Boxing News

Tom Taylor - October 8, 2018

Over the weekend, in the main event of UFC 229, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor returned to the Octagon after two long years away, where he attempted to reclaim the UFC lightweight belt from undefeated champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Regrettably for McGregor and his throngs of dedicated fans, he came up short. After three, tough rounds, the Irish MMA star found himself locked up in a Khabib Nurmagomedov choke in the fourth, and was quickly forced to tap out.

Tom Taylor - September 27, 2018

Earlier this year, Bellator MMA began a very public courtship of rapper 50 Cent. The rapper was introduced to Bellator fighters, invited to Bellator events, and lots more. Why, however, was not exactly clear. Now we know.

Tom Taylor - September 21, 2018

It didn’t take long for retired boxer Paulie Malignaggi to react to yesterday’s UFC 229 press conference, which featured Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and a whole lot of trash talk. In his eyes, McGregor failed to get inside Nurmagomedov’s head, which in turn doesn’t bode well for his chances when they fight on October 6.

Tom Taylor - September 17, 2018

Last Saturday night, Gennady Golovkin and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez met for a second time, hellbent on producing a more decisive outcome than their September, 2017 draw. In the end, however, this rematch was arguably even closer than their first encounter, as Canelo walked away with a hotly debated majority decision victory. In the immediate fallout of this rematch, Kazakhstan’s Gennady Golovkin was adamant that he deserves a prompt trilogy fight with his Mexican rival.

Chris Taylor - September 15, 2018

The highly anticipated rematch between Canelo Alvarez 49-1-2 (34 KOs) and Gennady Golovkin 38-0-1 (34 KOs) took place tonight live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The pair first met last September and after twelve rounds of exciting back and forth action the fight went to the judges scorecards for decision.

Thomas Taylor - September 15, 2018

Floyd Mayweather isn’t done yet. That’s according to his latest Instagram post, in which he claims he is coming back to rematch Manny Pacquiao “this year.” See this post, which includes video of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao meeting in Japan, below.

Chris Taylor - September 13, 2018

This preview for Canelo vs. Golovkin 2 – “The REMATCH” will give you chills… This Saturday is the night boxing fans have been waiting for!

Tom Taylor - September 3, 2018

Over the last few weeks, Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor’s beef has heated back up, as the undefeated boxer and Irish MMA superstar have exchanged a bit of trash talk on Twitter. These recent skirmishes have Floyd Mayweather’s father believing that Mayweather and McGregor will fight again. In his eyes, Conor McGregor is probably eager for the opportunity to try to avenge his 2017 loss to Mayweather.

Thomas Taylor - August 28, 2018

In a recent interview with TMZ, Floyd Mayweather sent some praise in the direction Conor McGregor, who he famously defeated in a boxing match in August of 2017. Mayweather also invited McGregor to come train at the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas ahead of his UFC 229 title fight with UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Olive branch extended?

Tom Taylor - August 28, 2018

Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor exchanged an unprecedented amount of trash talk ahead of their headline-dominating 2017 boxing match. As this boxing match has gotten smaller and smaller in the rear view mirror, however, the pair’s heated beef seems to have cooled down. In fact, Floyd Mayweather recently offered Conor McGregor some praise, calling the Irishman a warrior, and warning his UFC 229 opponent Khabib Nurmagomedov not to take him lightly.

Chris Taylor - August 26, 2018

One year ago today UFC superstar Conor McGregor made his professional boxing debut opposite undefeated legend of the sport Floyd Mayweather. The brash Irish fighter surprised many doubters with his performance against Mayweather.

Tom Taylor - August 15, 2018

UFC Hall of Famers Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz are going to fight for a third time. They will do so in a fight promoted by retired boxer Oscar De La Hoya as part of the new Golden Boy MMA venture. That’s been clear for awhile. Yet while this polarizing fight itself has been official for some time, the date and setting have remained a mystery. Speaking to Fight Hub TV this week, Oscar De La Hoya provided a bit of clarity on that front.

Tom Taylor - August 15, 2018

Retired boxer Paulie Malignaggi, who is one of Conor McGregor‘s chief doubters, unsurprisingly gives the Irishman little chance in his UFC 229 lightweight title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov. Speaking on SiriusXM Boxing this week Malignaggi broke down McGregor’s fight with Nurmagomedov, using his 2016 loss to Nate Diaz as a key reference. “Here’s the thing about Conor, I’ve said that he has no balls and he has a problem with this fight,” Malignaggi said (transcript via MMA Fighting). “Khabib is not a guy that will put you out of your misery. Remember the Nate Diaz fight, when he shot in on Nate Diaz and got submitted? Nate Diaz is a guy you don’t want to wind up on the ground with because he’s a black belt in jiu-jitsu and he’ll submit you right away. If you’re gonna fight Nate Diaz, you have to keep the fight standing up. In that fight against Nate Diaz though, he’s getting pummelled in round two and he’s probably gonna get pummelled for the rest of the fight, so what does he do? He needs a way out of it because he doesn’t want to get beat up for four straight rounds. So what does he do? He goes, ‘If I take this fight to the ground, Nate will submit me and then it won’t look like I quit.’ Because if you’re fighting Nate Diaz, common sense tells you that you don’t want to wind up on the ground. Conor is the one that took that fight to the ground. He shot in looking to take that fight to the ground. Why did he do that? Because he’s trying to quit. If Nate puts him in a submission, he can quit and then it looks like ‘Oh well, I had to tap out.’ But really the decision was made when he shot in that he was quitting already.”

Tom Taylor - August 13, 2018

Paulie Malignaggi was supposed to be an ally of Conor McGregor. The retired boxer was brought into the Irish mixed martial artist’s camp to help him prepare for his August 2017 boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. When Paulie Malignaggi began to feel as though he was being misrepresented by McGregor and his team, however, he packed his bags.

Thomas Taylor - August 11, 2018

This time last year, Conor McGregor was closing in on his headline-dominating boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. His biggest opponent outside the ring, however, was retired boxer Paulie Malignaggi. McGregor and Malignaggi went from allies to enemies in a matter of weeks. Initially, Malignaggi was brought into McGregor’s training camp to help him prepare for his debut boxing match. After McGregor and his team began gloating about an alleged knockdown that the Irishman allegedly scored on the boxer in a sparring session, things promptly went south.

Drake Riggs - July 25, 2018

Asia’s premier MMA organization is ONE Championship. And always looking to expand their brand, they now have their sights set on boxing. Already Asia’s best when it comes to MMA, ONE has already begun expanding when it comes to putting on other types of fights rather than just MMA. As just recently their founder, Chatri Sityodtong announced that they signed a co-promotion deal with Thailand’s WBC world super flyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai.

Tom Taylor - July 22, 2018

On Sunday afternoon, Anthony Smith dispatched of another MMA legend, clubbing former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua with first-round strikes in the UFC Hamburg main event. In the wake of this incredible knockout, Smith could have called out pretty much anybody, from Corey Anderson, who won in the UFC Hamburg co-main event, to Jimi Manuwa, who sat cage-side for the card. Instead of calling out either of these men, however, he targeted a showdown with top light heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson.

Tom Taylor - June 28, 2018

If popular rapper 50 cent’s recent Instagram posts are to be believed, he’s signed a $1 million deal with Bellator. Let me start by assuring that no, 50 Cent will not be fighting in the Bellator cage. Not yet, at least.