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Jake Paul will fight former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley in an upcoming Showtime pay-per-view boxing match, but it was another former MMA champion that had original dibs on fighting the YouTuber-turned-KO artist.  Former UFC middleweight champion and Hall of Fame fighter Michael Bisbing admitted that he passed on the opportunity to fight Paul shortly

Back in November, former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. stepped back in the ring and fought to an eight round draw with former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. The pay-per-view event was financially backed by the Triller app. Tyson-Jones generated tremendous business – with a reported 1.6 million buys on pay-per-view. Based on

Social media superstars Jake and Logan Paul been making waves in the boxing world for the last two years. Their tremendous following on the internet, with 43 million followers combined just on Youtube alone, have made them lucrative targets since turning pro. Last month, it was revealed that younger brother Jake Paul (3-0, 3 KOs)

Former two division world champion Ricky Hatton is very familiar with the abilities of Manny Pacquiao. Back in May of 2009, Pacquiao scored a brutal one-punch knockout of Hatton in two rounds. More than a decade later and the 42-year-old Pacquiao is still competing at the highest level. Back in 2019, Pacquiao dropped and decisioned

Heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder has accused Tyson Fury of doing everything possible to avoid their trilogy fight.  The two rivals are scheduled to collide in a third meeting on July 24 in Las Vegas. They first met in December 2018 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, with the contest ending in a controversial twelve round

Former world champion Carl Froch fears that Floyd Mayweather is putting himself in position to potentially ruin his entire legacy if he underperforms, or even loses, against Youtube star Logan Paul in their upcoming exhibition clash on June 6 in Miami. Mayweather, 44-years-old and a five division world champion, retired from the sport in August

Carson, California – In a WBA junior welterweight eliminator, Subriel Matias (17-1, 17 KOs) broke down and stopped previously undefeated Batyr Jukembayev (18-1, 14 KOs) in eight rounds. (photos by Esther Lin, Sean Michael Ham) Jukembayev was offer to a solid start with hard punches landing in the first round. Matias finally began to land

Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas – For the WBC lightweight championship, Devin Haney (26-0, 15 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over three division beltholder Jorge Linares (47-6, 29 KOs). (photos by Ed Mulholland) The scores were 116-112, 116-112 and 115-113. Haney began by boxing and using his speed to have an advantage. He was

Last weekend in Las Vegas, Scottish star Josh Taylor made history by becoming one of the few men to unify every major title in his respective division in the four belt era. Taylor won a twelve round unanimous decision over Jose Ramirez to unify the IBF, WBC, WBA, WBO junior welterweight titles. The next step

CARSON, Calif. – Rey Diaz enjoyed a successful U.S. debut while barely preserving his unblemished record. Fans began to file in as the 21-year-old Diaz was forced to survive a knockdown in the 4th and final round to outpoint Compton’s Sergio Gonzalez in their lightweight contest. Judges Jerry Cantu (38-37), Carla Caiz (38-37) and Dr.

LAS VEGAS – None of the first four Devin Haney fights Eddie Hearn has promoted have made him nervous. The British promoter admits, though, that Jorge Linares is a true threat to Haney’s reign as a WBC lightweight champion. Linares is 35 and has lost by technical knockout five times, but the Venezuelan veteran is

(Video by Ryan Burton) – The fighters made weight and the stage is set for the WBC World Lightweight clash between unbeaten champion Devin Haney and former World ruler Jorge Linares, which takes place at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday May 29, live worldwide on DAZN.  Functional

WBC Bantamweight World Champion Nordine Oubaali and future Hall of Famer Nonito Donaire went face-to-face at the weigh-in before their world title showdown taking place this Saturday, May 29 live on SHOWTIME from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event. (photos by Esther Lin). The weigh-in also featured hard-hitting

Janibek Alimkhanuly, the middleweight phenom who once ruled the amateur ranks, is ready to bring his patented “Qazaq Style” to Las Vegas. Alimkhanuly, an unbeaten 28-year-old, will step up against former middleweight world champion Rob “Bravo” Brant in a 10-round showdown Saturday, June 26 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. Brant-Alimkhanuly will serve

LAS VEGAS – Devin Haney wouldn’t budge Thursday. No matter how many reporters asked after their press conference, Haney wouldn’t predict a knockout of Jorge Linares on Saturday night. Haney wouldn’t even allow Amari Jones, a junior middleweight prospect he mentors, to answer when Jones was asked during a joint interview if Haney will beat

WBC Bantamweight World Champion Nordine Oubaali and future Hall of Famer Nonito Donaire went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before their world title showdown taking place this Saturday, May 29 live on SHOWTIME from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event. (photos by Esther Lin). The press

Carlos Canizales has long ago come to grips that his title reign will require a lot of travel. That dynamic was never more apparent than during the two years he has been forced to sit out of the ring, largely due to the coronavirus pandemic. The undefeated secondary WBA junior flyweight titlist from Caracas, Venezuela

(Video By Ryan Burton) – Unified lightweight world champion, ‘The Takeover’ Teofimo Lopez, (16-0, 12 KOs), swung open the doors to his training camp, City Athletic Boxing Gym in Las Vegas on Tuesday afternoon for the media. (photos by Tom Hogan). Functional Cookies Disabled In order to view this content you need to enable Functional