Aleksandar ‘Joker’ Ilic feeling untouchable ahead of homecoming fight at Brave CF 69 – Fighters Only
With 14 wins and 10 knockouts, Serbian MMA superstar Aleksandar “Joker” Ilic has built a notorious reputation while fighting in Europe’s top promotions. But it is in front of his home fans where he feels most indestructible. Ilic and Poland’s Marcin Naruszczka will make their Brave CF debuts this weekend when they compete at Brave CF 69 in a 90-kilogram ...
The Bellator cage is returning to Hawaii with a huge double-header of events on Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22. Both events will take place at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena, with a pair of title fights set to take center stage. Bellator 294 will kick off proceedings on April 21, with reigning flyweight champion Liz Carmouche set to ...
Eddie Hearn insists that Anthony Joshua would have no qualms fighting Tyson Fury this summer if the latter’s fight with Oleksandr Usyk fails to materialize. England’s Fury, the WBC titlist, and Ukraine’s Usyk, the WBO, WBA, IBO and IBF champion, are currently in deep talks for the undisputed heavyweight championship. Negotiations, however, have apparently hit a turbulent stretch after it ...
Hometown hero Leigh Wood puts his WBA featherweight world title on the line against big-punching Mexican Mauricio Lara as Matchroom’s 2023 schedule in the UK begins with a bang. (photos by Mark Robinson) Dalton Smith will make the second defence of his British Super-Lightweight Title against Billy Allington, Irish Lightweight hope Gary Cully, returns to the scene of his impressive ...
Gervonta Davis pleaded guilty Thursday morning in a Baltimore courtroom to charges stemming from his hit-and-run accident in November 2020 in his hometown. The Baltimore Sun reported on its website that Davis will be sentenced May 5. Davis, 28, is still expected to face rival Ryan Garcia in a pay-per-view showdown April 15 in Las Vegas. Their teams remain in ...
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Tim Bradley saw some slippage in Artur Beterbiev last night, enough decline that he can’t visualize Beterbiev beating Dmitry Bivol. The ESPN analyst answered “Bivol all day” when broadcast partner Bernardo Osuna asked him to assess the Beterbiev-Bivol fight most boxing fans want to see next. Bradley, a former junior welterweight and welterweight champion, gave Beterbiev only “a puncher’s chance” ...
Dylan Price (15-0) is putting the final touches on his training camp for his February 18th ring return. The fight takes place at the Llevate Event Center in Chester, PA. Standing across the ring from him will be Jobert Alvarez (20-4-2), who has only been stopped once in his pro career. Price plans on doubling that total. “Yeah, we're fighting ...
Leigh Wood has promised to meet Mauricio Lara “in the middle of the ring” and has boldly predicted that their highly anticipated WBA Featherweight World Title clash at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham this Saturday, shown live worldwide on DAZN (excluding Australia and New Zealand), won’t reach the halfway point. Nottingham’s ‘Leigh-thal’ (26-2, 16 KOs) returns to the scene of his ...
A probable suspension awaits Michel Rivera following the first loss of his pro career. The Dominican lightweight remains under indefinite suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which BoxingScene.com confirmed stems from a positive drug test surrounding his lopsided defeat to Frank Martin last December 17 at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. Rivera tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide and triamterene, both ...
Despite being just 25 years of age with only a handful of fights underneath his belt, Richardson Hitchins believes wholeheartedly that his skills warrant consideration for a world title shot. Earlier this month, at the Hulu Theater in New York’s Madison Square Garden, the loquacious and confident 140-pound contender effortlessly backed his words against John Bauza. As Hitchins continued to ...