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Netflix Is Serving Us Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Tank Davis, Whether Boxing Likes It or Not
Jake Paul will face Gervonta “Tank” Davis in an exhibition bout November 15 in Atlanta, streamed on Netflix. Here’s what the matchup really means....
Former world champion boxer Dwight Muhammad Qawi dies at 72
Former two-division world champion Dwight Muhammad Qawi, a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, has died at age 72.,His sister, Wanda King, said Qawi died on Friday after a five-year battle with dementia.,"He was a great father, a great Pop-Pop to his grandchildren," King told BoxingScen...
Manny Pacquiao, Mario Barrios fight to majority draw
Manny Pacquiao's bid to become the oldest welterweight champion in boxing history fell short Saturday night as he failed to beat Mario Barrios at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.,But he didn't lose, either.,Instead, the 46-year-old Pacquiao and the 30-year-old Barrios fought to a majority dr...
Oleksandr Usyk knocks out Daniel Dubois for second time
Oleksandr Usyk delivered a dominating performance Saturday night and knocked out Daniel Dubois in the fifth round in London to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.,Usyk knocked down Dubois twice in the fifth round to win the IBF belt. The second knockdown came after a vicious lef...
Dustin Poirier Leaves UFC With a Legacy No Belt Could Ever Measure
Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier faces Max Holloway one last time in a New Orleans homecoming at UFC 318. The cult hero exits MMA as one of the sport’s most beloved warriors....
Manny Pacquiao, Mario Barrios expect pleasantries to end quickly in Vegas
Nearly four years after his last professional fight, boxing legend Manny Pacquiao returns to the ring on Saturday night, where he will face WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios in a title bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.,The beloved fighter, 46, known to many as "PacMan" is giving...
Derrick Lewis Just Made the UFC Heavyweight Division Interesting Again
After a 35-second KO in Nashville, Derrick Lewis may have punched his way into a title shot... and possibly a spot in next year’s rumored White House UFC event....
Katie Taylor tops Amanda Serrano in decision to sweep trilogy
Katie Taylor won another instant classic against Amanda Serrano on Friday night, earning a majority decision at Madison Square Garden in New York to remain the undisputed female super lightweight champion.,One judge had the match even at 95-95 while the other two scored it 97-93. ,The win gave Taylo...
Star boxer Gervonta Davis arrested on domestic violence charge
WBA lightweight champion Gervonta "Tank" Davis was arrested in Miami Beach on Friday morning on misdemeanor domestic violence charges.,The arrest stems from a dispute about a month ago, when Davis, 30, allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend, the mother of two of his children, outside of her home in D...
Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. arrested by ICE officials
Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been arrested by immigration authorities and is "being processed for expedited removal from the United States," the Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday.,Chavez is a native of Mexico, where he is the subject of an active arrest warrant for his "involvem...
Jake Paul ranked No. 14, eligible for title shot
Jake Paul is eligible for a title shot now that he is ranked by one of boxing's four major sanctioning bodies.,Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) is ranked 14th overall by the World Boxing Association on the heels of his win Saturday over former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. "The Problem Child" is no...
UFC 317 Delivers All-Time Fight Night Headlined By Ilia Topuria KO
UFC 317 was a stunner. Ilia Topuria knocked out Charles Oliveira, Joshua Van and Brandon Royval delivered a classic, and Payton Talbott made a statement in Vegas....
Jake Paul downs Julio Ceasar Chavez Jr. in unaminous decision
Jake Paul nearly made good on his Thursday press conference promise, defeating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. by unanimous decision. He took the cards 99-91, 97-93 and 98-92 in cruiserweight action Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) failed to find the knockout over Chavez (54-7-1, 34 KOs),...
Deontay Wilder beats Tyrrell Herndon with 7th-round TKO
Former world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder ended a losing streak by stopping Tyrrell Herndon in the seventh round on Friday in Wichita, Kan.,Wilder (44-4-1, 43 KOs) dominated en route to the technical knockout.,Fighting for the first time in more than a year, Wilder had lost each of his two mo...
Jake Paul heavy favorite, but public backing Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. big
No matter who wins the cruiserweight fight between Jake Paul and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Saturday, the bout already has been a massive moneymaker for many involved.,The card has set a record for the biggest boxing gate in the history of the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., and sportsbooks are seei...
Jake Paul sets another record ahead of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fight
Another marquee fight, another milestone for Jake Paul.,The polarizing YouTube star turned professional boxer has driven another impressive record ahead of his fight against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., with Saturday night's card already setting the biggest boxing gate in the history of the Honda Center....
Jake Paul aims to finish Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Jake Paul returns to the ring Saturday night opposite Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in the main event of a DAZN boxing pay-per-view card in a cruiserweight bout at Anaheim, Calif.,Paul, 28, last competed in November, defeating former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in a Netflix attraction.,Paul (11-1, 7 KO...
Star promoters confirm Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford fight in September
A long-rumored fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford will take place Sept. 13 in Las Vegas and be broadcast by Netflix, it was confirmed Tuesday.,Financial terms were not released, nor was the venue.,The promoters of the fight are of equal name value.,Teaming up will be Riyadh Season, th...
Merab Chokes Out the Hype Again, and Sean O’Malley Has No Excuses
Merab Dvalishvili submits Sean O’Malley again at UFC 316, ending the comeback hype and cementing his claim as the bantamweight GOAT....
Boxing star Vasiliy Lomachenko announces retirement at 37
Vasiliy Lomachenko, a three-division world champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist and arguably the greatest amateur boxer in history, announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 37.,"I'm grateful for every victory and every defeat both in the ring and in life," the Ukrainian said in a vi...