Dan Ige was hoping for a quick night at the office, and his wish was granted.
In the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 236 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Ige (18-7 MMA, 10-6 UFC) met Andre Fili in what promised to be…
When you’re born and raised in New York, trash talk is like an innate gift. Peter Dobson isn't the most talkative fighter in the world but when you get him going, he’ll use every curse word imaginable. For his showdown against Conor Benn, he let…
Carlos Prates
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Brazilian striker Carlos Prates makes his UFC debut on Saturday against 12-time octagon veteran Trevin Giles in a welterweight contest at UFC Vegas 86.
The fight comes more than a decade after Prates…
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Dricus du Plessis claimed the UFC middleweight title with a win over Sean Strickland, but Gregory Rodrigues doesn’t consider him to be the best 185-pounder on the planet.
Rodrigues, who faces longtime octagon veteran Brad Tavares…
Bob Arum admitted Friday that he was completely caught off guard when Jamaine Ortiz fought Thursday night the way that the cautious underdog opted to box against Teofimo Lopez.
An annoyed Arum watched from a front-row seat as Ortiz approached Lopez from a southpaw stance…
Things got testy when Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney came face to face.
Wil Esco
is an assistant editor of Bad Left Hook and has been covering boxing for SB Nation since 2014.
An upcoming 140lb fight between Devin Haney and…
Teofimo Lopez implored Jamaine Ortiz to stand and fight many times Thursday night.
A disciplined, composed Ortiz remained committed, though, to his mundane game plan throughout their 12-round, 140-pound championship match. Ortiz fought from a southpaw stance from the start of their fight until the…
Ryan Garcia is ready to break the tie with his longtime rival.
As BoxingScene.com previously reported, terms were reached for Garcia to challenge two-division and reigning WBC 140-pound titlist Devin Haney. Their bout will headline an April 20 DAZN Pay-Per-View event from a Las Vegas…
Jamaine Ortiz: I Felt Like I Dominated The Fight [With Teofimo Lopez]; 117-111 Was Pretty Ridiculous
When Jamaine Ortiz heard ring announcer Mark Shunock read the first score, 117-111, he thought there was no way he could’ve been declared the loser of his 12-round title fight with Teofimo Lopez.
When Shunock announced the other two scores, 115-113 apiece, Ortiz still believed…