Chad Mendes his two year USADA suspension now assigned to history makes his return to the UFC when he faces Myles Jury at UFC Fight Night in Boise, Idaho on July 14. Mendes (17-4) but is 1-3 in his last 4 fights, will be hoping to make up for lost time when he faces Jury … Continue reading Chad Mendes Gets His Comeback Opponent
Cage Warriors 95: Karl Moore Returns When Cage Warriors returns to UK soil on July 21st and it's London home The Indigo at the O2, Karl Moore will make his first defence of his Cage Warriors light heavyweight title, an opponent has yet to be confirmed. Moore (8-2) will make a relatively quick turnaround after … Continue reading Cage Warriors 95: Karl Moore Returns
Sam Langford: 1886-1956. By Brendan McComish Born in Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia on March 4, 1886, the 5’ 7” dynamo migrated to Boston, Massachusetts, and engaged in close to 300 officially recorded professional contests from 1902 to 1926. At only 5 ft. 7 inches and weighing 185 lbs, he fought greats from the lightweight division … Continue reading Sam Langford: 1886-1956.
Gustafsson and Rockhold Set For Interim Title: If Michael Bisping is right, moves are being made for Alexander Gustafsson and Luke Rockhold to fight for the Interim light heavyweight title. Of course nothing is confirmed as yet, but it does raise yet again issues with the current thought process and matchmaking within the UFC, if … Continue reading Gustafsson and Rockhold Set For Interim Title
A Boxing Memory: Hagler vs Leonard On April 6th, 1987, I had finished work and made my way to the local train station. A couple of stops later I was in Manchester. I soon found an Indian restaurant and sat there as a naïve 19-year-old intrigued that on a Monday night at just after … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Hagler vs Leonard
Luke ‘The Duke’ Watkins – An Exclusive Interview By Cai Bradley – @AstarBoxing The British and Commonwealth cruiserweight scene is one that has been simmering for quite some time, with the likes of Matty Askin, Wadi Camacho, Isaac Chamberlain, Lawrence Okolie and none other than the well-spoken and highly exciting Commonwealth champion Luke ‘The Duke’ … Continue reading Luke ‘The Duke’ Watkins – An Exclusive Interview
As a boxing nut in my teens the only way I could get any real in-depth coverage of my sport was by way of the various trade magazines of the day. Regular visits to the newsagents saw me purchase the likes of Boxing News, The Ring Magazine and others to satisfy my thirst for news … Continue reading Michelle Joy Phelps: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Social Media
The latest BAMMA offering takes place this weekend in Dublin headlined by a welterweight fight between Alex Lohore and Ion Pascu. Fabian Edwards the much touted unbeaten middleweight prospect takes on Caludio Conti (7-4-2). Edwards (4-0) has big ambitions in the sport and hopes to eventually follow his brother and get signed to the UFC. … Continue reading BAMMA 35
Tennyson Weathers Early Storm To Stop Ward In The Fifth Round By Thomas Lyons Opening the Bellew-Haye II show at the O2 Arena, James Tennyson climbed off the canvas in the second round to record a fifth-round stoppage of Martin J Ward to take the coveted European and Commonwealth Super-Featherweight titles back to Belfast, while … Continue reading Tennyson Weathers Early Storm To Stop Ward In The Fifth Round
We were denied the anticipated rematch with Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez but Gennady Golovkin turned up and beat his short notice opponent in emphatic fashion. Golovkin turned back the challenge of the game but out of his depth Vanes Martirosyan and stopped Martirosyanat at 1:53 of the 2nd round. As in the Kell Brook fight, Golovkin struggled … Continue reading Golovkin Destroys Martirosyan
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