Zhang next defended her title against Amanda Lemos on August 19, 2023, at UFC 292. She defeated Lemos via unanimous decision after a dominant performance, with Zhang out striking Lemos 296-29, the largest differential for a women’s fight in UFC history. The emphatic win also earned Zhang her fourth Performance of the Night award.
Before the main event, Israil Madrimov stopped Magomed Kurbanov to win the vacant WBA Super welterweight boxing rankings by division belt. This was followed by Nick Ball challenging WBC featherweight champion Rey Vargas. After twice flooring the champion (once appearing to push him before handing a left hook) the bout was ruled a draw with scores of 116–110 for Ball, 114–112 for Vargas and 113–113.
A SINGLE Instagram comment kickstarted the ‘YouTube boxing’ phenomenon – which changed the sport of boxing FOR EVER. This madness all began with one throwaway comment. Of course, it was made online, when Joe Weller announced he would spar his friend Theo Baker for a YouTube video, nothing serious.. until KSI commented: “Lemme fight the winner haha.” That turned out to be Weller and the two then sold out the Copper Box Arena on February 3rd of 2018 with the bout being viewed almost 23 MILLION times since. KSI won, and then called out American fellow Youtubers Jake & Logan Paul, Jake turned down the challenge, wanting it to be MMA fight since Boxing isn’t a real fight as he claimed. But later he decided to fight Deji (KSI’s little brother) after his big brother Logan had to step up to the plate and accept KSI’s challenge, in a moment which Logan considered this KSI call out as a “Career Saver”, since he was having a very bad times after the Japan incident. KSI & Logan, fought to a draw after six rounds in 2018 in Manchester, selling 1.3 million pay-per-views, which was considered as the biggest amature fight in the history of boxing. But then, the game changed soon after, and went to a whole another level. The one and only Eddie Hearn, one of the biggest boxing promoters in the world, turned them pro, and had the fight on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and DAZN internationally, in a fight which broke the record of the biggest PPV seller in the Youtube boxing scene till this date, as they sold 2 millions PPV, per Hearn. “The key was definitely taking it off YouTube on to a major platform, in this case DAZN. It took me a year of negotiations to make that happen.” said Liam Chivers, KSI’s manager, to The Sun. “Because this whole thing revolves around KSI, and his audience and everyone else was just the B-side. So him establishing this as an actual phenomenon, it was all about, ‘So what’s next for him?’ Always knocking that mainstream barrier down.” Liam added. KSI, 29, won by split-decision but has been unable to fight since due to a fledging music career which has seen him top charts, headline festivals, and selling out historical arenas like Wembley recently. But Logan, 27, returned in June of 2021 in an unthinkable exhibition with Floyd Mayweather, 45, which ended without a winner after no knockout was scored. While Jake, 25, continues since then on building his pro record fighting opponents from different sports making him currently the most active fighter in the YT boxing scene. The rest is history, welcoming a whole new generation to this boxing world. Click Here To View All Events
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Paul’s entrance, during which he walked into the ring with some sort of fake robot accompanying him, might have lasted longer than the fight itself. Paul’s win capped a night that was a complete spectacle.
Throughout his life and career, Tyson’s tattoo has been a constant companion, serving as a reminder of his roots and the obstacles he has overcome. As he continues to evolve personally and professionally, the tattoo remains a lasting symbol of his resilience and determination. Mike Tyson tattoo removal would not only be an act of physical change, but also a symbol of a break from his past and the stories he has experienced.
Over-rated, one-dimensional and too slow were just some of the critiques hurled towards the 6ft 6in Londoner after he lost his WBO ‘interim’ title and number-one challenger spot for unified champion Usyk.
“I blocked a few punches, but hell yeah, he punches hard,” Zhang, speaking through an interpreter, said of Wilder (43-4-1, 42 KOs), who is regarded as one of the most powerful punchers in heavyweight history.
After two previous attempts failing, on January 27, 2023, it was announced that Paul would face Fury on February 26 in Saudi Arabia. Fury defeated Paul via split decision despite Paul knocking Fury down in the 8th round. One judge scored it 75–74 to Paul, while the other two judges had it 76–73 to Fury. The event reportedly generated 800,000 pay-per-views.