By: Robert Aaron Contreras The Minneapolis Armory in Minnesota was ready to welcome back its pride and joy Caleb Truax on Saturday, August 31, until the hometown champion was scrapped from his rematch with Peter Quillin, leaving Erislandy Lara to carry the bill. Lara, a former unified beltholder, meets Ramon …
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Toka Kahn Clary Picks Up Easy Win; Napoleon-Espinoza Retains Title
By: Robert Aaron Contreras The main event well underway, the bell clanged to end the ninth round and that soft lull hung above the ring—that fleeting moment when both fighters simultaneously stop, their oscillating arms suddenly at a standstill. Toka Khan Clary turned away from his opponent and toward his …
Read More »UFC Fight Night 157: Jessica Andrade vs. Weili Zhang on ESPN+
By: Jesse Donathan In the minds of many, Asia is the birth place of martial arts as we know it today. With China being the home to kung fu and birth place of the mixed martial arts visionary Bruce Lee, it’s only natural the world’s premiere MMA organization takes steps …
Read More »Who Will Step Up and Face Oleksandr Usyk?
By: LV Boxing Oleksandr Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs) is looking to make a big splash in the Heavyweight division. After mowing down the competition at Cruiserweight, Oleksandr Usyk is ready to move on. While Usyk campaigned in the division he fought all of the top names. Undefeated up and coming …
Read More »Lomachenko vs. Campbell Fight Preview
By: Sean Crose WBA and WBO world lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko will try to add the WBC world lightweight title to his collection when he faces former titlist Luke Campbell at the O2 arena in a scheduled twelve round bout that will be aired live Saturday on ESPN+. The 13-1 …
Read More »Is Teofimo Lopez Ready for Richard Commey?
By: LV Boxing For a kid with just 14 pro fights, Lightweight prospect Teofimo Lopez (14-0, 11 KOs) has made quite a bit of noise. In a short amount of time he has managed to headline his own card, make constant viral trips on highlight reels and most importantly, climb …
Read More »Lomachenko And Campbell Discuss Upcoming Battle For Lightweight Supremacy
By: Sean Crose “Luke Campbell is a tall southpaw with a strong boxing IQ,” said WBA and WBO lightweight champ Vasyl Lomachenko. “I know I can’t look past a fighter with his skills. He won an Olympic gold medal and has had a lot of success as a pro.” The …
Read More »Sergiy Derevyanchenko Will Show What Golovkin Has Left
By: LV Boxing He’s a knockout puncher, an all-time great fighter and a first ballot hall of famer, but former unified Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (GGG) is also 37 years old. To be fair to GGG he has never looked old inside of the ring. His record may indicate that …
Read More »Sergey Kovalev vs. Saul Alvarez: What Weight Will They Fight At?
By: Waqas Ali Light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev is close to having a done deal with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez as negotiations hang in the balance. The date has been confirmed for November 2nd by multiple sources and after having just beaten British fighter Anthony Yarde the past weekend, Kovalev wouldn’t …
Read More »Fury Weighs In On Ruiz-Joshua Rematch
By: Sean Crose Tyson Fury, a man who has never been known for having a loss for words, has been weighing in on the rematch between Andy Ruiz and Anthony Joshua, which is scheduled to go down December 7th in Saudi Arabia. According to Business Insider, Fury feels Ruiz might …
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