Boxing

On Saturday, former two-weight world champion Irish mixed martial artist, Conor McGregor, was left stunned on his return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) as his American opponent, Dustin Poirier, defeated him resoundingly in their UFC 257 rematch. It was McGregor’s third time coming back to active fighting after retiring …

Mahmoud ‘Diamond Boy’ Charr is ready to face Trevor Bryan—or at the very least, call Don King’s bluff. The WBA heavyweight title consolidation clash appears to finally be in play, just in the nick of time as Charr has been cleared for a travel visa to make the trek from …

Leonard Ellerbe respects how Ryan Garcia has gone about building his brand. Ellerbe also was convinced even before Garcia knocked out Luke Campbell that the 22-year-old Garcia is one of the top lightweights in boxing. The Mayweather Promotions CEO still didn’t divulge much during a recent interview with FightHype.com about …

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut – Avery Sparrow expressed frustration when referee Johnny Callas stopped his fight against Rolando Romero in the seventh round Saturday night. Sparrow’s corner men requested the stoppage because of the injury to his right knee that Sparrow suffered during the previous round. The Philadelphia lightweight was way behind …

Julio Cesar Martinez will defend his WBC World Flyweight title against McWilliams Arroyo as the chief support to Canelo Alvarez’s defense of his WBC, WBA Super and Ring Magazine World Super-Middleweight titles on Saturday February 27 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, live worldwide on DAZN (except …

Some people believe Caleb Plant is the real deal. Others not so much. But it doesn’t much matter to the Tennessee-born super middleweight either way. He’s got enough belief for all y’all. “I’ll be here for a long time,” he told Boxing Scene. “I’m not chasing nobody. I’m the champion. …

 Confessions Of All African Games Gold Medalist, Gbenga Oluokun Abuja 2003 All Africa Games gold medalist, Gbenga Oluokun has revealed how he almost took his life on two occasions due to depression. The skillful boxer, who represented Nigeria at Athens 2004 Olympic Games in Greece after clinching the gold medal …

Anthony Joshua is backing a parliamentary campaign for funds to save grassroots boxing from being wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic. The world heavyweight champion is one of several leading fighters, including his potential future challenger Joe Joyce and Hitman legend Ricky Hatton, who are signatories to an appeal to …

• Gypsy King trains in dark after AJ threatens he’ll ‘take his head off Anthony Joshua says he wants to fight Tyson Fury next and says the fight will happen as long as Fury is serious about it, reports boxingscene.com. Joshua, the WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF heavyweight champion, did …