Without even a fight in the promotion, Shakur Stevenson is leaving Zuffa Boxing. Via his YouTube channel, Stevenson announced that he is leaving the promotion. “I requested to be released from Zuffa Boxing,” Stevenson said on his YT video. Zuffa Boxing obliged. Stevenson said that he is starting his own promotional company and indicated that […]
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UFC announces continued work with Cleveland Clinic
Last week the UFC announced a multi-year extension with Cleveland Clinic through 2030 according to a press releae. The agreement includes a $1 million contribution to fund professional athletes brain health study which will now include WWE and Zuffa Boxing athletes. The UFC is giving a $1 million contribution to the Lou Ruvo Center for […]
Opetaia fires back at IBF in opposition to MTD
Lawyers for Jai Opetaia filed an opposition to the International Boxing Federation’s Motion to Dismiss. The boxer, who has two fights under his belt with Zuffa Boxing, protests the IBF for stripping him of his title. Opetaia filed the lawsuit in July claiming that the IBF unfairly stripped him of his title this past March […]
Fury-Joshua fight in question with White involvement
The Tyson Fury Anthony Joshua fight in Cardiff is in question after several tweets on Friday from Mike Coppinger. Then, on Saturday at a post-Zuffa Boxing event press conference Dana White said he had “no idea” whether Wednesday’s press conference with Fury-Joshua would be going forward. Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua could be called off due to […]
Fury-Joshua officially announced
After months of speculation on a location and date, the Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua fight will take place December 11th at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The fight will air on Netflix. The heavyweight tilt was going back and forth between a U.S. and U.K. location with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing, Turki Alashikh’s Ring Magazine and […]