Category: Boxing News

  • Floyd Mayweather Sr. threatens to KO Conor McGregor

    Floyd Mayweather Sr. threatens to KO Conor McGregor

    Earlier this month, in the main event of UFC 205, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor cemented his place in the UFC history books when he TKOd Eddie Alvarez in the second round to claim the UFC lightweight strap, becoming the first man to simultaneously hold two championship belts in two weight classes. Several weeks prior […]

  • Khabib Nurmagomedov rips Conor McGregor & Floyd Mayweather

    Khabib Nurmagomedov rips Conor McGregor & Floyd Mayweather

    Top ranked UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov is doing everything in his power to secure a lightweight title fight with newly crowned lightweight champion Conor McGregor. This past weekend on the UFC 205 fight card, Nurmagomedov picked up a spectacular 3rd round submission win over Michael Johnson, which not only included some horrific ground and pound, […]

  • Teddy Atlas weighs-in on potential Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather fight

    Teddy Atlas weighs-in on potential Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather fight

    While Conor McGregor’s win over Eddie Alvarez this past weekend in the main event of UFC 205 was certainly an incredibly dominant one, which saw McGregor dominate Alvarez bell to bell en route to a 2nd round TKO win, members of the fight community have mixed reactions to McGregor’s odds in a potential boxing match […]

  • Eddie Alvarez’ striking coach predicts Conor McGregor can beat Floyd Mayweather

    Eddie Alvarez’ striking coach predicts Conor McGregor can beat Floyd Mayweather

    This past weekend, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor stepped into the Octagon to square off against UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in a highly anticipated matchup, headlining the UFC’s historic inaugural event at the Madison Square Garden. McGregor of course cemented his place in the UFC history books as he dominated Alvarez from bell to […]

  • Conor McGregor fires back at Floyd Mayweather with brief statement

    Conor McGregor fires back at Floyd Mayweather with brief statement

    On the heels of Conor McGregor’s historic UFC 205 win over Eddie Alvarez this past Saturday that saw him claim the UFC lightweight championship and make history as the first man to simultaneously hold UFC championship belts in two weight classes, McGregor was criticized by boxing icon Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather, who was briefly linked to […]

  • Could Cris Cyborg be the face of Women’s Bare Knuckle Fighting?

    Could Cris Cyborg be the face of Women’s Bare Knuckle Fighting?

    By Dennis Taylor Psst … somebody’s been flirting with Cris Cyborg, and the world’s most-feared female fighter apparently just winked back. The Brazilian mixed martial arts superstar is coyly hinting about her attraction to a sexy new player in the world of international combat sports, Bare Knuckle Fighting (BKF), which, for the uninitiated, is precisely […]

  • Floyd Mayweather reacts to Conor McGregor comparisons

    Floyd Mayweather reacts to Conor McGregor comparisons

    This past weekend at the Madison Square Garden, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor made his way into the UFC history books as he secured the UFC lightweight championship, defeating Eddie Alvarez via 2nd round TKO to become the first man in UFC history to simultaneously hold UFC titles in two divisions. With the win, and […]

  • VIDEO | Analysts Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe heatedly argue Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather

    VIDEO | Analysts Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe heatedly argue Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather

    UFC superstar Conor McGregor made quick work of the former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 to make history by becoming the first concurrent UFC two-weight world champion. Following McGregor’s masterful display of controlling speed, distance, and mind-boggling precision, sports analyst Skip Bayless claimed that he feels Conor McGregor could beat Floyd Mayweather […]

  • VIDEO | Skip Bayless Says Conor McGregor Could Beat Floyd Mayweather in a Boxing Match

    VIDEO | Skip Bayless Says Conor McGregor Could Beat Floyd Mayweather in a Boxing Match

    https://www.facebook.com/undisputedonfs1/videos/363760007295108/   On Saturday night, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor made history by becoming the first fighter to hold two UFC titles in two divisions simultaneously. He did so with a highlight reel, second-round knockout of lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez. Having made history, McGregor is now poised to take some time off to father his […]

  • VIDEO | Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas Full Fight Video Highlights

    VIDEO | Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas Full Fight Video Highlights

    https://twitter.com/FancyCombat/status/795120061681991680 https://twitter.com/FancyCombat/status/795130492832153600 Last night, while Tony Ferguson and Rafael Dos Anjos dazzled mixed martial arts fans with a five-round classic in Mexico City, the boxing world had their eyes glued firmly to the latest effort of aging legend Manny Pacquiao. This bout, which occured inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Nevada, pitted Pacquiao against WBO […]

  • VIDEO | Boxing champion Sergey Kovalev’s hand-eye coordination is simply astonishing

    VIDEO | Boxing champion Sergey Kovalev’s hand-eye coordination is simply astonishing

    https://www.facebook.com/thekrusher/videos/628865933951602/ We’ve seen Anderson Silva incorporate a small ball into his training for reaction and timing but this video has caught a lot of people’s attention. Here, we see WBA, IBF and WBO unified Light Heavyweight Champion of the world Sergey Kovalev bringing a ball attached to a band into his training showcasing his insane […]

  • VIDEO | Incredibly horrific boxing KO looks like video game footage

    VIDEO | Incredibly horrific boxing KO looks like video game footage

    https://www.facebook.com/foxsports/videos/10155460419664552/ Recently, undefeated amateur boxer Ahmad Jones stepped into the ring to square off in his third amateur boxing match. Just over 30 seconds into the match, Jones landed a crisp 1-2 combo, with Jones throwing the jab to the body, and then the cross to the head of his opponent. The combination landed incredibly […]

  • Conor McGregor sends a message to ‘afraid’ Floyd Mayweather

    Conor McGregor sends a message to ‘afraid’ Floyd Mayweather

    After Conor McGregor was submitted by Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 196 back in March, there was much speculation as to what the UFC featherweight champ’s next move would be. One of the more intriguing options that was immediately available to McGregor after he was pulled from the UFC 200 card for […]

  • Tyson Fury admits to cocaine usage: “l don’t want to live anymore”

    Tyson Fury admits to cocaine usage: “l don’t want to live anymore”

    News surfaced recently that Boxing heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury had failed a drug test for cocaine. The news came just days after Fury had pulled out of his rematch against Wladimir Klitschko on September 23rd for unidentified reasons, stating he was deemed “medically unfit” to fight. While it was expected that Fury would be […]

  • Dana White on Mayweather vs. McGregor: “They don’t REALLY want to fight”

    Dana White on Mayweather vs. McGregor: “They don’t REALLY want to fight”

    With featherweight champion Conor McGregor scheduled to take on lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez, much of the Floyd Mayweather vs. McGregor talk has died down. But for a while, the thought of a superfight between boxing and MMA’s most talented and brightest shining stars was a serious discussion. With McGregor teasing fight posters featuring a fight […]

  • Tyson Fury tests positive for cocaine

    Tyson Fury tests positive for cocaine

    Friday morning, news surfaced that heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury had been notified of a failed drug test for cocaine. ESPN is reporting that The drug test, which was performed on September 22nd in Lancaster, England, by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association revealed that Fury had tested positive for benzoylegonine, the main chemical component found in […]

  • VIDEO | Floyd Mayweather not shutting the door on Conor McGregor fight yet

    VIDEO | Floyd Mayweather not shutting the door on Conor McGregor fight yet

    Prior to Conor McGregor’s epic two fights with Nate Diaz, the biggest rumor in he fight world revolved around a super fight between UFC featherweight champion McGregor and boxing legend Floyd Mayweather. While talks of a bout between the two has cooled down following ‘Mystic Mac’s’ fights with Diaz and scheduled lightweight title fight against […]

  • Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez sidelined for remainder of 2016 with fractured hand

    Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez sidelined for remainder of 2016 with fractured hand

    This past weekend, boxing superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez picked up yet another spectacular win as he knocked out Liam Smith with a beautiful body shot to win the WBO light middleweight title in Texas. The win, which was an incredibly dominant one for Alvarez, set the stage for what fans hoped to be an iconic […]

  • VIDEO | Floyd Mayweather Once Again Discusses Conor McGregor Fight

    VIDEO | Floyd Mayweather Once Again Discusses Conor McGregor Fight

    In March of this year, Conor McGregor was submitted by the long-unheralded Nate Diaz in one of the year’s biggest upsets. Given that McGregor has long stood out as one of the UFC’s biggest stars, the organization quickly began assembling a Diaz-McGregor rematch with the hopes of giving their Irish cash cow a shot at […]

  • VIDEO | Manny Pacquiao mocks Floyd Mayweather for wanting Conor McGregor fight

    VIDEO | Manny Pacquiao mocks Floyd Mayweather for wanting Conor McGregor fight

    Prior to the announcement that Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz would have their highly anticipated welterweight rematch at UFC 202, rumors were circling in regards to a potential boxing match between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather. Both men went back and forth in the media, with both of them verbally agreeing to a fight. While […]

  • VIDEO | Canelo Alvarez open to boxing match with Conor McGregor

    VIDEO | Canelo Alvarez open to boxing match with Conor McGregor

    Prior to UFC 202, boxing champion Canelo Alvarez stated that he believed Nate Diaz would once again defeat Conor McGregor. That didn’t sit too well with the UFC featherweight champion, who responded by stating that Alvarez is a ‘cherry picker’ and hand picks his opponents. This led to a slew of theoretical fight talk, given […]

  • Canelo Alvarez fires back at Conor McGregor for recent comments

    Canelo Alvarez fires back at Conor McGregor for recent comments

    Prior to UFC 202, boxing champion Canelo Alvarez revealed in a video interview that he was predicting Nate Diaz would once again emerge victorious over Conor McGregor. That didn’t sit too well with Conor McGregor, who indirectly fired back at Alvarez, saying that Alvarez was “cherry picking” his opponents, while he continued to seek out […]

  • Conor McGregor wants $100 million for potential Floyd Mayweather fight

    Conor McGregor wants $100 million for potential Floyd Mayweather fight

    UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will rematch Nate Diaz in the headlining bout of next weekend’s UFC 202 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. Diaz scored a second-round submission victory over the Irish star in their first encounter at UFC 196 this past March. McGregor recently hosted a media day at his new gym in Las […]

  • VIDEO | Danny Trejo was boxing champion while incarcerated

    VIDEO | Danny Trejo was boxing champion while incarcerated

    It’s no secret that famed actor Danny Trejo is a big fan of the UFC. What MMA fans may not know however is that Trejo did numerous stints in various prisons and jails, with his final stint in the 70s being a 5-year prison bid. During that time, Trejo not only became an accomplished boxer, […]

  • VIDEO | Sergey Kovalev calls for unlikely cornerman in Andre Ward fight

    On November 19th, undefeated Russian boxer Sergey Kovalev will step into the ring to put his undefeated record on the line as he looks to defend his WBA, IBF, and WBO championship belts against Andre Ward. While ‘celebrity cornermen’ have become fairly common in boxing, Kovalev is hoping he can get a different form of […]

  • Andre Ward vs. Alexander Brand boxing fight purses are staggeringly eye-opening

    Andre Ward vs. Alexander Brand boxing fight purses are staggeringly eye-opening

    Saturday night features a light heavyweight boxing matchup between Andre Ward and Alexander Brand in Oakland, California. Ward, the former WBC, WBA, Ring Magazine and lineal super middleweight champion will take on Brand in what many consider a tune-up fight, as Ward has only fought three times in nearly four years after battling contract disputes. […]

  • Royce Gracie not giving Amir Khan chance in Conor McGregor fight

    Royce Gracie not giving Amir Khan chance in Conor McGregor fight

    While former boxing champion Amir Khan isn’t signed to the UFC roster, the British prizefighter has expressed his interest in making the jump to MMA in order to fight UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. Khan made headlines last month when he posted a photo of himself with a UFC championship belt on his social media […]

  • Amir Khan gives timetable for Conor McGregor fight

    Amir Khan gives timetable for Conor McGregor fight

    With the talk of former boxing champion Amir Khan potentially making the transition to MMA currently swirling around both the MMA and boxing communities, many are wondering what the chances are of the fight actually happening. While Brendan Schaub believes that the UFC could actually be looking to sign Khan, the former champ himself has […]