By Alistair Hendrie Since Luke Rockhold last won a UFC contest in September 2017 a lot has changed. The 185lbs title he once wore has switched hands three times and three of the American’s last four victims – Lyoto Machida, Michael Bisping and David Branch – have either retired or left the UFC. But after Rockhold suffered a pair of knockouts between 2018 and 2019, leading to concerns for his welfare, the polarising middleweight is now considering stepping back into the Octagon. “I’m getting healthier, and I might be getting ...
By Jim Maltzman: Teofimo Lopez (15-0, 12 KOs) isn’t going to fall into the same trap as past opponents of Vasiliy Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) by stepping into the ring, shivering with fear of his talent. Teofimo knows what he brings to the ring against WBA/WBC/WBO lightweight champion Lomachenko, and he views his talent as being ABOVE his. Teofimo not ...
By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing Hall of Famer Mike Tyson had to control his fear when he stepped into the ring and still works out each day to stay in shape. “I never thought I could handle being a fighter. It just was. I’ve never been able to handle it. You always get nervous. I’m nervous now. That’s ...
An agreement was recently announced between VADA and BSCG (Banned Substances Control Group), an international leader in supplement testing and certification, team in favor of sport to offer nutritional supplement testing for performance-enhancing substances to all boxers enrolled in VADA. This BSCG “Certificate of Drug-Free Product” is essential for all boxers who want to ensure that the products they consume ...
By Allan Fox: WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman says he would like to see WBC Franchise champion Canelo Alvarez take on Jermall Charlo. But at the same time, Sulaiman states that the Franchise tag that his organization gave to the 29-year-old Canelo is so that he can fight the best opponents to help the sport of boxing grow. Charlo is the ...
Por Mauricio SulaimánHijo de José Sulaimán / Presidente del WBC La semana pasada fue genial, y me gustaría compartir un resumen de las conversaciones más interesantes del CMB. Estas videoconferencias que realizamos todos los días, en inglés y español, ayudan a mantener a la comunidad del boxeo interactuando, participando, aprendiendo y divirtiéndose, con muchas anécdotas, risas e historias maravillosas. ...
¡Finalmente! Bufalo Boxing Promotions, encabezado por el ex campeón mundial de dos divisiones Rosendo “Bufalo” Alvarez, ha anunciado un evento de boxeo en vivo programado para el sábado en el Centro Deportivo Alexis Argüello en Managua, Nicaragua. El evento principal contará con el súper pluma Robin Zamora (15-7, 8 KOs) contra Ramiro Blanco (18-7-3, 10 KOs). Previamente pelearon en octubre pasado con ...
Marcos René Maidana tuvo una excelente conversación con el presidente de la Asociación Mundial de Boxeo (AMB), Gilberto Jesús Mendoza, a través de Instagram Live, en el que habló sobre su carrera, diferentes anécdotas y su intención aún entusiasta de regresar al boxeo y retirarse como campeón. “Chino” habló sobre su pelea contra el kickboxer Acero Cali, que tomará como ...
By Tim Royner: Luke Campbell got the bad news on Wednesday with the WBC reinstating Devin Haney as lightweight champion and ordering him to face Javier Fortuna for the WBC interim lightweight title. It’s got to be tough for Campbell to lose out on a fight for the vacant WBC lightweight title against Fortuna. While it’s nice to be put ...
By Dan Ambrose: Canelo Alvarez still intends on fighting this September, but it won’t be against Gennadiy Golovkin. The IBF middleweight champion Golovkin already has plans to defend his belt against Kamil Szeremeta. Canelo may end up fighting an unknown guy if he can’t sign a quality fighter due to their high purse requests. Saunders still an option for Canelo ...