Boxing News

Tyson Fury explains why he thinks Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson is a “really good spectacle” for boxing
Susan Cox - March 21, 2024
Tyson Fury is explaining why he thinks Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson is a ‘really good spectacle’ for boxing. The Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 20th at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The event will be streamed globally on Netflix.

Tyson Fury insists Deontay Wilder is “by far” a bigger puncher than Francis Ngannou: “By a mile”
Susan Cox - March 20, 2024
Tyson Fury is insisting that Deontay Wilder is ‘by far’ a bigger puncher when compared to Francis Ngannou. Fury and Ngannou headlined a boxing event billed as the ‘Battle of the Baddest’ at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia last October. In what was Ngannou’s boxing debut, it would ultimately be Fury who would emerge the victor by split decision.

Teddy Atlas weighs in on Jake Paul’s “dangerous” decision to fight Mike Tyson: “I think he might be making a mistake”
Harry Kettle - March 20, 2024
Boxing expert Teddy Atlas has given his thoughts on Jake Paul’s upcoming boxing match against Mike Tyson. Later this year, Jake Paul and Mike Tyson will collide in a blockbuster boxing showdown. Of course, as you can imagine, there’s been a lot of criticism regarding the bout and why it’s even been booked.

Ryan Garcia threatens to sue New York commission over mental evaluation request for Devin Haney bout
Josh Evanoff - March 19, 2024
The professional boxing match between Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney continues to be in jeopardy. ‘KingRy’ and ‘The Dream’ are currently slated to meet in a 12-round professional boxing match on April 20th. The two will headline a DAZN-promoted event, going down from New York City. For Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney, the stars will get the chance to rekindle a rivalry dating all the way back to the amateurs.

Francis Ngannou opens up on devastating knockout loss to Anthony Joshua: "I wasn't there anymore"
Josh Evanoff - March 18, 2024
Francis Ngannou doesn’t remember anything past the first round of his boxing match with Anthony Joshua. Earlier this month, ‘The Predator’ made his return to the boxing ring in Saudi Arabia. Back for the first time since a split-decision loss to Tyson Fury in October, Francis Ngannou faced Anthony Joshua. While some moral victories could be taken from the MMA fighter’s first crossover into the sport, his second bout had none.

Mike Tyson's trainer downplays health risk ahead of Jake Paul bout: "He knows how to fight"
Josh Evanoff - March 18, 2024
Rafael Cordeiro doesn’t want fans to worry ahead of the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match. The longtime head of Kings MMA has developed quite a friendship with ‘Iron Mike’ over the years. In 2020, when Mike Tyson was looking to make a comeback to the ring, he began training with Cordeiro. In the years since then, the two have remained close, and the MMA trainer has held pads for the legend.

Video | Soccer match in Turkey ends in insane fan brawl
Harry Kettle - March 18, 2024
A soccer match between Fenerbahce and Trabzonspor erupted into absolute chaos in Turkey this past weekend. For those of you who don’t know, soccer (aka association football) plays host to some of the most passionate sports fans in the world. They will live and die for their club, that’s especially true in nations like Turkey.

Francis Ngannou shares behind the scenes locker room footage from his knockout loss to Anthony Joshua
Harry Kettle - March 18, 2024
Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has shared some behind the scenes footage from his boxing showdown with Anthony Joshua. Earlier this month, Francis Ngannou went head to head with Anthony Joshua in just his second ever professional boxing match. It came hot on the heels of his narrow loss to Tyson Fury, which proved to the passes that he has a lot of potential inside the squared circle.

Francis Ngannou vows that he's "not done" with boxing despite knockout loss to Anthony Joshua
Josh Evanoff - March 14, 2024
PFL heavyweight Francis Ngannou isn’t done with professional boxing despite losing to Anthony Joshua. ‘The Predator’ returned to boxing last Friday night, in Saudi Arabia against ‘AJ’. The bout was Francis Ngannou’s second in the ring, previously facing Tyson Fury last October. Despite entering the fight a massive underdog, the former UFC heavyweight champion dropped, and nearly defeated ‘The Gpysy King’. Still, Fury escaped with a split-decision win.

WATCH | Mike Tyson absolutely rips the pads in first training session for Jake Paul fight
Josh Evanoff - March 14, 2024
Boxing legend Mike Tyson is putting in the work ahead of his fight with Jake Paul. Earlier this month, ‘Iron Mike’ signed a deal to return to the boxing ring. The legend hasn’t competed since an exhibition fight with Roy Jones Jr. in November 2020, where they fought to a draw. Almost four years later, Mike Tyson will return to fighting to face YouTuber-turned-fighter, Jake Paul.

Chael Sonnen takes issue with footage of Mike Tyson’s “day 1” training session
Susan Cox - March 14, 2024
Chael Sonnen is taking issue with the footage of Mike Tyson’s ‘day 1’ training session. It was announced a week ago today that Jake Paul would face former world champion Mike Tyson in a boxing match on Saturday, July 20th at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, which will be streamed live on Netflix.

Controversial kickboxer Andrew Tate arrested again in Romania, releases statement
Josh Evanoff - March 12, 2024
Controversial kickboxer Andrew Tate was arrested again this morning in Romania. The popular influencer known by fans online as ‘Top G’ has had a massive groundswell in popularity over the last few years. For many combat sports fans, they might know Andrew Tate from his days as a kickboxer. He won Enfusion gold and even knocked out future UFC fighter Luke Barnatt in an amateur MMA fight.

John McCarthy explains why he absolutely hates the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson booking: “Shame on everyone”
Susan Cox - March 12, 2024
John McCarthy is explaining why he absolutely hates the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson booking. The boxing match between Paul and Tyson is scheduled for Saturday, July 20th, at the AT &T Stadium in Arlington, Texas and will stream live on Netflix.

Kamaru Usman reveals the advice he plans to provide Francis Ngannou following his nasty KO loss to Anthony Joshua
Harry Kettle - March 12, 2024
Kamaru Usman has revealed the advice he plans to give Francis Ngannou following the latter’s loss to Anthony Joshua. Last weekend, Francis Ngannou fell short in his boxing clash with Anthony Joshua. He suffered a nasty knockout loss, dropping him to 0-2 in the squared circle. Now, many have been left to wonder what’s next for him, with some suggesting he should return to mixed martial arts.

Sean O'Malley moves on from Ryan Garcia, calls out Floyd Mayweather: "Going straight to the big dog"
Josh Evanoff - March 11, 2024
UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley is moving on from talk of fighting Ryan Garcia, and moving onto Floyd Mayweather. ‘Sugar’ is fresh off his return to the cage over the weekend in the main event of UFC 299. There, Sean O’Malley faced longtime rival, Marlon Vera, in his first bantamweight title defense. The newly crowned champion largely dominated ‘Chito’, scoring a lopsided decision victory on Saturday night.

REPORT | Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson targeted as professional fight, not exhibition
Josh Evanoff - March 11, 2024
The boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson is eyed to be a real, professional fight. Last week, ‘The Problem Child’ and ‘Iron Mike’ signed a deal to fight in the boxing ring on July 20th. The two are set to headline a Netflix-broadcasted event, for the first time that the service has streamed a fight. The bout was announced as a heavyweight one, and the fight will go down at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas.

Nate Diaz sends a warning to three of the top heavyweights in Boxing: “I’ll whoop all your asses”
Harry Kettle - March 11, 2024
Former UFC star Nate Diaz has issued an interesting warning to three of the top heavyweights in boxing. For the longest time now, Nate Diaz has been one of the most fascinating stars in the world of combat sports. From his early days in mixed martial arts to boxing in his post-UFC career, Nate knows how to make some noise. Of course, that’s given him plenty of enemies along the way, both in the cage and the squared circle.

Dana White reacts to the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight booking
Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 10, 2024
UFC CEO Dana White has given his take on the announced boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson. Tyson is a legend of the sweet science, but he will be 58 years old when he steps inside the ring with the 27-year-old Paul in an event that will air on Netflix. While no boxing expert believes Paul is a great prospect, his knockout power has long been proven and that could mean disaster for the far older Tyson on July 20. Some fight fans are having flashbacks to the 2021 boxing match between Evander Holyfield and Vitor Belfort, which saw “The Phenom” stop Holyfield, who was approaching 59 years old at the time, in the first round.