Boxing News

Susan Cox - November 28, 2022

Canelo Alvarez is slamming Lionel Messi for using the Mexican flag to clean his dressing room floor. At the FIFA World Cup on Saturday, November 26th, in front of 88,966 fans at Lusail Stadium, it was Lionel Messi that opened up the score sheet in the second half putting the South Americans up 1-0.

Josh Evanoff - November 24, 2022

Jake Paul doesn’t really believe that Tommy Fury has much to offer him in the ring. ‘The Problem Child’ is fresh off his return against Anderson Silva last month. In the main event on Showtime pay-per-view, the YouTuber moved to 6-0 by unanimous decision. The bout was the most back-and-forth of Paul’s career thus far, but a pivotal eighth-round knockdown sealed the deal.

Josh Evanoff - November 22, 2022

Bellator women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg will make her return to the boxing ring next month. The Brazilian has been out of the cage since her rematch with Arlene Blencowe in April. In the main event of Bellator 279, ‘Angerfist’ put forth a great fight, and showed a lot of heart. However, Cyborg retained her title after five hard-fought rounds.

Josh Evanoff - November 21, 2022

Bellator President Scott Coker isn’t super thrilled with Dillon Danis’s new career choice. ‘El Jefe’ has been a controversial figure since making his way into the MMA world. Originally coming onto the scene as Conor McGregor‘s jiu-jitsu coach, Danis quickly began making a name of his own. In 2017, the submission ace signed with Bellator.

Fernando Quiles - November 20, 2022

Anthony Taylor wasn’t afraid to shoot his shot, and it looks like he’s being rewarded for his efforts. Taylor was featured on a card headlined by boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and popular YouTuber Deji. During the pre-fight press conference hyping up the event, Taylor went after Mayweather verbally, looking for a future matchup. The two then showed mutual respect.

Chris Taylor - November 19, 2022

KSI and Dillon Danis will settle their beef in the boxing ring as it was announced this evening that the pair will meet on January 14th. The news comes just a day after KSI and Danis had an altercation at the Misfits 003 boxing weigh-ins. Danis, who rose to fame as Conor McGregor’s jiu-jitsu coach, crashed yesterday’s event and got into a scuffle with the owner and face of the upstart promotion, YouTuber-turned-boxer KSI. As seen in the video below, Danis hit KSI with a drink and what appeared to be a jab to the face.

Chris Taylor - November 19, 2022

Undefeated boxer Jake Paul has reacted to yesterday’s “staged” altercation between Dillon Danis and KSI. Danis, who rose to fame as Conor McGregor’s jiu-jitsu coach, crashed yesterday’s Misfits 003 boxing weigh-ins and wound up getting into two separate altercations.

Josh Evanoff - November 18, 2022

Dillon Danis got into multiple altercations during a weigh-in for Misfits Boxing 3 earlier today. The jiu-jitsu artist has been out of the Bellator cage since a submission win over Max Humphrey. That win moved Danis forward to 2-0 in his MMA career, but he hasn’t seemed that interested in fighting in the sport anyway. He’s since targeted a move to boxing.

Cole Shelton - November 17, 2022

One of the biggest fights in boxing is set to take place in 2023. On Thursday, Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia took to social media to announce they will be fighting one another sometime in 2023 in Las Vegas. It’s also fight both men have wanted for quite some time now, as they have taken multiple shots at one another.

Andrew Whitelaw - November 15, 2022

Thiago Santos is the latest in a long line of MMA fighters to call out Jake Paul. The Brazilian has lost five of his last six fights, but believes he could be a test for ‘the Problem Child’ when it comes to the sweet science.

Josh Evanoff - November 15, 2022

YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul might be booked against Tommy Fury once again. ‘The Problem Child’ is fresh off his return against Anderson Silva last month. On Showtime pay-per-view, ‘The Spider’ gave the YouTuber the best challenge of his career. However, an eighth-round knockdown sealed the win for Paul by unanimous decision.

Cole Shelton - November 15, 2022

Greg Hardy will have his second pro boxing fight on Saturday. Misfits boxing – which is owned by YouTuber KSI – was having its third event on Saturday in Austin, Texas. The main event of the card was supposed to see Vitor Belfort take on Hasim Rahman Jr. at heavyweight. Yet, Belfort had to pull out of the fight after he tested positive for COVID-19, and now according to the promotion, Hardy – the former UFC heavyweight fighter – has replaced Belfort.

Josh Evanoff - November 14, 2022

Former UFC light-heavyweight titleholder Vitor Belfort is out of his return this weekend. ‘The Phenom’ has had a strange career since exiting the leading MMA promotion in 2018. Following a knockout loss to Lyoto Machida in Brazil, Belfort announced his retirement. By the end of the year, he announced that he wouldn’t be hanging up the gloves after all.

Fernando Quiles - November 13, 2022

Floyd Mayweather was in action for another exhibition bout on November 13 in Dubai. Deji Olatunji, Mayweather’s opponent, was coming off a pro boxing victory over fellow YouTuber Fousey back in August. Olatunji didn’t stand much of a chance against a pro boxing Hall of Famer, however. Mayweather hurt Olatunji with a left uppercut in the sixth round and the referee had seen enough following a barrage of punches. As expected, this was a one-sided affair.

Josh Evanoff - November 10, 2022

YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul and former kickboxer Andrew Tate might face off next after all. ‘The Problem Child’ is fresh off his decision victory over Anderson Silva last month. The win was by far the most back-and-forth fight of his career thus far. However, an eighth-round knockdown sealed the victory for the YouTuber. The win moved him to 6-0 in his short boxing journey to this point.

Susan Cox - November 10, 2022

Jake Paul has revealed what Anderson Silva told him during their post-fight bow of respect It was Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva on October 29, 2022, at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The boxing match went all eight rounds with the 47-year-old MMA champion challenging the much younger 25-year-old ‘Problem Child’.

Andrew Whitelaw - November 9, 2022

Jake Paul received an inspirational locker-room speech from his brother Logan to fire him up for his boxing clash against childhood idol Anderson Silva. ‘The problem child’ famously met ‘The Spider’ when he was just a young MMA fan. Having shot to fame on YouTube, Jake Paul has now established a burgeoning reputation in the world of boxing and extended his undefeated record as he scored a unanimous decision over the Brazilian icon at the end of October. 

Josh Evanoff - November 8, 2022

Brendan Schaub has heaped praise on Mark Hunt after his retirement victory. ‘The Super Somoan’ has long been a fan favorite in the MMA community. Originally getting into kickboxing and boxing, he made the jump to PRIDE in 2004. There, he pulled off massive victories, defeating names such as Wanderlei Silva and Mirko Cro Cop.