Boxing News

Russell Ess - November 14, 2016

UFC superstar Conor McGregor made quick work of the former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 to make history by becoming the first concurrent UFC two-weight world champion. Following McGregor’s masterful display of controlling speed, distance, and mind-boggling precision, sports analyst Skip Bayless claimed that he feels Conor McGregor could beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a boxing match, which started a heated debate with Shannon Sharpe, co-host of FOX Sports 1’s “Undisputed.”

Tom Taylor - November 14, 2016

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Tom Taylor - November 6, 2016

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Russell Ess - November 2, 2016

https://www.facebook.com/thekrusher/videos/628865933951602/ We’ve seen Anderson Silva incorporate a small ball into his training for reaction and timing but this video has caught a lot of people’s attention.

bjpenndotcom - October 15, 2016

After Conor McGregor was submitted by Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 196 back in March, there was much speculation as to what the UFC featherweight champ’s next move would be. One of the more intriguing options that was immediately available to McGregor after he was pulled from the UFC 200 card for refusing to fulfill his media obligations was to make the jump to boxing for a boxing match with Floyd Mayweather. Both men traded shots back and forth in the media, which resulted in both men verbally agreeing to fight. While talks began as very ‘hypothetical’, things quickly progressed, with an ESPN affiliate even going as far as to announce the date for the McGregor-Mayweather fight. With that being said however, McGregor ultimately ended up signing to fight Nate Diaz in a rematch at UFC 202 in August, which McGregor won via majority decision.

bjpenndotcom - October 6, 2016

News surfaced recently that Boxing heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury had failed a drug test for cocaine. The news came just days after Fury had pulled out of his rematch against Wladimir Klitschko on September 23rd for unidentified reasons, stating he was deemed “medically unfit” to fight. While it was expected that Fury would be stripped of the heavyweight world championship, there has been no word yet on what course of action will be taken against him in the wake of his failed drug test.

bjpenndotcom - October 4, 2016

With featherweight champion Conor McGregor scheduled to take on lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez, much of the Floyd Mayweather vs. McGregor talk has died down. But for a while, the thought of a superfight between boxing and MMA’s most talented and brightest shining stars was a serious discussion. With McGregor teasing fight posters featuring a fight between the two and ‘Money’ Mayweather talking about the fight at length in interviews with the media, a superfight between the two seemed like a very real possibility.

bjpenndotcom - September 30, 2016

Friday morning, news surfaced that heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury had been notified of a failed drug test for cocaine. ESPN is reporting that The drug test, which was performed on September 22nd in Lancaster, England, by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association revealed that Fury had tested positive for benzoylegonine, the main chemical component found in cocaine.

bjpenndotcom - September 20, 2016

This past weekend, boxing superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez picked up yet another spectacular win as he knocked out Liam Smith with a beautiful body shot to win the WBO light middleweight title in Texas.

Tom Taylor - September 19, 2016

In March of this year, Conor McGregor was submitted by the long-unheralded Nate Diaz in one of the year’s biggest upsets. Given that McGregor has long stood out as one of the UFC’s biggest stars, the organization quickly began assembling a Diaz-McGregor rematch with the hopes of giving their Irish cash cow a shot at redemption.

bjpenndotcom - September 9, 2016

Prior to the announcement that Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz would have their highly anticipated welterweight rematch at UFC 202, rumors were circling in regards to a potential boxing match between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather.

bjpenndotcom - September 1, 2016

Prior to UFC 202, boxing champion Canelo Alvarez stated that he believed Nate Diaz would once again defeat Conor McGregor.

Chris Taylor - August 14, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will rematch Nate Diaz in the headlining bout of next weekend’s UFC 202 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. Diaz scored a second-round submission victory over the Irish star in their first encounter at UFC 196 this past March.

bjpenndotcom - August 12, 2016

It’s no secret that famed actor Danny Trejo is a big fan of the UFC.

bjpenndotcom - August 10, 2016

On November 19th, undefeated Russian boxer Sergey Kovalev will step into the ring to put his undefeated record on the line as he looks to defend his WBA, IBF, and WBO championship belts against Andre Ward.

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

Saturday night features a light heavyweight boxing matchup between Andre Ward and Alexander Brand in Oakland, California. Ward, the former WBC, WBA, Ring Magazine and lineal super middleweight champion will take on Brand in what many consider a tune-up fight, as Ward has only fought three times in nearly four years after battling contract disputes.

bjpenndotcom - July 30, 2016

With the talk of former boxing champion Amir Khan potentially making the transition to MMA currently swirling around both the MMA and boxing communities, many are wondering what the chances are of the fight actually happening. While Brendan Schaub believes that the UFC could actually be looking to sign Khan, the former champ himself has been quiet in regards to when he would like to make the jump to the UFC.

bjpenndotcom - July 30, 2016

Former boxing champion Amir Khan made headlines earlier this month when he posted a picture of himself with a UFC championship belt. The photo sparked conversation about the former champ making the jump to MMA. Khan then revealed in an interview that not only was he thinking about making the jump to MMA, he wanted to fight UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor in an MMA fight. While the idea of Khan making the jump to fight McGregor in the Octagon has some MMA fans drooling, former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub thinks the matchup doesn’t make any sense. He spoke on The Fighter & The Kid podcast: