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Conor McGregor recently made headlines when he declared he would be open to facing undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez in a boxing match. The Irishman is extremely confident in his chances today, especially after seeing Alvarez’s last performance against John Ryder earlier this month. Conor calls out Canelo (via @TheMacLife) pic.twitter.com/1FvleinQuP — Happy Punch […]

Recent footage of Nate Diaz preparing for Jake Paul emerged on social media and it’s safe to say it wasn’t received well by Twitter. Diaz makes his professional boxing debut when he takes on the YouTuber-turned-boxer in an eight-round match set for Aug. 5 in Dallas, Texas. For some, they believe Diaz — despite being […]

Shakur Stevenson didn’t feel Devin Haney did enough to defeat Vasiliy Lomachenko. Haney outpointed Lomachenko with all three judges scoring their lightweight title fight in favor of the champion last night in Las Vegas — a result many felt should have gone the other way. Stevenson was no different as he was ringside and went […]

Devin Haney of the United States became the undisputed WBA, WBO, WBC, and IBF Lightweight World Champion on Saturday when he defeated Boxing legend Vasyl Lomachenko in a unanimous decision. The fight was a technical back-and-forth affair that saw both fighters have their moments in the ring. Devin Haney started fast and controlled the first […]

It’s fair to say the Vasiliy Lomachenko camp was not happy with the Devin Haney decision last night. Haney earned the unanimous decision win in his lightweight title fight against Lomachenko in a very close and competitive fight that could have gone either way. However, many observers, including the resulting booing Las Vegas crowd, felt […]

Conor McGregor has been the face of the UFC even though he has not been active. The two-division champion carried the sport to elevated audiences. He is now a businessman and has moved on from what have been the best fights of his career. Two of those came against Nate Diaz, who is fighting YouTube […]

Ahead of their lightweight title bout on Saturday, Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko went face to face at their pre-fight weigh-in on Friday morning in Las Vegas. Unfortunately, things got heated. Haney was seen mouthing off to the Ukrainian before giving him a vicious shove. The American ultimately left the stage shortly after. Take a […]

Tyson Fury (the best boxer in the world) and Jon “Bones” Jones (the best mixed martial artist in the world) will never fight each other for obvious reasons; namely, they play different sports—Jones would undoubtedly beat Fury in the octagon while Fury would undoubtedly best Jones in a boxing ring. But logic has never gotten […]

All eyes will be on Las Vegas Saturday night as the MGM Grand Garden Arena lays host to another boxing super-fight for the ages as we give you a prediction and pick for ESPN’s Top Rank Boxing Main Event. Boxing great and former Lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko will challenge one of the faces of boxing, WBA, WBO, […]

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has tried to make a fight with WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. The sides have not agreed to a fight yet. Tyson Fury issued another challenge to Usyk Thursday on social media. ‼️ Tyson Fury calls out Oleksandr Usyk to make the undisputed heavyweight world […]

Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn believes super lightweight will eventually become the premier division in the sport of boxing. As things stand, the lightweight division is stacked with a number of names including current unified champion Devin Haney, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Shakur Stevenson, Gervonta Davis, Ryan Garcia and Isaac Cruz just to name a few. We’ll […]

Unified lightweight champion Devin Haney believes boxers should follow the example of MMA fighters like UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Haney defends his lightweight titles against former pound-for-pound great Vasiliy Lomachenko on Saturday in what is a pretty much a super fight between two of the best boxers in the world. Last month, Ryan Garcia […]

Tyson Fury ripped into UFC commentator Joe Rogan over his comments on how a fight between himself and Jon Jones would go. Last month, Rogan stated how if there was a no rules barred fight between Jones — the current UFC heavyweight champion — and Fury, the reigning, undefeated WBC boxing heavyweight champion in a […]

It looks like Francis Ngannou won’t be boxing his desired targets like Anthony Joshua in 2023 at the very least. It’s no secret that the former UFC heavyweight champion and new PFL signing wants to box as he recently revealed he was looking at a potential fight with Joshua to take place in Africa. “We’ve […]

This Saturday night sees a mega clash in the lightweight division as unified 135-pound champion Devin Haney defends his belt against former WBA, WBC and WBO lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It’s a fight that’s been four years in the making as the wheels were first in […]

Canelo Alvarez is showing signs of decline according to his former promoter Oscar De La Hoya. Alvarez defended his super middleweight titles against John Ryder earlier this month after a wide unanimous decision victory over 12 rounds. The Mexican superstar dropped Ryder in the fifth round and with the Briton suffering a broken nose early […]

Sugar Ray Leonard is a legendary boxer who has garnered 25 knockouts and 10 title wins in his career. He is also an Olympic gold medalist while representing the USA national team. With Leonard’s decorated career, have you ever wondered how a boxing great like him lives? Well, wonder no more. This article features Sugar Ray Leonard’s […]

Devin Haney does not like Vasiliy Lomachenko — plain and simple. On May 20 in Las Vegas, Haney defends his lightweight titles against the former champion and pound-for-pound great in a fight that was four years in the making. Back in August 2019, Lomachenko claimed the WBC title while retaining his WBA and WBO titles […]

Manny Pacquiao established himself as a boxing great. In fact, Pacman has 12 world title belts to his name. Given his accomplishments in the squared circle, have you ever wondered how the Filipino boxing legend lives? Well, wonder no more. This article features Manny Pacquiao’s $4.5 million home in Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California. Around the same […]

Jake Paul has his eyes set on another MMA opponent following his boxing bout with Nate Diaz on Aug. 5. Paul, who is 6-1 (4 KOs) in his boxing career, wants to fight “The Notorious” Conor McGregor, he told TMZ Sports. “I’m going to knock [Diaz] out, do what Conor couldn’t do,” Paul said, “and […]

Errol Spence Jr. doesn’t like Canelo Alvarez’s chances against Dmitry Bivol or Artur Beterbiev. Alvarez enjoyed a dominant unanimous decision win over John Ryder this past weekend to defend his super middleweight titles. He’s now targeting a rematch with WBO light heavyweight champion Bivol later this year. However, it’s always good to have alternatives in […]

Canelo Alvarez earned another defense of his super middleweight titles after a dominant decision victory over John Ryder this past weekend in Guadalajara, Mexico. The Mexican superstar made no secret of who he wanted to fight next — Dmitry Bivol. “Everybody knows — we want the rematch with Bivol,” Alvarez said. “If the fight with […]

Nate Diaz has no plans to retire anytime soon. The Stockton native may have departed the UFC after his contract expired last year, but he’s getting ready for his next fight as he boxes Jake Paul in Dallas on Aug. 5. He’s a considerable underdog against the YouTuber-turned-boxer — after all, he is his past […]

Jake Paul and Nate Diaz had their press conference on Tuesday for their upcoming bout. During the press conference, someone employed by Jake Paul asked a less than considerate question to Nate Diaz about his brother Nick Diaz, reports talkSPORT’s Michael Benson. Nate Diaz gets annoyed by a Jake Paul employee trolling him at their […]

As far as Teofimo Lopez is concerned, Devin Haney doesn’t have the dog in him to defeat Vasiliy Lomachenko. Haney defends his lightweight titles against Lomachenko May 20 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The American is slightly favored over the older Lomachenko as well. However, Lopez is picking the Ukrainian to come […]

Jake Paul has a new opponent for now, but he still expects to fight Tommy Fury again. Paul is set to face former UFC star Nate Diaz in an eight-round boxing match taking place Aug. 5 in Dallas, Texas. It will be his first fight since suffering his maiden professional boxing defeat following a split […]

It looks like we’re in store for a Canelo Alvarez vs. Dmitry Bivol rematch. Alvarez successfully defended his super middleweight titles after a comfortable win over John Ryder last night in Guadalajara, Mexico. The Mexican superstar dropped Ryder in the fifth round on his way to a wide points victory with the judges scoring it […]

As far as Eddie Hearn is concerned, Canelo Alvarez — not Gervonta Davis — still remains the face of boxing. Davis recently defeated Ryan Garcia in a super fight that did over 1.2 million pay-per-view buys — a massive success to say the least. Many have since dubbed “Tank” the new face of boxing which […]

Canelo Alvarez gave his honest opinion on YouTuber-turned-boxers Jake Paul and Logan Paul. For better or worse, YouTube boxing has now become the norm and the Paul brothers are a big reason for that. While Logan Paul now seems focused on his WWE career, he did box fellow YouTuber KSI a couple of times before […]

Deontay Wilder went to Twitter, appeared to explain the reasoning behind being arrested on gun charges in Los Angeles early Tuesday morning. “I’d rather be safe than sorry. The End 🙏🏿,” Wilder posted. It’s hard to know whether or not the former heavyweight champion felt a sense of danger, or just merely keeps a handgun […]

Mike Perry wants a piece of Conor McGregor next. Perry defeated Luke Rockhold via second-round TKO in the Bare Knuckle FC 41 headliner this past weekend. McGregor was notably in attendance and even entered the ring once Perry called him out for a face off. For the most part, it was a largely respectful face […]

Mike Tyson is picking David Benavidez over Canelo Alvarez in a potential fight. Alvarez defends his super middleweight titles against John Ryder this upcoming weekend. However, the fight just about everyone in the boxing world wanted to see was him against the undefeated Benavidez. But with the Mexican superstar targeting a rematch with Dmitry Bivol […]

Oscar De La Hoya has massive expectations for the eventual Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia rematch. Both fighters recently competed last month in a super fight that was said to have done more than 1.2 million buys on pay-per-view. It was all the more impressive when one considers the fact that it was not only […]

As far as Oscar De La Hoya is concerned, Ryan Garcia is the real new face of boxing — not Gervonta Davis. Davis and Garcia recently fought in a super fight that was nothing but a massive pay-per-view success. According to reports, the fight drew more than 1.2 million buys which makes it the most […]

Former UFC star and three-time title challenger Chad “Money” Mendes has officially called it a career, announcing his retirement from combat sports after a lifetime of fighting that began when he was just five years old. Mendes gained his greatest notoriety in challenging Jose Aldo for the UFC Featherweight belt on two occasions and stepping […]

Bare Knuckle FC 41 was a big success just for the fact alone that Conor McGregor was in attendance. BKFC 41 took place Saturday night in Broomfield, Colorado, with Mike Perry going 3-0 in the bare knuckle world after earning a second-round TKO win over former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold in the headliner. In […]

Former unified light heavyweight champion Andre Ward believes Canelo Alvarez is avoiding a fight with David Benavidez. Benavidez most recently defeated Caleb Plant last month to successfully defend his WBC interim super middleweight title. After the victory, he demanded a fight with Alvarez. However, Alvarez will be defending his super middleweight titles against WBO mandatory […]

Death, taxes and Floyd Mayweather taking part in exhibition boxing matches. The former five-weight boxing champion will return for another exhibition fight when he takes on MMA fighter and pro boxer John Gotti III on June 11 at the FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida. The news was announced in a press release by Mayweather’s […]

The super fight between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia this past weekend in Las Vegas was a massive pay-per-view success. Davis came out on top against Garcia with a seventh-round TKO courtesy of a brutal body shot that earned him the win and preserved his undefeated record. Result aside, it was a massive occasion that […]