Dakota Ditcheva is set to return to the cage after months of frustration as she faces Sumiko Inaba at the PFL Champions Series in Cape Town on Saturday, 19 July. The 26-year-old from Manchester made history in 2024 as the first British woman to win an MMA world title, defeating Taila Santos in the f...

Predictions and Insight Ahead of Usyk vs Dubois 2 On Saturday night under the iconic lights of Wembley Stadium, Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois meet once again in a heavyweight showdown that’s shaping up to be far more than just a rematch. This is a clash of eras, of styles, and of legacies. For ...

A rematch between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr is unlikely to go ahead on 20 September, says promoter Eddie Hearn. Eubank beat Benn via unanimous decision at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in April. The British pair were due to renew their rivalry in London on 20 September. However, Matchroom pr...

Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois 2 Venue: Wembley Stadium, London Date: Saturday, 19 July Coverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds, follow live text commentary from 20:00 BST on Saturday, 19 July on BBC Sport website and app. Oleksandr Usyk has played down suggestions his age could be a f...

The Professional Fighters League says it is “aware of the situation concerning Timur Khizriev” after a video posted online appears to show the Russian featherweight champion being shot multiple times. The footage shows Khizriev, 29, being attacked by two gunmen as he exited his car in Ma...

I won’t be watching Manny Pacquiao’s comeback fight on Saturday. It feels like a shortcut. A nod to nostalgia rather than merit, and that’s unfair to fighters who are working their way up properly. I realise that might sound harsh given he is one of the sport’s all-time great...

Irish Icon Clinches Third Victory Over Amanda Serrano in Madison Square Garden Chess Match On a historic night inside the electric confines of Madison Square Garden, Katie Taylor once again proved why she stands tall among the greats of women’s boxing. In the third and final act of her fierce tril...

Hatton’s comeback set for December showdown with Eisa Al Dah after 13 years out of the ring Thirteen years after hanging up his gloves, Ricky Hatton is set to step through the ropes once again. The former two-weight world champion, one of Britain’s most beloved and charismatic boxing figures...

‘I tried to stay away – but boxing found me,’ says Harlem Eubank ahead of career-defining clash with Jack Catterall On a sunny afternoon two decades ago, a proud mother walked into a shop with her 10-year-old son in tow. That son, Harlem Eubank, had just won a British title at the nati...

Former UFC Fighter Ben Askren Undergoes Double Lung Transplant Retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren has undergone a life-saving double lung transplant after being hospitalised with severe pneumonia in Wisconsin. Askren, 40, had previously been in good health just five weeks earlier, according to his ...