Even when he was undoubtedly down on the scorecards, Brian Mendoza was confident that he would land the type of left hook that abruptly altered the course of his fight against Sebastian Fundora. The hard-hitting Mendoza connected with comparable punches many times while sparring in preparation for their 12-round fight for Fundora’s WBC interim super welterweight title April 8 in ...
Eight division champion Manny Pacquiao, 44-years-old, will await a decision from the International Olympic Committee [IOC] with respect to boxing at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. According to the Gulf Times, the Philippines made a “special request” to the IOC to allow Pacquiao to box at the Paris Games despite the Filipino star exceeding the age limit. Pacquiao ...
Former two division world champion Ricky Hatton is backing Tyson Fury to topple Oleksandr Usyk, but he's not ruling out the possibility of the smaller man walking away with his hand raised. Fury, the WBC heavyweight champion, is back in action on October 28th, when he faces former UFC beltholder Francis Ngannou in a non-title fight in Saudi Arabia. Usyk, ...
Arsen Goulamirian has marching orders for what will hopefully result in his first fight in more than a year. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the WBA has ordered a mandatory title fight between the unbeaten Goulamirian and former two-time titlist Yuniel Dorticos. The bout was formally ordered on Tuesday, with both sides given 30 days to reach terms for a well ...
Add Billy Joe Saunders to the list of boxers who have a hard time staying retired. The former two-division titlist from Hatfield, England, revealed last week in an interview on Up Front With Simon Jordan that he will be fighting for the first time since his knockout loss to Canelo Alvarez in 2021 in December on a Matchroom-promoted card. Saunders ...
Fighting the next available welterweight contender doesn’t excite Terence Crawford. He’s 36 now and has punched people in the face for a living for a decade and a half. It’s been fun. It also made him a rich man. The demolition job he pulled on Errol Spence Jr. pushed his fame to another level. Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) has been ...
The UFC’s featherweight division is full of top-drawer talent, and one of the top rising prospects in the division faces a stern test of his top-level credentials as Sodiq Yusuff takes on his first UFC main event opportunity on Saturday, October 14. “Super” Sodiq earned his place on the UFC roster after a winning performance on Dana White’s Contender Series ...
Who can topple KSW heavyweight champion Phil De Fries? That’s the question the two men in the main event of KSW 87 hope to be able to answer after this weekend’s showdown. Croatian Darko Stosic and Czech Republic’s Michal Martinek will go head to head in the headline bout in Trinec in a bid to earn a shot at De ...
Every era has fighters whose contests, win or lose, demand our attention. They are men whose combination of talent, heart, vulnerability, and sudden power mean that no matter how dire a situation appears, they might just snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. The early 80s junior lightweight rivalry between Bobby Chacon, Cornelius Boza-Edwards, Rolando Navarrete, and “Bazooka” Limon all ...
A large proportion of the boxing world isn’t giving Francis Ngannou a chance against WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in their upcoming “Battle of the Baddest” on October 28. But one legend of the ring offered a word of warning ahead of the clash in Riyadh. Former light-welterweight and welterweight world champion Ricky Hatton knows a thing or two about ...