Oleksandr Usyk refused to be intimidated once he entered the land of the big men. But after aggregating every world title in the cruiserweight division, the Ukrainian set his sights on repeating that feat one division higher. Thus far, the former Olympic gold medalist has…

Don’t expect to see Errol Spence Jr. mix it up with a stiff inside the ring anytime soon. The WBA, WBC, IBF 147-pound champion from Desoto, Texas, recently offered an encouraging personal manifesto of sorts as it relates to his fighting philosophy—and apparently it does…

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury believes Oleksandr Usyk is too small to withstand his punching power. Fury, who holds a significant advantage in size and weight, is slated to face Usyk, who holds the WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight titles, in the first quarter of…

After mostly competing as a welterweight for the first three years of his career, Jermell Charlo has shown unusual discipline by remaining a junior middleweight since June 2011. Eleven years in the same weight class is uncommon in boxing, yet the undisputed 154-pound champion doesn’t…

The undisputed heavyweight championship between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk apparently is too big (read: too profitable) for it to take place anywhere other than the Middle East, according to one of its organizers. Frank Warren, the British promoter of WBC titlist Fury, recently revealed…

Magomed Ankalaev will look to increase his media presence in pursuit of another UFC title shot. Ankalaev (18-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) failed to capture the vacant light heavyweight title when he battled Jan Blachowicz to a split draw in the UFC 282 main event –…

Tony Harrison seized a red marker, grabbed the first calendar he could find, and immediately began circling one date in particular, the 28th of January. On the night, the former WBC junior middleweight belt holder planned on nestling into a comfortable lush seat and take…

The first UFC event of 2023 has taken a major hit. Due to an undisclosed injury, Geoff Neal (15-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) has been forced out of his UFC Fight Night 217 welterweight co-main event bout against Shavkat Rakhmonov (16-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) on Jan.…

Sean O’Malley and Marlon Vera at weigh-ins for UFC 252. Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Sean O’Malley wants Marlon Vera to defeat Cory Sandhagen so they can have their much-anticipated rematch next year. One of the biggest fights in the UFC…