Fight Night Stockholm official weigh-in results
[ad_1] Check out the weigh in results for UFC Fight Night Stockholm, which is headlined by the five-round light heavyweight bout between Alexander Gustafsson and Glover Teixeira, and the light heavyweight clash between Volkan Oezdemir and Misha Cirkunov, airs live on FS1 from the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden on Sunday, May 28 at 1 […]
Brook loses world title to Spence in Sheffield
[ad_1] 6:31 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show SHEFFIELD — Kell Brook surrendered his IBF welterweight title to Errol Spence Jr. after the American produced an impressive performance to claim his […]
Struve and Volkov Headline UFC's Return to the Netherlands
[ad_1] London, UK – UFC® today announced that No. 11 ranked Dutch heavyweight, Stefan Struve, will headline the organisation’s highly anticipated return to the Netherlands on Saturday, September 2 against No.10 ranked Alexander Volkov. The event is set to take place at the Rotterdam Ahoy, with tickets due to go on general sale on Friday, […]
Groves admits 'best' opportunity could be his last
[ad_1] May 26, 2017 Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show George Groves goes into his fourth world title attempt admitting defeat could mean the end of his career. The Briton challenges challenges Russian […]
Armed police, sniffer dogs for Brook vs. Spence
[ad_1] 11:43 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Armed police officers and sniffer dogs are part of an increased security presence for Saturday’s Kell Brook-Errol Spence world title fight in front […]
Irish phenom Conlan now 2-0 after TKO victory
[ad_1] Featherweight prospect Michael Conlan made it 2-for-2, and now the Irish Olympic star is on his way to Australia for his next fight. In a dominant performance, Conlan knocked out Mexico’s Alfredo Chanez in the third round of the main event of Top Rank’s “Solo Boxeo” card on Friday night before a crowd of […]
WBA suspends Lawson over sucker punch
[ad_1] The WBA has suspended trainer Leon Lawson Jr. indefinitely from being involved in any WBA-sanctioned bouts following his attack on super middleweight contender Jose Uzcategui last Saturday night at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Lawson’s nephew, Andre Dirrell, was awarded an eighth-round disqualification victory to win a vacant interim super middleweight […]
Gustafsson not feeling pressure of fighting at home
[ad_1] Midway through his answer, Alexander Gustafsson apologizes for the loud noises and commotion in the background. Stuck in a hotel room with too many hours still remaining until he’ll step in the Octagon with Glover Teixeira on Sunday night at the Ericsson Globe Arena, Gustafsson’s coaches are restless and harassing the light heavyweight contender […]