My editor asked me to do a “deep dive” from a British perspective on Conor Benn for the American audience. That’s a lot to unpack ahead of the Englishman’s WBC welterweight title clash against Ryan Garcia (25-2, 20 KOs) this coming Saturday. Benn (25-1, 14 KOs) consumed headlines when he signed with Dana White’s Zuffa
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Paddy Donovan’s potential had fallen into the abyss after two straight defeats to Lewis Crocker last year in Belfast. Disaster struck as Donovan (15-2, 11 KOs) would be disqualified following eight rounds of one-way action last March. A rematch was called with the vacant IBF welterweight title on the line six months later. However, a
Promoter Camille Estephan has described his two super-middleweight world champions as a two-headed monster in the weight class. IBF belt holder Osleys Iglesias secured his first world title by retiring Pavel Silyagin after eight rounds of one-way action in Montreal this past April. Four months earlier, Christian Mbilli was elevated to become the WBC champion
Andrew Moloney’s treacherous path to becoming a two-time world champion ended in tears of joy. The likable Aussie super flyweight was crowned IBF world champion last month in Tokoname, Japan, following a majority-decision victory over Willibaldo Garcia. “After the fight, I knew it was close,” Moloney said in an exclusive interview with FightsATW. “I felt
Seven months from its beginning, Zuffa Boxing continues to expand its stable across the globe. Their latest acquisition is former bantamweight world champion Jason Moloney, who opened up to FightsATW in an exclusive interview to give the reasoning behind his move to Dana White’s boxing brainchild. “As you know, I’ve been with Tasman Fighters for
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Andrew Moloney feels the wind has finally turned in his favour ahead of his fifth world title fight on Saturday in Japan. Moloney (28-4, 18 KOs) collides with Mexico’s Willibaldo Garcia for the IBF super flyweight title at the Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname following a tormenting period to become the mandatory challenger. The 35-year-old
In the curious case of Oleksandr Usyk defending his WBC heavyweight world title against Rico Verhoeven in front of the Pyramids of Giza this Saturday, spectacle has replaced competition. Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) has built his reputation into one of the greatest fighters on the planet by continuously fighting in away territory to become a
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Ahead of Naoya Inoue‘s potentially career-defining moment when he takes on Junto Nakatani in Japan’s most anticipated boxing match of all time, FightsATW takes a look at Inoue’s top three career-defining moments. Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs) defends his undisputed super bantamweight title at the 55,000-seater Tokyo Dome against his countryman Nakatani (32-0, 24 KOs) this
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Arslanbek Makhmudov has enjoyed his recent British renaissance despite losing a lopsided unanimous decision to Tyson Fury in front of 64,500 people at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London earlier this month. Prior to his loss against the two-time heavyweight world champion, Makhmudov (21-3, 19 KOs) had comfortably outpointed Doncaster’s David Allen at Sheffield Arena
“The Gypsy king is back!” Were the words of Michael Buffer as the scorecards read: 120-108, 120-108, and 119-109 for Tyson Fury to defeat Arslanbek Makhmudov by unanimous decision tonight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The victory in front of 60,000 fans breaks a two-fight losing streak for Fury (35-2-1 24 KOs), who took
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