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Thursday, April 9 DAZN, 6:30 pm ET, Osleys Iglesias vs Pavel Silyagin. From Montreal. The vacant IBF super middleweight title is up for grabs between two unbeaten fighters. Cuban-German-Canadian Iglesias (14-0, 13 KO) is seen already as a top fighter at 168 lbs, and Russia’s Silyagin (16-0-1, 7 KO) has about as strong a resume […]
Regis Prograis appeared for a Netflix press event to promote this weekend’s fight against Conor Benn and explains why he’s feeling confident heading into this matchup, saying his experience against better opposition than Benn is at the heart of it. Prograis on whether he thinks Benn will be drained by coming down to 150 lbs […]
Kickboxing ace turned boxing star Tenshin Nasukawa looks to punch his ticket to another title shot at the expense of the great Juan Francisco Estrada, who has his sights set on conquering his third weight class. Nasukawa (7-1, 2 KO) lost his undefeated pro record to Takuma Inoue in a bid for WBC gold last […]
Dillian Whyte quickly caught up with some boxing media to discuss his career plans as he still intends to carry on despite coming of a first round stoppage loss to Moses Itauma in his most recent outing. Here Whyte says he hopes to be back in the ring this spring, breaks down the fight between […]
Today Most Valuable Promotions have officially announced an MVPW-03 card set for May 30, which will feature Amanda Serrano (48-4-1, 31 KOs) returning to the ring to take on Cheyenne Hanson (17-2, 13 KOs) in a featherweight unification in El Paso, Texas. The card will stream live on ESPN and also be headlined by a […]
▲ Up ▲ Deontay Wilder The 40-year-old Wilder (45-4-1, 43 KO) isn’t ever going to be the star and champion that he was in his prime, but his win over Derek Chisora was his best in years, and there are several factors to it that raise his stock. Wilder was asked about and said he’s […]
After the unfortunate demise of its three-day Saikou x LUSH event this month, 3150Fight is getting its schedule together, announcing a pair of IBF title fights for June 6th in Aichi, Japan. One sees super flyweight champion Willibaldo Garcia (23-6-2, 13 KO) make his inaugural defense against Andrew Moloney (28-4, 18 KO). Garcia had intended […]
With Regis Prograis set to take on Conor Benn this weekend in London as part of a Zuffa Boxing show, Prograis talks to some boxing media about how the fight came about and shuts down any rumors suggesting that he’s physically compromised heading into the fight. Prograis says there are some outside forces who would […]
One of this month’s better fights is kaput, as Mike Coppinger reports that Callum Smith suffered an unspecified injury ahead of his April 18th DAZN main event against David Morrell Jr. Matchroom has yet to release a statement; it’s such a top-heavy show that we can almost certainly expect them to postpone the whole deal. […]
Deontay Wilder showed up to the post-fight press conference to discuss his split decision win over Derek Chisora and reflects on the range of emotions he felt in the ring while simultaneously trying to put Chisora to sleep while also not wanting to see his friend get seriously hurt. Wilder says there were even a […]
Following his split decision loss to Deontay Wilder in what turned out to be quite an entertaining battle, even if not a work of art, Derek Chisora appeared at the post-fight press conference to give his immediate reaction to what transpired in the ring, believing that he should’ve received the win. Chisora came up short […]
Andres Cortes and Eridson Garcia will fight in the main event of Zuffa Boxing 05 tonight from Las Vegas. Cortes (24-0, 13 KO) is a former Top Rank fighter and rising contender at 130, now fighting at 135 because Zuffa doesn’t do the “in-between” divisions. Garcia (23-1, 14 KO) may be a very tough opponent, […]
Caroline Dubois and Terri Harper will fight in a WBC and WBO lightweight world title unification today, headlining the first Most Valuable Promotions show in their new deal with ESPN. The card will feature several world title fights, including Ellie Scotney and Mayelli Flores meeting for undisputed glory at super bantamweight, Chantelle Cameron facing Michaela […]
Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora did not put on a boxing masterpiece today in London. But they had a fight. A wild, chaotic, messy, terribly-refereed fight between veteran heavyweights ages 40 and 42, with one saying that he was for sure retiring, and his goal coming in was to take his opponent with him. Chisora, […]
Tim Tszyu will return to action in a 10-round middleweight fight against Denis Nurja in a Premier Boxing Champions main event tonight from Australia. Tszyu (26-3, 18 KO) will look to notch a second straight win ahead of what could be a bigger fight this summer back in the United States, having lost three of […]
Despite a lot of talk between the two fighters as of late, it appears that Rolly Romero and Devin Haney won’t be fighting one another after all, as talks have broken down. Initially when speaking on the negotiations, Haney readily admitted that he received what he deemed to be a very fair offer from Rolly […]
Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora will fight today in a heavyweight showdown hyped as Chisora’s retirement bout, but could potentially see two careers end. Or none. It’s boxing. Both the 40-year-old Wilder (44-4-1, 43 KO) and 42-year-old Chisora (36-13, 23 KO) will be fighting for their 50th time as professionals, Chisora turning pro in 2007 […]
Eddie Hearn shared more thoughts on his former fighter, Conor Benn, and Benn’s reported one-fight deal with Zuffa Boxing, which has set off quite a beef between the two parties, who worked together for many years as promoter and fighter. Hearn carefully told iFL TV that he doesn’t believe Benn’s deal is actually just for […]
Lance Pugmire reports that a rematch between Keyshawn Davis and Nahir Albright will headline Top Rank’s first DAZN show, which is “targeted” for May 16 in Davis’ hometown of Norfolk, Virginia. Davis (14-0, 10 KO) beat Albright (17-2-1, 7 KO) by majority decision in 2023, only to test positive for marijuana and have to settle […]
The undercard for Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven in Egypt on May 23 has come together. Previously reported was a solid welterweight matchup between Jack Catterall and Shakhram Giyasov. In addition to that we’ll see: How do you like the card? Remember, it’s a pay-per-view, technically, though is available for DAZN Ultimate subscribers as well, […]
Most Valuable Promotions kicks off its partnership with ESPN this Sunday with the first of its all-women MVPW series, headlined by a lightweight title unification between Caroline Dubois and Terri Harper. Bad Left Hook will have LIVE coverage of the card starting at 12:00 pm ET. Dubois (12-0-1, 5 KO) started 2025 with a technical […]
Former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will be back in action this weekend in a fight against Derek Chisora that promises to deliver on action. Wilder has been showcasing rather poor form as of late, but tells ESPN that he’s now in a much better place in his life in multiple respects and that he’s feeling […]
Ahead of this weekend’s heavyweight fight between Derek Chisora and Deontay Wilder, both fighters appeared for a final press conference. Kicking the conversation off, Wilder talks about his time away from the sport and feeling reinvigorated heading into this fight. “Just ready to go,” Wilder said. “the talking has been done, the training has been […]
3150Fight has postponed its upcoming three-day fight series in Kyrgyzstan , citing “international instability” that led to logistical and travel issues. As best as I can tell through translation, the press release does not specify the instability, but the odds are pretty much 100% that it’s referring to the United States’ and Israel’s ongoing war […]
Sporting a combined age of 82, heavyweight veterans Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora get the spotlight in Greenwich this Saturday when they collide at the O2. Bad Left Hook will have LIVE coverage of the card starting at 1:00 pm ET. Wilder (44-4-1, 43 KO) snapped a 1-4 skid last June with a rout of […]