IBF super lightweight world champion Subriel Matias has fast become a fearsome fighter at a time when 140 pounds is fast filling up with stars. Devin Haney will defend his WBC belt against the social media frenzied Ryan Garcia on April 20 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Both men are relative newcomers to a division where Matias ...
By Stephen “Breadman” Edwards The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards giving his thoughts on various topics such who has the better legacy out of Canelo and Chavez, the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson announcement, press conference arguments and much more. Bread, I recently got into a debate with someone over Canelo's career and if I'm being honest he's had ...
Oscar De La Hoya has urged Jake Paul (9-1, 6 KOs) to take boxing seriously after Paul’s promotional firm, Most Valuable Promotions, announced that the Youtube star turned boxer will face former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Paul, who fought to a first-round stoppage win against Ryan Bourland ...
The stage has been set for Gabriel Flores Jr. Flores (22-2, 8 KOs) will face unbeaten Julian Rodarte (19-0-2, 8 KOs) in a 10-round main event March 16 at the Adventist Health Arena in Stockton, California. The bout will be fought for the WBA Continental USA title. The bout will signal the launch of a family business. Flores’ father, Gabe Flores Sr., ...
WBO bantamweight world champion Jason Moloney will make the next defense of his title in Tokyo, Japan. Moloney (27-2, 19 KOs) will take on undefeated Yoshiki Takei on the undercard for the May 6 Naoya Inoue-Luis Nery fight. The news came as something of a surprise after it was largely reported that Australia’s Moloney would be joining the supporting cast ...
IBF light flyweight champion Sivenathi Nontshinga has welcomed a fight with former flyweight belt holder Sunny Edwards. Edwards was quick to praise Nontshinga following a world title victory over Adrian Curiel last month, offering a polite call-out with a view to moving down a weight class. Both men’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, added that Edwards Vs “Nontshinga is a big fight ...
Undefeated light flyweight Jairo Noriega (14-0, 3 KOs) outboxed Azael Villar (20-3-4, 15 KOs) over 12 rounds in a dazzling display of his talents in Friday's main event at the Casino Pharaohs, Managua, Nicaragua. Noriega, of Spain, entered the bout as a world-ranked fighter, and he not only lived up to the ranking against Villar but also likely moved himself ...
The main event heavyweight fighters for Saturday's card at K.B. Hallen in Copenhagen, Denmark, hit the scales Friday, with Kem Ljungquist (16-0) weighing in at 240.8 pounds and his opponent, Marios Kollias (11-2-1), weighing in at 232.4 pounds. Ljungquist is also the co-promoter of the show, which can be viewed live at BriveTV.dk. Kollias, who hails from Patras, Greece, and fights out ...
Anthony Joshua steamrolled Francis Ngannou in two rounds, annihilating the Cameroonian hero with a booming right hand that left the MMA icon flat on his back. Ngannou was down three times in all, each time from right hands, before he was ultimately blasted out by that shot and separated from his senses. It was all over after 2:38 of the ...
Liverpool’s Nick Ball appeared hard done by to earn just a draw with the WBC featherweight champion Rey Vargas at the Kingdom Arena in Saudi Arabia. Ball dropped Vargas twice – officially, although one should not have been called a knockdown – in rounds eight and 11 and took charge in the second half of the fight, but ultimately had ...