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Logan Paul
Conor McGregor

Logan Paul believes a win over Dillon Danis could lead him to score fight against Conor McGregor: "There's levels to this s*it"

Josh Evanoff - June 20, 2022

YouTuber-turned-boxer Logan Paul has his eyes on Dillon Danis and Conor McGregor. ‘The Maverick’ has been out of the boxing ring since his exhibition fight with Floyd Mayweather last June. The 27-year-old didn’t win the pay-per-view thriller, as it went to a no-contest. However, Paul was still praised for his performance against the undefeated Hall of Famer.

Mike Tyson, Roy Jones Jr.
Mike Tyson

Boxing legend Mike Tyson opens up on airplane punching incident: “I shouldn’t have done that”

Susan Cox - June 17, 2022

Boxing legend Mike Tyson has opened up about the punching incident which occurred on an airplane. Tyson was involved in an altercation with a passenger on a JetBlue flight on April 20th of this year. The former heavyweight champion made headlines after repeatedly punching a passenger seated behind him on the flight which was headed for Florida.

Floyd Mayweather, Paul
Floyd Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather not worried ahead of return to RIZIN against Mikuru Asakura: "I'm special"

Josh Evanoff - June 16, 2022

Undefeated professional boxer Floyd Mayweather isn’t stressing ahead of his return against Mikuru Asakura. ‘Money’ retired from the sport of boxing following a 2017 knockout of Conor McGregor. Sitting at 50-0 in his professional career, Mayweather has cemented his place as one of the greatest to ever put on the gloves. However, while he’s retired from pro contests, he’s not retired from exhibitions.

Logan Paul
Dillon Danis

Logan Paul reveals recent run-in with Dillon Danis: "One of his boys pulled a gun"

Josh Evanoff - June 16, 2022

YouTuber-turned-boxer Logan Paul has revealed a recent run-in that he had with Dillon Danis. ‘The Maverick’ and his brother Jake have been feuding with the Bellator fighter for a while now. ‘The Problem Child’ and Danis were nearly booked for a fight on Triller pay-per-view in March 2021. However, the bout fell through and Ben Askren faced Jake instead. The younger brother famously knocked out ‘Funky’ in round one.

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Tyron Woodley

Tyron Woodley explains why former foe Jake Paul is not the appropriate ambassador for UFC fighter pay

Susan Cox - June 14, 2022

Tyron Woodley has expressed his thoughts on why former foe Jake Paul is not the appropriate ambassador for fighter pay in the UFC. The former welterweight champion doesn’t believe that YouTuber-turned-boxer, Jake Paul, is the right figurehead to lead the push for improved fighter pay in the UFC.

Julius Francis, Boxing, British Heavyweight Champion, Mike Tyson
Julius Francis

Former British Heavyweight Champion Julius Francis demolishes a man while working security (Video)

Christopher Taylor - June 13, 2022

Former British Heavyweight Champion Julius Francis showcased his powerful right hand while working security in London. Francis (23-24-1 Boxing), who squared off with Mike Tyson in 2000, is now working as a security guard at BOXPARK Wembley. As seen in the video below, Julius decided to utilize his former craft while dealing with an irate individual who was threatening some of his co-workers.

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Video | Bob Sapp is jacked and looking to fight Mike Tyson: “I will rip your heart out and tear it to shreds”

Harry Kettle - June 13, 2022

Bob Sapp has issued a challenge to Mike Tyson in a truly incredible video posted to social media over the weekend. At the age of 48, Bob Sapp has already done a lot throughout the course of his combat sports career. From kickboxing to mixed martial arts to pro wrestling and beyond, the veteran is one of the most unpredictable characters in the game – and you never know when he’s going to pop up next.

Edgar Berlanga
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Boxer Edgar Berlanga tries to bite his opponent Roamer Alexis Angulo in dull fight

Fernando Quiles - June 12, 2022

Edgar Berlanga has been on the receiving end of some heavy criticism following his bout with Roamer Alexis Angulo. The bout went all 10 rounds and while Berlanga demonstrated more patience than he’s shown in the past, his defense still wasn’t exactly on point and he missed opportunities against a much slower Angulo.

Oscar De La Hoya, Conor McGregor
Oscar De La Hoya

Oscar De La Hoya says he’s glad that fight with “monster” Vitor Belfort didn’t come to fruition: “I think I dodged a bullet there”

Harry Kettle - June 9, 2022

Oscar De La Hoya has admitted he may have “dodged a bullet” by not fighting former UFC star Vitor Belfort last year. Oscar De La Hoya is known for his legendary boxing career as well as Golden Boy Promotions, with both helping to make him a household name in the sport. His last official bout came all the way back in 2008 when he was beaten by Manny Pacquiao, but in September 2021, he was on the verge of meeting Vitor Belfort in a bout sanctioned by the California State Athletic Commission – despite many feeling uneasy about the idea.

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Dana White

Oscar De La Hoya reveals he buried the hatchet with Dana White: "There's still business to be done with me and Dana"

Josh Evanoff - June 8, 2022

It seems that the beef between promoters Oscar De La Hoya and Dana White is over. For years, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions has been going head to head with the UFC President. The beef between the two arose back in 2018, as De La Hoya got into the world of MMA promotion. He decided to promote the trilogy fight between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz.

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South African Boxer from disturbing viral video has died due to internal bleeding

Susan Cox - June 8, 2022

South African Boxer Simiso Buthelezi has died from internal bleeding. Buthelezi died yesterday after suffering an internal bleed from a brain injury during a WBF All Africa title bout on Sunday June 5th at the Starline Boxing Promotions event in Greyville, Durban, South Africa.

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Butterbean

Butterbean discusses "crazy" sex addiction, calls out Jake Paul for his retirement fight

Jeffrey Walter - June 7, 2022

Super heavyweight boxing legend Butterbean is planning to have one final fight and has called out Jake Paul to be his opponent. Butterbean (77-10-4 Boxing, 17-10-1 MMA), real name Eric Esch, recently sat down with The Hannibal TV where he discussed a number of topics including his previous sex addiction and his planned retirement bout.

Floyd Mayweather, Logan Paul
Floyd Mayweather

Logan Paul reflects on Floyd Mayweather bout one year later: "Hard to hit, but even harder to collect money from"

Josh Evanoff - June 6, 2022

Logan Paul has reflected upon his fight with Floyd Mayweather one year later. One year ago in Miami, fans were treated to one of the strangest matchups in boxing history. Despite being an 0-1 professional boxer, Logan Paul faced off against the 50-0 Floyd Mayweather. Granted, it was in an exhibition setting.

Eddie Hearn, Jake Paul
Eddie Hearn

Eddie Hearn says "it’ll be a pleasant day when someone chins" Jake Paul, reveals Tommy Fury fight will be rebooked

Cole Shelton - June 6, 2022

Eddie Hearn is looking forward to the day Jake Paul gets knocked out. Hearn promoted Paul’s first pro fight and since then he has been critical of him. Eddie has claimed that the YouTuber is just an average boxer and that any undefeated fighter with fewer pro fights than Paul on his roster would beat him.

Devin Haney
Israel Adesanya

Israel Adesanya disappointed with the actions of media members following Devin Haney title fight: “After a fight, the laaast thing I need is 75 mothaf**kaz in the ring”

Harry Kettle - June 6, 2022

UFC champion Israel Adesanya has questioned the post-fight of Devin Haney vs George Kambosos Jr from Saturday night. In front of over 40,000 fans at Marvel Stadium in Australia, Devin Haney put on an absolute clinic to defeat George Kambosos Jr and become the undisputed lightweight champion in boxing. Many felt as if Kambosos barely even won a round with Haney somewhat making it look easy and now, the 23-year-old holds the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring titles to go alongside the WBC crown that he was able to capture way back in November 2019.

Greg Hardy
Greg Hardy

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.

Conor McGregor, Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping

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.

Conor McGregor
Mike Tyson

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.