There has been a change to the lineup for the upcoming Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix, with the arrival of former Bellator lightweight champion Brent Primus. Primus comes in to replace Sidney Outlaw, who tested positive for three banned substances – ostarine, GW-501516, and anastrozole – in an out-of-competitition test administered by the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation. The ...
Undefeated junior welterweight contender Liam Paro of Australia is “absolutely gutted” after suffering a training camp injury that has forced him to withdraw from a scheduled fight with Robbie Davies Jr. According to reporter Ben Damon of Fox Sports, Paro withdrew after sustaining a facial fracture and is physically unable to move forward with the high-stakes bout against Davies. There is ...
Jeremias Ponce plans to display intelligence and versatility versus Subriel Matias on Saturday night. The unbeaten Argentinean contender also expects to knock out a favored fighter who is known primarily for his power in their 12-round, 140-pound championship match. Each of Matias’ 18 professional wins have come by knockout, but the undefeated Ponce predicted that his dangerous Puerto Rican opponent ...
You can add Mauricio Lara to the growing list of people who agreed with the decision made by the corner of Leigh Wood at the end of their title fight. The sport remains divided in the aftermath of the Mexican slugger’s come-from-behind seventh-round stoppage to wrest the WBA featherweight title from Wood. Their February 18 DAZN-aired main event from Wood’s ...
Junior welterweight Greg Outlaw Jr, pounded out an eight-round unanimous over the always tough Willie Shaw in the headline at The Hall! At Live Casino Hotel Maryland. Outlaw landed solid uppercuts and body shots, and put together eight complete rounds against the durable Shaw. Outlaw of Bowie, Maryland won by scores of 79-73 and 78-74 twice to raise his record ...
Light heavyweight prospect Tommy Fury (8-0, 4 KOs) believes the boxing career of Jake Paul (6-0, 4 KOs) will finally come to an end on Sunday in Saudi Arabia. Fury will finally step in the ring with Paul after two years of back-and-forth banter. They were scheduled to collide on two prior occasions, with Fury unable to move forward in ...
Liam Smith has one eye on the future –– despite having a second fight with Chris Eubank Jr. on the horizon. The former WBO super welterweight champion dazzled last month as he took out the Brighton middleweight inside four rounds at Manchester’s AO Arena. Smith now looks set to face the son of former two-weight world champion Chris Eubank in ...
Olympic gold medal hero Lauren Price MBE will kickstart her 2023 campaign in Paris as part of an international card on March 11. The Team GB winning Tokyo 2020 Olympic star last fought on the BOXXER: Legacy show in front of a sold-out crowd at The O2 in London last October, watched by a record audience for a live women’s ...
Mikaela Mayer is coming back to the U.K. for the second time in a row. The former unified junior lightweight champion will make her lightweight debut against former two-time junior welterweight world champion Christina “Medusa” Linardatou on Saturday, April 15, at Copper Box Arena in London. Mayer-Linardatou will serve as the co-feature to the WBO interim heavyweight title clash between ...
Showdowns with Stephen Fulton and Naoya Inoue have for years remained in the sights of Luis Nery. A major step in that direction was taken by the former two-division titlist following his eleventh-round stoppage of streaking contender Azat Hovhannisyan. Their Fight of the Year-level slugfest saw Nery surge ahead late, complete with a tenth-round knockdown before he closed the show ...