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Nathan Heaney speculation in the rearview mirror, Carlos Adames prepares to make the first defence of his newly-elevated WBC middleweight championship this weekend against former light-middleweight title challenger Terrell Gausha on a stacked Las Vegas bill, but insisted fans want to see him in a unification bout against WBO and IBF titleholder Janibek Alimkhanuly before long. Continue reading “As Nathan Heaney rumours fade, Carlos Adames now targets Janibek unification”
Britain’s Hamzah Sheeraz faces the toughest test of his pro career tonight, as he captains Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions in their heavily-anticipated 5v5 duel with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom stable from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He’ll face unbeaten American southpaw Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams, with big things tipped for the victor given the existing landscape at middleweight. Continue reading “Hamzah Sheeraz interview: Queensberry captain before tonight’s 5v5 promotional show in Riyadh vs. Ammo Williams”
Six months removed from his surprise defeat by Nathan Heaney, former British middleweight champion Denzel Bentley exercised patience and punishment in equal measure to stop former sparring partner Danny Dignum after a trio of knockdowns inside two rounds as the 29-year-old marked his return in style. Continue reading “Too sharp! Denzel dices Dignum in two rounds, wipes slate clean on 160lb return”
After news of Marvin Vettori’s injury-enforced withdrawal, a career first for the Italian on Thursday, rising middleweight contender Brendan Allen bullishly called for other top names to step into the breach on less than a month’s notice for a proposed UFC Fight Night main event on April 6. Chris Curtis, who scored a second-round stoppage at his expense in Dec. 2021, has answered the gauntlet. Continue reading “Vettori on hold with undisclosed injury, Curtis steps up to rematch Allen on Apr. 6”
Jack Hermansson endured an ominously slow start, weathered the storm and showed his main event mettle in the latter stages to outwork Joe Pyfer over 25 minutes, in an invaluable learning experience for the powerful 27-year-old – who couldn’t build on a purposeful start and was subsequently punished. Continue reading “Hermansson shows Pyfer value of experience, wins over five tough rounds”
Billed as a crossroads clash, this quickly proved anything but. Rising middleweight contender Hamzah Sheeraz wasted no time scoring a marquee maiden main event win and let his boxing talk for him, needing less than a full round to complete a stunning demolition job against former world title challenger Liam Williams as a shocked Copper Box Arena crowd watched on. Continue reading “Sheeraz swarms Williams, scores two knockdowns en route to fantastic R1 finish”
Longtime middleweight contender Jack Hermansson has alternated wins and losses in his last eight fights, now into his mid-30s and teetering in the back half of the division’s top-15 rankings. Joe Pyfer, a Contender Series alum with a trio of stoppage victories to open his UFC stint, finds himself a golden opportunity to show exactly why he’s the trending superstar he declares this weekend. Continue reading “Joe Pyfer latest to envision middleweight star turn, should he pass Hermansson test”
Much has been placed on Hamzah Sheeraz’s shoulders as the rising middleweight faces his toughest test to headline the Copperbox Arena this weekend, but Frank Warren has a clear plan of action involving him and a highly motivated Anthony Yarde. So, will all go to plan? Continue reading “Frank Warren eyes Heaney-Sheeraz, Buatsi-Yarde if his plans prove successful”
Dricus du Plessis got the job done as promised, mixing wrestling and subtle striking adjustments to outpoint Sean Strickland and become the new middleweight king before an inevitable Israel Adesanya callout. Prior, Raquel Pennington outsmarted Mayra Bueno Silva to seize the vacant women’s bantamweight title after Movsar Evloev’s career-best win over Arnold Allen. Continue reading “UFC 297: Dricus du Plessis seizes Sean Strickland’s middleweight title via split decision, Pennington claims vacant gold”
After logging his fourth consecutive submission victory to cap a busy 2023 schedule at Paul Craig’s expense, #8 ranked middleweight contender Brendan Allen has a golden opportunity to do what he has publicly stated is his destiny: showcase his championship credentials against a one-time title challenger and catapult himself into the top-5 rankings at 185lbs in three months’ time.
Continue reading “Brendan Allen earns springboard shot at 185lbs against Marvin Vettori on Apr. 6”
Newly-crowned British middleweight champion Nathan Heaney is eyeing a world title shot against unified world titlist Janibek Alimkhanuly this time next year, after detailing his three-fight plan for 2024 – including headlining Stoke’s football stadium in the summer after making a defence of the Londsale belt. Continue reading “British middleweight champion Heaney eyes Janibek in three-fight plan for 2024”
After sustaining a perforated eardrum in the final week of his training camp stateside saw their original Nov. 25 date scratched, today the intriguing middleweight clash between unbeaten prospect Hamzah Sheeraz and one-time world title challenger Liam Williams has officially been rescheduled for Feb. 10 at London’s Copper Box – meaning sacrifices over the winter for both. Continue reading “Festive sacrifices: Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Liam Williams rescheduled for February 10”
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