Fighting

Scott Christ (74-33) This is a weird one — I mean, obviously, it’s the “content influencer” against the 47-year-old MMA legend, but as far as trying to earnestly analyze the style matchup, it’s a weird one. Silva, I think, has the skills to beat Paul on points, and rather comfortably so, but he’ll have to

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

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

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

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

A very interesting crossroads fight is now off the schedule, as Dan Rafael reports that Yoelvis Gomez has withdrawn from his November 5th fight with Jeison Rosario due to a hand injury.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

Deontay Wilder vs. Robert Helenius was always going to be a hard sell at $74.99, and it looks like the marketing engines behind it weren’t quite up to snuff. Dan Rafael reports that the pay-per-view generated around 75,000 buys, beating out last month’s Andy Ruiz Jr vs Luis Ortiz show by ~10k. As Rafael points

Not long after Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn filed a defamation lawsuit against Jake Paul who accused the company of paying off a judge to ensure the result he wanted, longtime judge Glenn Fledman has now also filed suit against Paul. Feldman is seeking separate damages from those outlined by Hearn, with his lawsuit filed in

It’s Tuesday, and you know what that means! Wayne’s World! Wayne’s World! Party ti—no, it’s a podcast time here at Bad Left Hook with myself and John Hansen. We’re NOT going to go over a bunch of fights you’ve already pretty much forgotten about and moved on from over this past weekend, and in part

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz One of boxing’s most-talked-about matchups could be on the horizon, as Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix reports that Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia have “agreed to the framework of a deal” for a January bout in Las Vegas. The current “significant obstacle” for the fight, which would take place at

With recent news breaking that Terence Crawford will be taking on David Avanesyan in his next outing, and not Errol Spence, Matchroom promoter shares his perspective on why the fight didn’t come to pass. “Sooner or later Crawford has to fight, he’s been out for a long time,” Hearn said. “It’s obviously disappointing for boxing.

Jack Dempsey was a legendary heavyweight boxer who, unfortunately, lived in a time where you had to either be alive to bear witness to his greatness, or thank your lucky stars for whatever full-length footage there is out there today. Dempsey reigned as world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926, a stellar period which saw

YouTube/Facebook/TikTok, 7:30 pm ET, Paul vs Silva media workout. ProBox TV, 9:00 pm ET, Bryan Chevalier vs Cesar Juarez. I think we’ve definitely reached the point where it’s become very clear “what ProBox TV is all about.” There are some prospects and others in action, including Brian Ceballo, who is in the sort of fight

Over the summer former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder released some summertime vibes with his breakout performance on the track ‘Everything,’ featuring his brother Marsellos. Summer’s now over, but Wilder hasn’t forgotten about all of ya’ll, so has now released the official music video to the track which can be seen in full above. For those

Featherweight contender Mauricio Lara stopped Jose Sanmartin in the third round of tonight’s DAZN main event from Mexico City, capping a night that had good action over four fights. Lara (25-2-1, 18 KO) was supposed to have fought Leigh Wood for a secondary WBA featherweight title on Sept. 24, but Wood pulled out due to

Sena Agbeko scored a minor and deserved upset win over Isaiah Steen in tonight’s ShoBox main event, winning by unanimous decision over 10 rounds in Atlantic City. Judges had the fight 96-94, 97-93, and 98-92 in Agbeko’s favor. Bad Left Hook’s unofficial card was 97-93 for Agbeko. Steen (16-1, 12 KO) was confident he had

Featherweight contender Mauricio Lara returns to action tonight in Mexico City, facing Colombia’s Jose Sanmartin in a 10-round main event on DAZN. Live updates, highlights, and results will come in this thread starting at 8 pm ET: Join us tonight! Main Card (DAZN, 8:00 pm ET) Mauricio Lara (24-2-1, 17 KO) vs Jose Sanmartin (33-5-1,

Super middleweight contender David Morrell Jr is set to headline a Nov. 5 Showtime card against Kazakhstan’s Aidos Yerbossynuly at The Armory in Minneapolis. The card will also feature two middleweight fights, both set for 10 rounds, with Yoelvis Gomez taking on former junior middleweight titleholder Jeison Rosario, plus Fiodor Czerkaszyn and Nathaniel Gallimore. Morrell,