WBC & lineal heavyweight boxing world champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury, lineal MMA heavyweight world champion Francis Ngannou, and undercard combatants hosted their public workouts today ahead of The Battle of The Baddest this Saturday, Oct. 28, at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (photos by Mikey Williams, Queensberry) The long-awaited battle of behemoths kicks off Riyadh Season, one ...
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has lashed out at Matchroom Boxing's Eddie Hearn, over the British promoter's statements regarding a potential clash with domestic rival Anthony Joshua. In a recent interview, Hearn explained that Fury could face Joshua in a 2024 encounter that could net each boxer $100 million. According to Fury, Hearn is simply using his name to drum ...
This coming Saturday in Saudi Arabia, WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will step in the ring with MMA veteran Francis Ngannou to kick off this year’s Riyadh season. The contest will be fought under traditional boxing rules, but Fury's WBC title will not be at stake as Ngannou is not ranked by the sanctioning body. The former UFC heavyweight champion ...
Tyson Fury confirmed that December 23 is the date on hold for his heavyweight title unification fight with Oleksandr Usyk. The unbeaten WBC champion must emerge from his 10-round fight against Francis Ngannou on Saturday night without any cuts or other injuries that could delay his showdown with Usyk. If Fury is relatively unscathed following a main event he is ...
Last night’s episode of Oktagon Challenge: England vs. Ireland revealed Denis “The Menace” Frimpong will face “Saint” George Staines in the final of the tournament, set to take place at Oktagon 48, on November 4 at the AO Arena, Manchester. The episode opened with Denis Frimpong & Beau Gavin receiving their well earned appreciation following the fight of the series ...
Last night’s episode of Oktagon Challenge: Team England vs Ireland revealed Denis ‘The Menace’ Frimpong will face ‘Saint’ George Staines in the final of the tournament, set to take place at Oktagon 48, November 4th at the AO Arena, Manchester. The episode opened with Denis Frimpong & Beau Gavin receiving their well earned appreciation following the fight of the series ...
O’Shaquie Foster can’t see any reason to not deliver a spectacular performance this weekend. The perfect style matchup is in store for the supremely skilled WBC junior lightweight titlist, who faces mandatory challenger Eduardo ‘Rocky’ Hernandez. The boxer versus puncher matchup will headline a DAZN show this Saturday from Poliforum Benito Juarez in Cancun, Mexico. “I know this fight is ...
Matchroom Boxing head Eddie Hearn is calling on all promoters, including himself, to improve the quality control of the fights they present to their respective broadcast partners. The British executive’s public plea comes as Showtime announced it would leave boxing at the end of 2023 after a 37-year run in the sport. As Hearn prepares plans for his schedule of ...
With Jon Jones ruled out of his scheduled title bout with Stipe Miocic, Tom Aspinall will face Sergei Pavlovich for the interim UFC heavyweight championship on Saturday, November 11 at UFC 295 in New York City. UFC president Dana White took to social media to announce the last-minute change to the card. UFC 295 was originally set to be headlined ...
Tom Aspinall will face Sergei Pavlovich for the interim Heavyweight Championship on Saturday November 11th at UFC 295 in Madison Square Garden. UFC president Dana White took to social media to announce the last minute change to the card. UFC 295 was originally set to be headlined by Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic for the UFC heavyweight title. However, White ...