Tag: Boxing

Experience is always the best teacher, and Irish star Luke Keeler is taking on board that old adage as he plans to put to good use the lessons he learned from his first world title challenge. Keeler (17-3-1, 5KOs) is seeking a fresh start after his battle with WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade in January, and he’s explained just how ...

Danny Trejo says he has boxing to thank for starting his Hollywood career, as he joins the latest episode of Matchroom Boxing’s YouTube show ‘Peleamundo’. Trejo has had the sport in his heart since he was a kid and having used boxing as a tool to get through prison time, the sport offered him a route into the entertainment industry ...

IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is not taking the trash talking bait from Tyson Fury, who holds the WBC world title. Fury vs. Joshua is currently the biggest fight in the sport. Joshua has to make a mandatory defense against Kubrat Pulev in the coming months, while Fury is contracted to have a trilogy fight with Deontay ...

The governing officials in Nevada will hold its first commission meeting in three months, fittingly to determine whether or not boxing can return to Las Vegas for the first time within that same period. A monthly commission meeting has been scheduled by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), with the session to take place May 27 at state headquarters in ...

The 10-round junior middleweight bout between former world titleholder Carlos Molina and veteran Michi Munoz that was scheduled for this Saturday night will now take place on May 30. The Molina-Munoz fight will headline a five-bout card, which will be held with no fans in attendance, in Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico. Molina, who runs King Carlos Promotions, will fulfill the role ...

Brothers Andrew and Jason Moloney have defied the odds and landed stateside in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, as the Australian pair get set to feature on Top Rank’s ESPN televised cards. There has been speculation for weeks regarding the movements of world boxing powerhouses Top Rank in regards to their plans to put on ‘behind closed door’ events ...

Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski is yet another name on the growing list of fighters who are interested in facing Mike Tyson in some form of contest. For the past few weeks, Tyson has been posting training videos – showcasing his speed and power – and discussing the possibility of returning to the ring for a few exhibition fights to raise ...

Dana White looks like he has got his wish. After a week of holding fights in the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, the UFC President had made it clear he’d like to set up shop and host fights in the UFC’s Apex facility a lot closer to home in Las Vegas, Nevada. “It makes more sense with what’s ...

ESPN will bring plenty of live boxing back to its airwaves during the second week of June. Promoter Bob Arum told BoxingScene.com that the network will televise three live cards that week. The first card will be broadcast June 9, a Tuesday night, followed by live telecasts the nights of Thursday, June 11, and Saturday, June 13. Arum isn’t at ...

UFC President Dana White has said he plans to run a UFC event on 30th May and it looks he has a headline fight which will provide a big shake up of the UFC’s vaunted welterweight division. Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will take on Brazil’s Gilbert Burns in the night’s main event. The news was initially confirmed by ...