An Interview With Boxing Trainer Jon Pegg By Chris Akers Ten days before the Midlands Mayhem event taking place at Arena Birmingham, I’m sitting inside the warmth of Eastside Boxing Gym on a bitter night in Birmingham. What is noticeable is how much has changed since I last entered the gym. On the walls next … Continue reading An Interview With Boxing Trainer Jon Pegg
TOP HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDERS (#3) CURTIS BLAYDES AND (#4) JUNIOR DOS SANTOS HEADLINE UFC® DEBUT IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA UFC FIGHT NIGHT ON ESPN+®: BLAYDES vs. DOS SANTOS TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6 FEATURED BOUT: (#3) CORY SANDHAGEN vs. (#5 – FW) FRANKIE EDGAR ALL FIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY ON ESPN+ For the first time ever, UFC® … Continue reading TOP HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDERS (#3) CURTIS BLAYDES AND (#4) JUNIOR DOS SANTOS HEADLINE UFC® DEBUT IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
Burton Vows to Burst Onto World Scene Former British light-heavyweight king Hosea Burton is fully revved up for next weekend’s #GoldenContract quarter-finals. ‘The Hammer’ (24-1, 11 KOs) takes his place in the eight-man tournament that kicks off at the Brentwood Centre on December 14 – broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK in association … Continue reading Burton Vows to Burst Onto World Scene
JOSH WALE VS JOSH WARRINGTON – COULD IT HAPPEN? Could Josh Wale meet Josh Warrington in an all-Yorkshire, world title encounter? This unlikely scenario doesn’t appear so outlandish after Wale’s latest victory and, crucially, if the Barnsley man can build upon it in 2020. The former British Bantamweight Champion is now campaigning at 9st and, … Continue reading JOSH WALE VS JOSH WARRINGTON – COULD IT HAPPEN?
AARON CHALMERS HEADS RAFT OF ANNOUNCEMENTS AS TICKETS FOR BELLATOR DUBLIN GO ON SALE Leading mixed martial arts promotion Bellator MMA today revealed a host of exciting bouts for its return to Dublin on Saturday, February 22, 2020, as the highly-anticipated card begins to take shape. Joining headliners James Gallagher and Cal Ellenor on the … Continue reading AARON CHALMERS HEADS RAFT OF ANNOUNCEMENTS AS TICKETS FOR BELLATOR DUBLIN GO ON SALE
BRAVE CF 31: Ndebele Out to Prove He's Still The Future of MMA in South Africa Nkosi Ndebele needed two professional fights to finally get the chance to prove himself at his natural weight class. Next week at BRAVE CF 31, he will face off against Ireland's Ian Cleary at Bantamweight and is looking to … Continue reading BRAVE CF 31: Ndebele Out to Prove He’s Still The Future of MMA in South Africa
BESPUTIN CLAIMS WBA WELTERWEIGHT CROWN IN MONACO Alexander Besputin took three scores of 116-112 to land the vacant WBA Welterweight World Title against fellow Russian Radzhab Butaev at the Casino de Monte-Carlo earlier this evening, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US. Besputin had that bit more quality, showcasing brilliant … Continue reading BESPUTIN CLAIMS WBA WELTERWEIGHT CROWN IN MONACO
MMA Memories: Cage Warriors 90 Cage Warriors 90 at the then Echo Arena in Liverpool will always hold a special memory for me. It took place on the 24th February 2018 and it was my first ever media event I covered live from cageside for FightPost. On a freezing winter's night in the fighting city, … Continue reading MMA Memories: Cage Warriors 90
WILLIAMS ONE STEP FROM WORLD GLORY Liam Williams will fight in a shootout to determine No.1 spot in the WBO world middleweight rankings against the American Alantez Fox at the Copper Box Arena on ‘The Fight Before Christmas' card on December 21. Two-weight British champion Williams against the 26-1-1 Maryland man joins Daniel Dubois-Kyotaro Fujimoto … Continue reading WILLIAMS ONE STEP FROM WORLD GLORY
Ringside Report: Tete Loses His Title in Birmingham Zolani Tete talked of conquering a monster but in Birmingham he found John Riel Casimero too good for him as he relinquished his WBO bantamweight title in Birmingham on Saturday night. Tete was stopped in the 3rd round after being dropped twice previously in a fight which … Continue reading Ringside Report: Tete Loses His Title in Birmingham
