Saul “Canelo” Alvarez branded middleweight rival Gennady Golovkin a “hypocrite” on Sunday as their war of words escalated ahead of next month’s eagerly anticipated rematch in Las Vegas. World middleweight king Golovkin and Alvarez will climb into the ropes at the T-Mobile Arena on September 15, a year after their long-awaited first encounter ended in […]
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5 reasons why Khabib beats McGregor
UFC sent shock-waves across the globe as it launched the promo of a mega-fight between Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former two-division champion Conor McGregor, ultimately announcing that the fight is going to take place on October 6 at T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas. The fight was announced after the end of UFC’s quarterly press […]
Islam Makhachev — a champion in the making
Islam Makhachev overpowered Canada’s Kajan Johnson in the latter’s hometown via a sublime armbar in round 1 of a prelim bout at UFC Calgary, improving his impressive record to 16-1 overall and 4-1 in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Makhachev’s latest win was his second consecutive first round finish. Earlier this year, he knocked Brazil’s […]
Pacquiao, the Philippines hero still king of the ring at 39
Manny Pacquiao (R) began his professional ring career as a teenager, and in 23 years has compiled a 60-7-2 win-loss-draw record with 39 knockouts. Photo: AFP MANILA: Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao, who won back the welterweight world title in stunning fashion on Sunday, is idolised by tens of millions in the poverty-afflicted Philippines after rising from […]
UFC President makes huge announcement
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White on Monday announced that Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurgamomedov will face ex-champ Conor McGregor next. White confirmed that possibly the most anticipated fight in MMA as of current will happen and that Khabib will defend his title against Conor next. When asked about who the Eagle from Dagestan was […]
Amir Khan lauds Pakistan’s talent-rich boxing circuit
LAHORE: British-Pakistan boxer Amir King Khan on Wednesday said that there is an abundance of boxing talent in Pakistan and that the doors to his boxing academy are open to everyone. The former world champion met a delegation led by Pakistan Boxing Federation President Khalid Mehmood and Secretary General Colonel (retd) Nasir Aijaz earlier today. During the […]
Pacquiao eyes next fight in Malaysia in May or June
MANILA: Philippine boxing idol Manny Pacquiao said his next opponent would be either world champion Lucas Matthysse or Danny Garcia in Malaysia in May or June, after rejecting an undercard offer to face Mike Alvarado. Pacquiao told ABS-CBN television in an interview aired Tuesday that his camp had narrowed the choices down to World Boxing […]
Wilder improves to 40-0 with 10th round TKO of Ortiz
NEW YORK: American Deontay Wilder recovered from a seventh-round scare to retain his World Boxing Council heavyweight title on Saturday and keep intact his record of knocking out every opponent he has faced. Wilder knocked down Cuba’s Luis Ortiz three times in the fight, finishing off the previously unbeaten challenger with a right uppercut as […]