Despite Anthony Smith stepping in on short notice, UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping gives him the advantage over Khalil Rountree.
After Rountree (12-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) lost his opponent for UFC on ESPN 52 this Saturday, he was booked against short-notice replacement Smith (37-18…
LAS VEGAS – Jermall Charlo wants a piece of Caleb Plant, but only inside a boxing ring. (photo by Ryan Hafey)
Charlo saw Plant sitting ringside for his victory over Jose Benavidez Jr. on Saturday night at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino’s Michelob ULTRA Arena.…
LAS VEGAS – Jermall Charlo still considers a return to the middleweight division a realistic possibility for his next fight.
The unbeaten WBC middleweight champion remains confident that he can get down to the division’s limit of 160 pounds, even though he came in 3½…
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas – Jermall Charlo returned to the ring for the first time in 29 months with a spirited performance against a very game and durable José Benavidez Jr., the older brother of David Benavidez in their 10-round non-title bout contracted at 163…
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas – Former title challenger Lamont Roach wrested away Hector Garcia’s WBA Super Featherweight Title in his second attempt at a belt, dropping García in the 12th round and winning a split decision by scores of 116-111, 114-113 and 113-114 in a…
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas – Some observers felt undefeated mandatory challenger Shohjahon Ergashev (23-1, 20 KOs) would have more than enough to unseat Subriel Matias from the IBF junior welterweight championship.
At the start of the fight, that appeared to be the case when Ergashev…
The court case involving longtime UFC star Tony Ferguson has reached a resolution.
Monday, Judge Shannon K. Cooley, of Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Calif.), ruled on a plea deal reached by the prosecution and defense, according to online court records.
A misdemeanor DUI…
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas – In a super middleweight contest, Jermall Charlo (33-0, 22 KOs) looked good in winning a dominant ten round unanimous decision over a game Jose Benavidez (28-3-1, 19 KOs). (photo by Ryan Hafey)
The scores were 98-92, 99-91 and 100-90.
Charlo,…
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas – On Saturday night, former two division world champion Demetrius Andrade (32-1, 19 KOs) suffered the first defeat of his pro career, when he was stopped in six rounds by David Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs).
Andrade, a former world champion at…