Las Vegas, Nevada: Rob Hewitt, CEO of Fighters Only, is pleased to announce that Chael Sonnen is returning to host the special fifteenth-anniversary edition of the annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards on Thursday, December 14, at the iconic SAHARA Las Vegas. Sonnen is one of the most recognisable personalities ever in the sport, both in and outside of the ...
Juan Francisco Estrada is prepared to take the first step to become a three-division titleholder. The reigning lineal and WBC junior bantamweight champion is prepared to campaign at bantamweight beginning with his next bout, which is targeted for next March. Neither an opponent, location nor the stakes have been made available to BoxingScene.com, other than the move viewed as a ...
Brave CF 77 saw one champion retain his title, while another title changed hands, as the promotion returned home to Bahrain to kick off Brave International Combat Week. In the main event, reigning lightweight champion Abdisalam Kubanychbek produced another impressive display to stop Lucas Martins and retain his 155-pound title. Martins had blasted his way back into title contention, but ...
Rafael Espinoza was unranked and caught off guard when he was ask this thoughts of entering his first major title fight. The unbeaten 6’1” featherweight didn’t even blink before accepting the opportunity to challenge WBO featherweight titlist Robeisy Ramirez. “It was the best news I’ve ever received in my career,” Espinoza told BoxingScene.com. “It was the type of call I’ve ...
PFL International Senior Vice President James Frewin has revealed fans can expect “more events, more big moments and more access than ever” heading into 2024, following an “incredibly successful” inaugural season. Jake Smith spoke with Frewin ahead of the promotion’s final show of the year to preview their upcoming card and review their first season. We are now in PFL ...
Devin Haney doesn’t know exactly what it would take during inevitably complicated negotiations to finalize a deal for him to fight Gervonta Davis. The former undisputed lightweight champion is absolutely sure, though, that a bout between those unbeaten contemporaries would be bigger than any other bout that can be made in the sport. That’s why Haney didn’t hesitate when he ...
The noise has died down around Frank Martin but some fans won’t let him hear the end of it. The 28-year-old has always wanted to become a champion. Although the lightweight division is filled with killers, he seemed just fine with going through whomever to reach his goals. Shakur Stevenson, a former Olympic silver medalist and multi-divisional champ, was offered ...
It has been a rollercoaster year for former WBO junior middleweight champion, Liam Smith. Smith started the year in sensational fashion, stopping Chris Eubank Jnr in four rounds on Sky Sports Box Office and finally receiving the widespread acclaim that evaded him throughout an exciting, no-nonsense career. Eight months later, an under par Smith turned in an insipid performance and ...
Regis Prograis isn’t favored to leave Chase Center with his WBC junior welterweight title on Saturday if a boxing match breaks out between him and Devin Haney. But a fight, well, that’s another story, and that may be what Louisiana’s “Rougarou” is counting on when the two meet in San Francisco this weekend. That deduction has little to do with ...
In a world title clash for the WBC junior welterweight title, Devin Haney will challenge Regis Prograis at Chase Center in San Francisco on December 9, live on DAZN PPV in North America and on DAZN worldwide. (photos by Ed Mulholland, Melina Pizano) Bay Area native Haney fights at home for the first time in his pro career and aims ...