Press Conference Notes: Jose Ramirez & Seniesa Estrada Ready for Fresno Tripleheader Ramirez-Richard Commey, Estrada-Tina Rupprecht and Antonio Mireles-Patrick Mailata to be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT CLICK HERE for Photos (Courtesy: Mikey Williams/Top Rank via Getty Images) CLICK HERE FOR PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO (Courtesy: Top Rank) FRESNO, Calif. (March 23, 2023) – Top […]
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UFC on ESPN 43 Betting Odds, Preview, Media Day & Weigh-in Video
UFC on ESPN 43 Betting Odds, Preview, Media Day & Weigh-in Video Main Card at 7 p.m. ET, Prelims at 4 p.m. ET ESPN+ Available on ESPN.com and ESPN App for Mobile and Connected TV Devices To Subscribe Visit ESPNPlus.com/UFC San Antonio, TX (March 25th, 2023)– UFC action continues this weekend with UFC Fight Night Presented by Modelo: Vera […]
(#3) SERGEI PAVLOVICH AND (#4) CURTIS BLAYDES IS SET FOR THE UFC® APEX
TOP RANKED HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDERS (#3) SERGEI PAVLOVICH AND (#4) CURTIS BLAYDES COLLIDE AT UFC® APEX FEATURED BOUT: (#8) SONG YADONG vs. (#9) RICKY SIMON Las Vegas – UFC® returns to the APEX with a pivotal clash in the heavyweight division that will see No. 3 ranked Sergei Pavlovich take on No. 4 Curtis Blaydes. The co-main event will see bantamweight […]
David Benavidez vs. Caleb Plant Betting Odds, All Access, Media Workout, Heated Presser, Pro Predictions & Weigh-in Video
David Benavidez vs. Caleb Plant Betting Odds, All Access, Media Workout, Heated Presser, Pro Predictions & Weigh-in Video By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Robert Brizel Predictions: Las Vegas, NV (March 25th, 2023)– David Benavidez averages 67 punches thrown per round to Caleb Plant’s 46 punch average thrown per round. David Benavidez […]
Usyk vs. Fury Fight Off The Table, WBC Frustrated, Dubois Negotiations Begin & Wilder Offers to Step in
Usyk Pursues Possible Plan B With the Fury Fight Off The Table, WBC Frustrated & Wilder Offers to Step in London, UK (March 23rd, 2023)– WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO World Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has left his training camp in Ukraine, with the unrealistic preset April 1, 2023 deadline for his proposed world heavyweight […]
Luis Alberto Lopez to Defend Featherweight Title Against Michael Conlan
Luis Alberto Lopez to Defend Featherweight Crown Against Hometown Hero Michael Conlan at The SSE Arena Belfast LIVE on ESPN+ Tickets go on sale Friday, March 31, at 11 a.m. via www.Ticketmaster.ie BELFAST (March 22, 2023) — Luis Alberto “El Venado” Lopez may have to start calling himself “The Road Warrior.” Lopez will make the first defense of his […]
Stephen Fulton-Naoya Inoue Junior Featherweight Super Fight Postponed Due to Inoue Training Injury
Stephen Fulton-Naoya Inoue Junior Featherweight Super Fight Postponed Due to Inoue Training Injury Bout will be rescheduled until a to-be-announced date in July (March 22, 2023) – Stephen Fulton’s WBO/WBC junior featherweight world title defense against Naoya Inoue — originally scheduled for Sunday, May 7, at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan — has been postponed due to a […]
Christian Mbilli-Carlos Gongora & Ivan Zucco-Germaine Brown Headline Separate International Cards on ESPN+
Christian Mbilli-Carlos Gongora & Ivan Zucco-Germaine Brown Super Middleweight Battles Headline Separate International Cards LIVE on ESPN+ Mbilli-Gongora card streaming LIVE from Montreal, Canada, THURSDAY at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT Zucco-Brown bill streaming LIVE from Milan, Italy, FRIDAY at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT (March 21, 2023) — Two international fight cards will stream live and […]
SHOWTIME PPV® COUNTDOWN SHOW LIVE STREAM TO FEATURE UNBEATEN CONTENDERS
SHOWTIME PPV® COUNTDOWN SHOW LIVE STREAM TO FEATURE UNBEATEN CONTENDERS IN SEPARATE BOUTS LEADING UP TO LONG-AWAITED BENAVIDEZ VS. PLANT EVENT THIS SATURDAY NIGHT Super Bantamweight Contender Kevin Gonzalez Duels Jose Sanmartin Plus Rising Cuban Contender Orestes Velazquez Battles Marcelino Lopez on SHOWTIME SPORTS® Digital Platforms Beginning at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT Super Middleweight Rivals David Benavidez […]
CALEB PLANT DISCUSSES WHY HE HAS BAD BLOOD WITH DAVID BENAVIDEZ ON ‘THE PIVOT PODCAST’
Episode Drops Today at 12 p.m. ET on “The Pivot Podcast” YouTube Page Watch HERE on “The Pivot Podcast” YouTube Page Click HERE for Episode Promo Videos LAS VEGAS – March 21, 2023 – Boxing star and former world champion Caleb Plant sat down for a wide-ranging discussion in the latest episode of “The Pivot Podcast” as Plant dove deep into his feud with David Benavidez before […]
SEBASTIAN FUNDORA VS. BRIAN MENDOZA VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE
SEBASTIAN FUNDORA VS. BRIAN MENDOZA VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES “I feel like I’ve been proving myself over and over again…I keep proving them wrong.” – Fundora “I’m gonna show that I’m one of the best in this division… I’m going to pull off another big upset.” – Mendoza Super Welterweight Sensation Sebastián Fundora Duels Rising Contender Brian […]
JOSHUA VS. FRANKLIN UNDERCARD CONFIRMED
JOSHUA VS. FRANKLIN UNDERCARD CONFIRMED Cash and Williams look to set up tasty clash – Rising Brit Heavyweight Wardley meets American Coffie Rising British Heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley will face American Michael Polite-Coffie on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s clash with Jermaine Franklin at The O2 in London on Saturday April 1, live worldwide on DAZN – as Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams will look to close […]
RCM BOXING WEEKEND RECAP (3/19/23) – MILLER STOPS BROWNE, GESTA UPSETS DIAZ & RAMIREZ MISSES WEIGHT – VIDEOS
Miller Stops Browne in Slugfest and Gets Confronted by Charr, Gesta Upsets Diaz, Ramirez Misses Weight By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent On Saturday, March 18, 2023, in the main event bout of a 13 bout card at Agenda Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, top 25 world heavyweight contender Jarrell ‘Big […]
Jarrell Miller Stops Lucas Browne on Probox TV in Abu Dhabi & Manuel Charr Comes in the Ring – Video Highlights
Jarrell Miller Stops Lucas Browne on Probox TV in Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (March 19th, 2023)– The Big Baby, Jarrell Miller (26-0-1) crossed swords with Australian Lucas Browne (31-4) in Dubai this evening courtesy of Hardcore Boxing live on PROBOX TV. Both men promised an all action slugfest, the pair stayed true to their word with neither man taking […]
FILIPINO MERCITO GESTA UPSETS JOJO DIAZ IN THE MAIN EVENT IN LONG BEACH, CA – VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
MERCITO “NO MERCY” GESTA GOES THE DISTANCE AGAINST JOSEPH “JOJO” DIAZ AND SECURES SPLIT DECISION VICTORY LIVE AND EXCLUSIVE ON DAZN Click HERE for Photos Click HERE for Video Highlights Click HERE for Scorecards Mandatory Credit: Golden Boy LONG BEACH, CA (March 18, 2023): In an action packed fight night, Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (33-3-3, 17 KOs) proved he is still in the running […]
UFC 286 RESULTS, VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS, POST PRESSER & SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION
UFC 286 RESULTS, VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS, POST PRESSER & SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION By MMA News You can catch all the UFC 286 results and highlights below: Share your comments below about UFC 286… Early Preliminary Card Highlights Jake Hadley def. Malcolm Gordon With the first finish of UFC 286, Jake Hadley landed a devastating liver shot […]
ANDERSON SILVA NAMED TO UFC® HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2023
ANDERSON SILVA NAMED TO UFC® HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2023 Las Vegas – UFC® today announced that former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will be inducted into the 2023 Class of the UFC Hall of Fame as a Pioneer. The 2023 UFC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, presented by Toyo Tires®, will take place during the 11th Annual UFC […]
OFFICIAL WEIGHTS AND PHOTOS FOR DIAZ, JR. VS. GESTA – RAMIREZ VS. ROSADO CANCELLED!
OFFICIAL WEIGHTS AND PHOTOS JOSEPH “JOJO” DIAZ, JR. VS. MERCITO “NO MERCY” GESTA SATURDAY, MARCH 18 – LIVE ON DAZN Click HERE for Photos Click HERE for PDF Mandatory Credit: Golden Boy / Cris Esqueda Statement from Golden Boy Promotions regarding Gilberto Ramirez vs. Gabriel Rosado*: “Due to Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez failing to make the contracted weight, Zurdo vs. Rosado […]
JARRELL MILLER VS. LUCAS BROWNE BETTING ODDS, START TIMES & WEIGH-IN VIDEO
JARRELL MILLER VS. LUCAS BROWNE BETTING ODDS, START TIMES & WEIGH-IN VIDEO The undefeated heavyweight continues his plan to stay active tonight. Jarrell Miller continues his comeback after years out of the ring when he takes on Lucas Browne tonight. The American heavyweight remains unbeaten after a string of problems with doping bans, but […]
UFC 286 PREVIEW, COUNTDOWN, PRESSER, BETTING ODDS, MEDIA DAY & WEIGH-IN VIDEO
UFC 286 PREVIEW, COUNTDOWN, PRESSER, BETTING ODDS, MEDIA DAY & WEIGH-IN VIDEO ESPN+ PPV at 5 p.m. ET Prelims on ESPNEWS, ESPN+ and SiriusXM Fight Nation at 3 p.m. ET Early Prelims on ESPN+ and SiriusXM Fight Nation at 1 p.m. ET ESPN+ available on ESPN.com and ESPN App for mobile and connected TV devices To subscribe […]
CANELO VS. RYDER – SAN DIEGO PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES, VIDEO, OPENING BETTING ODDS AND IMAGES
CANELO VS. RYDER – SAN DIEGO PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES, VIDEO AND IMAGES Canelo vs. Ryder Photos Mexican pound-for-pound king defends Undisputed Super-Middleweight title against Briton in Guadalajara, Mexico on May 6, live on DAZN and DAZN PPV Canelo Alvarez “The press conference in Guadalajara was an unbelievable moment for me because I saw my grandma, […]
Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez vs. Gabe Rosado Weigh-in Video, Press Conference, Prelims & Betting Odds
Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez vs. Gabe Rosado Weigh-in Video, Press Conference, Prelims & Betting Odds Click HERE for Photos Click HERE to Rewatch Press Conference Mandatory Credit: Golden Boy / Cris Esqueda LONG BEACH, CA (March 16, 2023): As the countdown continues to Saturday, March 18, Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramírez (44-1, 30 KOs) of Mazatlan, Mexico and Philadelphia’s Gabriel “King” Rosado (26-16-1, 15 KOs) hosted […]
TRAINERS, DERRICK JAMES, BOB SANTOS, SUGARHILL STEWARD & BUDDY MCGIRT PREVIEW BENAVIDEZ VS. PLANT PPV
DERRICK JAMES, BOB SANTOS, SUGARHILL STEWARD AND BUDDY MCGIRT QUOTES PREVIEWING DAVID BENAVIDEZ VS. CALEB PLANT Top Trainers and Boxing Minds Discuss Benavidez vs. Plant SHOWTIME PPV® Clash Taking Place Saturday, March 25 from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Headlining a Premier Boxing Champions Event LAS VEGAS – March 16, 2023 – Top trainers and […]
DON KING SIGNS ADRIEN BRONER
World’s Greatest Boxing Promoter Don King Signs Exciting Superstar Bad Boy of Boxing, Adrien Broner Four-Time World Champion Ready to Go Back to Work Deerfield Beach, FL (March 16, 2023)– Four-time World Champion superstar and Bad Boy of Boxing, Adrien Broner, has teamed up with “Hall of Famer” and the people’s greatest promoter Don King, […]
JOSE ZEPEDA RETURNS TO FACE NEERAJ GOYAT IN MEXICO
FIRST GOLDEN BOY FIGHT NIGHT ON DAZN: MEXICO EDITION OF 2023 TO FEATURE JOSE “CHON’ ZEPEDA VERSUS NEERAJ “GANGSTER” GOYAT LIVE FROM GUADALAJARA, MEXICO GUADALAJARA, MEXICO (March 15, 2023) – Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN will return with its first Mexico Edition of 2023 on Saturday, March 25 live from the Domo Alcalde in […]
ROY JONES JR. VS. ANTHONY PETTIS VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO & QUOTES WITH JORGE MASVIDAL
ROY JONES JR., ANTHONY PETTIS & JORGE MASVIDAL VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES PREVIEWING GAMEBRED BOXING EVENT Boxing Hall of Famer Roy Jones Jr. Takes On MMA Legend Anthony Pettis Saturday, April 1 Headlining “Gamebred Boxing 4” Pay-Per-View Event from Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee & Presented by Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred Boxing Click HERE for Video Recording (Credit: Gamebred […]
DAVID BENAVIDEZ AND CALEB PLANT MEDIA WORKOUTS QUOTES, VIDEO AND PHOTOS
DAVID BENAVIDEZ AND CALEB PLANT MEDIA WORKOUTS QUOTES AND PHOTOS Benavidez Hosts Media In Seattle Area While Plant Works Out For Las Vegas Press Ahead of Long-Awaited Clash Super Middleweight Stars David Benavidez and Caleb Plant To Settle War of Words in High Stakes SHOWTIME PPV® Matchup on Saturday, March 25 from MGM Grand Garden Arena […]
MULTIPLE HIGH-PROFILE FIGHTS ADDED TO THE HAWAII DOUBLE HEADER EVENT
MULTIPLE HIGH-PROFILE FIGHTS ADDED TO BOTH NIGHTS OF BELLATOR MMA’S HAWAII DOUBLE-HEADER ON FRIDAY, APRIL 21 AND SATURDAY, APRIL 22 BELLATOR 295 MAIN CARD GETS AN UPDATED MAIN CARD START TIME OF 11 P.M. ET/8 P.M. PT FRIDAY’S SHOW IS FREE TO ALL FIRST RESPONDERS, MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHILE TICKETS FOR SATURDAY’S […]
Mauricio Lara Says Leigh Wood Deserves A Rematch For His World Title Win
Mauricio Lara: “Leigh Wood deserves a rematch; he gave me an opportunity without being mandatory” Mexico, City, Mexico (March 15th, 2023)– Mauricio Lara is willing to give Leigh Wood a rematch, because he thinks he deserves it. Lara is back at training, and is contemplating mid June as a possible date for his next fight. […]
CANELO ALVAREZ WILL RETURN TO MEXICO TO FACE JOHN RYDER – PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO
CANELO ALVAREZ DEFENDS HIS UNDISPUTED TITLE AGAINST JOHN RYDER ON MAY 6 IN MEXICO HOMECOMING Super-Middleweight King meets Briton in Guadalajara on Cinco de Mayo weekend live worldwide on DAZN and DAZN PPV Guadalajara, Mexico (March 14th, 2023)– Saúl Canelo Álvarez will defend his Undisputed Super-Middleweight title against John Ryder at the Akron Stadium in […]
Davey Grant Scores Spectacular Rare Reverse Triangle Choke Submission & Raphael Assuncao Retires – Video
Davey Grant Scores Spectacular Rare Reverse Triangle Choke Submission Win over Assuncao By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (March 14th, 2023)– With only 17 seconds from a clear unanimous decision victory, Raphael Assuncao’s bantamweight retirement bout at UFC Fight Night 221 Las Vegas live on ESPN+ The Theater at […]
Terri Harper Will Face Cecilia Braekhus in Dublin, Ireland on DAZN
HARPER MAKES MAIDEN WBA 154LBS WORLD TITLE DEFENCE AGAINST FORMER POUND-FOR-POUND NO.1 BRAEKHUS AT DUBLIN’S 3ARENA ON MAY 20 ‘Belter’ clashes with boxing’s ‘First Lady’ on historic Taylor vs. Cameron undercard Terri Harper will defend her WBA Super-Welterweight World Title against former world pound-for-pound No.1 Cecilia Braekhus on the undercard of Katie Taylor’s historic homecoming clash with Chantelle […]