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,…
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….
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…
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…
Acosta vs Cardenas is set to be a high-stakes battle as Bryan Acosta isn’t playing it safe—he’s taking a big risk by cutting weight and fighting in enemy territory. Normally a 126-pound fighter, Acosta has chosen to drop four pounds to take on top contender Ramon Cardenas at 122 pounds. The fight, set for the…
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…
Jessica McCaskill fights a few weeks later than originally planned. McCaskill was scheduled to defend her WBA, WBC and IBO welterweight titles against Ivana Habazin on April 20 in Croatia after Piranha Promotions, on behalf of Habazin, won the purse bids for $82,500. However, it was confirmed in March that the fight will no longer…
Liverpool’s WBC mandatory challenger Callum Smith (29-1, 21 KOs) challenges the reigning unified light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KOs) for his WBC, IBF and WBO championship this Saturday, January 13 at the Centre Videotron in Quebec, Canada. Former super middleweight champ Smith hasn’t fought since he stopped France’s WBC #2 Mathieu Bauderlique in a final eliminator on…
Subriel Matías makes a homecoming return to Puerto Rico when he defends his IBF World Jr. Welterweight title against Liam Paro at the Coliseo Juan Aubín Cruz Abreu in Manatí on Saturday, June 15, live worldwide on DAZN. Matías (20-1 20 KOs) landed the vacant IBF Jr. Welterweight title last February, forcing Jeremias Ponce to…
The much-anticipated boxing match between Conor Benn vs Chris Eubank Jr. remains shrouded in uncertainty, with recent developments adding to the intrigue. Amidst the backdrop of Benn’s failed drug tests, Robert Smith, General Secretary of the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC), and Kalle Sauerland, promoter for Eubank Jr., have made significant remarks shedding light…
