Gilberto Ramirez rejuvenated his career Saturday night by beating Joe Smith Jr. in the former WBO super middleweight champion’s cruiserweight debut. More comfortable at by far the highest weight of his career, Ramirez (45-1, 30 KOs) boxed effectively and moved more than usual on his way to unanimously out-pointing Smith (28-5, 22 KOs) in their 10-round fight at The Chelsea ...
Bellator president Scott Coker returned backstage in San Diego a proud man. The promotion he has led since 2014 celebrated its 300th show, where three of its champions, Usman Nurmagomedov, Cris Cyborg, and Liz Carmouche, all defended their titles at the Pechanga Arena. But, while the night was a celebration of a milestone event in the company’s history, there was ...
In pure boxing terms, Francis Ngannou isn’t on the same planet as heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. But could he be using a few mind games to help close the gap between the pair ahead of their October 28 showdown? Fury is the best heavyweight boxer on the planet. Ngannou doesn’t have a single professional boxing bout to his name. Those ...
Devin Haney simply didn’t look healthy anymore. During fight week, his condition got considerably worse as the days went by. On Wednesday, he appeared thin, on Thursday he was frail. By the time weigh-ins arrived, Haney looked like he hadn’t eaten in days. It never quite mattered, however. He always jumped onto the scales weighing 135 pounds or less, no ...
Leigh Wood got off to a strong start Saturday night and emphatically ended his featherweight title fight against Josh Warrington. Wood was far from his best in between, but the WBA featherweight champion considers his seventh-round stoppage of a two-time world champion and domestic rival the biggest win of his **-year professional career. It unquestionably amounted to a dramatic comeback ...
Josh Warrington feels a move in weight will be the best option as he looks to secure a rematch against Leigh Wood. The former two-time IBF world featherweight champion was on the wrong end of a sensational showdown against the Nottingham man at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield on Saturday night. Warrington challenged Wood for the WBA championship in the ...
Kim Clavel (17-2, 3 KOs) suffered the second defeat of her career on Saturday night, but she's convinced that the judges got it wrong in her title fight with IBF, WBO light flyweight world champion Evelin Bermudez (19-1-1, 6 KOs), who walked away with both belts by way of a ten round split decision. Yvon Michel, who promotes Clavel, lashed ...
For a fighter entering what he later described as the biggest bout of his life, Leigh Wood looked somewhere between stoic and apathetic as he walked to the ring on Saturday night at the Sheffield Arena. Contrasted with his opponent Josh Warrington, who screamed and waved his arms as “I Predict A Riot” by Kaiser Chiefs hit the speakers, Wood ...
Three Lions Promotions is staging a card on Saturday December 2nd at The Emera Centre Stadium in Sydney, NS Canada. The event will be headlined by a 12-round WBC cruiserweight final eliminator between world title challengers Ryan “The Bruiser” Rozicki (19-1, 18 KOs) and Nigeria’s Olanrewaju “God's Power” Durodola (43-9, 39 KOs). The winner will become the mandatory challenger. The ...
Former undisputed world champion Mike Tyson is regarded as one of the most feared punchers in the history of the heavyweight division. The retired boxer, 57-years-old, is currently the head trainer of former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, who is preparing for his crossover boxing match against WBC world champion Tyson Fury. The non-title contest takes place on October 28 ...