No matter who emerges victorious in Moruti Mthalane’s April 30th IBF flyweight title defense against Sunny Edwards, his next mandatory will be decided when former title challenger Jay Harris meets 22-year-old Ricardo Sandoval atop a May 14th MTK Fight Night in Bolton. Harris (18-1, 9 KO) demolished Paddy Barnes to set up a February 2020
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Though the deal is reportedly in place for two fights between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, don’t count your chickens just yet. Fury, the WBC titleholder and considered universally No. 1 man at heavyweight (unless you’re the WBA, IBF, or WBO, but who cares?), Tweeted out this notice on Wednesday: That’s pretty clear without actually
Well, folks, it’s official: Mike Tyson is BACK!!!! …in All Elite Wrestling (AEW). You may recall that Tyson, who has some past history in pro wrestling as an attraction, particularly for WWF WrestleMania XIV in 1998, appeared for AEW in May 2020 with the idea that he’d be hanging around to do some stuff there.
Joe Smith Jr has had some big highlight nights over the years, but has never won a world title. The light heavyweight “Common Man” will look to change that on Saturday, when Smith (26-3, 21 KO) takes on Maxim Vlasov (45-3, 26 KO) for the vacant WBO light heavyweight title in Tulsa, live on ESPN+
Heavyweight Michael Hunter just shared some of his thoughts with Sky Sports on Oleksandr Usyk’s fairly recent move to campaign in the division, and makes it clear that he belives Usyk isn’t going to have an easy time landing big fights. In fact, Hunter says he thinks other heavyweights don’t really regard Usyk as one
After joining forces with Frank Warren earlier this year, former light heavyweight title challenger Callum Johnson is officially set to end a two-year layoff against Bosnia’s Emil Markic on Queensberry’s April 24th Denzel Bentley-Felix Cash card. Johnson (18-1, 13 KO) has struggled badly with inactivity this last half-decade, managing just three fights since 2016. In
Former junior middleweight titleholder Tony Harrison is the latest to join Brian Custer’s Last Stand Podcast, and during the interview he talks about a number of topics ranging from losing his father/trainer to COVID, his return to the ring, and his plans to target some big fights in the division. Check out some excerpts from
After initially falling apart due to mutual bouts with COVID, the WBC bantamweight title fight between champion Nordine Oubaali and top contender Nonito Donaire has a new date. Julius Julianis, confirming an earlier report from Dan Rafael, claims that the pair will meet on May 29th in Los Angeles atop a three-fight bill. Oubaali (17-0,
Prior reports are true: Junior middleweights Erickson Lubin and Jeison Rosario are going to face off on Showtime. Exactly when, it’s not been settled, said Lubin’s trainer, the esteemed Kevin Cunningham, who is a specialist in training lefties and marching with them up the ladder of prominence. No date or site has been determined, but
Carl Frampton’s boxing career came to an end on Saturday in Dubai, where he was beaten inside of six rounds when making a challenge for Jamel Herring’s WBO junior lightweight title. The fight Frampton goes out on was an ambitious bid to win a world title in a third weight class, to add something more
Shakur Stevenson isn’t being unclear at all: He wants a belt at 130, and he’s got Jamel Herring in his sights. Herring (23-2, 11 KO) retained his WBO belt on Saturday, dominating Carl Frampton in Dubai. Stevenson (15-0, 8 KO) has also called out WBC titlist Oscar Valdez, who is now seen as the real
DAZN, 2:00 pm ET, Conor Benn vs Samuel Vargas, Shannon Courtenay vs Ebanie Bridges, Savannah Marshall vs Femke Hermans. Matchroom return in the UK with a mild step up for Benn, more a test of style for him than a big step up from his last fight against Sebastian Formella. Vargas definitely brings a different,
Where exactly are we as a nation regarding COVID and how people are behaving? It sure seems to me in the East, as the temps edge up, thoughts of spring are conjured. People I know are reserving tickets to see live music, and anyone reading this has a good idea that plenty of people are
Former four-division titleholder Donnie Nietes got back in action today in Dubai, scoring a decision win over Pablo Carrillo and putting himself back into the mix at 115 lbs. Nietes (43-1-5, 23 KO) certainly had to shake some rust and didn’t look completely at his best here, and one judge did have it very close,
Today at 2 pm ET, Jamel Herring headlines against Carl Frampton in Dubai, with Herring’s WBO junior lightweight title on the line in a much-delayed fight that finally hits the ring. The fight will stream live on ESPN+ for those in the U.S., and air on Channel 5 for fans in the U.K. and Ireland.
No purse bid needed. The Athletic’s Mike Coppinger reports that WBC interim lightweight champion Ryan Garcia has “agreed to terms” with mandatory challenger Javier Fortuna for a July title defense “in either Los Angeles or Las Vegas.” Both men had previously been named mandatories for world champion Devin Haney, who defends his belt against Jorge
During this conversation with Fight Hype, WBC titleholder Devin Haney discusses his upcoming fight against Jorge Linares and his expectations to put on a much better performance now that he’s feeling physically better. Check out some excerpts of what Haney had to say on the fight below. Haney on what he believes will be the
Ring City USA has officially announced its April 22nd show at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, NY, headlined by unbeaten heavyweights Jermaine Franklin and Stephan Shaw. In addition to the usual Twitch prelims and NBCSN main card, “Armed Forces Network Europe and Pacific will make the broadcast available to U.S. Forces serving overseas