Former UFC champion Anderson Silva is willing to continue a run in boxing beyond the upcoming fight with former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Silva (34-11 MMA, 1-1 boxing), 45-years-old, will face Chavez Jr. in a ten round boxing match on June 19 at Jalisco Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico. The bout will be
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Joe Smith Jr. mostly received rave reviews for how he fought while defeating Eleider Alvarez. Smith was thoroughly beating Alvarez on all three scorecards before becoming the first opponent to knock out the Colombian contender August 22 in Las Vegas. His right-left combination sent Alvarez through the two bottom ropes, onto the ring apron, flat
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte is once again attempting to chase down a potential fight with former WBC world champion Deontay Wilder. Last month, Whyte stopped Alexander Povetkin in the fourth round of their rematch. With the victory, Whyte avenge a knockout loss to the Russian veteran from August of 2020. Eddie Hearn, who promotes Whyte,
Heavyweight veteran Michael Hunter does not believe the top players in the weight class are overly concerned with the abilities of Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk, who unified the entire cruiserweight division, made a move to heavyweight ranks in 2019. Usyk holds a decision win over Hunter at the cruiserweight level. At the higher weight, he’s not
As disappointing as it was for Joe Smith Jr. to leave Las Vegas without a fight to show for it, the development was an even greater letdown to the alleged offending party. Maxim Vlasov was dealt with the devastating news that he had tested positive for COVID-19, thus canceling plans for his Feb. 13th vacant
Barry McGuigan, former world champion and fight promoter, would much rather see a welterweight unification between Terence Crawford and Errol Spence. But in recent news, Spence is heading in the direction of a three belt unification with Yordenis Ugas. And there has been some chatter about Crawford colliding with eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, says his boxer has now entered full training for an expected full division unification with WBC champion Tyson Fury. The British promoter indicates that a venue announcement is very close – for a date in July. Both boxers are on board, as each man
Former world champion Sergey Lipinets shared insights into his training camp as he prepares to take on rising welterweight star Jaron “Boots” Ennis in a 12-round battle that headlines action live on SHOWTIME Saturday, April 10 from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. in a Premier Boxing Champions event. (photos by Esther Lin) The 32-year-old
Josh Taylor continues to prepare himself for the biggest fight of his pro career, which takes place on May 22 in Las Vegas. Taylor will collide with Jose Ramirez in a battle of unbeatens – with the IBF, WBA, WBO, WBC world titles at stake. A victory would make Taylor the first Scottish boxer to
Former two division world champion Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon is determined to give himself a new opportunity in the ring even though he’s been retired from boxing since 2012. A few days ago, Calderon hinted at the probability of a ring return. Calderon assured that he still has several goals to achieve. The first is
In a perfect world, Maxim Vlasov would have been back in the ring long ago. Sadly, the universe would not allow him to fight, several times, in the last few months. The veteran light heavyweight contender continues to go with the flow, confident that through patience would come good fortune. A planned title eliminator versus
Youtuber Logan Paul believes a fight with his younger brother, Jake Paul, would be ’one of the highest grossing pay-per-view combat sports events of all time’. Both social media stars have transitioned to the sport of boxing in the last few years. Logan is scheduled to face five division champion Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition bout in
Jamel Herring has secured his legacy win. A fight deemed as a virtual pick-‘em heading into the night turned into a showcase performance by Herring, who scored a 6th round knockout of Belfast’s Carl Frampton to defend his WBO junior lightweight title Saturday at Caesars Palace Bluewaters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Herring scored knockdowns
Shakur Stevenson expects to fight for the WBO junior lightweight title in his next bout. The former WBO featherweight champion just doesn’t anticipate getting that opportunity against either of the boxers who will fight that WBO belt Saturday night in Dubai. Stevenson predicted that Jamel Herring will retain his title by beating Carl Frampton in
One was almost an afterthought coming out of the 2012 Games after an early exit. The other has scaled some of the sports highest walls with titles in two divisions, two unified belts at Jr. featherweight, and a Fighter of the Year campaign in 2016. What’s the old adage? It’s not where you were… Carl
Moscow, Russia – Father Time is nearing on former IBF/IBO light welterweight champion Eduard “Troya” Troyanovsky, although it hasn’t finally dropped him down for the count. Young gun Valery Oganisyan couldn’t do that either, yet his efforts were sufficient enough to get a convincing unanimous decision over the veteran fighter in a scheduled ten-rounder. Oganisyan,
Eddie Hearn doesn’t simply see Joseph Parker-Dereck Chisora as an entertaining heavyweight fight that needed to be rescheduled. The British promoter suspects that the winner of their 12-round match May 1 will be well-positioned to fight for the WBO championship in the foreseeable future. “If you look at the WBO’s rankings, Joseph Parker’s right there,”
If Carl Frampton becomes a three-weight world champion Saturday night in Dubai, he has every intention of fighting Shakur Stevenson next. The unbeaten Stevenson is the WBO’s mandatory challenger for Jamel Herring’s junior lightweight title. Herring hasn’t expressed the same willingness to face Stevenson if he defeats Frampton in this optional title defense, but Frampton