Kevin Holland isn’t looking for UFC gold. Coming from a fighter, this may seem odd, considering everyone in the sport is there to be the best and get to the top of the mountain, which in most cases is being champion. But, not for Kevin Holland, as he claimed at the Noche UFC media day….
Dricus Du Plessis was seemingly the number one contender for Israel Adesanya’s UFC Middleweight Championship after defeating Robert Whittaker at UFC 290 back in July. But, due to an injury, Dricus was unable to fight, thus Sean Strickland becoming number one contender and defeating Adesanya for the belt at UFC 293. Dricus Du Plessis Blasts…
MATCHROOM returns to Florida as World-rated Super-Lightweight Richardson Hitchins takes on Jose Zepeda for the WBC Silver and IBF North American Super-Lightweight titles this Saturday, September 23 at the Caribe Royale, Orlando, Florida, USA live on DAZN. READ: Zhang vs Joyce 2 Date, Start Time, TV Channel And Undercard Hitchins (16-0 7 KOs) shone in his last outing in his home city,…
Aelaxa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko II is set to headline Noche UFC this Saturday for the UFC Flyweight Championship. These two fought back in March at UFC 285, where Grasso pulled off a massive upset to become the Flyweight Champion. Now, they do it again this weekend. Alexa Grasso Responds to Valentina Shevchenko Following the…
DEC 9 is the date for Regis Prograis vs Devin Haney. The clash between the WBC Super Lightweight champion and the Undisputed 135-pound king was originally targeted for October 28 in Las Vegas. However, contracts were not finalized in time and Matchroom Boxing lost the planned site for the bout affecting the economics of the…
MATCHROOM returns to Florida as World-rated Super-Lightweight Richardson Hitchins takes on Jose Zepeda for the WBC Silver and IBF North American Super-Lightweight titles. Hitchins (16-0 7 KOs) shone in his last outing in his home city, putting New Jersey’s John Bauza on the canvas during a shut-out win at Madison Square Garden, and the Brooklyn ace now lurks with intent at #6…
Per his Instagram story, UFC Welterweight, Santiago Ponzinibbio is out of the September 16, Noche UFC event. He was initially set to face Daniel Rodriguez, but Rodriguez was forced out of the fight after failing a drug test in August. Rodriguez tested positive for the banned substance, Ostarine. Santiago Ponzinibbio Will Not Be Fighting At…
Chris Eubank Jr (32-3, 23 KOs) and Liam Smith (33-3-1, 20 KOs) officially announced their Middleweight rematch last month after plenty of confusion surrounding Eubank’s next fight. Smith vs Eubank 2 will take place this Saturday, September 2 at Manchester’s 20,000-capacity AO Arena, The first fight sold out at the same venue. The rematch was rumoured for the O2 due to…
Angel Fierro continues to hammer on the door for a World title shot, and he’ll look to add more weight to those claims when he defends his WBO NABO Lightweight title against Brayan Zammaripa. Fierro (21-1-2 17 KOs) is sitting pretty at #4 with the WBO, and the 25-year-old gets a hometown outing as he looks to build on…
UFC Dana White’s Contender Series week five is here. Last week, only three contracts were awarded out of five winners. Now ten more fighters are looking to impress Dana White and possibly get a contract. It was another great night of fights that saw some dominating wins and some surprising contract results by Dana White,…
CHRIS EUBANK JR avenged Liam Smith with a tenth-round stoppage win at Manchester’s AO Area last Saturday. Smith stunningly stopped Eubank Jr in four rounds back in January. The fourth round was pivotal in their rematch, however, this time in favour of Eubank Jr, who dropped the Liverpudlian with a brilliantly-placed right uppercut. The son…
Former WBO #1 Lyndon Arthur (22-1, 15 KOs) will collide with Argentina’s big-punching Braian Nahuel Suarez (18-1, 17 KOs) in the main event of a Wasserman Boxing promotion this Friday, September 1 at the University of Bolton Stadium, Greater Manchester live and free on Channel 5 and DAZN worldwide. Arthur-Suarez was supposed to take place in March but was scrapped at the eleventh hour…
Earlier this month, Richard Riakporhe withdrew from the purse bids for his mandated fight with Ring Magazine and IBF Cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia. Riakporhe gave his mandatory position and is now understood to be targeting a clash with the WBA champion, France’s Arsen Goulamirian. Eddie Hearn, co-promoter of Opetaia, claimed that BOXXER emailed Opetaia’s other…
Oleksandr Usyk halted Daniel Dubois in the 9th round of Saturday’s unified Heavyweight title fight in front of more than 35,000 fans in Wroclaw, Poland. Usyk, NoSmokeSport‘s P4P #3, retained his WBA, IBF and WBO championships with a first win inside the distance in almost four years against his WBA mandatory. But the big talking…
