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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

My Netflix title would be white collar to world champion': Fabio Wardley on his boxing journey | Donald McRae

Fabio Wardley rose from white-collar fights and recruitment work to an undefeated heavyweight contender aiming to secure a world title shot after defeating Joseph Parker.
World news
fromESPN.com
6 months ago

Ranking boxing fights: Fundora-Thurman, Parker-Wardley, more

October fights will shape contender status across divisions, notably Parker, Foster, Fundora, Ennis and Ramos Jr., with title and reputation implications.
MMA
fromSherdog
7 hours ago

Deontay Wilder vs. Derek Chisora weigh-in results: 40-lb. difference official

Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora officially weigh in for their heavyweight clash at the O2 Arena, with Chisora heavier at 266.7 pounds.
MMA
from101GREATGOALS.COM
5 days ago

How Moses Itauma landed Jermaine Franklin KO - and why Anthony Joshua is 'different'

Moses Itauma respects the hierarchy in boxing while expressing confidence in his abilities after defeating Jermaine Franklin.
#ufc
MMA
fromCageside Press
5 months ago

Wild Turn of Events Sees Waldo Cortes-Acosta Go From Poke to KO of Ante Delija in UFC Vegas 110 Co-Main

Waldo Cortes-Acosta overcame an accidental eye poke and a premature celebration by Ante Delija to finish Delija with hammer fists after the fight resumed.
MMA
fromCageside Press
5 months ago

Waldo Cortes-Acosta Ready to Defend "Home Turf" Against Former PFL Champ Delija

Cortes-Acosta aims to sharpen Octagon skills, defend his home turf at the APEX, and make a statement against Delija while eyeing a title shot.
MMA
fromESPN.com
6 days ago

UFC's Fortune called back to cage after wrong winner declared

Tyrell Fortune secured his first UFC win after nearly a decade, defeating Marcin Tybura by unanimous decision amidst initial scoring confusion.
MMA
fromCageside Press
6 days ago

UFC Seattle: Wrong Winner Announced, but Tyrell Fortune Beats Marcin Tybura

Tyrell Fortune faced Marcin Tybura in his UFC debut, showcasing resilience and skill despite a slow-paced fight.
MMA
fromCageside Press
1 week ago

UFC London: Brando Pericic Puts Away Louie Sutherland, Pledges Bonus to Fan

Brando Pericic defeated Louie Sutherland by TKO in the first round at UFC London, marking his second consecutive knockout win.
MMA
fromSherdog
2 weeks ago

Steven Asplund thought he did enough to win against Vitor Petrino

Steven Asplund lost a unanimous decision to Vitor Petrino at UFC Vegas 114 despite dropping him early, believing he deserved the victory.
#mma
fromCageside Press
1 month ago

Tanner Boser vs. Gokhan Saricam Signed for UFC Winnipeg, Per Promotion

Boser competed for the UFC from 2019 to 2023, posting a 5-5 record inside the octagon. It's worth noting that among those losses was a fight against future interim heavyweight champ Ciryl Gane, in Boser's second bout with the UFC, and one against former heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski, the current BKFC heavyweight champion.
Miscellaneous
MMA
fromCageside Press
1 month ago

Gable Steveson Secures Third First-Round Finish in Three MMA Fights

Gable Steveson dominated Hugo Lezama with superior wrestling and ground-and-pound, prompting a referee intervention as Lezama failed to defend.
#jailton-almeida
MMA
fromCageside Press
2 months ago

Tai Tuivasa "Owes This Year to Myself" After Layoff, Missed Winning

Tai Tuivasa returns at UFC 325 in Sydney versus Tallison Teixeira aiming to end a five-fight skid and push back toward heavyweight title contention.
Television
fromESPN.com
2 months ago

Tyson Fury to face Arslanbek Makhmudov in comeback fight

Tyson Fury returns to fight Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11 in the UK, streamed on Netflix and promoted by The Ring Magazine.
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

A 101-Year-Old Rediscovers a Love Lost to War

Anna talks to Jonathan Goldstein, host of the Pushkin podcast Heavyweight, about the show getting a second chance after a long period of uncertainty, and how that time helped some of the stories they had been working on find a proper conclusion. Then we share one of our favorite episodes of Heavyweight, their recent season finale titled " Deborah." At 101 years old, Deborah discovered a box she'd stashed away a lifetime ago.
Media industry
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Anthony Joshua overwhelms Jake Paul in six to restore boxing sanity in Miami

Anthony Joshua decisively defeated Jake Paul with four knockdowns and a sixth-round stoppage, reasserting traditional boxing power and pedigree over a widely publicized mismatch.
#jake-paul
fromCageside Press
4 months ago

UFC Qatar: Denzel Freeman Tops Marek Bujlo In Plodding Battle of Newcomers

The first real action came early, with Bujło opening the fight by chopping at Freeman's lead leg. Both spent the opening minutes trading low kicks in a cautious feeling-out process. Freeman did time one of Bujło's kicks with a clean straight and followed it by going high with his signature head kick. He mixed in rear-leg body kicks as well, giving Bujło different looks, but overall both men stayed patient and threw single strikes at a time.
MMA
#ufc-321
fromCageside Press
5 months ago

UFC Rio: Vitor Petrino Turns Lights Out on Thomas Petersen

One of a planned three heavyweight fights at UFC Rio (though Usman vs. Walker wound up cancelled) saw Vitor Petrino take on Thomas Petersen. Petrino had started his UFC run at 205 pounds, but after back-to-back losses, moved to heavyweight in his last outing, defeating Austen Lane in his debut in the weight class. Petersen was 2-2 under the UFC banner, and coming off a win over Don'Tale Mayes.
MMA
fromCageside Press
6 months ago

Justin Tafa Opens Up on Family Tragedy Ahead of UFC Perth Return

My wife's pregnant and she's at a really high-risk. So we have to go hospital. We've been going hospital every week basically or twice a week. Sometimes you just got to step back and remember fighting's just a part-time thing,
MMA
fromCageside Press
6 months ago

UFC: Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Ante Delija Announced for Nov. 1

On Friday, promotion officials confirmed a previous report by Club De Las MMA that #6-ranked Waldo Cortes-Acosta (14-2) will face the #10-ranked Ante Delija (26-6) at a UFC Fight Night event on November 1, 2025. The bout is expected to serve as the card's five-round main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Delija has just one fight
MMA
fromVulture
6 months ago

Heavyweight's Return From the Dead

As the host and creator of the podcast Heavyweight, he acts as a kind of time-traveling therapist, helping people shoulder regrets that never quite went away: a pain, a mystery, a grievance, a memory. Goldstein and his team chase answers the old-fashioned way, by making phone calls and getting on planes in a bid to literally confront the past. The stories run wide.
Podcast
MMA
fromCageside Press
7 months ago

UFC Shanghai: Veteran Sergei Pavlovich Proves Too Much for Waldo Cortes-Acosta

Sergei Pavlovich dominated Waldo Cortes-Acosta at UFC Shanghai, landing decisive strikes and staying ahead on the scorecards while Cortes-Acosta absorbed punishment.
MMA
fromCageside Press
7 months ago

UFC Shanghai's Sergei Pavlovich: Goal is the Belt

Sergei Pavlovich seeks to rebound with an entertaining win over Waldo Cortes-Acosta at UFC Shanghai while pursuing heavyweight title contention.
#pfl
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