Boxing News
Former UFC fighter Greg Hardy set to make his professional boxing debut in October
Harry Kettle - June 6, 2022
Former UFC fighter Greg Hardy looks set to make his professional boxing debut later this year following his release from the UFC. While he wasn’t exactly a fan favourite upon entering the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Hardy did manage to have some early success following his appearance on Dana White’s Contender Series. Alas, in the years following, the 33-year-old continued to suffer a string of defeats with losses to Marcin Tybura, Tai Tuivasa and Sergey Spivak marking the end of his tenure with the promotion.
Pros react after Devin Haney's undisputed lightweight title win against George Kambosos
Fernando Quiles - June 5, 2022
Top pros have reacted following Devin Haney’s one-sided victory over George Kambosos to become the undisputed lightweight king of boxing. Haney and Kambosos collided on June 4 inside Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. Kambosos had the home field advantage but it didn’t matter.
Michael Bisping believes Conor McGregor should avoid "risky" advice from Mike Tyson
Chris Taylor - June 4, 2022
Michael Bisping has shared his thoughts on the advice offered up from Mike Tyson to UFC star Conor McGregor. Earlier this week the boxing legend, Tyson, suggested that McGregor (22-6 MMA) should get at least three wins under his belt before facing any elite competition.
Boxing legend Mike Tyson offers up some advice to Conor McGregor: “Let him get three fights and build his confidence back up”
Cole Shelton - June 3, 2022
Mike Tyson has given some advice to Conor McGregor on who he should fight next. McGregor is currently on a two-fight losing streak after suffering back-to-back losses to Dustin Poirier. ‘Notorious’ and ‘The Diamond’ had their highly anticipated trilogy fight at UFC 264 in July of 2021, where the Irishman suffered a broken leg. Since then, he has been rehabbing and it’s expected he will return sometime by the end of this year or early next, but his next opponent remains uncertain.
Former heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder announces comeback: “It’s important because without an American heavyweight boxing really isn’t exciting”
Cole Shelton - May 30, 2022
Deontay Wilder will be coming back. Wilder, who has not fought since the back-to-back stoppage losses to Tyson Fury, hinted that he may retire. Since then, he has remained out of the spotlight and there was no word on his next move but the former heavyweight champ now says he needs to return to make the heavyweight division exciting again.
Former NBA champion Glen 'Big Baby' Davis added to Jake Paul's return in August
Josh Evanoff - May 27, 2022
Former NBA champion Glen Davis will make his boxing debut on Jake Paul’s undercard in August. ‘The Problem Child’ has no issues bringing in crossover stars from other sports. In some cases, it’s to fight him, as he did with Nate Robinson. The former NBA star was brutally knocked out by Paul in November 2020, on the undercard of Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr.
Anderson Silva's coach warns Jake Paul against pursuing boxing match: "He will pay dearly"
Josh Evanoff - May 27, 2022
Anderson Silva’s coach doesn’t believe it would be wise for Jake Paul to fight ‘The Spider’. The 47-year-old is fresh off an exhibition boxing match with Bruno Machado last weekend. While he didn’t claim the win due to it being an exhibition, he dominated the contest. Silva knocked down the UAE Warriors champion and easily handled the matchup.
Roy Jones Jr sends a message to Anderson Silva following latest boxing match: “Stay ready so I don’t have to get ready”
Harry Kettle - May 26, 2022
Roy Jones Jr has sent a message to Anderson Silva following the Brazilian’s most recent boxing success. For many years now we’ve heard talk of a Roy Jones Jr vs Anderson Silva boxing match. The two have hinted at it, been in talks to make it happen, and have even been photographed together. It always felt like it was destined to happen but never got made, and yet, it still seems as if there’s a chance it could become reality in the year 2022.
Holly Holm would KO Katie Taylor in what would be "the biggest women’s boxing fight of all time," says Mike Winkeljohn
Cole Shelton - May 25, 2022
Mike Winkeljohn believes Holly Holm would have a ton of success should she get the chance to box Katie Taylor. Recently, it was reported by an Irish outlet that Holm is the frontrunner to face Taylor next. It was originally expected that Taylor would have an immediate rematch with Amanda Serrano, but negotiations have stalled and now Holm, who has one fight left on her UFC deal, has been linked to the fight.
Canelo vs. GGG 3 set for September 17 in Las Vegas
Susan Cox - May 24, 2022
Hot off the presses, ‘Canelo vs. GGG 3’ was just announced by DAZN Boxing. The highly anticipated trilogy will take place September 17. DANZ broke the news via ‘Twitter‘ with an Official Fight Trailer:
Floyd Mayweather drops Don Moore with a nasty body shot in Abu Dhabi (Video)
Fernando Quiles - May 22, 2022
Floyd Mayweather gave Don Moore a beatdown in Abu Dhabi. Mayweather and Moore collided in an eight-round exhibition match on May 21. The bout was initially supposed to take place atop a helipad in Dubai. Plans changed after the passing of UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed.
Badou Jack scores brutal first round KO over Hany Atiyo in Abu Dhabi (Video)
Chris Taylor - May 21, 2022
Badou Jack extended his current win streak to four in a row tonight in Abu Dhabi scoring a nasty first round KO over Hany Atiyo. Jack (26-3-3), a former WBC super-middleweight champion, was returning to action for the first time since earning a second round knockout victory over Samuel Crossed in November of 2021.
Anderson Silva says a fight with Jake Paul could be next: "I'm preparing my body for a challenge"
Josh Evanoff - May 20, 2022
Anderson Silva believes that a boxing match with Jake Paul can indeed be next. ‘The Spider’ is set to face Bruno Machado this weekend in his third bout since leaving the UFC in 2020. The fight is set to be the co-main event of Floyd Mayweather’s return against Don Moore.
Ali Abdelaziz responds after being dubbed a 'rat' by Jake Paul: 'Somebody is going to have to pay for what he said'
Susan Cox - May 20, 2022
Jake Paul has targeted Ali Abdelaziz and the notable MMM manager is not impressed. Ali Abdelaziz, the founder and president of ‘Dominance MMA Management’ is a former fighter himself, as well as a Renzo Gracie black belt and 4th degree Judo black belt. Abdelaziz works with notable fighters, including Kamaru Usman.
Floyd Mayweather announces helipad boxing event is back on for this weekend
Cole Shelton - May 17, 2022
Floyd Mayweather will still be boxing after all. Mayweather was supposed to box Don Moore on May 14th atop the helicopter landing pad at Burj Al Khalifa Hotel in Dubai. Former UFC champion Anderson Silva was set to be on the card as well. However, just days before the event, due to the death of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, which has prompted the country to announce a three-day suspension of work, the event was canceled.
Evander Holyfield’s son Evan suffers shocking knockout loss at TrillerVerz 5 (Video)
Fernando Quiles - May 15, 2022
Evander Holyfield’s son, Evan, suffered a stunning knockout loss at TrillerVerz 5. Evan went one-on-one with Jurmain McDonald on May 14. This was supposed to be another stepping stone in the young career of Evan. Clearly, McDonald didn’t get the memo.
Floyd Mayweather vs. Don Moore fight card cancelled
Susan Cox - May 13, 2022
The Floyd Mayweather vs Don Moore exhibition fight has been cancelled. It was to be boxing legend Floyd Mayweather against fellow undefeated pugilist ‘Dangerous’ Don Moore on Saturday, May 14th atop the helicopter landing pad at Burj Al Khalifa Hotel in Dubai. The two were to battle in the Global Titans Fight Series pay-per-view (PPV) main event.
Mike Tyson won't face criminal charges for plane attack
Cole Shelton - May 10, 2022
Mike Tyson will not be charged for assaulting a man on an airplane. On April 20, a video went viral that showed Tyson repeatedly punching a man in the face on an airplane. The video showed the man bugging Tyson and his reps say had alleged the man threw a water bottle at him and annoyed him repeatedly prior to the attack. An attorney for the man, meanwhile, had argued no bottle was thrown -and blamed the incident on his client being “overly excited.”