Promoter Eddie Hearn, who works with heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte, likes the idea of a showdown with UFC power puncher Francis Ngannou. Hearn has a good relationship with UFC President Dana White and plans to speak with him about the cross-sport match. At the moment, Whyte is preparing himself for a rescheduled clash with former WBA world champion Alexander Povetkin - which is ...
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The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has not altered the plans of former WBO junior middleweight world champion Jaime Munguia (35-0, 28 KO'S), who earlier this year made his debut in the middleweight champion. Munguia is hoping to return by the end of July, although the timeline has not been confirmed to him. The WBC developed new protocols to stage boxing events behind closed doors, with ...
The UFC bantamweight title is now officially up for grabs after the UFC took former champion Henry Cejudo on his word of retirement from mixed martial arts competition. Cejudo announced his retirement in the immediate aftermath after scoring a TKO win over Dominick Cruz at UFC 249 behind closed doors earlier this month. Fans, pundits, and even his manager Ali ...
Pressed with the choice of hoping for a second shot at an Olympic run, Javier Martinez has opted to forgo the process altogether and take his talents to the professional ranks. The top-rated middleweight in the United States amateur program has opted to turn pro, signing with manager Tim VanNewhouse as the latest member of the growing Split-T Management stable. ...
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Leo Santa Cruz’s confidence has Leonard Ellerbe’s guard up. The more Santa Cruz demanded to fight Gervonta Davis, the more Ellerbe realized that the four-division champion doesn’t view Davis the way Ellerbe and many boxing fans see him. That is why Ellerbe, the CEO of Mayweather Promotions, has repeatedly reminded Davis to avoid underestimating a tough, motivated veteran he is ...
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Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte is not concerned with Derek Chisora's recent threat of traveling over to Russia to help prepare Alexander Povetkin. Povetkin and Whyte were scheduled to collide this month, but their fight was pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic. There is a tentative date in July, which is likely not going to happen as planned. The new date may come down in late ...
As BoxingScene.com previously reported, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship [BKFC] president David Feldman stated in a recent interview that he plans to submit an increased offer to former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. Tyson previously rejected an offer of $20 million to compete in a bare knuckle fight. Feldman intends to send his team a new offer, exceeding $20 million, to face someone like MMA ...
Evander Holyfield, 57-years-old, is still hoping to be the guy to fight fellow former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, in a trilogy fight. Holyfield fought way beyond his prime years and had his last bout in 2011. Tyson on the other hand, 53-years-old, retired back in 2005 after getting stopped by journeyman Kevin McBride. Holyfield stopped Tyson in the eleventh round in ...
Xander Zayas stood proudly on his front lawn, displaying his two worlds in one showing. A pair of boxing gloves draped around his neck, the 17-year old welterweight literally flexed his muscles for the caravan of family and friends riding past his South Florida house to celebrate as he claimed a new title. High school graduate. “It was an amazing ...
As everyone grows up, our education grows with us. The details and rigors deepen in parallel to the inches we add. Elementary history books, as one example, start short on words and long on pictures. It doesn’t stay that way for long. Perhaps the easiest symbol of the connection between growing bodies and growing minds is the ever expanding size ...