Dmitry Bivol could be presented with the opportunity to become a two-time undisputed champion, but only if he wins his next outing against Michael Eifert. The pair will collide at the UMMC Arena, Russia, on May 30, with Bivol returning from back surgery to make a mandatory defence of his unified crown. He previously held…
Teddy Atlas has assessed Junto Nakatani’s chances as he attempts to dethrone undisputed super-bantamweight king Naoya Inoue this Saturday. The pair will square off at the Tokyo Dome, Japan, where Inoue overcame a shock knockdown to successfully defend his four world titles against Luis Nery in 2024. Since then, ‘The Monster’ has made five consecutive…
Mexican boxing legend Erik Morales, who is the same age as Floyd Mayweather, has offered his take on the 49-year-old’s expected rematch with Manny Pacquiao. The two pound-for-pound icons are set to collide in a professional contest on September 19, headlining a Netflix event at The Sphere, Las Vegas. Their second encounter did, however, appear…
WBO super-lightweight world champion Shakur Stevenson is a fighter that many in the sport seem to want to avoid, but there is one fellow world champion who is hoping to move up in weight and secure a showdown with the undefeated Newark southpaw. Stevenson became boxing’s third-youngest four-division world champion when he dethroned Teofimo Lopez…
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez suffered the first defeat of his career thirteen years ago, falling short against the great Floyd Mayweather. The pair clashed on September 14, 2013 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, in a fight billed as ‘The One.’ Mayweather entered as the unbeaten pound-for-pound number one and the sport’s biggest draw, while…
A definitive decision could be coming to end the Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao rematch drama. It was announced earlier this year that Mayweather and Pacquiao were due to meet in a professional bout over 10 years on from their first encounter, with the event set to be broadcast live on Netflix and take place…
The tone was set for a dazzling European encounter when both sets of fans unfurled giant tifos before kick-off – PSG’s was emblazoned with the words ‘the conquest of Europe’, while the visitors’ banner urged their side to ‘give everything’. In a chaotic opening 45 minutes at the Parc des Princes, both sides did just…
Fans are frustrated with LA28. City Council members are battling over billions of dollars and overdue contracts. But in front of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee board of directors, LA28 found support for the private organizing committee’s progress with a little more than two years remaining before the Games open in L.A. Despite pushback…
UCLA football coach Bob Chesney saw a familiar face at practice Tuesday morning at Spaulding Field, one that made him even more energetic than usual. It was that of his father, Bob Chesney Sr., who was his high school coach in Pennsylvania and figures to be a regular at Wasserman Football Center, just as he…
The only thing that would make the job JJ Redick is doing better is if he were wearing a suit. If the Lakers’ coach looked the part. The part of a lawyer, walking down his opposition in the open court. He delivered an airtight opening argument that was stunning for how much stronger it was…