British Commission gives permission for boxing events in June
Andrew Karlov
April 15, 2020, 8:20 p.m.

The British Boxing Commission has announced that it will lift the ban on sporting events in the UK in June. However, first such events will be organized without the participation of spectators.

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White on planning UFC 249
Andrew Karlov
April 15, 2020, 11:02 a.m.

Dana White continues to build plans for organizing UFC 249. Today, he notified ESPN, UFC's TV partner that on May 9 he plans to hold a tournament that will include at least 2 title fights. The venue is still unknown. Also the reaction of ESPN bosses to White's message remains ...

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Junior Fa wants 33% of the purse from Parker fight
Andrew Karlov
April 15, 2020, 10:47 a.m.

Two New Zealanders, Junior Fa (19-0, 10 KOs) and Joseph Parker (27-2, 21 KOs) have a long history of amateur fights and many subsequent unsuccessful negotiations in the pros. Recently, it seemed that they were going to take rematch in the pro ranks, but the parties again failed ...

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WBSS final Briedis vs Dorticos is canceled officially
Andrew Karlov
April 15, 2020, 8:14 a.m.

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the final of the WBSS cruiserweight tournament between Mairis Briedis (26-1, 19 KOs) and Junior Dorticos (24-1, 22 KOs), scheduled for May 16 in Riga, was finally canceled.

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Andy Ruiz wants to be trained by Eddie Reynoso
Andrew Karlov
April 15, 2020, 3:10 a.m.

When Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic is finally stopped and boxing tournaments resume, former WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. (33-2, 22 KOs) will have a new ambitious goal. It is returning of the titles he lost in the rematch with Anthony Joshua in December.

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UFC 249: Gaethje and Ferguson agree to fight
Andrew Karlov
April 15, 2020, 1:06 a.m.

Just yesterday, information appeared that UFC was planning its 249th tournament on May 9. It was also said that Tony Ferguson will headline the event with Justin Gaethje. Today it became known that both fighters gave verbal agreement for the battle.

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Chisora ​​wants to fight Usyk in Saudi Arabia
Andrew Karlov
April 14, 2020, 9:04 a.m.

The battle of Derek Chisora (32-9, 23 KOs) and Oleksandr Usyk (17-0, 13 KOs) is scheduled for July in the UK, but against the backdrop of the situation with the coronavirus pandemic, this date is unlikely so far, that's why for the battle with the Ukrainian the Englishman ...

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Alvarez's coach wants a fight with Golovkin in September
Andrew Karlov
April 14, 2020, 5:10 a.m.

Eddie Reinoso, the coach of Saul Alvarez (53-1-2, 36 KOs) in an interview to ESPN Deportes said that he would like the third fight of his ward with Gennady Golovkin (40-1-1, 35 KOs) to take place, as planned, on the 12th of September.

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UFC event on May 9: Ferguson, Gaethje, Oleinik, Ngannou, Werdum, Pettis, Cerrone, Cejudo on the card
Andrew Karlov
April 14, 2020, 4:18 a.m.

UFC promotion plans to hold its next event on May 9. It is reported that the event will be headlined by a duel of Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje, who will battle for the interim lightweight title of the organization. In a co-main event, Henry Cejudo will ...

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Sam Maxwell knocks out himself (video)
Andrew Karlov
April 13, 2020, 11:06 p.m.

Unbeaten Sam Maxwell (13-0, 11 KOs) of UK with one video on social networks during the coronavirus pandemic gained great popularity, despite the absence of fights. The WBO Super Lightweight European Champion knocked out himself on Instagram. And although some fans had reason to believe that the incident was ...

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