Former UFC heavyweight champions Junior Dos Santos and Francis Ngannou were once foes in the MMA cage, but the two of them are now very respectful of each other. Dos Santos, who is very interested in crossover boxing matches, was very impressed with Ngannou's performance against WBC champion Tyson Fury last October in Saudi Arabia. Ngannou, who entered the ring ...
Arnold Barboza has put in the work over the years but he isn’t a recognizable name, even to the sports diehard fans. Since he isn’t overly known, it’s been easy for some of the lightweight division’s top contenders and highly ranked contenders to look past him. As of late, however, Barboza is starting to take matters into his own hands. ...
Mikaela Mayer threw 181 more punches than Natasha Jonas, but only landed 24 more punches owing to Jonas’s accuracy. Jonas had the reputation for being the heavier-handed fighter coming into this fight because of her knockout record and Mayer moving up in weight. However, it was Mayer who landed 27 more power punches, forcing Jonas into the ropes throughout the ...
Rolando 'Rolly' Romero has a considerably different view on the fallout in a previously targeted clash with Ryan Garcia. The reigning WBA junior welterweight titlist has taken exception to the claim made by Oscar De La Hoya, Garcia’s promoter, that Romero priced himself out of the attractive matchup. That excuse was provided by the Hall of Fame former six division ...
Both Natasha Jonas and Mikaela Mayer had questions to answer in tonight’s IBF welterweight title fight in Liverpool. Having competed as a super featherweight for so long, how would Mayer handle a physically strong welterweight? Since losing to Alicia Baumgardner in their unified 130lb title fight back in October 2022, the American has moved up steadily towards the welterweight division, ...
Jack Cullen’s British and Commonwealth super middleweight title fight defense against his former opponent Zak Chelli always looked like being a potential show stealer. Unfortunately, it didn’t pan out like that, at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. The two boxed to a draw back in August 2020, with many feeling Chelli deserved the decision. Cullen’s results may have been mixed ...
At the Echo Arena in Liverpool, Stephen Clarke (1-0, 1 KO) made a winning start to his professional career by stopping Vasif Mamedov (3-47-5) in the third round in front of his home fans at the Echo Arena. As you would expect from a fighter making their debut on such a high profile bill, Clarke started the four round middleweight ...
Flyweight Mikie Tallon kicked off tonight’s seven fight card at Liverpool’s Echo Arena and notched up his fourth professional win in just three months against Tanzanian visitor Adam Yahaya (23-12-2, 12 KO’s). 19 year old Tallon (4-0) is managed by Natasha Jonas - whose IBF welterweight fight with Mikaela Mayer headlines the card later on - and ‘The Omen’ has ...
Natasha Jonas has no doubt that she is at the fighting weight where she belongs. The two-division and reigning IBF welterweight titlist is equally confident that she will one day truly rule the roost at her current address. “Undisputed champion for sure,” Jonas told BoxingScene.com of where she sees herself a year from now. “By this time next year, you ...
Promoter Frank Warren is intrigued by the new wrinkles Francis Ngannou may or may not show against Anthony Joshua. The head of Queensberry Promotions is helping promote another crossover boxing event on March 9 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between former UFC champion Ngannou and former boxing heavyweight champion Joshua. That will mark the fourth major boxing event the oil-producing region ...