Tyson Fury turned in an abysmal performance by all accounts in October when he sneaked by with a split-decision win against Francis Ngannou. Much like many of the boxing brethren had done before him, Fury was expected to dominate and blast the MMA fighter in an entertaining showcase. But the former UFC champion put up an admirable fight, even knocking ...
It’s become the currency of pound-for-pound status. Oh sure, it’s good to be a great fighter. But unless you’ve supplemented the status by capturing title belts across multiple weight classes, you’re doomed to a seat at the P4P kids' table. In fact, no fewer than seven of the 10 fighters on The Ring’s most recent best-of-the-best list have been champions ...
DiBella Entertainment fighter “Marvelous” Mykquan Williams sought to put on a breakout performance when he stepped into the ring last week in Plant City, FL, versus Luis Feliciano and he delivered, stopping his previously undefeated adversary in the sixth round. (photo by Emily Harney) Trained by longtime coach Paul Cichon out of Manchester Ring of Champions Society boxing gym near ...
Liam Smith has disappointing personal knowledge of how difficult it can be to deal with Jaime Munguia’s unusual offensive output. Mexico’s Munguia overwhelmed Smith, dropped the former WBO junior middleweight champion in the sixth round and comfortably beat him on all three scorecards in July 2018 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Smith left the ring that ...
Purse bids for the fight for the vacant EBU heavyweight title between German Tom Schwarz (29-1) and Belgian Ryad Merhy (32-2), that were scheduled to be held today (January 22), have been postponed until January 30. According to German site boxen1.com, the postponement is at the request of the Belgian camp, who after the victory against Frenchman Tony Yoka may ...
Assuming Turki Alalshikh completes a deal with Artur Beterbiev’s promoter, Dmitry Bivol expects his undefeated light heavyweight rival to give him the most difficult fight of his career later this year. The unbeaten Bivol believes Beterbiev is better than his most accomplished opponent to date, Canelo Alvarez. The four-division champion was a 4-1 favorite to beat Bivol, but Russia’s Bivol ...
Shakur Stevenson loves himself a good fight. We’ve seen him dominate countless fighters across numerous weight classes on his way to becoming a three-division champion. Outside of what he’s done under the bright lights, when a ton of cameras aren’t rolling, Stevenson has been known to jump into the ring with Terence Crawford. Even when kidding around, Stevenson laced up ...
MMA veteran Francis Ngannou is not ready to give up on a boxing match with former WBC world champion Deontay Wilder. Last October in Saudi Arabia, Ngannou made his professional boxing debut in a crossover bout with current WBC champion Tyson Fury. Ngannou impressed experts with his competitive performance against the man who many view as the top heavyweight in ...
After spending the vast majority of her career at 130 pounds or below as both a professional and amateur, Mikaela Mayer aimed about as high as she possibly could in her debut as a full-blown 147-pound fighter in taking on Natasha Jonas. Jonas spent 2022 establishing herself as the best 154-pounder on the planet, collecting three sanctioning body titles with ...
Last weekend in Las Vegas, Jason Moloney retained his WBO bantamweight title with a very tough twelve round majority decision win over Saul Sanchez. The scores were 116-112, 116-112, and 114-114. “The team did a great job with the cut but the blood, it was going into my eye,” Moloney said. “There were a few head clashes throughout the fight ...