Tonight’s Triller Fight Club main event saw a 58-year-old boxing legend look like a shell of a shell of a shell of the fighter people want to remember, and even a shell of the fighter he was when he was hopelessly still fighting a decade ago. Vitor Belfort stopped Evander Holyfield in the first round,
Month: September 2021
The stakes for his upcoming fight mean little to Jono Carroll, who knows he can’t afford another loss. Ireland’s Carroll (19-2-1, 5KOs) is set to meet San Jose, California’s Andy Vences (23-2-1, 12KOs) in a junior lightweight crossroads bout this Saturday, three months after they were previously due to collide June 19. The platform remains
Posted on 09/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode Sometimes, things become far more complexed than they need to be. Heading into his boxing debut against former UFC star Anderson Silva, Tito Ortiz is still attempting to get comfortable in the squared circle. Having spent the past few decades building his name and perfecting his craft in the
10:11 PM ET Teofimo Lopez is exploring moving up divisions after his lightweight title fight against George Kambosos Jr. on Oct. 4 in New York City, and he said in an interview with ESPN on Friday night that he has no plans to schedule a rematch with Vasiliy Lomachenko. Lopez has expressed interest in moving
It’s been anything but smooth sailing in the past week or so for Oscar Valdez. First, he tested positive for phentermine, which meant he’d failed a VADA drug test, but the fight was allowed to go on anyway, sanctioned not only by the commission but also the WBC. The WBC allowed Valdez to keep their
Oscar Valdez started slow. Robson Conceicao was fighting the fight of his life. The champion then turned it around. Valdez retained his WBC super featherweight world title Friday evening with a unanimous decision (115-112 2x and 117-110) over 2016 Brazilian Olympian gold medalist Conceicao in front of a sold-out crowd of 4,545 at Casino Del
Posted on 09/10/2021 By: Hans Themistode Gabriel Flores Jr. was a ballyhooed prospect. The kind that sees his name mentioned amongst the best and brightest young stars in the super featherweight division. Heading into his showdown against journeymen Luis Alberto Lopez, Flores Jr. was given the opportunity to showcase his skills in front of a
12:45 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Oscar Valdez dealt with a storm of controversy after the banned substance phentermine was found in his system. He was called a cheater by his fellow fighters. He drew the ire of fans who were angered that he was allowed to proceed with Friday night’s fight despite the Voluntary Anti-Doping
In Part one of INSIDE Fury vs Wilder III, Joe Tessitore and SugarHill Steward from Kronk Gym tell us what what happened in the opening rounds of Wilder vs Fury 2. Fury stepped to Wilder, and away from him, resulting in an onslaught that left Wilder knocked down, with a bloody, broken ear drum. Visit
Richie Woodhall admitted that Deontay Wilder was dangerous, but believes Tyson Fury has his number. Callum Johnson also sided with Fury heading into a Trilogy bout. Watch Fury v Wilder 3 exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office in the UK & Ireland. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport
Once Oscar Valdez failed a pre-fight VADA drug test for phentermine and was allowed to fight — and defend his WBC title — anyway, Friday’s ESPN+ main event with Robson Conceicao was always going to be shrouded in controversy. Fight night itself left us with some more, as there is plenty of debate as to
Oscar Valdez wasn’t nearly as dominant Friday night as he was in his previous bout, but he still out-worked Robson Conceicao in their super featherweight title fight. The undefeated Valdez overcame a slow start, eliminated Conceicao’s early lead on the scorecards and won a unanimous decision in the main event of a seven-fight card at
Posted on 09/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode Robson Conceicao kept quiet for the past few days. The former 2016 Olympic gold medalist was well aware of the positive drug test produced by Oscar Valdez and the subsequent controversy that emerged from it. In the end, the 32-year-old simply vowed to strip Valdez of his WBC super
5:34 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN WBC junior lightweight world titlist Oscar Valdez defends his belt against Robson Conceicao on Friday (ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET, with undercard fights starting at 6:10 p.m. ET) in Tucson, Arizona. Valdez tested positive for the banned substance phentermine in August, but the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Athletic Commission allowed Valdez to
Franchon Crews-Dezurn is ready to take on Elin Cederroos and determine an undisputed super middleweight champion. She had to wait three months longer than expected, but her wait is almost over. On Tuesday, September 14th, Crews-Dezurn (7-1, 2 KO) will put her WBC and WBO belts on the line against WBA and IBF champion Elin
Headlining LEGENDS II, Former Cruiserweight and Heavyweight Undisputed World Champion, EVANDER ‘THE REAL DEAL’ HOLYFIELD will battle Former UFC Heavyweight World Champion VITOR ‘THE PHENOM’ BELFORT in an eight-round clash. (photos by Amanda Westcott) Co-featured at LEGENDS II, UFC Legends, ANDERSON ‘THE SPIDER’ SILVA from Sao Paolo, Brazil and ‘THE HUNTINGTON BEACH BAD BOY’ TITO
Posted on 09/10/2021 By: Hans Themistode Robson Conceicao was none too pleased with what took place earlier this week. The former 2016 Olympic gold medalist was perturbed when news broke that Oscar Valdez, his upcoming opponent, tested positive for Phentermine. While it appeared as though Conceicao would lose his opportunity to dethrone Valdez for his
9:00 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Evander Holyfield will return to the ring Saturday against a legendary mixed martial artist, former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort. Yes, Holyfield is 58. And yes, this will be his first fight since he defeated Brian Nielsen in 2011, capping one of the greatest in-ring careers of all time.
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