Oscar Lopez Survives a Scare to Beat Adam Lopez Former featherweight world champion Oscar Valdez's super featherweight debut was a doozy. Valdez (27-0, 21 KOs) got off the deck to stop late replacement Adam Lopez in seven rounds in a barnburner of a main event in front of a packed house at The Chelsea inside … Continue reading Oscar Lopez Survives a Scare to Beat Adam Lopez
Frampton Decisions McCreary Former two-division world champion Carl "The Jackal" Frampton returned from a nearly one-year layoff to dominate the previously unbeaten Tyler "The Golden Child" McCreary via 10-round unanimous decision (100-88 3x) in the super featherweight co-feature. Frampton (27-2, 15 KOs ) knocked down McCreary (16-1-1, 7 KOs) with a body shot in the … Continue reading Frampton Decisions McCreary
Resistance to Change: Let’s Reform the Judging System By Jack Thomas Davies Boxing will never be simple; our beautiful sport comes with a long list of issues that for a long time have needed change. Just this last week, many fans were angered to have seen that Callum Smith picked up a win over his … Continue reading Resistance to Change: Let’s Reform the Judging System
Conor McGregor: The Welterweight Effect By Ross Markey So it's signed, sealed, and delivered. Former two-weight world champion, 'The Notorious' Conor McGregor will make his first Octagon walk in just over fifteen months, as he headlines UFC 246 on January 18th. against a familiar face, Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone. After weeks of speculation regarding a possible … Continue reading Conor McGregor: The Welterweight Effect
MIDLANDS MAYHEM: RUNNING ORDER Contest # 1 – 16:25 hrs 4 X 3 Minute Rounds Middleweight Contest RIVER WILSON-BENT v ZYGIMANTAS BUTKEVICIUS Contest # 2 4 X 3 Minute Rounds Super-Welterweight Contest GEORGE DAVEY v DALE ARROWSMITH Contest # 3 4 X 3 Minute Rounds Super-Lightweight Contest EITHAN JAMES v DARYL PEARCE Contest # 4 … Continue reading MIDLANDS MAYHEM: RUNNING ORDER
Ringside Report: Tommy Frank Stays Unbeaten in Sheffield Tommy Frank kept his unbeaten record in Sheffield on Friday night, but it was an incredibly tough nights work for the Sheffield fighter. His Mexican opponent Martin Tecuapetla pushed him all the way in an entertaining fight with every single second of the fight hard-fought, with both … Continue reading Ringside Report: Tommy Frank Stays Unbeaten in Sheffield
Gutierrez Overweight: Adam Lopez Steps Up to Face Oscar Valdez in Saturday's ESPN+ Main Event Andres Gutierrez was removed from Saturday’s main event against former featherweight world champion Oscar Valdez, as he weighed in at 141 pounds, 11 pounds above the contract weight. Featherweight contender Adam Lopez (13-1, 6 KOs), from Glendale, Calif., stepped up … Continue reading Gutierrez Overweight: Adam Lopez Steps Up to Face Oscar Valdez in Saturday’s ESPN+ Main Event
BUTAEV VS. BESPUTIN WEIGHTS AND RUNNING ORDER 18:00 DOORS 18:30 FIRST BELL 6 x 2 mins Super-Featherweight contest VICTOIRE PITEAU 60.8kg v RAPHAELLE LACHAUME 59.8kg (Monaco) (France) 4 x 3 mins Lightweight contest NAYAN DESLION 66.4kg v JOSE DOMINGO PEREIRA MENDOCA 65.3kg (France) (France) 3 x 3 mins Super-Welterweight Amateur contest HUGO MICALLEF 70.2kg v … Continue reading BUTAEV VS. BESPUTIN WEIGHTS AND RUNNING ORDER
Deontay Wilder: Lays Down Another Marker By Sina Latif When WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (42-0-1, 40 KOs) caught Luis Ortiz (31-2, 26 KOs) with a pulverising right-hand to produce a stunning seventh round stoppage in a rematch he could not dare to lose, he created a little bit of history by making a 10th … Continue reading Deontay Wilder: Lays Down Another Marker
#MTKFightNight Adds Cream of Irish Crop Some of the best stars from around Belfast and beyond will be in action when #MTKFightNight returns to Ulster Hall on February 1, live in the US on ESPN+ and worldwide on IFL TV. Sean McComb (9-0, 4 KOs) is back in action, following his hard-fought win over Emiliano … Continue reading #MTKFightNight Adds Cream of Irish Crop
