Oktagon 48 will mark the end of Oktagon Challenge: England vs. Ireland, when “Saint” George Staines meets Denis “The Menace” Frimpong at the AO Arena, Manchester, on November 4. Oktagon Challenge aired on Channel 4 in the UK over the last two months, with the eight athletes competing not only in the cage, but in numerous different team challenges to ...
Francis Ngannou already made a name for himself in mixed martial arts. Considering that the UFC is home to the biggest and baddest fighters around, Ngannou was essentially head and shoulders above the rest - although Jon Jones would vehemently dispute that statement. After failing to re-sign with the multi-billion dollar conglomerate, Ngannou made a career change, opting to try ...
Cruiserweight titlist Badou Jack is hoping to stake his claim in a new division. The 38-year-old former 168-pound titlist from Sweden indicated in a recent interview that he intends to try his luck in the “Bridgerweight” division, the new weight class introduced by the World Boxing Council in 2020 as a way to allow smaller heavyweights to compete for a ...
Harlem Eubank will bring big time boxing back to Brighton on November 10th when he boxes Timo Schwarzkopf. It is more than 30 years since Eubank’s uncle, Chris Eubank Snr, defended his world title in the city and the unbeaten super lightweight has marked the occasion by adding the former two weight world champion to his team as an advisor. ...
Vergil Ortiz is set to return to the ring at a new weight. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the unbeaten knockout artist will headline a January 6 DAZN show versus Fredrick Lawson, in what will mark his junior middleweight debut. The show is due to take place at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, confirming a month-long venue hold by Golden Boy Promotions ...
Savannah Marshall will have to act to keep intact her remaining super middleweight titles. The two-division titlist was presented with an “Interim Medical Certification” order by the WBO regarding an existing hand injury that has stalled her current title reign. Marshall was already downgraded to ‘Champion in Recess’ by the WBC and now has to act to ensure the same—or ...
Another testing fight, while waiting for a world title opportunity: Sandor Martin (41-3-0, 14KO) is coming back in the squared circle on the 16th of December in Turin, Italy, as part of a boxing card organized and promoted by Italy’s Opi Since 82. He will fight Mohamed El Marcouchi (29-3, 12KO) over eight rounds in the super lightweight division. Currently, ...
Tyson Fury won’t try to excuse away his subpar performance Saturday night. The undefeated Fury feels Francis Ngannou deserves full credit for testing him in their 10-round, non-title fight at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The WBC heavyweight champion insists that his split-decision win wasn’t the consequence of him taking Ngannou lightly. In fact, Fury claimed he trained longer ...