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Canelo Alvarez claims Dmitry Bivol asked for too much over a potential rematch. Alvarez defends his super middleweight titles against Jermell Charlo on Sept. 30 in Las Vegas in what is the first fight of a three-fight deal with PBC. Of course, the Mexican superstar last fought and defeated John Ryder in May and made […]

Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn wasn’t impressed one bit by Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz. Paul earned a unanimous decision win over Diaz in their 10-round boxing match earlier this month. Going into the fight, many expected Diaz — who was making his professional boxing debut — to lose, including Hearn who expected it to […]

Canelo Alvarez has no interest in a catchweight fight with Terence Crawford. Crawford — the undisputed king at 147 pounds as well as the pound-for-pound best boxer in the world — recently proposed a 158-pound catchweight fight between himself and Alvarez. “We can do something at a catchweight,” Crawford said. “Probably, 160 [pounds] or something, […]

The chances of boxing fans seeing Tyson Fury fight Oleksandr Usyk early next year are even lower now. Although it’s been a great year for boxing where the best have fought the best, one fight that didn’t come to fruition was a highly-anticipated heavyweight title unification bout between Fury and Usyk. There were serious negotiations […]

Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo finally saw each other eye-to-eye for the first time. Alvarez defends his super middleweight titles against the unified 154-pound champion when they collide Sept. 30 in Las Vegas in a venue that is yet to be decided. On Tuesday, the pair took part in a press conference in New York […]

Bob Arum heaped some massive praise on Naoya Inoue. Inoue recently became a four-division champion after knocking out the previously unbeaten Stephen Fulton to win the WBC and WBO junior featherweight titles late last month. Although he was quickly overshadowed by Terence Crawford’s win over Errol Spence Jr., there’s no doubt that the undefeated Japanese […]

Eddie Hearn believes Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder is one of the best fights in boxing today. Joshua is set to collide with Wilder in a January fight in Saudi Arabia following his emphatic seventh-round knockout win over Robert Helenius this past weekend. Compared to Helenius, “AJ” will face a much bigger threat in Wilder […]

Malik Scott revealed how his pupil Deontay Wilder reacted to Anthony Joshua’s knockout. Joshua made it two victories in a row following a vicious seventh-round knockout win over Robert Helenius this past weekend in London. One person who was definitely watching was Wilder — who Joshua is now expected to fight next in Saudi Arabia […]

Terence Crawford doesn’t agree with those who believe Errol Spence Jr. should consider retirement. Crawford is coming off a historic ninth-round TKO win over Spence late last month to become the unified and undisputed welterweight champion. The manner of the victory — in which Crawford bloodied Spence with three knockdowns during the contest — have […]

Anthony Joshua is back on a winning streak after a devastating seventh-round knockout win over Robert Helenius last night at the O2 Arena in London. He is now expected to fight former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in a contest slated to take place January in Saudi Arabia. The signs look promising for a fight […]

Canelo Alvarez has his next opponent in mind after Jermell Charlo. Alvarez will return to action on September 30th in Las Vegas, where he will look to defend his super middleweight titles against the unified 154-pound champion Charlo in a venue that is yet to be announced. Despite Charlo being unlikely to be affected by […]

Conor McGregor will be training Dillon Danis for his upcoming fight with Logan Paul. It was announced earlier this week that Danis would be Logan Paul’s opponent for the upcoming MF & DAZN: X Series event taking place Oct. 14 at the AO Arena in Manchester, England. While announcing the fight, Paul remained doubtful as […]

Anthony Joshua revealed what his game plan would be in a potential fight with Deontay Wilder. Joshua made it two wins in a row following a vicious seventh-round knockout victory over Robert Helenius last night in London. The attention quickly turned to his next opponent who looks all but likely to be Wilder with a […]

Anthony Joshua had a cheeky response when asked if he was fighting Deontay Wilder next. Joshua made it two wins in a row after an emphatic seventh-round knockout victory over short-notice opponent Robert Helenius last night at the O2 Arena in London. It was a much needed finish for “AJ” who took his time — […]

Jermell Charlo could cause Canelo Alvarez plenty of problems according to boxing legend Bernard Hopkins. Charlo moves up two weight classes to challenge for Alvarez’s super middleweight titles on Sept. 30 in Las Vegas in what is a rare fight between two undisputed champions. Although the general belief is that Charlo won’t be at too […]

UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith was not impressed by the performance of Jake Paul or Nate Diaz. Paul defeated Diaz in their 10-round boxing match with a unanimous decision victory this past weekend in Dallas, Texas. The former Disney star dropped Diaz in the fifth round and did more than enough throughout the contest to […]

Terence Crawford explained his ongoing beef with Jermell Charlo. Crawford and Charlo appear to be on a collision course, especially after their NSFW confrontation during the former’s welterweight title unification clash against Errol Spence Jr. late last month. The pair have been going at each other well before that too, and now that they are […]

Despite calling for the fight, Andy Ruiz Jr. didn’t end up as Anthony Joshua’s short-notice opponent. With the adverse finding in Dillian Whyte’s anti-doping test, Joshua was in search of a new opponent as he still planned on competing at the O2 Arena in London this weekend. Ruiz would eventually put his name in the […]

Floyd Mayweather still has Terence Crawford as the best pound-for-pound boxer today over Naoya Inoue. Inoue staked his claim as the pound-for-pound best boxer after becoming a four-division champion following his knockout win over Stephen Fulton in their title fight for the WBC and WBO junior featherweight straps. Having unified the bantamweight division in December, […]

UFC president Dana White was impressed with Nate Diaz’s performance against Jake Paul. Diaz suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Paul in their 10-round boxing match this past weekend. Although he was hurt in the first round and knocked down in the fifth, Diaz had a more than respectable performance as he went the distance […]

Floyd Mayweather believes Errol Spence Jr. should move up not one weight class, but a couple. Spence is coming off his first career defeat after getting completely outclassed and dominated by Terence Crawford in their welterweight title unification clash last month. Despite some blaming Spence’s performance on the weight cut, “The Truth” offered no excuses […]

Logan Paul will be returning to the boxing ring for the first time in over two years. The current WWE superstar announced on Twitter that he will be facing Bellator fighter Dillon Danis in a boxing match as the other half of the double main event at the MF & DAZN: X Series event taking […]

Anthony Joshua will still be fighting this weekend. Finland’s Robert Helenius will be stepping in on short notice to fight the former unified heavyweight champion this Saturday at the O2 Arena in London. It’s all the more impressive from Helenius given that the 39-year-old only fought in Finland this past weekend where he TKO’d Mika […]

There is no pound-for-pound debate between Terence Crawford and Naoya Inoue according to boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. Late last month, Crawford became the undisputed welterweight champion following a dominant ninth-round TKO victory over Errol Spence Jr. In the process, he not only essentially became the best welterweight of today’s generation, but also cemented his […]

Jake Paul defeated Nate Diaz in their boxing match this past weekend, but it’s not the end of their rivalry. In fact, there’s a possibility they have a rematch in MMA under the PFL banner after Diaz seemed to show interest in Paul’s post-fight $10 million offer. You may be thinking Diaz absolutely wipes the […]

Shawn Porter provided his prediction for a potential Shakur Stevenson vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko fight. Unified lightweight champion Devin Haney is set to move up to fight WBC super lightweight champion Regis Prograis in October. Although he wanted to keep his lightweight titles, the WBC named Haney as the champion-in-recess which means should he decide to […]

Jake Paul fired back at Conor McGregor after the latter’s derogatory tweet. Paul and McGregor have been going at it on social media in the aftermath of the former’s unanimous decision win over Nate Diaz this past weekend. McGregor wasn’t particularly impressed with the fight or his old rival Diaz’s game plan as he criticized […]

Anthony Joshua expects a much better showing from Errol Spence Jr. in a potential rematch with Terence Crawford. Spence suffered his first career defeat after a one-sided ninth-round TKO defeat to Crawford in their welterweight title unification clash late last month. The manner of the defeat was especially shocking as a bloodied Spence was virtually […]

Jake Paul returned to winning ways with a unanimous decision win over Nate Diaz in their 10-round, 185-pound boxing match last night in Dallas, Texas. Afterward, he brought up the possibility of a $10 million rematch with Diaz in MMA under the PFL banner, which the latter seemed to reciprocate in terms of interest. But […]

Jake Paul and KSI are at it again. Paul returned to the win column with a unanimous decision victory over Nate Diaz last night in Dallas, Texas. The former Disney star hurt Diaz bad in the first round before dropping him with a left hook in the fifth en route to the victory. The win […]

Andy Ruiz Jr. has offered to step in and fight Anthony Joshua on short notice once again. Joshua was set to fight domestic rival Dillian Whyte in a rematch eight years in the making taking place Aug. 12 at the O2 Arena in London, England. However, that fight is now off after Whyte’s anti-doping test […]

We all got a closer look at the confrontation between Terence Crawford and Jermell Charlo. Last week, Crawford made history as he became the first-ever undisputed welterweight champion following a dominant, one-sided TKO victory over Errol Spence Jr. in the ninth round. Crawford bloodied and battered Spence as he knocked him down three times during […]

It was Jake Paul’s right hand that’s led to so much of his success in his boxing career. However, against Nate Diaz, it was his left hook that proved to be the key to victory. Paul returned to winning ways after earning a wide unanimous decision win over the former UFC star in their 10-round […]

Jake Paul believes none of his previous opponents took as much damage as Nate Diaz did. Paul returned to the win column after a unanimous decision victory over Diaz in their boxing headliner last night at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The former Disney star got off to a hot start as he […]

Nate Diaz believes gaining the weight for his boxing match with Jake Paul may have contributed to his defeat. Diaz made his professional boxing debut last night after battling Paul in a 10-round, 185-pound contest at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Despite a shaky start in the first round as well as getting […]

Jake Paul found the humor in Nate Diaz attempting to guillotine him during their boxing match. Paul emerged victorious over the former UFC superstar in their 10-round cruiserweight boxing matchup last night in Dallas, Texas. The YouTuber-turned-boxer appeared to have hurt Diaz early on in the first round and poured on the pressure. However, Diaz […]

Jake Paul and Nate Diaz faced off in a highly-anticipated boxing match in Dallas on August 5th. The fight generated a lot of buzz in the combat sports world, with fans and pundits alike eager to see how the matchup would play out. Jake Paul wins over Nate Diaz by UNANIMOUS decision 🔥 (via @DAZNBoxing)pic.twitter.com/Wa06LxCvDz […]

Jake Paul may have dominated his fight with Nate Diaz on Saturday night, but as usual, he didn’t get much love from boxing fans. The criticism on Paul remains the same: he has yet to win against a real boxer, and he’s not  really proving anything by matching up against MMA fighters past their prime. […]

Jake Paul is scheduled to fight Nate Diaz Saturday night in Dallas, but he looked more like someone gearing up for World War III when he arrived at American Airlines Center riding a tank. Say what you want about Paul, but the man definitely knows how to get people’s attention. Jake Paul pulled up to […]