Yesterday, Nakisa Bidarian, the promoter for YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, confirmed that the upcoming fight against boxing legend Mike Tyson will be an official professional bout. Set for July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, this event is not only sanctioned by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations but also it will be Netflix's first live sport broadcast.
Absolute world middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) of Mexico (60-2-2, 39 KOs) said he is targeting an early win in his upcoming fight with compatriot Jaime Munguia (43-0, 34 KOs).
"A knockout win is always great, isn't it? I think I will win by knockout before the eighth round. It's a very important fight, historic, it's the first time two Mexicans will fight for all four belts. This is what I always strive for - to leave a mark in history and raise my country to the top," - quotes Alvarez Boxing Scene.
Recall that Alvarez and Munguia will meet on May 4 in the main event of the evening of boxing in Las Vegas, USA.
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, the undisputed super-middleweight champion, recently outlined his version of the perfect boxer in a PPV.com interview. He spoke ahead of his upcoming bout against Jaime Munguia on May 4. The event is set to be broadcasted on DAZN and Amazon Prime pay-per-view.
Teofimo Lopez quickly pitched a fight proposal to Ryan Garcia following Garcia's recent victory over Devin Haney at the end of April. Despite being overweight for the bout, Garcia not only won but also knocked Haney down three times. However, due to his weight issue, he missed out on claiming the WBC super lightweight title, which remained with Haney.
WBC, WBO and IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev believes that Tyson Fury should periodically attack Oleksandr Usyk's torso in the upcoming fight for all the belts in the super heavyweight division, as it is this place, in his opinion, is the main weakness of the Ukrainian.
"Usik's Achilles heel is the torso? I think it is. Does Fury have to target the body? Not so much to aim straight out. But sometimes you need to punch there too," Beterbiev told Queensberry Promotions.
Recall that Usik and Fury were to fight on February 17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but the fight was canceled because of the British received a dissection during training. Now the boxers are scheduled to meet on May 18 there.
UFC flyweight title challenger Steve Erceg explained how he got the offer to fight division champion Alexandre Pantoja.
"When I placed an order at KFC, I got a call offering me a fight with Pantoja. At this point I was in a difficult position: I had no idea what to do - finish my order or put it aside to start calling my father and coach. In the end, I decided to finish my order from KFC first," said the Australian in an interview with the UFC YouTube channel.
Recall that the fight between Pantoja and Ercega will be the main event of the UFC 301 tournament, which will take place next weekend in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira can't stop talking about his dream of sharing the octagon with former two-division titleholder Conor McGregor.
"Everybody knows about it already. I've asked to give me a fight with Conor a thousand times. But I don't think he wants to fight me. I've said it many times - this fight would bring me a lot of money. That's why I like him," - quotes the words of the Brazilian MMA Fighting.
Recall that McGregor will face Michael Chandler in the main event of UFC 303 on June 29. For the star Irishman this performance will be the first since July 2021.
UFC lightweight champion Alesandre Pantoja reacted to criticism of former middleweight titleholder Sean Strickland. Earlier, the latter compared bouts in the 56.7kg category to "little kitten fights".
"The fighters at the lightest weight are working hard as hell too. It's nonsense that people say such things. You don't have to talk that kind of nonsense. You want me to be out of work, out of money? Don't say shit like that.
I'm pissed at Strickland for what he said about the lightweight division and women. Shut your mouth! Start respecting what we do. This is what I do for a living. In the lightweight division, everybody respects each other, we've all been through a lot," MMA Mania quoted the Brazilian as saying.
Eridson Garcia will face Maliek Montgomery in an eight-round super featherweight boxing match at Red Owl Boxing Arena in Houston, Texas. This undercard fight precedes the main event between Edward Vazquez and Daniel Bailey.
Edward Vazquez will face Daniel Bailey at Red Owl Boxing Arena in Houston, Texas. Both super featherweight boxers aim to boost their professional records in this main event battle.
