Oleksandr Usyk’s controversial stoppage win over Rico Verhoeven has quickly become one of the most debated moments in combat sports this year, with fighters, promoters, and fans all questioning whether the referee stepped in too early. The ending sparked immediate backlash online after the referee waved off the fight just as the bell appeared to
Conor Benn and Eddie Hearn appear to have had a dramatic split following Benn’s decision to continue his career under Dana White’s growing Zuffa Boxing banner. Hearn recently made headlines after claiming Benn offered him $250,000 to avoid speaking negatively about him publicly after the separation. The Matchroom promoter revealed the story while reacting to
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Sean Strickland has reacted to Jake Paul making Forbes’ 2026 highest paid athletes list in the most Sean Strickland way possible. After reports revealed that Jake Paul earned an estimated $70 million and landed among the world’s highest paid athletes, Strickland jokingly suggested he may need to leave the UFC entirely and chase a boxing
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Boxing once again proved its financial power after Canelo Álvarez and Jake Paul emerged as the only fighters included on Forbes’ new 2026 highest paid athletes rankings. The list, which is filled mostly with global football and basketball stars, highlighted just how valuable major boxing events still are in today’s sports industry. According to the
Oleksandr Usyk survived one of the biggest scares of his legendary career after stopping Rico Verhoeven in the 11th round of their heavyweight boxing clash at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. What was expected to be a comfortable title defense for Usyk quickly turned into a dramatic and controversial war that had fans questioning
Rico Verhoeven will take on Oleksandr Usyk this weekend inside the historic Giza Necropolis beside the legendary Pyramids of Giza. The fight is undoubtedly one of the biggest crossover events in the history of combat sports, and the hype is massive. For Verhoeven, it’s an opportunity to use his years of experience in kickboxing and
Rico Verhoeven is set for the biggest boxing fight of his career against heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in Egypt. The crossover heavyweight clash will happen this weekend and has already created massive excitement among boxing and kickboxing fans. The fight will take place at the historic Giza Necropolis beside the legendary Pyramids of Giza near
Ryan Garcia has officially announced that he will face Conor Benn on September 12 in Las Vegas in what is already shaping up to be one of the biggest boxing events of the year. Garcia confirmed the matchup while making it clear there is genuine bad blood between the two fighters heading into the contest.
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Oleksandr Usyk has admitted that the final chapter of his legendary boxing career may be much closer than fans expected, with the heavyweight champion revealing he plans to retire after just three more fights. The Ukrainian star made the comments during a recent interview with DAZN ahead of his highly anticipated crossover bout against Rico
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Ilia Topuria has never lacked confidence, and the UFC lightweight champion is now backing himself against one of boxing’s biggest names as well. Topuria recently gave his thoughts on a potential boxing match against Ryan Garcia and made it clear that he does not believe the fight would be competitive for very long. The undefeated
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