Fighting

It’s Tuesday and that is podcast day here at Bad Left Hook! This week John and myself preview Ruiz vs Ortiz coming this Sunday, a look at why boxing is the way it is with PPV and the reasons that ain’t changing, recaps from the weekend including a frank discussion of why we cover things

Former cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis will take on an unbeaten Australian standout in his next fight, but not the one you probably expected. The Courier-Mail reports that he’s “verbally agreed” to face heavyweight Justis Huni on October 29th in Brisbane. Briedis (28-2, 20 KO), last seen warring his way to a hugely entertaining loss to

The heavyweight picture seems pretty clear in the sense that the fight to make right now is an undisputed clash between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. And as all signs point to that fight ultimately working its way to fruition (although it’s still extremely early), one fellow heavyweight in Michael Hunter shares some of his

Results KSI KO-3 Luis Alcaraz Pineda (0:50) Slim Albaher TKO-2 FaZe Temperrr (2:20) Deji TKO-3 Fousey (1:28) King Kenny MD-4 FaZe Sensei (38-38, 39-38, 39-37) Salt Papi TKO-1 Andy Warski (0:29) Sam Hyde TKO-3 IAmThmpson (1:28) Deen the Great TKO-1 Evil Hero (2:52) KSI KO-2 Swarmz (0:28) [Highlights] Today at 2 pm (7 pm BST)

The “MF x DAZN Series” will continue on Saturday, Oct. 15, as MMA legend Vitor Belfort will face Hasim Rahman Jr in a boxing match from Sheffield, England. Rahman appeared on the “MF x DAZN” card today in London to speak about the fight being official. It wasn’t clear if it will be DAZN or

Sky Sports (UK), 2:00 pm ET, Liam Smith vs Hassan Mwakinyo. This may wind up on FITE+ in the U.S., but maybe not. The main event is OK at best on paper, Mwakinyo has won a bunch in a row but the competition has been middling, and Smith has always, always done the business against

Jose Pedraza and Richard Commey came into tonight’s ESPN main event from Tulsa, Okla., both needing a win, and when all was said and done, neither of them got it. Pedraza and Commey fought to a split draw in the 10-round bout at 140 lbs, with Pedraza winning one card 97-93, Commey taking another 96-94,

KSI knocked out Swarmz in the second round of their internet celebrity boxing fight today at London’s O2 Arena, kicking off a show that will see KSI return in just a few hours to face Luis Alcaraz Pineda. We will have more results and highlights from the show as fights are completed and the results

Jose Pedraza and Richard Commey are set for a 10-round junior welterweight main event tonight on ESPN and ESPN+, and we’ll be here with live results for you. The card will kick off with prelims exclusively on ESPN+ at 6:30 pm ET, and the main card on both ESPN and ESPN+ will start at 10:30

Top Rank’s usual flotilla of prospects will be in action on its September 23rd Shakur Stevenson vs Robson Conceicao show in Newark. Most notably, Tokyo 2020 silver medalist Keyshawn Davis makes his second appearance of the year against Omar Tienda in the ESPN co-feature and Henry Lebron meets Andy Vences in the featured ESPN+ prelim.

Scott Christ (56-28) My head says Pedraza will nick a decision here, sort of the way Robert Easter did against Commey in 2016. Commey can be out-boxed, and Pedraza is a good, smart boxer. He’s going to come in here knowing he doesn’t want to get into exchanges with Commey, who has a terrific right

As Andy Ruiz Jr gets ready for his next outing against Luis Ortiz, his father Andy Ruiz Sr takes some time to talk to Fight Hub TV about their preparations for the bout and their plans beyond as they already have another big fight in mind. Here Ruiz Sr explains why he thinks his son

And then there was one. Jake Donovan and Dan Rafael report that Josh Taylor has officially relinquished his IBF title, which he was ordered to defend against Jeremias Ponce earlier this month. As a result, Ponce has been ordered to face Subriel Matias for the now-vacant title. Odds are good that they won’t need the

Sebastian Fundora will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 8, facing Carlos Ocampo in a Showtime main event, defending his interim WBC 154 lb title. The card, which was announced on last Saturday’s Showtime event but may have been missed by a few of you, so we’re telling you about it officially! here anyway, will

Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler have agreed to terms for an undisputed bantamweight championship fight on Dec. 13 in Japan, according to ESPN’s Mike Coppinger. It’s the fight that was expected for both, as Butler (34-2, 15 KO) made very clear his immediate interest in facing Inoue (23-0, 20 KO) following the latter’s destructive second

ESPN+, 2:00 pm ET, Pedraza vs Commey press conference. FITE PPV, 10:00 pm ET, Fight Club OC. Ernesto “Tito” Mercado, who is a legit prospect, is scheduled for the card against veteran Alfredo Blanco. There’s also an MMA fight on here, but just one, and a bunch of boxing otherwise. $14.99 is a steep price

As Robert Helenius prepares for his recently announced fight coming against former heavyweight titleholder Deontay Wilder, Helenius talks to Lance Pugmire about his thoughts on this fight as he stands firm that he’s fully focused on winning this bout and not what could potentially come afterwards. Helenius says he plans to bring an even more

Promoters Bob Arum and Frank Warren are both confident that an undisputed heavyweight championship fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will happen, following Usyk’s rematch win over Anthony Joshua this past Saturday. Fury (32-0-1, 23 KO) still holds the WBC title despite being officially retired, a position he’s made clear a few times lately,