Professional Fighters League (PFL) have announced a blockbuster card to close out their inaugural PFL Europe season. Alongside four PFL Europe title fights, the 13-bout card will include a host of names who have competed throughout the year and some familiar faces making promotional debuts. After opening their season at the Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle, the promotion then headed ...
Mike Tyson wants to make it clear he isn’t simply a gun-for-hire. The heavyweight legend has been helping trainer former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou for his Oct. 28 showdown against WBC champion Tyson Fury in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Fury’s WBC belt, quizzically, will not be on the line.) In a recent profile, Tyson insisted on making a distinction between ...
Denis ‘The Menace’ Frimpong has undoubtedly been one of the biggest stars of the inaugural Oktagon Challenge series. Following two impressive victories, the Irishman will face George Staines in the final, which will take place at Oktagon 48, on November 4th. Jake Smith spoke with the 28-year-old to discuss his experience on the show. The Challenge Series saw 8 contestants ...
Frank Warren, promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, does not believe Francis Ngannou will enter the ring to simply collect a paycheck. Ngannou, a former UFC champion, will make his professional boxing debut against Fury on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. The WBC title will not be at stake. Warren only gives Ngannou a puncher's chance to come away with ...
Malik Scott recognizes that Francis Ngannou can punch. Deontay Wilder’s trainer finds it hard to believe, however, that the former UFC heavyweight champion can hit harder while wearing 10-ounce gloves than the most pulverizing puncher of this era. Scott pointed to Wilder’s track record while discussing Ngannou’s power during an interview with BoxingScene.com. Scott, a retired heavyweight, did admit that ...
Veteran trainer and analyst Teddy Atlas is convinced there is a legitimate path to victory for Francis Ngannou when he takes on Tyson Fury. Ngannou, the former UFC champion, is set to challenge WBC heavyweight titlist Fury this Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The fight has been lampooned by some as a mismatch and cynical cash grab as it pits ...
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou is willing to do ‘everything that needs to be done’ to cause a major upset in his Battle Of The Baddest clash with Tyson Fury on October 28th.A bout between the two has long been touted, with Ngannou appearing in the ring following Fury’s emphatic KO victory over Dillian Whyte back in April 2022. ...
Tyson Fury hasn’t read too much into the notorious training video from Francis Ngannou’s open workout last month in Las Vegas. Skeptics of their 10-round, non-title fight have criticized the footwork and punching technique that the former UFC heavyweight champion displayed while working with Mike Tyson and the rest of his team. The heavily favored Fury, who is much more ...
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has lashed out at Matchroom Boxing's Eddie Hearn, over the British promoter's statements regarding a potential clash with domestic rival Anthony Joshua. In a recent interview, Hearn explained that Fury could face Joshua in a 2024 encounter that could net each boxer $100 million. According to Fury, Hearn is simply using his name to drum ...
This coming Saturday in Saudi Arabia, WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will step in the ring with MMA veteran Francis Ngannou to kick off this year’s Riyadh season. The contest will be fought under traditional boxing rules, but Fury's WBC title will not be at stake as Ngannou is not ranked by the sanctioning body. The former UFC heavyweight champion ...