By: Sean Crose It may have taken a bit to dot the i’s and cross the t’s, but the heavyweight title bout between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury is finally signed, sealed, and ready to be delivered on December 1st. WBC champ Wilder and former division king Fury have wanted …
Read More »Anthony Joshua – Damage Control
By: Kirk Jackson Anthony Joshua 21-0 (20 KO’s) is scheduled to duel with mandatory WBA challenger Alexander Povetkin 34-1 (24 KO’s) at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night. If triumphant, Joshua is expected to follow suit facing former foe Dillian Whyte at the same venue on April 13, 2019. The 39-year-old …
Read More »Miami Press Conference Quotes: Gamboa vs Beltran, Juanma
In the “REDEMPTION IN MIAMI” main event, former four-time world champion in three weight divisions and Olympic Gold Medalist YURIORKIS “El Ciclon De Guantánamo” GAMBOA will battle two-time world title challenger MIGUEL “Barreterito” BELTRAN, JR. in a ten round lightweight bout. In the co-feature, former three-time world champion in two …
Read More »Multi Division Boxing Champion Amanda Serrano to Return to MMA
By: Michael Kane Amanda ‘The Real Deal’ Serrano, the six division world boxing champion is to return to MMA, taking on Mexico’s Erendina Ordonez. The fight will be in the Comabate Americas women’s flyweight division on October 13th. Photo Credit: Amanda Serrano Twitter Account The 29 year old Puerto Rican, …
Read More »McGregor Claims He’ll Take What He Learned Boxing Into Octagon
By: Sean Crose “I’ve been on both sides of the world,” Conor McGregor said during a Thursday press conference to promote his UFC superfight with Khabib Nurmagomedov. “I’ve been on the boxing side and I’ve been on this side.” Rather than blow off last year’s fight with Floyd Mayweather, where …
Read More »Borrego-Krael Highlight Mayweather Promotions Fight Card
By: Sean Crose Mayweather Promotions will host a card at Sam’s Club in Vegas this Saturday night featuring the 13-13-3 Cameron Krael as he takes on the 14-1 Jose Berrego in a ten round super lightweight affair. Krael, who goes by the nickname of “Suave,” will be coming back after …
Read More »DAZN Boxing Preview: Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin
By: William Holmes The buzz behind DAZN has been growing louder and louder, and their first “official” card will happen this Saturday at 4:30PM ET. Undefeated heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua will face top rated contender, Alexander Povetkin, for Joshua’s IBF, WBA, and WBO Heavyweight titles. This bout will take place …
Read More »Can Povetkin Pull Off a Wembley Upset?
By: Ste Rowen September has already given us the return of ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez, Superfly 3 and Canelo/GGG 2, so you could be forgiven for forgetting that this weekend sees the unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, return to the ring to face the under-the-radar threat of Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium. …
Read More »Final Press Conference Quotes: Anthony Joshua vs Alexander Povetkin
At Wembley Stadium on Thursday afternoon, the boxing world saw a preview of what will prove to be a historic night for the fight sports world, as Anthony Joshua will face off against Alexander Povetkin in front of more than 80,000 people. In a press conference, Saturday night’s fighters gathered …
Read More »DAZN Ushering in a New Era with Joshua vs. Povektin
By: Oliver McManus A landmark moment for the broadcasting of boxing – if you believe the press releases, that is – Anthony Joshua vs Alexander Povetkin will be broadcast over in the States on the DAZN platform ahead of their extended, $1billion commitment (over eight years) to the airing of …
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