Sean Strickland says he will not fight until his UFC pay is fixed, and Gamdom is offering every fighter $10,000 a month. Here is where Dana White and Zuffa stand.
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FLOYD SCHOFIELD CAPTURES FIRST WORLD TITLE WITH UNANIMOUS DECISION VICTORY OVER LUCAS BAHDI IN CHICAGO Undefeated rising star claims vacant WBA lightweight world championship in main event live on DAZN Photos HERE / Password: FightNight (Credit: Golden Boy Promotions) Additional Photos HERE (Credit Most Valuable Promotions / Harry Aaron) CHICAGO (Oct. 10, 2026) — Undefeated […]
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Three-Division World Champion Wilfredo Gomez Dies in PR at 69 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent San Juan, (October 13th, 2026)– International Boxing Hall of Fame former Super Bantamweight, Featherweight, and Junior Lightweight boxing champion Wilfredo ‘Bazooka’ Gomez, a colorful figure both inside and outside the ring, has passed away in his […]
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Brendan Allen submitted Christian Leroy Duncan in Round 5 of the UFC Vegas 122 main event. Full card results, video highlights, bonuses and recap from the Meta Apex.
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Three fighters missed weight at UFC Vegas 122. Full card records and weights, main card tale-of-the-tape breakdowns, film study, odds ranges and weigh-in video for Allen vs. Duncan.
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Click HERE for PDF Version of Bout Sheet Click HERE for Photos Photo Credit: Tom Hogan-Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions Garcia vs. Vargas is a 10-round fight for the Junior NABF Featherweight Title presented by Golden Boy Promotions. The event is sponsored by Tecate, “THE OFFICIAL BEER OF BOXING” and Hennessy, “Never Stop, Never Settle.” The fights will take place […]
Photo courtesy of Will Paul REIGNING CES MMA Welterweight World Champion makes his second title defense on Friday, April 6th, 2018 at “CES MMA 49” at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I., when he faces Jason Norwood in one of two world title bouts on the televised main card on AXS TV Fights. The Ohio […]
SADAM ‘WORLD KID’ ALI TO DEFEND WBO JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE AGAINST FORMER WORLD CHAMPION AND NO. 1 CONTENDER LIAM ‘BEEFY’ SMITH SATURDAY, MAY 12 FROM TURNING STONE RESORT CASINO TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Tickets on sale Tuesday, March 20 at 10:00 a.m. ET! VERONA, NY. (March 19, 2018): Sadam “World Kid” Ali (26-1, 14 […]
Lozada Upsets Undefeated Felix Verdejo with 23 Seconds Left at MSG By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (March 19th, 2018)–Going on to the tenth and final round, 23-0 Felix ‘El Diamante’ Verdejo was ahead in his 10 round lightweight bout with Antonio ‘Canitas’ Lozada Jr. on the […]
UFC Fight Night 127 Results & Video Highlights MAIN CARD Alexander Volkov def. Fabricio Werdum via KO (strikes) at 1:38 of R4 Jan Blachowicz def. Jimi Manuwa via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) Tom Duquesnoy def. Terrion Ware via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) Leon Edwards def. Peter Sobotta via TKO (strikes) at 4:59 of […]
Jose Ramirez Defeats Amir Imam & Felix Verdejo Gets Stopped By ESPN Boxing NEW YORK — Jose Ramirez was 8 years old when he began boxing, and for the next 17 years, he worked toward this one moment on Saturday night: to win a world title. Mission accomplished in a fantastic action fight, […]
Belting St Patrick’s Day bill in the Big Apple, live on BoxNation New York, NY (March 16th, 2018)– One of boxing’s hottest prospects Michael Conlan returns to Madison Square Garden, headlining a stacked World Title show this St Patrick’s Day! The exciting 5-0 Featherweight prospect continues his rise through the ranks, taking on experienced Hungarian David Berna […]
FORMER WORLD CHAMPION FRANCISCO ‘EL BANDIDO’ VARGAS TO FACE ‘LIGHTNING’ ROD SALKA IN APRIL 12 MAIN EVENT OF GOLDEN BOY BOXING ON ESPN AT FANTASY SPRINGS RESORT CASINO UNDERCARD TO BE STACKED WITH EXCITING TALENT FROM THE EXCLUSIVE GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS STABLE Tickets on Sale Friday, March 16 at 10:00 a.m. PT! LOS […]
AARON CHALMERS, STAR OF MTV’S ‘GEORDIE SHORE,’ SET TO MAKE PROMOTIONAL DEBUT AT BELLATOR 200 IN LONDON WILL TAKE ON ASH GRIFFITHS IN MAIN CARD BOUT ON MAY 25 AT THE SSE ARENA, WEMBLEY LOS ANGELES – Bellator is proud to announce that reality star turned MMA fighter Aaron Chalmers (3-0) will make his promotional debut on the […]
THE LONG-AWAITED MMA DEBUT OF DILLON ‘EL JEFE’ DANIS SET FOR BELLATOR 198 ON APRIL 28 BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU WORLD CHAMP MEETS KYLE WALKER IN MAIN CARD BOUT AT ALLSTATE ARENA LOS ANGELES – Renowned Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Dillon Danis (0-0) will make his highly anticipated mixed martial arts debut against Kyle Walker (2-4) at Bellator’s return to Allstate […]
WHYTE VS. BROWNE TO BE TELEVISED LIVE IN U.S. EXCLUSIVELY ON HBO Heavyweight clash in London on Saturday May 5 hits America London, UK (March 15th, 2018)– The crunch showdown between Dillian Whyte and Lucas Browne for the WBC Silver Heavyweight title at The O2 in London on Saturday, March 24 will be televised […]
JAMES GALLAGHER FORCED TO WITHDRAW FROM BELLATOR 196 IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY ON APRIL 6 DUE TO INJURY ‘SMOOTH’ BENSON HENDERSON TAKES ON THE RETURNING ROGER ‘EL MATADOR’ HUERTA IN NEW MAIN EVENT BELLATOR KICKBOXING 9 MAIN EVENT REVEALED LOS ANGELES – Due to an undisclosed injury, James Gallagher’s highly anticipated return to the Bellator cage will be […]
OSCAR VALDEZ BREAKS HIS JAW AND DEFEATS SCOTT QUIGG Los Angeles, CA (March 12th, 2018) (AP)– Oscar Valdez’s broken jaw gradually left a pool of blood between rounds in his corner of the ring. Scott Quigg’s badly damaged nose wasn’t even the most grotesque feature of his battered face. By the time Valdez and Quigg […]
MIKEY GARCIA BECOMES A FOUR-DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION WITH UNANIMOUS DECISION OVER SERGEY LIPINETS SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME® FROM FREEMAN COLISEUM IN SAN ANTONIO Kiryl Relikh Dominates Rances Barthelemy To Capture WBA Super Lightweight World Championship In SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Co-Feature Catch The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Replay Monday, March 12 At 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME Click HERE For Photos; […]
Ivan Baranchyk & Regis Prograis Pick Up Impressive Wins In South Dakota By Boxingscene.com Deadwood, South Dakota (March 10th, 2018)– Regis Prograis demolished Julius Indongo even faster than Terence Crawford. The powerful southpaw from New Orleans scored the most impressive victory of his career Friday night by dropping Indongo four times on his way to […]
MIKEY GARCIA vs. SERGEY LIPINETS FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS “Lipinets knows what a win over me will do for his career, and it’s my job to make sure that doesn’t happen,” Garcia “I’m fast, strong and I have all the confidence I need heading into this fight,” Lipinets Junior Welterweight […]
Regis Prograis vs. Julius Indongo Photos: Regis Prograis, Julius Indongo – Ready For WBC Title War DEADWOOD, S.D. – Undefeated 140-pound contender Regis Prograis and former unified world champion Julius Indongo made weight on Thursday ahead of their 12-round main event of SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION for the vacant Interim WBC Super Lightweight World Championship […]
2012 OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALIST MARLEN ESPARZA TO HEADLINE APRIL 6 EDITION OF LA FIGHT CLUB AGAINST LAETIZIA CAMPANA ON ESTRELLATV’S BOXEO ESTELAR SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT PROSPECT HECTOR ‘FINITO’ TANAJARA, JR. TO BATTLE IN EIGHT-ROUND CO-MAIN EVENT PABLO ‘THE SHARK’ RUBIO, JR. TO FACE ANDRES BALDERAS IN SIX-ROUND TV OPENER Tickets on Sale Now! *Photo Credit: Victor O. […]
BLOCKBUSTER LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT BETWEEN (#4) EDSON BARBOZA AND (#7) KEVIN LEE HEADLINES UFC® RETURN TO ATLANTIC CITY FEATURED BOUTS: (#9) COREY ANDERSON vs. (#10) PATRICK CUMMINS (#8) DAVID BRANCH vs. (#11) THIAGO SANTOS TICKETS FOR UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: BARBOZA vs. LEE AT BOARDWALK HALL GO ON SALE FRIDAY, MARCH 9 Las Vegas – UFC® returns […]
Brandon Robinson headlines against Oscar Riojas on Friday, April 6th at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia Former world title challenger Jose Gonzalez takes on Zac Ramsey Marcus Bates fights Raeese Aleem in battle of undefeated Super Bantamweights Plus undefeated Steven Ortiz, Poindexter Knight, Colby Madison, Joshaphat Ortiz & Jesus […]
BROOK: I’VE PUT THE SUPER-WELTER CHAMPS ON NOTICE Sheffield star destroys Rabchenko on 154lbs debut London, UK (6th of March, 2018)– Kell Brook says he’s put the World champions at Super-Welterweight on notice after destroying Sergey Rabchenko inside two rounds to land the WBC Silver strap on his debut at 154lbs at the […]
IWBHF Announces 2018 Inductees Myriam Lamare, Belinda Laracuente, Jessica Rakoczy, Mary Jo Sanders, Vonda Ward, Julie Lederman, Belle Martell & Bernie McCoy The International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame has announced the 2018 inductees. The eight honorees include five retired boxers, a referee, a boxing judge and a journalist. The fighters include Myriam Lamare, Belinda […]
LOS ANGELES – An exciting battle between heavyweight fan-favorites Mirko Cro Cop (36-11-2, 1 NC) and Roy Nelson (23-15) has been added to historic Bellator 200 at The SSE Arena, Wembley in London on Friday, May 25. The two renowned fighters join a stacked card that already includes a Bellator middleweight title matchup pitting current champ Rafael Carvalho(15-1) against Gegard Mousasi (43-6-2), while former titleholder Phil Davis (18-4) takes […]
Four-Division Champion Adrien Broner to Face Former Champion Jessie Vargas in Main Event of SHOWTIME Tripleheader Saturday, April 21 From Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Presented by Premier Boxing Champions Vargas Replaces Injured Omar Figueroa for Broner Showdown Undefeated Former Champion Jermall Charlo Battles Once-Beaten Hugo Centeno Jr. for Interim 160-Pound World Championship & […]
STATEMENT FROM GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS LOS ANGELES (March 5, 2018): As part of the voluntary testing program that Canelo Alvarez insisted on ahead of his May 5 fight, one of his results came back positive for trace levels of Clenbuterol, consistent with meat contamination that has impacted dozens of athletes in Mexico over the last years. […]
USA Weekend Recap: Kovalev Shines, Wilder Survives, Dirrell Crumbles, Tarver Jr. Rises *Photo Credit: Frank Franklin AP By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Heavyweight Action Deontay Wilder of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, retained his World Boxing Council World Heavyweight title, surviving a near knockout in the seventh round to drop and stop Cuban […]
UFC 222 RESULTS Main card Cris Cyborg def. Yana Kunitskaya via first-round TKO (3:25) Brian Ortega def. Frankie Edgar via first-round KO (4:44) Sean O’Malley def. Andre Soukhamthath via unanimous decision Andrei Arlovski def. Stefan Struve via unanimous decision Ketlen Vieira def. Cat Zingano via split decision Undercard Mackenzie Dern def. Ashley Yoder via split […]
Crushing Kovalev Performance Highlights All Action Fight Night at The Garden Click Here for Photos – Credit: David Spagnolo/Main Events New York, NY: Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (32-2-1, 28 KOs) of Russia delivered another trademark crushing performance with a seventh round stoppage of Igor Mikhalkin(21-2, 9 KOs) of Russia at The Theater at Madison Square Garden to […]
DEONTAY WILDER RETAINS WBC HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE WITH THRILLING 10 TH ROUND TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT OF LUIS ORTIZ SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME ® FROM BARCLAYS CENTER Jose Uzcategui Stops Andre Dirrell to Become Interim IBF Super Middleweight World Champion in SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Co-Feature Don’t Miss The Replay Monday at 10 p.m. ET/PT On SHOWTIME EXTREME Click HERE for Photos from […]
Sergey Kovalev vs. Igor Mikhalkin & Dmitry Bivol vs. Sullivan Barrera Final Press Conference Quotes and Photos Click Here for Photos – Credit: David Spagnolo/Main Events HBO Boxing News: #KovalevMikhalkin & #BivolBarrera Final Press Conference Recap Kathy Duva, CEO of Main Events “Hello everyone. It has been a very long, cold winter, but […]
UFC 222 WEIGH-IN RESULTS BELOW MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET) Champ Cris Cyborg (144.75) vs. Yana Kunitskaya (144) – for women’s featherweight title Frankie Edgar (146) vs. Brian Ortega (145.5) Sean O’Malley (136) vs. Andre Soukhamthath (135.25) Andrei Arlovski (247.5) vs. Stefan Struve (266) Ketlen Vieira (136) vs. Cat Zingano (135.5) PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 […]
Deontay Wilder is Even Wilder Than You Think, Luis Ortiz, Barclays Center Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Brooklyn, NY (March 2, 2018)– He turned pro in 2010 at age 30. Now, only a few weeks short of his 39th birthday, Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz, 28-0 with 24 knockouts and […]
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