Bektemir Melikuziev overpowered Alantez Fox on Saturday night. The aggressive, strong southpaw dropped and stopped the taller American veteran late in the fourth round of their 10-round super middleweight match at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Referee Allen Huggins halted the action…

Joe Smith Jr. can envision a fast track to a cruiserweight title. It has to begin with a win this weekend, of course. Assuming that he is able to get past former WBO super middleweight titlist Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez, Smith has designs on immediately calling…

Former two division world champion Paulie Malignaggi is backing Tim Tszyu to knock Jermell Charlo out in a junior middleweight unification clash. Tszyu is back in the ring on October 14, when he defends the WBO world title against Brian Mendoza. Charlo, who holds the…

Robert Whittaker is not counting out Tony Ferguson against Paddy Pimblett. Ferguson (25-9 MMA, 15-7 UFC) will look to snap a six-fight losing skid against Pimblett (20-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC) on Dec. 16 at UFC 296 in Las Vegas. Although he’s hoping to see a…

This Friday was far different from the last time Gilberto Ramirez was supposed to weigh in. Six-and-a-half months after he was so overweight that his fight against Gabe Rosado was canceled, Ramirez met his contractual obligation for his bout with Joe Smith Jr. on Saturday…

It’s reflection time for Yordenis Ugas. For practically his entire life, the now 37-year-old has known only one thing…boxing. The brutal sport has treated him better than most. From becoming a full-fledged world champion to pocketing millions of dollars, Ugas has the respect of his…

Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Grant Dawson and Bobby Green are set for Saturday’s lightweight headliner. Dawson and Green meet in a scheduled five-round main event at UFC Vegas 80, which takes place at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas.…

Joe Smith Jr. figured he would eventually come to grips with the worst loss of his pro career. Everything that happened in the aftermath made that far more difficult than he could ever imagine. The former WBO light heavyweight titlist was left without direction for…

LAS VEGAS – Ricky Glenn sees his matchup with Drew Dober as a big opportunity he needs to capitalize on. Glenn (22-7-2 MMA, 4-4-1 UFC) takes on Dober (26-12 MMA, 12-8 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 229 main card at the UFC Apex. The…