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ESPN.co.uk | Billy Joe Saunders denied boxing license in Mass.; off Oct. 20 card |
ESPN.co.uk | Billy Joe Saunders denied boxing license in Mass.; off Oct. 20 card |
Andrade will stay on the October 20th Boston card
Billy Joe Saunders’ October 20th title defense against Demetrius Andrade is off. The Massachusetts State Athletic Commission has denied him a license, citing his recent drug test failure for banned stimulant oxilofrine.
Check out the main cards for this weekend’s Bellator MMA doubleheader, capped off by Fedor Emelianenko against Chael Sonnen.
By Jake Donovan
Billy Joe Saunders’ year has gone from bad to worse in a hurry.
BoxingInsider.com has learned that the unbeaten but troubled British middleweight was denied a license by the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission (MSAC) during the board’s monthly meeting on Tuesday.
By Jake Donovan
Billy Joe Saunders’ year has gone from bad to worse in a hurry.
BoxingInsider.com has learned that the unbeaten but troubled British middleweight was denied a license by the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission (MSAC) during the board’s monthly meeting on Tuesday.
Nick Diaz sticks up for Conor McGregor and calls for a catchweight bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov.
UFC 230 finally has a main event.
Daniel Cormier will defend his UFC heavyweight title for the first time in less than a month.
“DC” is set to fight Derrick Lewis in the UFC 230 main event, ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported Tuesday afternoon.
“I said that once that octagon door is shut, I am not responsible for my actions.”
Zane Simon, Connor Ruebusch, & Phil Mackenzie are back to watch the worst fights they can find. Focusing on Pride, Strikeforce, WEC, and the UFC. This time we’re watching a UFC 229 special featuring Khabib vs Tibau and Mayweather vs McGregor.
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Jon Jones received professional help earlier this year to deal with the 2017 loss of his mother and UFC title.
UFC 229 was a debacle in the end, but boxing has had its share of disgraces, too.
A lot of fighters got banged up at UFC 229 over the weekend.
UFC 229 turned to be a violent night of fights and full of great action. Despite the controversial actions of a few people after the headliner was over, the card turned out to be one of the best of the year to date.
The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of October 2nd to October 9th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed.
The sanctioning body won’t stand in the way of a mega fight.
The WBC has ruled, essentially, to not get in the way of a potential clash between Anthony Joshua and the winner of the December 1 fight between WBC heavyweight titleholder Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury.