In a highly anticipated bout, Devin Haney defended his lightweight championship against Vasyl Lomachenko at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The fight was broadcasted on ESPN pay-per-view and was scheduled for 12 rounds. Haney, with an undefeated record of 29-0, was looking to cement his status as one of the best fighters in the
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Oscar Valdez and Adam Lopez had a rematch on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The first fight between the two boxers took place in 2019 where Valdez won but not before Lopez managed to knock him down. Valdez was looking to prove that his first fight with Lopez was a fluke,
A potential Anthony Joshua-Deontay Wilder fight is the talk of the town in the boxing world. Although it won’t be for a world title, it would still be a major event. Joshua, a British professional boxer, has held the WBA, WBO, and IBF world heavyweight titles, while Wilder, an American professional boxer, has held the
Janibek Alimkhanuly put on a stunning performance on Saturday night in Stockton, California, claiming an easy victory against Steven Butler in a WBO middleweight title fight. Despite Butler’s attempts to fight back, Alimkhanuly dominated the match from the start. Although Butler was able to hold his own in the first round, Alimkhanuly’s uppercut in the
The boxing world was disappointed when negotiations for the undisputed heavyweight championship fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk fell through. This, coupled with the inability to make the undisputed welterweight championship fight between Errol Spence and Terence Crawford happen, led to boxing’s already less than stellar reputation taking a hit. However, negotiations between Fury
Gervonta Davis, Baltimore-based fighter and world champion, has been sentenced to 90 days of house arrest and three years of probation by Judge Althea M Handy for a hit and run incident that occurred in November 2020. Davis was driving a Lamborghini Urus SUV when he ran a red light and collided with a Toyota
John Ryder, a British boxer with a record of 32-5-1, is set to face Canelo Alvarez, the king of contemporary boxing, in his home country of Mexico this weekend. The 12-round fight for the undisputed super middleweight championship will take place at Zapopan’s Estadio Akron, outside of Guadalajara, and will be the main event of
Reports suggest that Errol Spence and Bud Crawford, two of the top welterweight boxers in the world, are in the midst of negotiations that could lead to a highly anticipated matchup. While fans are eager to see the two fighters finally face off, they remain cautious after previous negotiations fell through. However, the recent Gervonta
Reports indicate that the Gervonta Davis-Ryan Garcia superfight that took place last Saturday brought in more than a million pay per view buys. This is a significant number for any pay per view, and particularly impressive for boxing, which has not been able to achieve such figures in recent times. This fight once again proves
On Saturday night, DAZN streamed a live boxing card from Dallas, Texas, featuring eight rounds of super middleweight throwdown between David Stevens and Marco Antonio Periban. Stevens, who was undefeated, was up after two rounds and seemed to hurt Periban in the third. However, Periban surprised his opponent with a flash knockdown. Stevens, who quickly
Gabriel Rosado, a well-known 26-16-1 veteran, faced off against Bektemir Melikuziev for the second time in Las Vegas. The 37-year-old Rosado had previously won against Melikuziev, who held an 11-1 record. The fight was scheduled for 10 rounds at super middleweight, and it was held as part of the pay-per-view undercard for the Gervonta Davis-Ryan
In one of the most highly anticipated boxing matches in recent years, the undefeated Gervonta Davis faced off against Ryan Garcia in a scheduled 12-round bout. Despite no titles being on the line, the fight was expected to determine the face of boxing. Both fighters were young, hard-hitting, and confident, making for an exciting match.