Jamaine Ortiz will look to leverage every advantage he has over Teofimo Lopez in a 140 lb title fight. Wil Esco is an assistant editor of Bad Left Hook and has been covering boxing for SB Nation since 2014. Jamaine Ortiz heads…

Mairis Briedis and Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez are both on course to challenge for a cruiserweight title. Just no longer versus each other. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the IBF has canceled a purse bid hearing previously scheduled for Tuesday to have determined promotional rights for the…

LAS VEGAS – Joshua Van beat Felipe Bunes with a second-round TKO Saturday to open up the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 234 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Van, who won for the eighth straight…

LAS VEGAS – Farid Basharat beat Taylor Lapilus with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 234 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Basharat, who swept the judges scorecards and stayed unbeaten.…

We all had a good laugh about it. Teofimo Lopez? Walking away from the game after bagging arguably the biggest win of his career over Josh Taylor? There was simply no way. Yet, with both the WBO super lightweight and Ring Magazine titles draped over…

Johnny Walker won’t give up on his title hopes after UFC Fight Night 234. Walker (21-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) was knocked out by Magomed Ankalaev (19-1-1 MMA, 10-1-1 UFC) in Round 2 of their main event Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Ankalaev…

LAS VEGAS – Brunno Ferreira began his 2024 competition calendar exactly how he wanted. Saturday at UFC Fight Night 234, Ferreira (11-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) bashed Phil Hawes’ face with brutal knockout blows en route to a first-round TKO victory. The relief of the victory…

Germaine de Randamie, the UFC’s inaugural women’s featherweight champion, is set to make her return to action after 42 months away. On April 6, De Randamie will take on Norma Dumont at a UFC Fight Night event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. MMA…