Boxing News

Scott Hernandez - July 30, 2016

Former boxing champion Amir Khan made headlines earlier this month when he posted a picture of himself with a UFC championship belt. The photo sparked conversation about the former champ making the jump to MMA. Khan then revealed in an interview that not only was he thinking about making the jump to MMA, he wanted to fight UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor in an MMA fight. While the idea of Khan making the jump to fight McGregor in the Octagon has some MMA fans drooling, former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub thinks the matchup doesn’t make any sense. He spoke on The Fighter & The Kid podcast:

Scott Hernandez - July 28, 2016

With a 31-4 professional boxing record that has seen him capture numerous world titles, one wouldn’t think that Amir Khan needs to prove that he is a man. Despite that, the 29-year old British boxer is prepared to step into the Octagon with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor just to prove he’s a man!

Scott Hernandez - July 26, 2016

Earlier this month, former boxing champion Amir Khan took to social media with a picture of himself and a UFC championship belt, leading many to wonder if he is serious about stepping into the Octagon. Khan followed the picture with an interview, in which he stated that he would be interested in fighting UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor inside the Octagon, rather than having a boxing match.

Russell Ess - July 21, 2016

Bob Arum has been around the boxing world for a long time and it seems he still has an issue with everything mixed martial arts.

Russell Ess - June 30, 2016

Today marks “Iron” Mike Tyson’s 50th birthday.

Scott Hernandez - June 24, 2016

News surfaced Friday morning that famed boxer Manny Paquiao has reportedly been booked to fight the one and only Adrien Broner. While Pacquiao has stated that he is retired, Golden Boy Promotions VP Eric Gomez wanted to work out a deal to bring Pacquiao out of retirement to fight Canelo Alvarez. When Gomez tried to set the fight up, he learned an interesting bit of information, Pacquiao is already fighting Adrien Broner. Gomez spoke to Boxing Scene about the situation:

Russell Ess - June 23, 2016

Canelo Alvarez, one of boxing’s biggest stars has fought in different weight classes to make the big fights happen. With MMA’s big fight between two competitors that are usually one weight class apart, Canelo was recently asked about the rematch between UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and lightweight threat Nate Diaz set for UFC 202 and the former WBC champion had something interesting to say.

Russell Ess - June 20, 2016

https://youtu.be/pKueiTY1-P0?t=24m24s Hugo Centeno Jr. and Maciej Sulecki met in the ring over the weekend for a WBO middleweight bout that aired on NBC.

Scott Hernandez - June 9, 2016

https://youtu.be/l_J1ylCHCFE On Thursday, the funeral service was held for Muhammad Ali after his passing this past weekend. Several fighters, including Bernard Hopkins, were in attendance at the service for the man who will go down as arguably the greatest boxer of all time.

Scott Hernandez - June 8, 2016

Earlier this week tragedy struck the combat sports community when it was announced that boxing icon Muhammad Ali had passed away at the age of 74. While Ali’s death was undoubtably devastating for many members of the combat sports community, Ali’s death certainly hit close to home for famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach.

Scott Hernandez - June 8, 2016

https://youtu.be/IejilJ58TZA Tragedy struck the combat sports world earlier this week when news surfaced that boxing icon Muhammad Ali had passed away at the age of 74. Immediately the combat sports community began paying tribute to the man who many consider to be the greatest boxer of all time.

Scott Hernandez - June 4, 2016

https://youtu.be/nGvVun_J9lk After the tragic death of Boxing legend and cultural icon Muhammad Ali Friday evening, the sporting world quickly began mourning the man who made overwhelming impacts on both boxing and society.

Scott Hernandez - June 4, 2016

Friday evening, tragic news surfaced that Boxing icon Muhammad Ali had passed away after being placed on life support earlier in the day. Understandably the MMA community immediately began posting their reactions to the death of Ali, who is widely regarded as one of the biggest combat sports icons.

Scott Hernandez - June 4, 2016

Friday evening, tragic news surfaced that boxing icon Muhammad Ali had passed away after being placed on life support earlier in the day. Immediately the MMA community began mourning Ali, who will live on as one of the most influential men in combat sports.

Russell Ess - June 3, 2016

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74, according to a family spokesperson. News hit Friday afternoon that the three-time heavyweight boxing champion was hospitalized on Thursday in Phoenix, Arizona due to respiratory issues.

Scott Hernandez - June 3, 2016

Tragic news surfaced Friday afternoon that legendary Boxer Muhammad Ali had been hospitalized the previous evening and placed on life support in Phoenix, where his family has flown to be with him. While the famed prizefighter was initially hospitalized with respiratory issues, a new report from Mirror has indicated that Ali’s problems are “worse than first feared.”

Scott Hernandez - May 31, 2016

While a potential fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather has yet to be formally announced, combat sports fans haven’t been able to resist discussing the potential matchup. Famed boxing trainer Teddy Atlas went on record saying that he wouldn’t train McGregor to fight Mayweather because of the overwhelming odds, however Freddie Roach has stated that he would “love” to help McGregor.

Chris Taylor - May 30, 2016

Retired boxing champion Floyd Mayweather posted the following photo on Twitter late Sunday evening promoting his potential bout with current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. .@badmedina https://t.co/648Qb26FTL pic.twitter.com/67agluPAGt