Tyson Fury may have won comfortably on the scorecards, but there was nothing easy about the lineal heavyweight champion’s victory over Otto Wallin at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday evening. At the end of the 12th and final round, the judges awarded Fury a unanimous decision, 116-112, 117-111, and 118-110. Deep […]
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Tyson Fury Wants a Warm Up, Otto Wallin Wants to Make History in Heavyweight Showdown
Lineal heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, will look to avoid a shocking loss before his expected rematch against Deontay Wilder when he takes on undefeated Swedish fighter Otto Wallin in Las Vegas on Saturday. The bout, which will take place at T-Mobile Arena, is seen by most as little more than […]
Vasiliy Lomachenko Outclasses Luke Campbell to Earn Third Lightweight Title by Unanimous Decision
Vasiliy Lomachenko moved one step closer to reaching his goal of becoming the undisputed lightweight champion on Saturday by overwhelming Luke Campbell to win by unanimous decision. The victory allowed Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) to hold on to his WBA and WBO lightweight titles, while also earning the WBC championship, […]
Vasiliy Lomachenko Defends Lightweight Titles Against British Hopeful Luke Campbell
Vasiliy Lomachenko will look to defend his WBA and WBO lightweight titles – and pick up the vacant WBC belt – on Saturday when he takes on Luke Campbell at the O2 Arena in London, England. Lomachenko comes into the fight as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the […]
Andy Ruiz Jr. Agrees to Saudi Arabia for Heavyweight Title Rematch vs. Anthony Joshua
Andy Ruiz Jr. will defend his heavyweight titles against Anthony Joshua on Dec. 7 in Saudi Arabia, in a rematch of their June bout that handed Joshua his first professional loss. ESPN cited sources as saying that the fight would take place at an outdoor stadium in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, […]
Tyson Fury Reveals Rematch with Deontay Wilder Will Take Place on Feb. 22
Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has announced that the highly anticipated rematch between him and WBC heavyweight titleholder Deontay Wilder will take place in Las Vegas on Feb. 22 of next year. The announcement came during a segment on ESPN’s Now or Never that aired on Friday. Fury, Wilder Battled […]
Smoking Tuff: Mike Tyson Tokes $40,000 Worth Marijuana a Month
Earlier this week, Mike Tyson admitted on the latest episode of his podcast, “Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson”, that he smokes $40,000 worth of marijuana per month. I know what you’re thinking. “Mike Tyson smokes 40K weed? That’s a lot of dope, man!” The specific intent of the Hotboxin’ Podcast is […]
Canelo Alvarez Stripped of IBF Title After Failing to Negotiate Mandatory Defense
The International Boxing Federation (IBF) has stripped Canelo Alvarez of its middleweight world championship after negotiations failed between Alvarez and mandatory challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko. The IBF had extended its deadline for the two camps to come to an agreement on the fight several times, but made its decision to take […]
Jose Ramirez Unifies WBO, WBC Super Lightweight Titles With 6th Round TKO of Maurice Hooker
Jose Ramirez unified two of the four major titles in boxing’s super lightweight division on Saturday by stopping fellow titleholder Maurice Hooker in the sixth round of their fight. Hooker (26-1-3, 17 KOs) was handed the first loss of his career while fighting in front of a hometown crowd in […]
Maurice Hooker, Jose Ramirez Meet in Clash of Undefeated Super Lightweight Champions
Two of the best super lightweight boxers in the world will meet in Arlington, Texas on Saturday, as WBO champion Maurice Hooker takes on WBC title holder Jose Carols Ramirez in a title unification fight. Both men enter the fight undefeated, making them major players in an effort to consolidate […]
Russian Boxer Maxim Dadashev Dies Due to Injuries Sustained in Friday Fight
Junior welterweight boxer Maxim Dadashev died on Tuesday morning from injuries that he suffered during a loss to Subriel Matias on Friday night. Dadashev was 28. Friday’s fight, which took place at the MGM National Harbor in Maryland, was stopped by Dadashev’s corner after the 11th round, with Matias up […]
Manny Pacquiao Defeats Keith Thurman by Split Decision to Win WBA Welterweight Title
40-year-old Manny Pacquiao scored an impressive win over Keith Thurman on Saturday night, winning the WBA welterweight championship in a split decision victory. The three judges were divided on who won the fight, with two scoring it 115-112 in favor of Pacquiao, while the third had Thurman narrowly ahead by […]
Manny Pacquiao Taking on Undefeated Keith Thurman Saturday in Welterweight Title Bout
Manny Pacquiao will try to hand WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman his first loss on Saturday when the two meet at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. While Pacquiao may now be 40 years old, he remains one of the biggest draws in boxing, and he has shown […]
Former Boxing Champion Pernell Whitaker Dies at 55 After Being Hit by a Car
Pernell Whitaker, a former four-division world champion who is widely regarded as one of the finest boxers of all time, was killed on Sunday night after being struck by a car while crossing a street in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Whitaker was 55. According to the Virginia Beach Police Department, the […]
Tyson Fury Puts on a Show for Las Vegas Audience With Second Round TKO of Tom Schwarz
Tyson Fury showed the full range of his boxing skills in a dominant and entertaining performance, scoring a second-round TKO victory over a thoroughly overmatched Tom Schwarz at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Fury was in control for the entirety of the fight, which was stopped with just seconds […]
Tyson Fury Hopes to Avoid Another Heavyweight Upset vs. Tom Schwarz
Lineal heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury will be on his guard Saturday in Las Vegas as he faces undefeated Tom Schwarz at the MGM Grand. Fury will come into the fight as a prohibitive favorite, but will be wary of suffering an upset like the one that befell Anthony Joshua […]
The Underdog Illusion: Why Sports Fans Love Betting Longshots
The underdog Toronto Raptors will get two more chances this week to take out the champion Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. In the NHL, the St. Louis Blues get one last opportunity to take home their first Stanley Cup, after 52 years of frustration. But if these feelgood […]
Shevchenko, Golovkin Score Brutal Knockouts in Weekend Fights (Video)
A weekend of UFC and boxing action resulted in two devastating knockouts, with both Valentina Shevchenko and Gennady “GGG†Golovkin delivering emphatic wins against overmatched opponents. Shevchenko in particular scored what is a candidate for knockout of the year in UFC against flyweight title challenger Jessica Eye at UFC 238. […]
Andy Ruiz Jr. Shocks Anthony Joshua to Win Three Heavyweight Titles
Andy Ruiz Jr. knocked out Anthony Joshua in the seventh round on Saturday night to capture three of the major heavyweight championships in one of the biggest upsets in recent boxing history. Ruiz knocked down Joshua twice in the seventh round at Madison Square Garden before referee Michael Griffin stopped […]
Deontay Wilder Says Next Fight Will Be Rematch vs. Luis Ortiz, Likely in September
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will step back in the ring later this year to face Luiz Ortiz in a rematch of their memorable fight from March 2018. The first fight between the two ended with a TKO victory for Wilder, but only after a back-and-forth affair that nearly saw […]