At the age of 48, Mark Hunt signed off on a spectacular combat sports career with a stoppage win over former Rugby star Sonny Bill Williams on Saturday night. The ‘Super Samoan’ was discounted in the lead-up but proved that his power which saw him reach the top of the tree in both K-1 and the UFC, was still there as he dropped Williams in the fourth round. Williams got back to his feet and Hunt went on the attack, unloaded with further strikes including a power right that landed flush causing the referee to halt the contest. It’s a great way for the combat sports legend to walk away from the s ..read more

Linn Sandstrom’s European debut was a successful one with the Brazilian born, Swedish raised, Australian boxer taking home the WBA Inter-Continental super-flyweight title. Linstrom defeated Serbian opponent Sara Marjanovic unanimously with all three judges scoring the bout in her favour 97-92, 97-92, and 96-93. “We are super happy to have headlined at the famous York Hall in London,” Sandstrom was quoted saying in a press release. “We got the win against a very tough, durable, and experienced opponent. “I want to thank my team, especially Tony Del Vecchio from Bondi Boxing Club. All my sponsor ..read more

Undefeated ranked Demsey McKean moved a step closer to a big-name title fight as he stopped his German opponent Patrick Korte in their heavyweight contest to claim the vacant IBF Intercontinental belt. The two heavy hitters entertained early however it was WBO number 10 and IBF number 15 ranked McKean who landed the telling shot, dropping Korte in the third round with an uppercut. Korte struggled to his feet and the fight was stopped. The bout served as the semi-main event on the Matchroom Boxing card held in Brisbane, Australia on Saturday night. IT'S ALL OVER Demsey McKean gets the stoppag ..read more

Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Skye Nicolson added a Commonwealth pro title to her resume on Saturday night with a dominant unanimous decision victory over Krystina Jacobs. The final scorecards had it 100-89, 99-90, 98-91 or in favour of Nicolson who claimed the vacant title. The two fought on the Matchroom Boxing card who took place in Brisbane, Australia and was broadcast live on DAZN. "It's just so fun" What a homecoming it was for @skyebnic #ParoJarvis pic.twitter.com/My2pfgUHbI — DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) October 15, 2022   The post Skye Nicolson captures Commonwealth ..read more

Matchroom Boxing’s first event on Australian shores finished with fireworks and it was Liam Paro who walked away with his undefeated record intact with a spectacular first-round knock-out of the previously undefeated Brock Jarvis. Watch the knock-out below:   The post Video: Liam Paro knocks out Brock Jarvis in the first round appeared first on Fight News Australia ..read more

Ahead of their bouts this weekend Dylan Biggs, Rocky Ogden, Ben Cameron Hands, Abdoulaye Mayweather, Skye Nicolson, Krystina Jacobs, Patrick Korte, Demsey McKean, Brock Jarvis and Liam Paro showcased their skills at an open workout which took place in Southbank, Brisbane on Wednesday, 13 October 2022. The post Video: Liam Paro vs Brock Jarvis Open Workout appeared first on Fight News Australia ..read more

WBC Australasia and WBA Asia Champion Linn Sandstrom is scheduled to make her UK debut in London on October 29 when she faces Serbian boxer Sara Marjanovic. The two will battle for the WBA super-flyweight intercontinental title. Training out of the Bondi Boxing Club under the guidance of Tony Del Vecchio, Sandstrom brings a 6-2 professional record. The Swedish-born boxer has won her last 5 bouts while her opponent has a large experience advantage, despite holding a mixed 9-10 record. The bout will take place out of the York Hall in London and the card is expected to be televised on Intu Boxing ..read more

Two future Hall-of-Famers will meet for a third time this Sunday as Saul “Canelo” Alvarez faces Gennadiy “GGG” Golovkin. It’s been five years since they first met when the bout was declared a draw, despite popular opinion being that Golovkin may have done enough to edge the bout. The two met 12 months later and this time an improved Alvarez was able to take the majority decision victory. Both went their ways after that, unable to find a deal to fight for the third time. Alvarez has stayed busy, losing just once in eight bouts, that coming in his last outing, as he attempted to move to light-he ..read more

Last September, Oleksandr Usyk came into the first fight against Anthony Joshua as a huge underdog but shocked the world to become the WBA, IBF & WBO heavyweight champion with a dominant decision victory. Anthony Joshua has got an immediate rematch, which is scheduled for this weekend but this time it will be the 32-year-old English-born fighter who comes into the clash as the underdog. At the time of publishing, Unibet.com.au has Usyk paying 1.52 for the head-to-head victory while Joshua is paying 2.60. How to watch Joshua vs Usyk 2 in Australia? The heavyweight blockbuster will be stream ..read more

The Tszyu family moved to 2-0 against the Horn family, as the younger siblings Nikita Tszyu and Ben Horn met on Wednesday night. Nikita walked away with the victory and valuable minutes inside the ring. He went to work on the body but Horn didn’t budge and made the fight messy, at times trading punches inside the centre of the ring, particularly in the last round where Horn landed giant shots that tested Tszyu’s chin. The scorecards came back 60-54, asdfasdfasfdasfdasdfasfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdf Nikita took it as a good learning experience, calling it an ideal fight in his rise up the ran ..read more