Author: admin
CHICAGO – Gabriel Braga entered the cage for the first time since his father’s death with a heavy heart. At PFL 3 in 2024, Bulaga (13-1) started his featherweight season with a bout against Justin Gonzalez. With one second left in the first round, Braga landed a series of hard punches that knocked Gonzalez (14-4) to the ground, prompting the referee to stop the fight. Braga took over all the emotions of the moment as he knelt in the center of the cage and raised his hands to the sky. “He left us, but in leaving us he prepared me…
CHICAGO – Oddsmakers did not favor Shamil Musayev against Logan Storey at PFL 3 in 2024, but the Russian welterweight is likely to be the favorite for the rest of the season. In a matchup between PFL debut fighters, Musaev (17-0-1 MMA, 1-0 PFL) was the first to stop former Bellator interim champion Story (15-3 MMA, 0-1 PFL) with a hard punch. Ta. Musaev put the story in jeopardy late in the first round, but maintained his momentum and finished just 27 seconds into the second round. “Some people treated me like a loser. I don’t know, maybe they didn’t…
Ryan Garcia feels he should have knocked Devin Haney out instead of defeating him by majority decision, but he places at least some of the blame on referee Harvey Dock. Garcia didn’t complain about getting the nomination and suffering the first loss of his pro career to Haney, but admitted the finish would have been sweeter. He set the tone in the opening round by surprising Haney with an oversized left hook, but Garcia took him down three times and effectively won. The first knockdown came in the seventh round, but the advantage on the scorecards was almost immediately negated…
CHICAGO – Adam Borix is happy with the results he showed in his PFL debut, especially considering the circumstances he had to deal with earlier. The former Bellator title challenger made his PFL debut last Friday on the 2024 PFL3 qualifying card. Adam Borix (19-2) defeated veteran Enrique Barsola (20-8-2) by unanimous decision to earn three points in the 2024 PFL. Featherweight season. Borics hasn’t fought since losing to Patricio Freire in a Bellator title fight in 2022. The 30-year-old revealed he fought ‘Pitbull’ with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, which was repaired after the fight, which kept him out…
Friday, April 26th DAZN, 8pm ET, Yoenis Telles vs. Joseph Jackson. A show of the most valuable prospects from Orlando. At 154 and 23 years old, Telles is a legitimate prospect from Cuba, a new contender, but one of a new generation of fighters who don’t necessarily “fight like a Cuban.” Jackson isn’t a big prospect, he’s a 35-year-old club warrior from North Carolina with a paper record, but this is his chance to show something. I will create a thread for everyone watching the live show. Saturday, April 27th DAZN, 2pm ET, Peter McGrail vs. Mark Leach This was…
“It was a great night of boxing,” Alberto Pucci de la Barca said on Saturday morning, April 6, at the Brisas del Caribe Hotel in Varadero, one of Cuba’s most popular seaside resorts. He smiled modestly on the stairs. The night before, the president of the Cuban Boxing Federation did not hide his joy. Eight matches were held between boxers from part of the Cuban national team and those from the French team, with Cuba winning eight. They were all “by unanimous decision” by the all-Cuban judges of this rather unusual tournament. This apparent score will not affect either team’s…
Ryan Garcia upset Devin Haney on Saturday, April 20th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Garcia, from Victorville, California, defeated the undefeated world champion from San Francisco by majority decision, securing three knockouts along the way. Garcia dropped Haney in the seventh, 10th, and 11th rounds. In the seventh round, Garcia was given a point deduction for punching on the break. The scores were 112-112, 114-110, 115-109. Los Angeles-based Ryan Garcia (25-1, 20 KOs) missed the required limit for the championship by 3.2 pounds. As a result, despite the win, he was ineligible to win the WBC 140-pound…
During the promotion of the fight, Ryan Garcia displayed behavior that led some to believe he was unfit to compete in a boxing match, which was broadcast live on DAZN PPV on Saturday night, April 20th. Garcia gave the performance of a lifetime that shocked the world. He defeated Devin Haney by majority decision (31-1, 15 KOs). Garcia’s pre-fight antics on social media were so bad that Arnold Barboza Jr. was named as Haney’s backup opponent. Despite all the antics and failed attempts to make weight, Garcia arrived at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, determined and ready to…
Ryan Garcia overcame the odds to secure the victory against Devin Haney on April 20th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The once-defeated champion from Victorville, Calif., defeated the undefeated world champion from San Francisco by majority decision. The scores were 112-112, 114-110, 115-109. Los Angeles-based Garcia (25-1, 20 KOs) was 3.2 pounds underweight, making him ineligible to win the WBC 140-pound title against Bay Area’s Haney (31-1, 15 KOs). . Garcia knocked Haney down in the seventh, 10th, and 11th rounds. He lost a point in the seventh round with a blow on the break. “I shouldn’t…
In a dramatic night in Brooklyn, New York, American Ryan Garcia defeated Devin Haney three times to win by a majority of points. Garcia’s left hook became his biggest weapon as previously undefeated world champion Haney was defeated in the seventh, 10th, and 11th rounds. The scorecards were 112-112, 114-110, 115-109 in favor of Garcia. However, the California native was unable to capture Haney’s WBC light welterweight title as he missed the contest weight. Did you really think I was crazy? You all lost your mind,” said Garcia, who was criticized for his actions during the build-up. The 25-year-old has…