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For the second time this year, Mikaela Mayer has watched a fight canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This time around, it had a physical impact. The unbeaten 130-pound contender was forced to withdraw from a planned ESPN-televised appearance on Tuesday after testing positive for COVID-19. Mayer was due to face Helen Joseph—a veteran contender from Connecticut ...

An eight-figure fee for stepping aside is an obvious bonus if Deontay Wilder were to allow Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury to fight next. As long as Wilder were guaranteed the winner in the following fight, Paulie Malignaggi thinks there’s another reason Wilder would be wise embrace that option. “I think Wilder should let them fight first, and then take ...

Shakur Stevenson entered his most recent training camp amidst a pandemic felt around the world, expecting to merely come out of it as the first televised headliner in the United States in nearly three months. Instead, his next ring appearance will be accompanied by a movement which has carried a global impact. The unbeaten 22-year old was deep in training ...

Former two-weight UFC and Cage Warriors champion Conor McGregor said he has decided to retire from fighting. McGregor unexpectedly took to Twitter to drop the announcement as UFC 250 was coming to an end. Hey guys I’ve decided to retire from fighting.Thank you all for the amazing memories! What a ride it’s been!Here is a picture of myself and my ...

Amanda Nunes dominates Felicia Spencer for 25 minutes Amanda Nunes has long been referred to as the greatest female fighter of all time for a reason. “Lioness” put in a near-flawless performance against Canada’s durable Felicia Spencer in the main event of UFC 250, dominating her way to a comprehensive unanimous decision win over five rounds. In the opening two ...

UFC superstar Conor McGregor has once again announced his retirement from combat sports - making it at least the third time that he vowed to retire. McGregor made the announcement on Twitter following the UFC 250 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas on Saturday. Early last year, McGregor said he was retiring after losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 in ...

Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, believes Anthony Joshua will be fully on board to face his man. But, Warren is not convinced that Joshua's handlers, like promoter Eddie Hearn, are in favor of doing the fight. He's also not convinced of DAZN's willingness to aggressively push for that fight to come around. Fury will first have to contend with ...

There hasn’t been much footage of Felix Caraballo available for Shakur Stevenson to study since he learned last month that he’ll box Caraballo on Tuesday night. All Stevenson needed was one round, though, to determine that his unknown opponent won’t pose much of a threat to his unblemished record. Those three minutes convinced Stevenson that numerous online sports books have ...

Sergiy Derevyanchenko is confident that he’ll eventually get a shot at Jermall Charlo. Ukraine’s Derevyanchenko is the WBC’s number one challenger for Charlo’s 160-pound championship. Mauricio Sulaiman, the WBC’s president, informed BoxingScene.com recently that Derevyanchenko still hasn’t been declared Charlo’s mandatory challenger, which means Charlo isn’t obligated to face Derevyanchenko next. Nevertheless, Derevyanchenko explained during the newest episode of “The ...

Ivan Golub comes from a school of boxing unlike many can imagine. The now Brooklyn based welterweight, who's career is guided by managerial company Split-T management and promoter Lou DiBella, is a product of the famed Ukrainian amateur setup that includes world champions Vasyl Lomachenko, Oleksandr Usyk, Oleksander Gvozdyk, and stablemate Sergiy Dereyvanchenko. Golub opened up about training with Lomachenko prior ...