Leigh Wood is the supposed stronger puncher entering their featherweight title fight, but Josh Warrington predicted Friday that he’ll be the one to win by knockout Saturday night in Sheffield, England. Warrington has knocked out only 24 percent of his professional opponents. Wood’s knockout ratio is more than twice as high (53 percent), yet Warrington warned after they made weight ...
October won’t have any super fights and will likely feel to some fans a little bit like August did. There will be fights to see but the stars won’t quite align to be anything more than a breather before what could be a thrilling close to an excellent year. The best action of the month may come at the midway ...
Former ONE featherweight champion Thanh Le recaptured championship gold at ONE Fight Night 15 as he claimed the interim featherweight crown with a first-round finish of Russian contender Ilya Freymanov in Bangkok, Thailand. The Lumpinee Boxing Stadium played host to the event, with the 10-fight card featuring five MMA matchups. And, in a venue steeped in striking history, it was ...
Joshua Buatsi and Dan Azeez are counting down the days to their eagerly anticipated light heavyweight fight. The two South Londoners are friends. They are from the same area. They go to the same places and know the same people. They may be fighting for some major belts and the right to fight for a world title but for those ...
Undefeated light heavyweight powerhouse Umar Dzambekov, (7-0, 5 KOs), of Los Angeles, CA will battle Brooklyn, NY based, Hard-Hitting Frederic ‘The French Revolution’ Julan, (13-2, 10 KOs), in a scheduled eight round bout on the undercard to the ‘King’ Callum Walsh vs. Ismael Villarreal title fight set for Thursday, November 9 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden and broadcast ...
Ryan Garcia will break new ground at an old Golden Boy Promotions preferred venue for his next fight. A location was confirmed for Garcia’s upcoming junior welterweight clash versus Mexico’s Oscar Duarte. Their December 2 DAZN headliner will now land at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, as confirmed by Garcia and Golden Boy co-founder and Hall of Fame promoter ...
The WBO's #10 contender in the lightweight division, Miguel Madueno, will step onto Quebecois soil on November 14 with the firm intention of causing an upset and seizing Steve Claggett's NABF title. Their duel, which will take place at the Cabaret du Casino de Montreal, during an evening that will also feature Montreal's hard-hitting Steven Butler. Renowned for the fireworks ...
Rust-ridden Dmitry Bivol will soon have a fight date, according to his promoter, Eddie Hearn. The Russian WBA light heavyweight titlist has not fought so far this year, despite a noteworthy 2022, when he defeated Canelo Alvarez and Gilberto Ramirez. A projected rematch with Alvarez never materialized, which has left Bivol looking like the odd man out, as far as ...
Gilberto “Zurdo'' Ramirez (44-1, 30 KOs) of Mazatlán, Mexico and Joe “Common Man” Smith Jr. (28-4, 22 KOs) of Long Island, New York went face to face at the official weigh-in ahead of their WBA cruiserweight eliminator match. (photos by Cris Esquida) Scheduled for 10-rounds, the fight night, presented in collaboration with Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, will take place live ...
The long wait for MMA superstar Conor McGregor’s UFC return could be over in around six months’ time, if his latest social media missive is any guide. McGregor posted to Instagram to hint that he is in the process of re-entering the USADA testing pool, saying that he’s got the “ball rolling” on a return. Accompanying a carousel of action ...