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 ...
Red Owl Boxing, which last week announced a nine-event series that will begin Friday, December 1, today announced that fast-rising prospects Jalil Hackett and Giovanni Marquez will be featured on the undercard of BOX FEST VI. The event takes place at the “Owl’s Nest” in Houston, the night before Ryan Garcia faces Oscar Duarte just down the road at the ...
Two weeks’ notice to fight for an interim UFC heavyweight title against arguably the scariest man in the entire promotion would be considered a fool’s errand by many. But Tom Aspinall is not just anyone. The Englishman has his eyes on the prize and plans to sit atop the UFC heavyweight division sooner rather than later. And if that means ...
Kayla Harrison gets opponent switch, faces Aspen Ladd at 2023 PFL World Championship – Fighters Only
Two-time PFL women’s lightweight world champion Kayla Harrison will face a different opponent at the 2023 PFL World Championships. After PFL officials stated that Harrison’s original opponent Julia Budd had “refused to fulfill her contractual obligation,” former UFC bantamweight contender has been drafted in on two weeks’ notice to take on the two-time Olympic judo champion. The event, which takes ...
Australian promoter No Limit is working on a large event that would potentially fall on a date in March in Las Vegas, according to Fox Sports Australia. The event would be timed to coincide with the NRL season launch. In the headline bout, Australian superstar Tim Tszyu would make his second world title defense of his WBO super welterweight championship. ...
Thirty-two years is a long time. For Hall of Fame three-division titlist James Toney and once feared heavyweight contender Donovan “Razor” Ruddock, thirty-two years (and change) is how long it’s been since both had their breakthrough star-making moments in boxing. For Toney, those moments were achieved in victory; for Ruddock, in gritty losses. We’re a long way from 1991 and ...
King’ Callum Walsh, (8-0, 7 KOs), of Cork, Ireland stepped on the scales on Wednesday. Joining Walsh at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square was his opposition on Thursday night, Ismael ‘The Beast’ Villarreal, (13-1, 9 KOs), of the Bronx, NY. Fighting in the lightweight division, Knockout Machine Cain Sandoval, (10-0, 10 KOs), of Sacramento, CA faces Brooklyn’s Battle-Tested Wesley ...
An all-Boricua title fight is on the horizon. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the WBO has ordered a junior flyweight title consolidation bout between full champ Jonathan ‘Bomba’ Gonzalez and recently crowned interim titlist Rene Santiago. The bout was anticipated by both parties and seemed to be in a place to begin talks even before receiving such instructions. “The WBO World ...
Alexander Krassyuk, promoter for WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, says his boxer was very nervous as he watched Tyson Fury's crossover boxing match with Francis Ngannou. Last month, Usyk was ringside in Saudi Arabia and watched Fury pull out a razor-close ten round split decision over Ngannou. The scores were 96-93, 95-94 for Fury, while a third ...
Two sensational matchups featuring a former world champion, exciting contenders and a rising star will highlight the Showtime PPV Countdown show on Saturday, November 25 leading up to the David Benavidez vs. Demetrius Andrade Showtime PPV from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas and presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The action is topped by ...