CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coastal Bend YMCA got a big upgrade to its boxing gear. Corpus Christi native ‘King Julian’ Delgado teamed up with the Heil Law Firm to bring in new gear.”We needed to identify some areas in the community that needed help,” Robert Heil, attorney and CEO of Heil Law Firm. “The idea is to keep kids off the street with positive activities and give them the resources they need to be successful through sports.”Delgado, who is (2-0) as a professional boxer, also took time to address the kids and answer questions.”I don’t have a lot of…
Paddy Pimblett has revealed his fight at UFC 304 in Manchester is the final bout on his current UFC contract.The Liverpudlian is one of the biggest British stars in the promotion and has become a big name in the US.Pimblett, 29, fights Bobby Green on 27 July in Manchester and the lightweight says he intends to stay with the UFC.”I wouldn’t want to go to a different organization,” Pimblett told MMA Junkie., external”UFC is the cream of the crop. It’s the main place. When you say to people, ‘I do MMA’. Most of them go, ‘What’s that?’ You say, ‘UFC’.…
Hollister-based Bulldog Boxing will take over Bolado Park on July 13 for the Summer Punch-Out, a follow-up to last year’s” We Are Back” tournament. At press time, there are 25 scheduled bouts—at least seven with Bulldog fighters—with contestants from Nevada, Utah, and all regions of California.“We are going to put on a show for our kids,” Bulldog owner Zeke Lopez said. “And it is a great way to pay back all of our supporters in the community for everything they do for us.”The lack of a local boxing scene means the Bulldogs are on the road for much of the…
Jake Paul wants Mike Perry in MMA, too. Paul (9-1) takes on Perry (0-1) in an eight-round cruiserweight boxing match July 20 in Tampa, Fla. The event airs on DAZN pay-per-view. “The Problem Child” is currently double booked in boxing – against Perry in July then Mike Tyson in November. Paul still insists on making his MMA debut, previously offering Nate Diaz a big purse to fight him in the cage. PFL CEO Pete Murray told MMA Junkie that Paul’s MMA debut likely will happen in 2025, and Paul is open to fighting Perry again after they box – but…
A big battle goes down this weekend.Eddie Hearn is excited to return big time boxing to Philadelphia as Jaron Ennis defends his world title against David Avanesyan this weekend, live on DAZN. Ennis, the latest world champion from the fighting city, faces a tough test as he goes in with the former rival of Shane Mosley and Terence Crawford. Philadelphia is home to some of boxing’s most legendary figures and it was the setting for multiple Rocky movies that saw Sylvester Stallone elevate Philadelphia as one of boxing’s premier regions. Hearn is ecstatic to be putting on a…
Paddy Pimblett has a hard time seeing his fighting future happening anywhere outside the octagon beyond UFC 304, but it could. Pimblett (21-3 MMA, 5-0 UFC) revealed to MMA Junkie on Thursday that his lightweight bout vs. Bobby Green (32-15-1 MMA, 13-10-1 UFC) on July 27 at Co-op Live in Manchester, England (ESPN+ pay-per-view) will be the final fight on his current UFC contract. According to “The Baddy,” he has left any negotiations with the promotion to his manager Graham Boylan, but he doesn’t believe there were serious negotiations about a new deal before he signed on for UFC 304.…
The highest levels of professional boxing have been accused of match fixing forever, it’s a common practice that is responsible for the lack of overall interest in the sport during recent years. We still have mega fights where tens of millions of dollars are paid to both fighters and their respective teams. But the majority of events of this magnitude end up losing entire fortunes. Byt this point, perhaps only a few promotions would go through the hassle of creating the event and making it be successful for them. Although match fixing has never really been uncovered in recent decades,…
Oscar De La Hoya is one of the promoters interested in signing free agent Shakur Stevenson to his Golden Boy stable. De La Hoya states that he must determine Shakur’s marketability and match him against the right opponents. Although Golden Boy has the #1 ranked William Zepeda on their roster, no one else would make sense to use as an opponent for Shakur that would attract fan interest. Moreover, if De La Hoya signs Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) to a four or five-fight deal and he loses to Zepeda in his first fight, his marketability will plummet. That would be…
Promoter Bob Arum feels he needs to match IBF and WBO middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly against the other champions at 160 to take his career to the next level if he’s victorious in his title defense against Andrei Mikhailovich (21-0, 13 KOs) this Saturday, July 13th at the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. (Courtesy: Mikey Williams/Top Rank) Obstacles in the Middleweight Division Arum has his work cut out to make a name for the 31-year-old Janibek because the middleweight division lacks stars. One way to become a household name would be for Janibek to fight three…
While Fitness Boxing feat. HATSUNE MIKU doesn’t launch in the West until this Fall, the game is available throughout Asia. Those who’ve picked up that version can now access the “Miku Exercise Editor” DLC as well, where you can choose your favorite songs and set actions to create your own original “Miku Exercise.” You can get a taste of the DLC in the trailer above. Fitness Boxing feat. HATSUNE MIKU contains 24 classic songs, such as “Melt” and “The Vampire” with new special songs also added to the mix, like the game’s main theme, “Let’s Mikusercise!!” by cosMo@Bousou-P. Additionally, there…