Ben Whittaker and Lewis Edmondson’s names have been heavily linked in the last year or so but they will both return to the ring in the next few weeks against separate opponents. Edmondson’s manager, Billy Joe Saunders, has now revealed that Whittaker turned down the fight with Edmondson despite there being interest from the broadcaster….
Riyadh Season has revealed that the Professional Fighters League (PFL) and the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) will host an unprecedented pay-per-view mega event – PFL Champions vs Bellator Champions. This unprecedented Champions vs Champions fight card features four co-main fights of current PFL Champions vs current Bellator Champions. In addition, the card features two compelling match-ups of previous PFL title challenges vs previous Bellator title…
Adam Smith, a distinguished figure in the world of sports broadcasting, notably recognized for his extensive work in boxing commentary, has been appointed as the Director of Broadcasting at GBM Sports. Smith, whose voice has accompanied some of boxing’s most significant moments over the past three decades, is making a notable return to the sport…
Britain’s Tyson Fury and Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk will clash in a #1 vs #2 Heavyweight collision for all four belts on Saturday, May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The broadcaster for this event will be DAZN PPV worldwide. Sky Sports and TNT Sports will also show the PPV in the UK alongside ESPN + PPV…
Undefeated boxing stars Gervonta Davis and David Benavidez co-headline a PBC PPV card this Saturday, June 15 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. ‘Tank’ Davis (29-0, 27 KOs) returns to the ring for the first time in fourteen months. The WBA lightweight champion hasn’t fought since he stopped Ryan Garcia…
UFC 300 was one for the history books. From top to bottom, every fight gave us something to jump out of our seat for. The opening bout saw a submission victory, and that led off the night of wild finishes, all leading to a round one knockout in the main event. Plus, two of the…
Haney vs Garcia Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia are back in talks for a 140-pound title clash that would headline a DAZN pay-per-view event in Las Vegas on April 20. The pair began negotiating around mid-December but, earlier this month, Garcia announced that he wanted to fight Rolly Romero instead. With the PBC announcing Romer…
Gary Cully will make his big return to Dublin this November when he fights Reece Mould for the WBA Continental Europe lightweight title – but this time he insists his homecoming is “personal”. ’The Diva’ (16-1-0, 10 KOs) was left stunned last May when Mexican rival Jose Felix ripped up the script and inflicted the Irish lightweight’s only…
Karate Combat’s Ambitious Vision: Pursuing UFC Legends to Transform the Sport Karate Combat, under the innovative leadership of President Asim Zaidi, is poised to redefine the martial arts landscape. Zaidi’s vision involves blending traditional karate with elements of modern combat sports, and part of this strategy includes pursuing negotiations with high-profile fighters from the UFC….
With Matchroom vs Queensberry’s 5v5 card fast approaching, rumours have begun to circulate around a potential USA vs Mexico 5v5 staged as part of Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season, with a headline event of Canelo vs Crawford. The Matchroom vs Queensberry 5v5, originally planned as the undercard for Dmitry Bivol vs Artur Beterbiev, before Beterbiev’s injury,…
Both the EBU and the BBBofC have jointly ordered Dalton Smith (15-0, 11 KOs) to face Adam Azim (11-0, 8 KOs) next. Smith is the mandatory challenger for Azim’s European title and Azim is the official challenger for Smith’s Lonsdale championship. However, the fight isn’t expected to materialise. And the reason why is very much up for debate. Azim’s…
British Heavyweight star Anthony Joshua takes on the former UFC champion Francis Ngannou on Friday, March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia live on pay-per-view. 34-year-old Joshua (27-3, 24 KOs) stopped Otto Wallin in five rounds at the end of a very active 2023 which also involved a decision win over Jermaine Franklin and a 7th-round KO of Robert Helenius….
Australia’s IBF Cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia has been left with an ultimatum The International Boxing Federation (IBF) rejected the division number one’s request for a voluntary defence against Ellis Zorro on December 23 in Saudi Arabia. The DAZN PPV card, which features eight fights including Anthony Joshua vs Otto Wallin and Deontay Wilder vs Joseph…
Filip Hrgovic is set to face British Heavyweight Daniel Dubois next – that is according to Hrgovic’s US-based trainer, Ronnie Shields. Shields informed W.A.W. Boxing that he recently found out his charge, Hrgovic, would be facing Duobis on Saturday, June 1 in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia, alongside Matchroom Boxing, Queensberry Promotions and Top Rank, is…
