Boxing News

Harry Kettle - February 28, 2022

Martyn Ford and Sajjad Gharibi, better known as The Iranian Hulk, finally met in an intense Dubai face-off recently. The era of celebrity boxing is still ongoing with a parade of familiar faces, as well as larger than life figures, all continuing to take part in these fascinating contests. Some of them wind up making a mockery of the sport in the eyes of many, whereas others are viewed as “better than expected” success stories, more often than not because of fan interest as well as the fighters involved actually taking their training seriously.

Chris Taylor - February 26, 2022

Ukraine’s boxing heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has sent a desperate plea to Vladimir Putin requesting that he “Stop this war!”. Usyk (19-0 Boxing) was in Sheffield, England, earlier this week to promote the release of the new boxing game eSports Boxing Club.

Chris Taylor - February 26, 2022

Conor McGregor scoffs at ‘Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley 2’ but won’t rule out a future bout with the YouTuber. McGregor (22-6 MMA) was in attendance at last night’s Bellator 275 event in Dublin to support his SBG teammates Sinead Kavanagh and Lee Hammond. While there, the Irish star had a chat with ‘The Mirror‘ where he was asked to comment on Jake Paul.

Josh Evanoff - February 24, 2022

The legendary Klitschko brothers have taken up arms for the Ukraine army. Wladimir and Vitali are two of the most legendary heavyweights in boxing history. The brothers both held world titles and dominated the weight class for over a decade. Both are long retired and have remained in their respective home country of Ukraine.

Harry Kettle - February 24, 2022

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has explained the role Jake Paul has played in the discussion regarding fighter pay. It was recently announced that Israel Adesanya has signed a new contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The lucrative new deal is set to make him one of the highest-paid earners in the promotion, which should come as no surprise given his position as one of the pound-for-pound best fighters in the sport.

Cole Shelton - February 17, 2022

Gennady Golovkin still looks back at his two fights against Canelo Alvarez with disappointment. Golovkin and Alvarez first squared off in September of 2017, where they fought to a draw in a fight many thought “GGG” won. A year later, nearly to the exact day, Gennady and Canelo would have their highly anticipated rematch. This time around, it was Alvarez winning by majority decision. It was another close fight where many pundits again believed that Golovkin should’ve got his hand raised.

Josh Evanoff - February 15, 2022

Floyd Mayweather has responded to Logan Paul’s accusation that he hasn’t been paid from their June 2021 boxing match. The pair notably had a high-profile exhibition bout last year. Against all odds, the YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul was able to make it to the end of the eight-round contest. ‘The Maverick’ slowed the bout down with the clinch, and the former champion had issues getting much offense off. The fight was a no-contest, due to there being no judges on hand for the fight.

Cole Shelton - February 15, 2022

Logan Paul says he will be suing Floyd Mayweather as he hasn’t been paid for their boxing match. Back in June, Paul and Mayweather had a highly-anticipated exhibition match that went all eight rounds and the YouTuber did better than expected. The fight was also a massive success as it did over one million pay-per-view buys. But, even with that, Logan Paul was not paid. Jake Paul later revealed that his brother was going to sue Mayweather over the debacle.

Christopher Taylor - February 13, 2022

The online feud between Conor McGregor and Tyson Fury continued this afternoon with the Irishman unloading on ‘The Gypsy King’. The beef began after Fury complimented former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in a post earlier this month. McGregor, who has a bitter and storied rivalry with Khabib, blasted Tyson for his gesture.

Christopher Taylor - February 13, 2022

Tyson Fury has fired back at “bully” Conor McGregor after the Irishman targeted him in a recent Twitter post. Fury, a two-time world heavyweight champion, who has held the WBC and The Ring magazine titles since defeating Deontay Wilder in 2020, complimented former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in a post earlier this month (see below).

Chris Taylor - February 12, 2022

Jake Paul has slammed ESPN and Disney for pulling Joe Rogan from UFC 271, this while standing behind Dana White. On Friday, news broke that Rogan would not be part of Saturday’s broadcast due to a scheduling conflict. The popular podcast host will now be replaced by Michael Bisping, who will call tonight’s fights alongside Jon Anik and Daniel Cormier.

Harry Kettle - February 10, 2022

UFC lightweight Paddy Pimblett doesn’t believe Jake Paul’s attempt to increase fighter pay amongst UFC fighters is legitimate. If there’s a newcomer in the UFC that’s doing a good job of making some noise right now, it’s Paddy Pimblett. The former Cage Warriors star burst onto the UFC scene last September with a vicious knockout win over Luigi Vendramini, and now, he’s ready to get back into the Octagon for a second time on March 19 when he fights Kazula Vargas at UFC London.

Susan Cox - February 9, 2022

Anthony Smith has unloaded on Jake Paul for his callout to Khabib Nurmagomedov for an MMA fight. Smith, 33, (36-16), who currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship didn’t mince words when it came to his thoughts on Jake Paul’s invitation for Khabib to fight him first.

Josh Evanoff - February 8, 2022

Jake Paul hasn’t taken his sight off of Conor McGregor just yet. The YouTuber-turned-boxer has called out the MMA superstar ever since his win over Nate Robinson in November 2020. McGregor has never really answered to any of Paul’s callouts, but that hasn’t stopped him from trying.

Harry Kettle - February 8, 2022

UFC commentator Michael Bisping has said he would love the opportunity to fight either Logan Paul or Jake Paul. The last few years have seen the Paul brothers, and Jake especially, vault into relevancy within the combat sports space. From fighting Floyd Mayweather to knocking out former UFC champions, it’s been a rollercoaster ride that shows no signs of slowing down just yet.

Harry Kettle - February 7, 2022

Jon Anik has explained why he doesn’t believe the UFC will sign Jake Paul, in what would likely be a similar signing to CM Punk. It’s now become fairly common for mixed martial arts fans to hear the name “Jake Paul” in every other article they read, largely because “The Problem Child” can’t stay out of the spotlight. From his diss track about Dana White to his constant fighter pay talk, the YouTuber turned pro boxer certainly knows how to market himself.

Josh Evanoff - February 3, 2022

Khabib Nurmagomedov has weighed in on the 2017 superfight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather. The boxing match between the UFC lightweight champion and one of the GOATs of boxing is the second-largest PPV ever. The fight sold 4.3 million buys in the United States, and over a million in the U.K. as well.

Susan Cox - February 3, 2022

Khabib Nurmagomedov established Eagle Fighting Championship in 2020 after retiring as a former UFC lightweight champion. ‘The Eagle’ has no intention of competing again.