Shakur Stevenson’s return to his hometown was officially announced Saturday. As previously reported by BoxingScene.com and other outlets, Stevenson’s fight against Japan’s Shuichiro Yoshino will take place April 8 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Their 12-round main event, which ESPN will televise, was revealed Saturday as part of the Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic, a college basketball showcase hosted ...
Conor McGregor is on his way back to the Octagon, but before he pulls on the four-ounce gloves and makes his walk to the cage, he’ll play a starring role in the 31st season of The Ultimate Fighter. McGregor will coach against former Bellator lightweight champion and current UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler, with the pair set to face off ...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as unified light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev, former champion Caleb Plant, former champion Kell Brook, Navarrete vs. Vargas, Roy Jones and more. Emmanuel Navarrete and Rey Vargas are both favored to become three-division world champions this month. Despite winning all those titles and combing for a gaudy 72-1 ...
David Benavidez is admittedly undecided on the outcome when he and Caleb Plant finally meet in the ring. Make no mistake; the unbeaten former two-time WBC super middleweight titlist is fully confident of coming out on top in their March 25 Showtime Pay-Per-View headliner from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. There are days when he believes it will ...
Admittedly, Regis Prograis is a gigantic fan of the sport of boxing. Having spent most of his life perfecting his craft, the current WBC 140-pound champion spends a ton of his time also watching others. Recently, his work ethic allowed him to find his second championship groove as he snagged the vacant WBC super lightweight title against Jose Zepeda. Still, ...
LAST SATURDAY NIGHT at Wembley Anthony Yarde showed that he belongs, truly belongs in the top echelon of the world light heavyweight division. Anthony himself will take no particular pride in coming second, but in so many ways he proved himself as a world class fighter in the way he traded blow for blow with unified and unbeaten world champion ...
PFL president Ray Sefo was called into action again as, for the second week in a row, the voting fans disagreed with the PFL panel’s choice of who should be awarded a PFL contract. There was certainly plenty to choose between on the night, as the women’s featherweight division took center stage at Universal Studios in Orlando where, after Sefo’s ...
Daniel Blancas could not ask for greater preparation ahead of his biggest opportunity thus far as a pro. The former amateur standout and current unbeaten prospect is the latest boxer to join the training stable of Jose Benavidez Sr. The move comes as Milwaukee’s Blancas (4-0, 2KOs) is due to make his debut with Premier Boxing Champions (PBC), as he ...
Emanuel Navarrete survived the first knockdown of his career to join esteemed company among his beloved countrymen. A wild shootout with Australia’s Liam Wilson saw both fighters hit the deck but with Navarrete left as the last man standing to claim a ninth-round stoppage win. Mexico’s Navarrete was down in round four but rallied back to drop Wilson in round ...
Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis was one pound off the non-title heavyweight limit as he weighed in at a solid 265 pounds for his main event clash with Serghei Spivac at UFC Vegas 68. Source link ...