival KSI was defeated on Saturday night in Manchester, where he dropped a six round decision to unbeaten light heavyweight prospect Tommy Fury. Initially, the fight was scored as a majority decision for Fury - but later the outcome was changed to a unanimous decision when a scoring error was ...