Promoter Oscar De la Hoya thinks staging fights in Saudi Arabia can be a mixed bag. The head of Golden Boy Promotions understands that the oil-producing country can offer career-high paydays to fighters, but he is also wary of the potential long-term effects fighting in the Middle East can have on fighters’ overall marketability, especially those who are American. Saudi ...
According to heavyweight contender Martin Bakole, WBC world champion Tyson Fury was not exactly training at full speed for last October's crossover boxing match with Francis Ngannou. In what was expected to play out as an easy assignment, Fury was dropped in the third round and then fought Ngannou on even terms for the remainder of the fight. Ngannou, a ...
Filip Hrgovic believes he found a willing dance partner for his next targeted ring date. The unbeaten contender replied to the callout by former WBO titlist Joseph Parker, who is also equal to land another high-profile assignment. Both boxers won separate bouts on the December 23 ‘Day of Reckoning’ show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. They are now on record with ...
Heavyweight great Lennox Lewis was greatly disappointed by Deontay Wilder’s latest effort in the ring. Wilder, the dangerous puncher from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, lost a wide unanimous decision to fellow former titlist Joseph Parker in their heavyweight bout last month in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in what was one of the more surprising upsets of the past year. Wilder, who is known ...
Hearn: If Joshua Demolishes Two People Fury Struggled With, People Start To Believe AJ Can Beat Fury
A resurgent Anthony Joshua has high hopes for 2024. After impressively beating Otto Wallin in December, the two- time unified heavyweight champion probably thought he would spend the first few weeks of the year preparing for a shootout with Deontay Wilder. Instead, Joshua is about to begin training for an equally explosive contest with former UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou. ...
Daniel Cormier is backing fellow former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in his upcoming fight against British superstar Anthony Joshua. In his second professional fight as a boxer, Ngannou will go up against the former two-time heavyweight champion on March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ngannou made his boxing debut against WBC champion Tyson Fury last October. In a very unexpected ...
MMA veteran Francis Ngannou is scheduled to collide with former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua on March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. However, Ngannou has not forgotten about a potential rematch with WBC world champion Tyson Fury. Last October, Ngannou made his professional boxing debut against Fury. Ngannou, a former UFC heavyweight champion, dropped Fury in the third round and ...
Five years ago, it’d be a no brainer. The unbeaten version of Anthony Joshua was coming off KOs of Wladimir Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin, among others. He was big and strong and aggressive and confident and appeared to be the British export who'd dominate the heavyweight division into the 2020s. If that guy still existed, he’d be favored to ...
Despite a remarkable debut in which he dropped Tyson Fury and pushed the unbeaten WBC and lineal heavyweight champion to the wire before losing a split decision, Carl Froch feels that Francis Ngannou needs to prove himself all over again when he takes on Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia later this year. As good as the former UFC heavyweight champion ...
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was arrested for illegal possession of an assault rifle in Los Angeles over the weekend, according to a report by TMZ. The 37-year-old former middleweight titlist and son of boxing great Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. was taken into custody by the Los Angeles Police Department. Police were called to the scene because a fan was concerned ...