Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterApr 29, 2024, 05:58 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Former UFC heavyweight champion and professional boxer Francis Ngannou publicly mourned the death of his 15-month-old son on Monday. Ngannou, 37, wrote a tribute to his son, Kobe, on all
Month: May 2024
We are just a month away from the eagerly awaited 5 vs. 5 competition between Frank Warren’s Queensberry stable and fighters who campaign under Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom banner. The one-night contest takes place in Riyadh on June 1st and serves as the undercard for the outstanding undisputed light heavyweight title fight between Artur Beterbiev and
Posted on 04/30/2024 By: Sean Crose Perhaps Deontay Wilder’s surprise defeat at the gloved fists Joseph Parker in Saudi Arabia last December was just what the tall Alabaman needed in order to get his career back on track. In truth, the vibe online was basically that Wilder was done as a top heavyweight after dropping
MEXICAN duo Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Jaime Munguia arrived in style ahead of their main event on Saturday, May 4 at the T-Mobile Arena. Officially opening the big fight week, Canelo is looking to repel Father Time and maintain his status as one of the sport’s premier operators, even teasing a knockout prediction before the
The Saudis are keeping busy as it relates to boxing, with Turki Alalshikh (who serves as the chairman for Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority) already eyeing end of summer plans for heavyweights Deontay Wilder and Jared Anderson. Wilder is currently scheduled to take on Zhilei Zhang on June 1 on a major card that will
Associated Press Apr 30, 2024, 09:44 AM ET JOHANNESBURG — South African boxer Dingaan Thobela, a two-weight world champion known as “The Rose of Soweto,” has died, the ministry of sports said on Tuesday. He was 57. Thobela won the WBO lightweight title in 1990 and the WBA lightweight title in 1993, when he beat
Jaime Munguia is expecting a “mentally” challenging fight when on Saturday he contests the undisputed super-middleweight title with the reigning champion, Saul Alvarez. The Mexican rivals fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on the occasion of Cinco de Mayo weekend, when Munguia will become the fourth challenger to “Canelo” Alvarez’s crown. Munguia, 27,