Tommy Fury (9-0, 4 KOs) did an admirable job in defeating the famous Youtuber Jake Paul (6-1, 4 KOs), outboxing him to win an eight round split decision on Sunday night at the Diriyah Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.… read more “Tommy Fury defeats Jake Paul – Live Results”
Today in Saudi Arabia on the heavily hyped Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury card, the co-feature that many boxing fans saw as the real main event, between defending WBC cruiserweight champ and challenger Badou Jack, delivered.… read more “Badou Jack Dethrones Ilunga Makabu, Wins WBC Cruiserweight Title – Boxing Results”
Ilunga Makabu-Badou Jack To Take Place In Saudi Arabia On Feb. 26 – Jake Paul-Tommy Fury To Headline
It’s a sign of how things have changed in the sport of boxing when a legit world title fight has to play second fiddle to a fight featuring a very famous YouTuber going up against another boxer of limited experience.… read more “Makabu vs Jack aded to Paul vs Fury PPV”
Eddie Hearn has already picked out two options for Canelo Alvarez’s third fight of his three-fight, $160 million deal with Matchroom Boxing & DAZN for this year.… read more “Eddie Hearn talks Canelo’s third fight options for December”
WBC cruiserweight champion Ilunga Makabu and his promoter Don King are now waiting to see if Canelo Alvarez chooses them for his next fight on May 7th.… read more “Canelo Alvarez vs. Ilunga Makabu: Does anyone want to watch this on May 7th?”
Ilunga Junior Makabu went through the wringer to hold onto his WBC world cruiserweight crown in a hotly contested victory in his rematch against bitter rival Thabiso ‘The Rock’ Mchunu.… read more “Ilunga Junior Makabu retains WBC world cruiserweight title with hard fought split decision win over Thabiso Mchunu”
Ilunga Makabu is still the WBC cruiserweight champion, this courtesy of a tough, close decision win over Thabiso Mchunu in their rematch. The fight of course took place on Don King’s card last night – King emerging from exile for the first time in some months – and Makabu was fighting for more than just his title.… read more “Ilunga Makabu Has To Make Do With Tough Split Decision Win Over Mchunu But Vows To “Knock Out Canelo Next””
Proving that you can go home again, Hall of Fame boxing promoter Don King returned to his native Buckeye state on Saturday night to host an outstanding slate of championship boxing at the sold-out W.D.… read more “Photos: Makabu & Bryan Retain World Titles”
WBC cruiserweight champion Ilunga Makabu (29-2, 25 KOs) used his power advantage to pound out a 12 round split decision over mandatory challenger Thabiso Mchunu (23-6, 13 KOs) on Saturday night in their long-awaited rematch at the W.D.Packard… read more “Ilunga Makabu beats Thabiso Mchunu – Boxing Results”
This Saturday night in Warren, Ohio, we may or may not get a good night of cruiserweight and heavyweight boxing. Legendary, love him or loathe him promoter Don King, in his “homecoming” show (maybe King’s very last show, who knows?)… read more “LIVE on FITE TV this Saturday: Makabu-Mchunu II and Bryan-Guidry – What Can We Expect?”