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Posted on 01/02/2022 By: Hans Themistode Becoming successful in Mixed Martial Arts takes a wide array of skills. Yet, for UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, he’s worked his way to the top of the division using his striking ability and pure power. Of his 16 wins, 12 of those victories have come well within the

Posted on 01/02/2022 By: Hans Themistode After putting together his best year as a pro, Frank Sanchez desperately wanted to kick off 2022 on the right foot. The highly ranked heavyweight contender couldn’t have asked for a better start as he had an easy night at the office against late replacement Christian Hammer. The two

Posted on 01/02/2022 By: Sean Crose Luis Ortiz returned to the ring on Saturday night, facing off against Charles Martin in a scheduled 12 round heavyweight affair. The 32-2 Ortiz looked to be in very good shape, and was performing well against the 28-2-1 Martin, when he was briefly sent to the mat in the

Posted on 01/01/2022 By: Sean Crose Frank Sanchez will be on tonight’s Luis Ortiz-Charles Martin undercard facing fellow heavyweight Christian Hammer in a scheduled 10 rounder. The 19-0 Sanchez last saw action in October when he bested Efe Ajagba via unanimous decision. As for Hammer, the 26-8-0 German fighter – by way of Romania –

Posted on 01/01/2022 By: Hans Themistode Following Floyd Mayweather’s exhibition bout against Logan Paul on June 6th at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, in 2021, the newly inducted Hall of Famer believed he reached the end of his rope. Having already retired from the ring in 2017 after scoring a tenth-round stoppage victory

Posted on 12/31/2021 By: Sean Crose Okay, the whole thing may not be entirely pay per view worthy, but tomorrow night’s Luis Ortiz-Charles Martin heavyweight scrap looks to at least be an entertaining way to celebrate the new year. While they might not be at the level of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, or Oleksandr Usyk

Posted on 12/31/2021 By: Hans Themistode Despite sporting an enormous tattoo spread across his abdomen that says “Above Tha Law”, Charles Martin can be described as a gentle giant. The heavyweight contender graciously and routinely stops for pictures with his adoring fans and has earned the recent reputation as a hard worker. Still, despite the

Posted on 12/29/2021 By: Hans Themistode Photos by Esther Lin Most of the boxing world was left shellshocked when it was announced that Canelo Alvarez would move up from 168 pounds to the cruiserweight division to take on WBC belt holder Ilunga Makabu. Although the Mexican star once captured a world title at 175 pounds

Posted on 12/30/2021 By: Hans Themistode Danny Garcia is still mulling over his next career move. After a widely successful run at 140 pounds which resulted in a unified championship reign, Garcia has spent the past seven years of his career as a full-fledged welterweight. Although Garcia would go on to win a world title

Posted on 12/30/2021 By: Hans Themistode Ryan Garcia was on the verge of making 2021 his breakout year. On the second day of the new year, the 23-year-old proved he was more than just some flashy fighter by picking himself up off the deck against Luke Campbell to score a seventh-round stoppage victory. From there,

Posted on 12/30/2021 By: Hans Themistode If you laid eyes on David Diamante, there appears to be a permanent smile plastered to his face. Why wouldn’t there be? Diamante is being paid handsomely for something he loves quite possibly more than anything in the world, calling fights. Prior to almost every Matchroom Boxing broadcast, Diamante

Posted on 12/29/2021 By: Sean Crose “I still believe he’s one of the best in the division,” welterweight Mario Barrios said Wednesday of his February 5th opponent, former world titlist Keith Thurman. “I’m trying to chase greatness.” Barrios may be the underdog heading into his pay per view throwdown with the individual known as “One

Posted on 12/29/2021 By: Sean Crose “After the Tank fight, I got a lot of love from the fans,” Leo Santa Cruz says in a video interview with Fight Hype. “That motivates me.” The “Tank fight” was a late 2020 affair that saw then super featherweight titlist Santa Cruz get knocked out in thunderous fashion,

Posted on 12/28/2021 By: Hans Themistode It was a jaw-dropping moment for both Mikey Garcia and his extremely large fanbase. As the former four-division titlist began gearing up for a showdown against Regis Prograis, the California native first decided to take on the unheralded Sandor Martin. Although Garcia walked into their showdown as an enormous

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 12/28/2021 Keith Thurman has a plan for after he returns to the ring in February, fresh from a two year plus layoff. “Brush off the dust, present ourselves to the world of boxing again, and get everybody excited of what Keith Thurman has to offer when it

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 12/28/2021 By: Sean Crose It won’t be for his WBC heavyweight title, but Bob Arum says Tyson Fury will be back in action this March. With that in mind, the Top Rank honcho doesn’t appear to be interested in pitting Fury against unknown competition. For former heavyweight

Posted on 12/27/2021 By: Sean Crose As we head into 2022 it’s almost hard to imagine Canelo Alvarez’ career continuing on its current trajectory. The man not only wins over and over and over again. He dominates. And against excellent competition, as well. There are those who can’t stand the guy – it’s lonely at

Posted on 12/27/2021 By: Hans Themistode The 2021 boxing calendar has been filled with upsets. Amongst a long list of them, was the mostly unforeseen result between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk. Although the Ukrainian star had dominated the cruiserweight division, nabbing every world title en route to becoming an undisputed world champion, his performances