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34+ min ago (549+ words) Tom Aspinall fought Ciryl Gane at UFC 321 in a heavyweight title bout that unexpectedly ended after an accidental poke.The British champion was unable to continue following the incident, which forced the officials to stop the highly anticipated championship fight immediately. The bout was ruled a no-contest, leaving fans extremely disappointed as the abrupt ending completely derailed expectations for a decisive outcome. Following the incident, Aspinall consulted doctors who gave a detailed diagnosis, and fully supported his difficult decision to stop fighting. The UK native felt unhappy with the outcome and remains eager to secure a highly sought-after rematch for the heavyweight championship against Gane. In a recent interview, the champion discussed his recovery progress and addressed possible timelines regarding his determined return to competition. With eyes you've got to be careful. They don't really know when I'm gonna be…...

38+ min ago (26+ words) Jai Opetaia had a pointed message to ducking rival Gilberto Ramirez and an ominous warning for his more immediate target ahead of the champion's latest defence....

1+ hour, 16+ min ago (422+ words) One boxing legend is backing the tournament THE IBA world championships return this year in Dubai " with a never-before-seen amateur boxing money at stake. Held over 12 days, the world's best talent from the amateur code compete for medals and money while representing their nations. Over 100 nations and 400 boxers are involved, including four from Scotland and two from England. SunSport has all the details below" A huge $8.32m (6.3m) prize pool will be split across the tournament, awarded to the top five in each weight class and split between their teams. The boxers take home 50 per cent of the money, with 25 per cent going to the coaches and the remaining 25 per cent going to their national federations. READ MORE IN boxing When are the IBA World Championships? Dates and start times for 6m tournament Win a Volkswagen Tiguan and 5k cash or 35k cash from just…...

3+ hour, 22+ min ago (666+ words) Rugby league star turned boxer Nelson Asofa-Solomona is backing his former NRL team the Melbourne Storm to defy the doomsayers as he prepares to launch his career in the ring. For the first time in memory, the Storm appear vulnerable after the recent departures of Asofa-Solomona, Ryan Papenhuyzen and Jonah Pezet, parlayed into the horrific concussion that is set to sideline Eliesa Katoa for at least the 2026 season. Nelson Asofa-Solomonagave Jarrod Wallace a beating in 2023.Credit: Stan Sport They must also deal with the heartache of losing consecutive grand finals to Penrith in 2024 and Brisbane last season. Not since South Sydney in 1925 has a team been beaten in successive deciders before bouncing back to claim the title. Asofa-Solomona admits the Storm are in a position "they haven't experienced before" but predicted his former teammates would rise to the challenge. "I'm…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago (582+ words) Dec 3, 2025 | 11:16 PM EST There's still more than a month before Paddy Pimblett returns to the Octagon to face Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight title at UFC 324. The winner, of course, will earn a shot at Ilia Topuria's championship. But ahead of the January 24 bout, Pimblett has surprised fans by briefly stepping into a different combat sport'making his debut in boxing. The appearance comes over seven months after "The Baddy' knocked out Michael Chandler in the third round at UFC 314. While Pimblett has taken heat for jumping ahead of No.1 contender Arman Tsarukyan in the title queue, his latest move won't draw any criticism. Instead, he earned praise after taking part in a disability boxing show." The event took place on Wednesday at The Dome at Grand Central Hall in Liverpool, hosted by the No Limits gym. Paddy Pimblett stepped…...

4+ hour, 12+ min ago (277+ words) Terence Crawford appears to have found his next opponent. Unfortunately for the WBC and its president, Mauricio Sulaiman, that's not great news. Crawford, Uncrowned's No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer, erupted on the sanctioning body Wednesday on Instagram after it stripped him of his WBC super middleweight title over a sanctioning fee dispute. Sulaiman announced at the WBC convention in Bangkok, Thailand, in the early hours of Wednesday morning, that Crawford had been stripped of his undisputed status for failing to pay WBC sanctioning fees for his fights against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in September and Israil Madrimov in August 2024. Sulaiman stated that the WBC charged Crawford 0.6% of his fight purse against Alvarez, rather than the standard 3% fee, due to the magnitude of the event. The WBC president used a reported number of $50 million for Crawford's purse and requested $300,000 in sanctioning fees. "The WBC…...

4+ hour, 20+ min ago (279+ words) Former light heavyweight champ Jan Blachowicz returns to the cage for the first time since March this Saturday, looking to bring a halt to a three-fight winless streak that has dogged him these past few years. Blachowicz (29-11-1) has seen the judges side against him during that span, including a split draw with Magomed Anklaev in a title fight back in December of 2022, and then a split decision loss against Alex Pereira the following July. Returning at UFC 323 against Bogdan Guskov, Blachowicz touched on those struggles, and injuries that have dogged him in parallel, during the event's media day on Wednesday. Stating that fight camp was "good" with "no injuries," Blachowicz admitted that he wasn't at all familiar with Guskov prior to the offer to fight him. "I started checking when they offered him. I don't watch his fights before that,…...

4+ hour, 28+ min ago (355+ words) Joshua Van will step into the biggest moment of his young career at UFC 323 on Saturday night, as the surging flyweight contender challenges reigning champion Alexandre Pantoja for the belt in front of a packed arena. Van (15-2), who has quickly won over fans with his fearless style and fast-track rise, now gets his chance to shock the division on one of MMA's biggest stages. He's become one of the biggest fan favorites on the roster. "That's crazy right? Because before the (Brandon) Royval fight they was like, "even if you lose, it's okay'. I don't plan on losing. I'm here to take that belt from one of the greatest in our division," Van told reporters on Wednesday. "That's the goal and I stay at that." Van enters fight week unbothered by the champion's aura, insisting that Pantoja's aggressive style may…...

4+ hour, 32+ min ago (127+ words) UFC Flyweight Champion Alexandre Pantoja defends his belt against Joshua Van at UFC 323 this weekend'here is a breakdown of the fight. Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan ' Bantamweight Championship Alexandre Pantoja vs. Joshua Van ' Flyweight Championship Brandon Moreno vs. Tatsuro Taira ' Flyweight Bout Henry Cejudo vs. Payton Talbott ' Bantamweight Bout Jan B'achowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov ' Light Heavyweight Bout Grant Dawson vs. Manuel Torres ' Lightweight Bout Terrance McKinney vs. Chris Duncan ' Lightweight Bout Maycee Barber vs. Karine Silva ' Women's Flyweight Bout Nazim Sadykhov vs. Far's Ziam ' Lightweight Bout Marvin Vettori vs. Brunno Ferreira ' Middleweight Bout Edson Barboza vs. Jalin Turner ' Lightweight Bout Iwo Baraniewski vs. Ibo Aslan ' Light Heavyweight Bout Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Antonio Trocoli ' Middleweight Bout Muhammad Naimov vs. Mairon Santos ' Featherweight Bout...

4+ hour, 35+ min ago (327+ words) Conor McGregor is no longer facing a civil lawsuit in the United States over an allegation of sexual assault at an NBA game, after the woman who accused him voluntarily withdrew her case. The accuser " described in filings as a 49-year-old Wall Street executive " had alleged that McGregor assaulted her in a restroom during the 2023 NBA Finals Game 4 in Miami, where the UFC star was appearing as part of a promotional deal. McGregor, 37, consistently denied the accusation, and prosecutors had already declined to pursue criminal charges. On Tuesday, her lawyers filed notice in a Florida court to dismiss the case. According to the original lawsuit, the woman encountered McGregor in the arena's VIP section before being led to a men's restroom by one of his associates. There, she claimed, the fighter assaulted her in a bathroom stall. McGregor's camp repeatedly…...