Welterweight titleholder Terence Crawford appears on The MMA Hour to follow up on the disappointing fallout of a failed fight with Errol Spence, and what we can expect from the opponent he’ll now be facing in David Avanesyan. Check out some excerpts of what Crawford had to say with the full video interview above.
The expected Dec. 31 fight between Kazuto Ioka and Joshua Franco is now official, with the two meeting in Tokyo for a pair of junior bantamweight titles.
Ryan Garcia and Gervonta “Tank” Davis have a deal in place for a fight next spring, supposedly on April 15 in Las Vegas, and Davis is also set to return in a Jan. 7 Showtime PPV main event against Hector Luis Garcia.
With a big fight between Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and Ryan Garcia seemingly official for what’s being reported as a 136 lb catchweight bout set for April 15 on PPV, Garcia appeared on ESPN to talk to the world about his excitement for delivering a fight that fans can really be excited about.
Former unified lightweight titleholder Teofimo Lopez is making the effort to promote himself, as he’s just released a new video feature entitled ‘Resilient’. In this video Teofimo takes us all behind the curtain to give us a view into what his life is like as he trained for his last fight against Pedro Campa while dealing with personal issues outside of the ring.
George Foreman was one scary behemoth of a man. At 6’4”, 240-plus lb giant, the correctly nicknamed “Big George” came out of Houston, Tex., and won the gold medal at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. As a pro, he instantly became one of the most daunting fighters in the world, and took the heavyweight division by storm.
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Showtime Sports have confirmed the word of both Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Ryan Garcia, who both went public today that a deal is done for them to fight in 2023.
The WBC’s recent spree of eliminator orders included a stipulation that should Teofimo Lopez defeat Jose Pedraza in his December 10th ESPN main event, he must then face Sandor Martin for a spot in line behind Jose Ramirez Jr as super lightweight mandatory challenger. That fight will come earlier than expected, as Mike Coppinger reports that Martin has agreed to step in after Pedraza withdrew due to “non-COVID illness.”
Canelo Alvarez has his own ideas set for 2023, though it doesn’t necessarily mean the key player in it all will go along with it.
Gervonta “Tank” Davis appears to have his immediate plans mapped out, more or less, as he’s just taken to social media to confirm he’ll be back in the ring on Jan. 7.
Gervonta Davis said earlier today that he’s returning to the ring on Jan. 7, with a deal done to face Ryan Garcia after that bout.
Some good news for once: Dan Rafael reports Aidos Yerbossynuly, who was placed into a medically induced coma after a brutal knockout loss to David Morrell Jr and subsequently underwent surgery to deal with swelling of the brain, has been removed from the coma and is showing “enormous improvement.”
In a recent conversation with Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV, Chris van Heerden breaks down his experience from being in the ring with both Errol Spence and Jaron Ennis, saying that while he’s certain that Ennis is a bigger puncher than Spence, he would still favor Spence to beat Ennis based on his technical ability and experience. Check out some of what he had to say below.
Two weeks ago, the WBA revealed that it had the power to compel undisputed title fights when it ordered featherweight titlist Erika Cruz to face IBF/WBC/WBO champion Amanda Serrano for all the marbles. They’ve now done so once again, giving super featherweight champ Hyun Mi Choi 30 days to come to terms with unified champ Alycia Baumgardner.
After last Sunday’s goofy brouhaha in Dubai, Jake Paul and Tommy Fury may be back on track to potentially fight, possibly, maybe.
After losing Vitor Belfort’s services due to COVID yesterday, Misfits Boxing has managed to tag in another UFC veteran on short notice. They announced via Twitter that Hasim Rahman Jr will now face Greg Hardy in this Saturday’s MF x DAZN main event.
DAZN and Social Media, 11:00 am ET, Rahman vs Belfort weigh-in.DAZN and Social Media, 3:00 pm ET, Munguia vs Coria weigh-in.