10:09 PM ET PHOENIX — Anderson Silva has been cleared to compete in a boxing match Saturday against Jake Paul after his comments from an interview nearly upended the bout. The Arizona Boxing & MMA Commission agreed to let Silva fight during a special meeting Thursday night, after requiring the MMA legend to take extra
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The Arizona Boxing & MMA Commission has cleared Anderson Silva to fight Jake Paul on Saturday night, following the decision to hold a meeting this evening after media people and fans on social media made a big deal about an interview where Silva said he’d been knocked out twice in training camp. The outcome of
Former three-weight world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko and undefeated upstart Jamaine Ortiz renewed acquaintances Thursday in New York City. The one-time sparring partners will clash in the 12-round lightweight main event Saturday evening at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. This fight could propel the winner to a shot at undisputed champion Devin “The Dream” Haney.
Posted on 10/27/2022 By: Sean Crose An interview given by former MMA great Anderson Silva has led the Arizona Boxing Commission to immediately set about to find whether or not the 47 year old should be facing Jake Paul Saturday night in Glendale. Although Silva has since said he was kidding, the UFC legend claimed
9:05 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez are in the process of finalizing a deal for a fight in the first quarter of 2023, sources tell ESPN. It’s expected one of the two 130-pound titles vacated by Shakur Stevenson will be on the line in the Top Rank Boxing on ESPN main
Jake Paul’s fight with Anderson Silva on Saturday is in at least potential jeopardy, as the Arizona Boxing & MMA Commission will meet this evening about the event, following remarks recently made by Silva that he’d been knocked out twice during training camp. Steven Marrocco first reported the meeting on Thursday. The 47-year-old Silva said
Fernando Martinez would welcome title unification fights against any of the other boxers who hold 115-pound championships. The undefeated Martinez’s preference, though, is to face Japan’s Kazuto Ioka after making his next IBF junior bantamweight title defense, which could come against the IBF’s number one contender, the Philippines’ Jade Bornea (18-0, 12 KOs). Ioka (29-2,
9:21 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN CAMARILLO, Calif. — Fights are often compared to wars, though it’s no longer a metaphor Vasiliy Lomachenko cares to indulge. Not anymore. Not after seeing the real thing. With respect to war, Ukraine’s two-time gold medalist, considered for several consecutive years to be the greatest fighter in the world, has
Unbeaten WBA 140-pound World Champion Alberto Puello joins The PBC Podcast to discuss the rise of Dominican boxing, his top five super lightweights and what’s next. Also, hosts Kenneth Bouhairie and Michael Rosenthal list their “Top Five PBC Breakout Candidates for 2023” in this week’s Toe to Toe segment. For show notes and more info,
Jesse Rodriguez will end his star-making 2022 campaign without a belt around his waist. The WBC announced today that “Bam” has vacated his super flyweight title after two successful defenses in order to once again compete at 112 pounds. Rodriguez (17-0, 11 KO) was building himself up as a flyweight contender, regularly weighing in below
One of the best fights of 2022 is just days away. Next Tuesday, arguably the two best Jr. flyweights in the world will lock horns in Saitama, Japan (ESPN+. 4:30 AM EST). 30-year old two-time WBC titlist Kenshiro Teraji (19-1, 11 KO) and 28-year old Ring Magazine/WBA titlist Hiroto Kyoguchi (16-0, 11 KO) has felt
Posted on 10/26/2022 By: Sean Crose The recently retired Shawn Porter was a hard fighter not to cheer for. Not only did the Ohio native possess an exciting style, he pretty much took on all comers, from Kell Brook, to Danny Garcia, to Paulie Malignaggi, to Adrien Broner, to Keith Thurman to Errol Spence to
1:12 AM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Uriah Hall opened up Wednesday about falling into a “deep depression” following his abrupt retirement from the UFC this past summer. Hall said at the Jake Paul–Anderson Silva open workouts that he felt a loss of identity after stepping away from MMA and that at one point he had
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David Morrell Jr and Aidos Yerbossynuly will meet in a Nov. 5 Showtime main event, with the two unbeaten super middleweights focused on getting the necessary win in that bout, and looking to move on to a bigger fight in 2023, with both fighters naming David Benavidez as a target. Here’s what Morrell (7-0, 6
Ashton Sylve is anxious to prove the hype his promoter has generated since Jake Paul’s company signed the undefeated lightweight this past spring. The 18-year-old Sylve has a perfect professional record (7-0, 7 KOs), but the Long Beach, California native will take a step up in competition on the Paul-Anderson Silva undercard Saturday night in
2:33 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The British Boxing Board of Control announced on Wednesday that “allegations of misconduct” against welterweight contender Conor Benn were upheld at a Friday hearing. Benn was slated to fight Chris Eubank Jr. earlier this month, but the event was scrapped after The BBBoC refused to sanction the 157-pound catchweight bout
A very interesting crossroads fight is now off the schedule, as Dan Rafael reports that Yoelvis Gomez has withdrawn from his November 5th fight with Jeison Rosario due to a hand injury. The bout was scheduled as the Showtime co-feature for David Morrell’s title defense against Aidos Yerbossynuly. The 25-year-old Gomez (6-0, 5 KO) is
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