Oleksandr Usyk has offered an explanation for why he’s giving kickboxing star Rico Verhoeven a shot at his WBC heavyweight ...

Former UFC standout Thiago Santos got back into the win column via a first-round shellacking of kickboxer Guto Inocente at ...

Oleksandr Usyk defends his World Boxing Council heavyweight title against kickboxing legend Rico Verhoeven in a crossover bout scheduled for May 23 in Egypt. Trump signs stopgap surveillance bill ...

It’s a fair question. Verhoeven – a 36-year-old from Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands – is galactically famous in certain combat-sports circles. At 6ft 5in, 269lbs, he is the “King of Kickboxing,” having ...

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The biggest fights of 2026 might all be circuses. But this one, relative to the other two, could provide the best action. Unified world boxing heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk — formerly undisputed ...

Floyd Mayweather’s planned fight with Mike Tyson has been thrown into doubt, with a different “Iron Mike” claiming he is next for Mayweather. It was announced in September that Mayweather would face ...

Aidan Lambert was on a mission Wednesday. The Diman graduate was not only representing the city of Fall River but also the state of Massachusetts and the Team USA in the World Association of ...

Jeffrey "Duke" Roufus, the world-renowned Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) coach and founder of Roufusport MMA Academy in Milwaukee, has died at age 55. Roufus passed away peacefully in his sleep on Oct. 17, ...

The mixed martial arts world has lost one of its premier minds. Duke Roufus, the legendary coach who led Anthony "Showtime" Pettis and Tyron Woodley to UFC championships, has died at 55 years old.

"Rest in Paradise my friend. We accomplished many many great things together and helped countless people change their life for the better. As I always told you, thank you for blessing me with the ...