The fight was precisely 20 seconds old and the capacity crowd at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas exploded into a deafening frenzy. Fernando Vargas had stepped forward with a left jab and when the punch reached full extension, for a split second, he’d dropped his right hand.
After a three-week hiatus, The Neutral Corner boxing podcast returned with episode 246. Host Michael Montero opined on USA Boxing’s decision to delay the 2020 National Championships to next year over COVID concerns, and the upcoming December fight schedule.
A big flyweight fight is lined up for UFC 259.
The original fight was scheduled as a WBC eliminator
The first Ultimate Fighter winner and former lightweight title contender sounds like he’s just about done with his MMA career.
The first time Sampson Lewkowicz laid eyes on the 6-foot-6 junior middleweight Sebastian Fundora, the word that immediately popped into his head was “fragile.” The young man’s father, Freddy Fundora...
Reactions from within the boxing community following Mike Tyson’s exhibition match with Roy Jones Jr. were pretty mixed. But former champ George Foreman feels the right manager could make Tyson a title contender again.
By: Sean Crose
It was inevitable, perhaps. There was simply no way Mike Tyson was going to earn millions fighting Roy Jones, who he never competed with in his prime, without Evander Holyfield stepping up as a future opponent at some point.
Jake Paul erred on the side of sportsmanship following his most impressive athletic triumph to date. Paul, known by most for his YouTube presence, picked up a convincing boxing win over Nate Robinson on Saturday.
The UFC will try and re-schedule this matchup for 2021.
Mike Tyson’s return to boxing drew massive interest and now a fellow legend is looking for a piece of the pie.
