Dmitriy Salita, promoter for three division world champion Claressa Shields, is very open to the idea of putting together a deal for a rematch with Savannah Marshall. Last year, Shields got revenge with a tough ten round decision win over Marshall in their undisputed middleweight clash. Marshall held a win over Shields when they were amateurs. Marshall bounced back earlier ...
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka is keeping his eyes on the prize as he prepares to face a lethal striker in his Octagon return. Prochazka has the chance to recapture the 205-pound title he never lost in the cage when he faces former middleweight champion Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 295 in New York City. ...
According to former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, he's been bombarded with calls to return to the ring in the wake of Tyson Fury's performance against Francis Ngannou. Wilder has been out of action since October of 2022, when he knocked out Robert Helenius in a single round. Fury, who fought Wilder three times, had struggles in winning a ten ...
The UFC heads to New York City for UFC 295 as “The Big Apple” plays host to a blockbuster show at Madison Square Garden. The event was due to be headlined by a heavyweight title bout between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic, but following a shoulder injury to the champion, that bout is off the card, and the light heavyweight ...
Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has always been up front and honest about matters throughout his UFC career, and he admitted that he’s content with how the UFC’s middleweight title picture is starting to play out. Israel Adesanya’s shock defeat to Sean Strickland threw the 185 pound division up in the air after the American stepped in for an ...
The final press conference was held ahead of Matchroom Boxing's latest NXTGEN card at the Utilita Arena Newcastle this Saturday November 11. (photos by Dave Thompson) The event is headlined by Shabaz Masoud defending his WBA Intercontinental Super-Bantamweight Title against Jose Sanmartin, shown live worldwide on DAZN. Jarrow Super-Welterweight Ewan Mackenzie (8-0, 3 KOs) takes on Leeds’ Ishmael Davis (11-0, ...
Sergei Pavlovich may be fighting for the interim UFC heavyweight title at UFC 295, but as far as he’s concerned, he’s fighting for the real title. Russia’s Pavlovich will take on England’s Tom Aspinall for the interim UFC heavyweight strap in the co-main event at Madison Square Garden. Their matchup was born out of Jon Jones’ shoulder injury, which took ...
William Zepeda is raring to get in the ring with Shakur Stevenson, according to Golden Boy President Eric Gomez. Zepeda, the hell-bent for leather lightweight contender from Mexico, is coming off a resounding beatdown of Mercito Gesta, in September, at Commerce Casino in Commerce, Calif. The 27-year-old southpaw has seen his appeal balloon in recent years, thanks to his entertaining ...
Cage Warriors returns to its London home of the Indigo at The O2, with a new welterweight champion set to be crowned in the main event. The promotion’s 170-pound title, previously held by the likes of Rhys McKee and Mason Jones, is up for grabs in the night’s headliner, as Team Renegade’s Omeil Brown takes on Greek contender Giannis Bachar ...
Chris Eubank Sr. wants Conor Benn to stay in his lane. The decorated former fighter and father of current middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. has sent out a stern warning to Benn, the controversial British welterweight whose two failed drug tests for a performance-enhancing substance last year scandalized the sport and led to the last-minute cancellation of his high-profile catchweight ...