The breakout star of the Bubble, “Cassius” Clay Collard, is back for more. Collard, the MMA pro-turned contender for 2020 “Boxing Prospect of the Year,” will fight Quincy LaVallais in an eight-round middleweight bout on the Vasiliy Lomachenko-Teofimo Lopez undercard on Saturday, Oct. 17 from the MGM Grand Las Vegas Conference Center. It is a rematch of their June 2019 … [Read more...] about Clay Collard-Quincy LaVallais 2 and Josue Vargas-Kendo Castaneda to Headline Lomachenko-Lopez Undercard Broadcast LIVE on ESPN+ Oct. 17
Welterweight
Zepeda KOs Baranchyk in Fight of the Year
Eight knockdowns. Fight of the Year. Jose Zepeda knocked out Ivan Baranchyk in the fifth round of their junior welterweight instant classic Saturday evening at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. Both men hit the canvas four times, but it was a left hand from Zepeda, a two-time world title challenger, that ended the fight. Baranchyk (20-2, 13 KOs), a former IBF junior welterweight … [Read more...] about Zepeda KOs Baranchyk in Fight of the Year
Weigh-in Results: José Zepeda vs. Ivan Baranchyk Saturday, Oct. 3 Live on ESPN+ From the MGM Grand Conference Center Grand Ballroom
Weigh-in Results: José Zepeda vs. Ivan Baranchyk Saturday, Oct. 3 Live on ESPN+ (7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT) • José Zepeda 139.9 lbs vs. Ivan Baranchyk 139.6 lbs (Junior Welterweight — 10 Rounds) • Gabriel Flores Jr. 131.7 lbs vs. Ryan Kielczweski 131 lbs (Lightweight — 10 Rounds) • Guido … [Read more...] about Weigh-in Results: José Zepeda vs. Ivan Baranchyk Saturday, Oct. 3 Live on ESPN+ From the MGM Grand Conference Center Grand Ballroom
Rise of the Mean Machine: Kavaliauskas KOs Zewski
Egidijus "Mean Machine" Kavaliauskas is a top welterweight contender once again. In his first fight since losing to pound-for-pound king Terence Crawford last December, Kavaliauskas knocked out Canadian veteran Mikael Zewski in the eighth round. Kavaliauskas (22-1-1, 18 KOs) knocked down Zewski (34-2, 23 KOs) with a combination to close out the seventh round, then … [Read more...] about Rise of the Mean Machine: Kavaliauskas KOs Zewski