An absolute clinic from Loma. Vasiliy Lomachenko is a lightweight world champion once again. The 36-year-old completely outclassed George Kambosos Jr. behind a dazzling display of footwork, stealth level changes and pointed boxing brilliance to deliver a rousing 11th-round TKO to claim the IBF lightweight world title at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia on Sunday….
Art Jimmerson, the professional boxer who infamously wore a single boxing glove in his sole appearance for the UFC back in 1993, has died at the age of 60. St. Louis, Missouri native Jimmerson’s entire mixed martial arts career spanned a little over two minutes in the first-ever UFC event in Denver, Colorado in November…
Mike Perry continues to explore options for his next fight, but one name that’s come up lately is the always outspoken Dillon Danis. The grappler and two-time Bellator veteran, who flopped in a disqualification boxing loss to Logan Paul this past December, has engaged in a back-and-forth with Perry on social media, fueling rumors that…
Jake Paul is taking Mike Tyson seriously. Very seriously. Too seriously? We’ll find out on fight night in two months inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on July 20. The stakes were raised for both when the bout was officially sanctioned as a professional boxing match this past week. It was unknown exactly what type…
The boxing match between former UFC fighters Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal is to take place a little later than originally expected. The two rivals, who competed in the UFC’s first-ever ‘BMF’ title bout back in November 2019, had been expected to rematch under boxing rules on June 1 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood,…
Ryan Garcia can breathe a little easier. On Wednesday, veteran boxing reporter Dan Rafael reported that Garcia has been cleared of a potential positive drug test for the 19-Norandrosterone metabolite, which derives from the banned substance nandrolone. Garcia initially tested positive for the metabolite, but results were unconfirmed, pending further analysis via Isotope Ratio Mass…
The upcoming boxing headliner between former UFC superstars Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal will take place on a new date to avoid viewership conflict with UFC 302. Diaz vs. Masvidal will now take place on July 6 in Anaheim, CA, a departure from the original June 1 scheduling. News of the new Diaz vs. Masvidal…
Police: Intoxicated Jermall Charlo involved in hit-and-run crash Charlo and the unnamed driver of the other vehicle involved in the accident were reportedly uninjured. As of this writing, it’s uncertain if Charlo remains in custody or if he’s been released. Charlo was slated to face Canelo Alvarez earlier this year, but the fight was canceled…
Naoya Inoue, left, is frequently labelled the best pound-for-pound boxer in the sport – AFP/PHILIP FONG Naoya Inoue is no secret in boxing circles, but the feats of the fighter known simply as ‘The Monster’ are not fully celebrated in the wider sporting world. Yet there is a very strong argument the 31-year-old Japanese fighter…
Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Danny Segura and Mike Bohn – along with guest Michael Rosenthal from Boxing Junkie – will join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at noon…
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