Ilya Freymanov has come a long way in a short space of time in ONE Championship’s featherweight MMA realm. The Russian star has added two highlight-reel wins to his resume in his first year, and he’s ready to claim his biggest one yet this weekend. Freymanov returns to Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Boxing Stadium on Saturday, October 7, where he’ll contest ...
Mario Barrios might be a lot of things but one thing that he’s not, is afraid to get into a fistfight. He wasn’t scared to lose his undefeated record to Gervonta Davis. He didn't show any trepidation when he was asked to move up to a weight class he never competed in to take on Keith Thurman. He also wasn't ...
LAS VEGAS – Bob Arum respects Terence Crawford’s desire to secure the biggest payday possible during the twilight of the three-division champion’s Hall-of-Fame career. The 92-year-old promoter nonetheless doesn’t give one of the best boxers, pound-for-pound, in the sport much chance of upsetting Canelo Alvarez. Arum considers Crawford too small to beat Alvarez in a much-discussed 168-pound title fight Crawford ...
Joe Smith Jr. has told his promoter, Joe DeGuardia, that he wanted to try fighting in the cruiserweight division for quite some time. That doesn’t mean, however, that Smith and his team will allow Gilberto Ramirez any “wiggle room” if the former WBO super middleweight champion struggles to make weight again. Ramirez (44-1, 30 KOs) and Smith (28-4, 22 KOs) ...
Former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington has never been shy to put himself front and center, and he plans on doing exactly that when he returns to action at UFC 296 in December. Covington returns to take on defending champion Leon Edwards for the undisputed UFC welterweight title in the main event of the UFC’s final pay-per-view event of ...
The light heavyweight titles will be unified in Bratislava on Saturday night, as Oktagon returns to Slovakia with a 205-pound title fight between reigning champion Karlos Vemola and interim champion Pavol Langer. Oktagon 47 will see 42-fight veteran Vemola look to register his first successful defense of the title he won back in July 2022, when he submitted Aleksandar Ilic ...
New York and New Jersey may be next to each other on the map, but unless you’re making the quick jump from Staten Island to Elizabeth, the distance can be daunting, especially for junior middleweight prospect Jahyae Brown. A proud native of Schenectady, which is a good three hours from the Big Apple, Brown is now in Cherry Hill, New ...
WBA featherweight champion, Leigh Wood, feels as though his power will be the telling factor when he defends his title against Josh Warrington in Sheffield on Saturday. "It's been respectful between us all camp. I think Josh is starting to get slightly aggressive, starting to swear a little bit. He thinks people will like him if he swears a little ...
Some good fights come with almost a hint of surprise, a moment of ‘that’s right, they haven’t fought yet’ when they’re announced. They’re fights that make sense. This Saturday in Sheffield (DAZN, 2 PM EST) is one of those fights. Two of the most consistent presences in the featherweight division in recent years, both products of the United Kingdom, will ...
Heavyweight prospect Lenier Pero is attempting to make a case to be considered a contender rather than a prospect. Pero stopped Guillermo Andino on Friday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Pero, who is originally from Camaguey, Cubai, improved to 10-0, 7 knockouts. From the opening bell, the southpaw Pero was on the attack, ...