LAS VEGAS – Shakur Stevenson is one of only two opponents who has beaten Robson Conceicao since the Brazilian contender turned pro. The unbeaten Stevenson expects Emanuel Navarrete to conquer Conceicao as well, but the two-division champion contends that it might not be as easy as oddsmakers and some fans anticipate. Stevenson thinks the crafty Conceicao’s style could give the ...
Jose Benavidez Jr. lambasted Jermall Charlo for fighting him at a catch weight rather than in a 12-round, 160-pound championship match. Benavidez revealed Tuesday during a vitriolic virtual press conference that the contract weight for the long-inactive WBC middleweight champion’s return to the ring is 163 pounds, three pounds above the middleweight limit. The Charlo-Benavidez bout was announced last Wednesday, ...
In the last scheduled fight of 2023, Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN will close out the year at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino with an action-packed main event featuring local, Cathedral City native and WBC Super Bantamweight Continental Latino Titleholder Jose “Tito” Sanchez (11-0, 7 KOs) participating in a 10-round match against Phoenix, Arizona’s Walter Santibanes (12-2, 2 KOs). The ...
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 ...
The new headliner at UFC 295 features an explosive battle for the vacant 205-pound title, as former light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka returns to claim the title he never lost in the Octagon, but standing in his way is former middleweight champion and vicious knockout artist Alex Pereira. The matchup offers a fascinating clash between two of the most dangerous ...
Tom Aspinall will leave New York City as the interim UFC heavyweight champion of the world, and he’ll make it look easy. That’s the view of former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping, who has predicted a strong performance, and a clear win, for the Englishman at UFC 295. Aspinall takes on No. 1-ranked heavyweight contender Sergei Pavlovich in the co-main ...
The co-main event of UFC 295 features a short-notice battle for the interim UFC heavyweight title, as two of the division’s biggest rising stars face off for their first piece of UFC gold. Russian contender Sergei Pavlovich has blasted his way to the top of the UFC’s heavyweight rankings. But, despite holding the top ranking spot, reigning champion Jon Jones ...
Costa Rica’s Yokasta Valle hasn’t tasted defeat in a long time. It’s been over five years to be exact. A ten-round decision loss to Tina Rupprecht in 2018, on the road in Germany, was her second consecutive loss. Seventeen wins in a row says a lot has changed. On Saturday, Valle defended her IBF and WBO 105-pound belts with a ...
Top cruiserweight contender Richard Riakporhe returns to the ring on Saturday, November 18th as he looks to maintain his unbeaten record and remain on course for a world title challenge as part of the BOXXER: WOLVES AT THE DOOR event taking place at The Halls in Wolverhampton and airing live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland and Peacock ...
For the most part, David Benavidez is taking the humble patient approach. Loudly calling out Canelo Alvarez hasn’t exactly worked, so playing the role of a nice guy is a brand-new method. But while he bowed his head and kindly asked Alvarez to take him on, the pound-for-pound star paid him little to no attention. Unlike most idle fighters hoping ...