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Longtime NFL running back Frank Gore is set to make his boxing debut as well this weekend when he faces retired NBA point guard Deron Williams on the undercard of the rematch between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley. Speaking to Showtime, Gore makes it clear he’s not just doing this for a paycheck and that

A triangle is a simple shape, but intellectual property law in the United States is very, very complex. When Triller announced Triad Combat as “a revolutionary, new combat team sport,” our own Patrick Stumberg summarized things as “basically BKFC, but dumber.” The event seemed like a hasty effort to compete with the scheduled date for

In a rather unexpected turn of events, Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix reports that super middleweights Daniel Jacobs and John Ryder are in “advanced negotiations” to face off early next year. It’s a bit of an understatement to say that the road to this one has been winding. Ryder (29-5, 16 KO) got the order to

Lamont Roach Jr is an unabashed fan of boxing. When the 26 year old super featherweight isn’t in the ring himself, odds are he’s watching the show. Spotlight pay-per-view fights? All-time action classics? Shocking upsets? Controversial situations? Even when the action involves less-than-thrilling, occasionally underwhelming performances? Lamont is tuned in, just like any other boxing

Showtime will look to start 2022 strong next month with a ShoBox tripleheader composed of six undefeated fighters. A lightweight clash between Luis Nunez and Carlos Arrieta headlines the January 7th event, which takes place at Orlando, Florida’s Caribe Royale Resort. The 22-year-old Nunez (15-0, 11 KO) has fought the entirety of his three-year pro

According to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, Mexican sensation and pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez might be on the hunt for another fight aside from Ilunga Makabu. Makabu appears to be caught in a situation that forces him to make a mandatory title defense against Thabiso Mchunu next instead of taking an optional defense against Canelo,

Nonito Donaire continued his impressive late-career run tonight in Showtimes’s main event, stopping Reymart Gaballo on a 4th round left hook to the liver that put Gaballo down for the count. Donaire (42-6, 28 KOs) come out pressuring Gaballo (24-1, 20 KOs) but Gaballo was game and was prepared to enact his gameplan, utilizing his

It was a busy Saturday in boxing, with three living legends picking up wins, a handful of world titles successfully defended, and a big name prospect continuing a strong run of form with another good win. So what comes next for some of this weekend’s winners? Vasiliy Lomachenko What He Did: Lomachenko won a dominant

PPV (Japan), 1:30 am ET, Naoya Inoue vs Aren Dipaen. Inoue vs Dipaen is a pretty huge mismatch on paper, a top pound-for-pound star facing a 12-2 guy BoxRec have ranked No. 50 in the world at bantamweight, who really hasn’t beaten anyone of any note at all. It’s a ridiculous ordered fight by the

Nonito Donaire knocked out Reymart Gaballo with a fourth round body shot, successfully defending his WBC bantamweight title just under a month after his 39th birthday. Donaire doesn’t need to do anything more in boxing to secure his rightful place in the Hall of Fame, that’s just a matter of when he decides to retire

Dmitry Bivol put in a very “Dmitry Bivol” sort of performance today, retaining his WBA light heavyweight title with a wide unanimous decision win over Umar Salamov in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Bivol improved to 19-0 (11 KO) on scores of 118-110, 118-109, and 119-109, with Bad Left Hook also scoring the fight 119-109 for Bivol, who

Nonito Donaire returns to action tonight to take on Reymart Gaballo, defending the WBC bantamweight title in a 12-round main event from Carson, California, at a venue known for delivering great action. Wil Esco will be on the round by round coverage for all three fights starting at 10 pm with the broadcast on Showtime,

News broke this morning that WBO bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero had withdrawn from his mandated title defense against Paul Butler due to a bout of “viral gastritis.” Though there were early rumblings that Casimero could be stripped of his title, which would then be up for grabs between Butler and late replacement Joseph Agbeko,

“All eyes are on me now, but I always knew that was going to happen” Alycia Baumgardner explains confidently on the phone. It’s been a whirlwind few weeks for the 27-year-old fighter from Michigan, reflecting on winning the WBC junior lightweight title in Sheffield, England, in just her 12th professional contest. “Everyone wants my position.

Conor Benn returns to the ring Saturday in Liverpool, England, to put his undefeated record on the line against former 140 lb titleholder Chris Algieri in a DAZN main event. Benn (19-0, 12 KO) has home field and career momentum in his favor, as the 25-year-old second generation fighter seems to be putting together a

Early last year, Don King submitted a $2,000,000 bid to claim ownership of Mahmoud Charr vs. Trevor Bryan for the WBA “world” heavyweight title. That wound up devolving into a complete shitshow, leaving Bryan to pummel Bermane Stiverne and Charr to file a lawsuit against King alleging a number of improprieties that kept him from

Just a day before they were slated to go to purse bids, WBA welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas and mandatory challenger Eimantas Stanionis have “finalized” an agreement for their upcoming title fight. Mike Coppinger reports that the bout is targeted for “springtime” in the States, though “there’s no set date or location yet.” Ugas (27-4, 12

Despite seemingly being on track to face Jeremias Ponce in an IBF final eliminator, Subriel Matias will instead be taking care of some unfinished business his next time out. Matias’ promoters announced and Lou DiBella confirmed that he’ll rematch Petros Ananyan on Showtime’s January 22nd Gary Russell Jr. vs. Mark Magsayo card. Matias (17-1, 17