Olympic-level wrestlers have demonstrated significant potential in the UFC, often leveraging their elite grappling skills to achieve success in the Octagon.

George Foreman Dies at age 76 and one of the great light-heavyweight champions in boxing history reacts to the sad news.

Receiving sad news is a moment that sticks to your memory for life The great George Foreman has passed away Legendary boxing ...

Boxing legend Iran Barkley was rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke. During an illustrious career stretching from 1982 to 1999, Barkley won major world titles at middleweight, super ...

Saturday night was a dream coming to life for Omari Jones. His promoter, Matchroom CEO Eddie Hearn, said Jones' dream was to make his professional debut in his hometown of Orlando, FL. Not only did ...

Usyk, who defeated Tyson Fury to become the undisputed world heavyweight champion, plans to have two more fights before retiring. Parker, a former WBO titleholder, has won six consecutive fights.

Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has been ordered to start negotiations to defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight title against Joseph Parker. The move could end British fighter ...

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With 17 weight classes in boxing and four major sanctioning bodies that bestow world titles, keeping track of who holds each of the belts can be difficult -- especially when there are sometimes ...

WBO: Oleksandr Usyk* IBF: Daniel Dubois WBA: Oleksandr Usyk** WBC: Oleksandr Usyk*** *Joseph Parker is the WBO heavyweight interim ... Junto Nakatani *Antonio Vargas is the WBA bantamweight interim ...

Usyk defeated Britain's Tyson Fury in May 2024 to become the first undisputed world heavyweight champion in almost 25 years. But he vacated his IBF belt before the rematch, with Dubois elevated to ...