James Law, Glory Sports International Get a preview, results, and full fight coverage here for Glory 31. Glory 31 Amsterdam featuring Robin van Roosmalen vs. Sittichai II takes place this Saturday, June 25 on the ESPN networks and UFC Fight Pass. Bloody Elbow has full fight coverage right here. By […]
By Robert Ecksel With over a 1.3 billion people living in China, the “sleeping dragon” is an enormous untapped source of boxing talent. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”—Lao Tzu When he returned from China 200 years ago, Napoleon said, “That is a sleeping dragon. Let […]
By Fightnews.com Muhammad Waseem (3-0, 3 KOs) of Pakistan was accompanied by world class trainer Jeff Mayweather as he scaled in at 121 pounds during his WBC 30-day mandatory weigh-in at the famed Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas. Waseem will take on former world title challenger Jether Oliva (23-5-2, […]
Newly crowned junior lightweight titlist Vasyl Lomachenko won’t return to the featherweight division. Rich Schultz/Getty Images Dan RafaelESPN Senior Writer A few notes from around the boxing world: Although a formal announcement is due this week, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told ESPN.com that newly-crowned junior lightweight world titleholder Vasyl […]
Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports Unsurprisingly, Stephen Thompson is the new #1 contender at welterweight in the latest UFC rankings. Meanwhile, it’s time to welcome Donald Cerrone into the top 15 at 170 lbs. By Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander There weren’t too many changes to the UFC rankings, but they were […]
By WBCnews Si vous plait! On June 20th, back in 1980 in Montreal, Panamanian boxing superstar, Roberto “Manos de Piedra” Duran, and the then undefeated brilliant “Sugar” Ray Leonard, starred in an amazing give and take, with the WBC welterweight title on the line. Leonard, the feted Gold Medalist in […]
