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During their Wednesday afternoon news conference, Ryan Garcia disclosed that his contract includes a rehydration clause for his fight with Gervonta Davis. Garcia told BoxingScene.com after the fight that he couldn't carry more than 146 pounds—10 pounds over their agreed-upon catch weight of 136—when he faced Davis on April 22 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. After weighing in at the junior welterweight limit of 140 pounds before his previous fight, the 5-foot-10 Garcia decided to come back down to near the lightweight limit of 135 pounds to meet Davis. Garcia doesn't think the weight limit will hurt him on fight night, despite the fact that he mentioned it as a concession during their press conference at the Palladium Times Square. “I don’t think it’s gonna be a problem,” Garcia told a small group of reporters, “because I don’t like to gain that much weight anyways after the weigh-ins. I pretty much walk around in the ring at 148, so 146 won’t be too much different.” Davis (28-0, 26 KOs), a boxer from Baltimore, has also competed at the junior lightweight limit of 140 pounds. However, all three of the 5-foot-6 Davis' prior fights have taken place in the lightweight category, and Davis' managers were able to persuade Garcia to lose weight while discussing the specifics of their contracts for this Showtime Pay-Per-View main event. “No concern whatsoever,” De La Hoya said. “Both fighters are professionals. Both fighters have been waiting for this fight for a long time, and so the fact that they’ve already been training, the weight is down on Ryan Garcia, on Tank Davis. They’re professionals, so there’s no issue whatsoever. It’s sometimes standard to have some kind of clause like that in the contract, but we strongly feel that both fighters will have no issue whatsoever.” Davis, 28, and Garcia, 24, will participate in another press conference Thursday at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. It will be streamed live on Showtime Sports’ YouTube channel (4 p.m. ET; 1 p.m. PT).

Jake Paul, a content producer turned boxer, criticized Floyd Mayweather on Twitter, saying that Mayweather was attempting to "jump" him with a group of guys. Jake Paul has been very active on social media since his defeat to Tommy Fury, giving numerous interviews and posting about his desire to schedule his rematch with Fury as soon as feasible. Meanwhile, the Problem Child has called out another boxer online, accusing Floyd Mayweather and his staff of teaming up against him, while Jake Paul's attentions appeared to be on Tommy. Jake first criticized Mayweather on Twitter. He wrote: " “Floyd if you want to fight one-on-one we can do that but don’t try to hop out of three cars 25 dudes deep tryna to jump me while I’m tryna enjoy my Wednesday night.” Soon after, TMZ posted complete footage of the altercation online. Several members of Mayweather's squad can be seen approaching the younger Paul brother in the brief clip. It didn't take long for Paul to flee the tense situation while one security guard attempts to maintain calm. It seems unlikely that Jake would already be looking for a fight with Mayweather given that he already has his rematch with Tommy planned as well as his ultimate showdown with KSI. However, the two have a past, as evidenced by the infamous "gotcha hat" incident before Floyd's fight with Logan Paul.

Mixed martial arts has gained widespread popularity in recent years. One of the most exciting aspects of MMA is the knockouts that occur during fights. A knockout occurs when a fighter is rendered unconscious due to a powerful strike or combination of strikes. In this article, we will discuss the quickest knockout in MMA history. The quickest knockout in MMA history occurred in a fight between Jorge Masvidal and Ben Askren on July 6th, 2019, at UFC 239. The fight lasted only five seconds, and Masvidal knocked out Askren with a flying knee. Masvidal's quick victory over Askren set a new record for the fastest knockout in UFC history, and it is a moment that will go down in MMA history. The fight began with both fighters circling each other in the octagon. As Askren moved forward, Masvidal suddenly leaped forward with a flying knee that connected flush with Askren's head. Askren was immediately knocked out and fell to the ground, and Masvidal followed up with two punches before the referee intervened to stop the fight. The knockout was so quick and devastating that it left many MMA fans in shock. Masvidal's flying knee was perfectly timed and executed, and it caught Askren completely off guard. The speed and power of the strike were such that Askren had no chance to defend himself, and he was knocked out cold. The significance of this knockout goes beyond just the record-breaking time. Masvidal's victory over Askren was seen as a major upset, as Askren was a former champion in other organizations and was undefeated in his MMA career. Masvidal's win catapulted him to new heights of fame and popularity, and he became one of the most sought-after fighters in the UFC. The quickest knockout in MMA history is a testament to the explosive power and unpredictability of the sport. In MMA, anything can happen at any moment, and this knockout is a perfect example of that. Jorge Masvidal's flying knee knockout of Ben Askren will be remembered for years to come as one of the most impressive and memorable knockouts in MMA history. In conclusion, the quickest knockout in MMA history occurred in a fight between Jorge Masvidal and Ben Askren, which lasted only five seconds. Masvidal's flying knee knockout of Askren set a new record for the fastest knockout in UFC history and is a moment that will go down in MMA history. The knockout is a testament to the explosive power and unpredictability of MMA, and it will continue to inspire and excite fans of the sport for years to come.

Francis Ngannou may not be fighting in the UFC anymore, but he's still keeping a close eye on his division—especially now that a new champion has been crowned—especially with the recent Saturday night event. After quickly dispatching Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 with a lightning-quick submission, free agent Ngannou witnessed Jon Jones' coronation. The former champion acknowledges he wasn't very shocked by Jones' victory. Yet he was surprised at how quickly the brawl came to an end. “I knew that if Jones showed up in a good space mentally, not like his last two fights, he’s going to prevail in this fight,” Ngannou said on his YouTube channel. “I didn’t see this fight [being] so short. I think this fight could have been longer. I was surprised the way that the fight ended. “I think even seeing Ciryl’s reaction, he was surprised as well, because he wasn’t even defending. He wasn’t thinking that a submission would come from where he was at. That was quite a great performance from Jones.” “Not very surprising, because I knew if I could outwrestle Ciryl, Jon would be another story,” Ngannou said. “He would have a hard night if Jon would lay hands on him. Although the speed of the fight surprised Ngannou, he anticipated Jones to have better grappling. He won a unanimous decision over Gane in his own five-round fight in January 2021 by dominating the second half of the fight with takedowns and ground dominance. Ngannou praised Jones on Twitter after his victory and added that, despite not having the belt, he was still the heavyweight king. Jones responded by calling him a "big ol' p****".

The former UFC bantamweight champion will face Mayra Bueno Silva at a UFC event on June 3, proceeding with the Miesha Tate comeback tour. Tate (19-9) will return to the weight class where she first established herself as the champion following competing in one bout at 125 pounds. The information was first announced by Dama de Ferro MMA. Silva also announced the matchup Wednesday on social media. Tate will return to bantamweight after losing to Lauren Murphy in her flyweight debut. After an almost five-year absence, Miesha Tate made her comeback and defeated Marion Reneau via technical knockout. Her last two fights saw her suffer defeats to Murphy and Ketlen Vieira. Since defeating Holly Holm to claim the bantamweight title at UFC 196, she has a record of 1-4. Bueno Silva (10-2) recently defeated Lina Lansberg by submission at the UFC APEX in February. After the match, she screamed on the platform for a match against a strong candidate or a chance at the championship. With three consecutive victories, including two by submission, the Brazilian joined the UFC bantamweight rankings. Tate is ranked #11, and Silva is now ranked #10, barely above him. The fight is an opportunity for Silva to prove herself against a top-tier opponent. A win over Tate would be a massive feather in Silva's cap and could potentially propel her into the top echelon of the bantamweight division. Lastly, the matchup is a testament to the depth and talent of the women's bantamweight division. With former champions like Tate and current champions like Amanda Nunes, the division is stacked with talented fighters and exciting matchups. The UFC has not yet revealed a location or venue, as of the time of this article.

In a recent video on his YouTube channel, Henry Cejudo, the former UFC bantamweight, and flyweight champion had some words of wisdom for Bo Nickal, the former Penn State wrestling standout who made his MMA debut at UFC 285. Cejudo, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest combat sports athletes of all time, warned Nickal not to rush his development in the sport and emphasized the importance of taking his time before taking on the top 10 in his division. Cejudo wasn't all that convinced with whatever he witnessed, although Nickal (4-0 MMA) submitted Jamie Pickett in the first round of this past Saturday's main event kick-off at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Nickal had to struggle for his first takedown until he was helped to accomplish it by an apparent low blow that the referee missed to see. Nickal grabbed an arm-triangle choke after forcing Pickett to the canvas, but it took him some time to settle in and line up perfectly. The talented wrestler is incredibly confident that he can defeat top competitors right away, but Cejudo, a former Olympic gold medalist and two-division UFC champion, warns against haste since it will haunt him. “There’s a huge hype train going around with Bo Nickal,” Cejudo said on his YouTube channel. “I did see some – obviously, he did win, but I also saw a little difference in the two because he did struggle to get that takedown. MMA wrestling, it is different than NCAA Wrestling. They have to continue to keep building Bo Nickal. If they don’t build Bo Nickal, when they give him somebody tough, Bo Nickal is going to struggle because I saw what I had to see within those first two minutes. “I was curious to see if he didn’t get the arm triangle, how was it that he was going to come back in that second round because there’s a lot of squeezing, there’s a lot of blood, that you’re constricting through you trying to submit somebody. But other than that, again, I had it first-round submission, it happened. But moving forward, Bo Nickal, I hope you’re listening: You’re gonna need about six fights like this before you start getting up to like the top 10.” Cejudo's advice is spot on. While wrestling is undoubtedly an essential skill in MMA, it's only one aspect of the sport. To be successful in MMA, fighters need to be well-rounded and have a solid understanding of striking, grappling, and submissions. However, as Cejudo points out, Nickal still has a lot to learn before he's ready to take on the top fighters in his division. He needs to continue to develop his striking and submission skills and gain more experience in the cage. Taking time to develop these skills is especially important in MMA, where fighters can suffer serious injuries or setbacks if they're not adequately prepared. Rushing into fights before they're ready could set Nickal back in his development and ultimately hurt his chances of achieving his goals in the sport.

The bout between Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis is becoming more certain by the hour, with Showtime and PBC announcing yesterday evening that it will take place in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on April 22. A pair of back-to-back press conferences, one in New York tomorrow at 12:30 PM Eastern and the other in Los Angeles on Thursday at 1:00, were also revealed in the press release. All that is really left to say at this time is the cost of the PPV and the undercard. This marks Davis’ (28-0, 26 KO) fourth fight in Vegas and second at T-Mobile Arena, where he controversially beat Francisco Fonseca in 2017 after losing his IBF super featherweight title on the scale. Garcia (23-0, 19 KO) is likewise 3-0 in “Sin City,” beating Tyrone Luckey at T-Mobile in 2017. Garcia hasn't competed since July 2022, when he defeated Javier Fortuna by knockout. He has a 23-0 career record, with 19 knockdown victories. Davis has a flawless 28-0 record and one of the most violent knockout records in boxing. Despite being only 5-foot-5, he has achieved success in the super featherweight, lightweight, and super lightweight divisions. Garcia will have a five-inch height edge and a three-inch reach advantage over Garcia.

Jake Paul has admitted that he may have lost the boxing match against Tommy Fury last weekend as a result of a wet hallucination he had. In his first fight against a real professional boxer, the American fighter lost by split decision in the eighth round. The YouTuber first emphasized that he had no justifications for the losses he had accepted on his own terms across all of his media platforms, but he did share a tale about his desire to increase his testosterone levels in preparation for the battle. Speaking on his brother, Logan Paul's podcast Impaulsive, he shared the unfortunate series of events that he thinks hindered his performance. "I literally f***ed myself over," Jake said. "I woke up in a panic. I had two weeks of testosterone built up. It makes your legs weak, your body starts getting lackadaisical. "I think it's one of many reasons [why I lost]." Logan Paul has also been involved in boxing in recent years and took part in two highly publicised fights with fellow YouTube star KSI. Adding his own experience into the conversation, he said: "Mom said 'Jake had a wet dream the night before his fight.' I sparked up and said 'no f***ing way.' I had a wet dream the day of the KSI fight. Our lives run so parallel."

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder are two of the most dominant and charismatic heavyweight boxers of the modern era. They have faced each other three times in the ring, with Fury winning twice and one fight ending in a draw. Their rivalry is marked by drama, controversy, and excitement. Fury vs Wilder 1 The first fight between Fury and Wilder took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on December 1, 2018. The fight was billed as “The World Awaits”, as it was a clash between the undefeated WBC champion Wilder, who had 39 knockouts in 40 fights, and the undefeated former unified champion Fury, who had dethroned Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 but had struggled with mental health and substance abuse issues. The fight was a classic, as Fury outboxed and frustrated Wilder with his movement, feints, and jabs, while Wilder landed his powerful right hand twice, dropping Fury in the ninth and twelfth rounds. Fury miraculously got up from both knockdowns, and even hurt Wilder in the final round. The fight ended in a split draw, with the scorecards at 115–111 for Wilder, 114–112 for Fury, and 113–113. Many observers felt that Fury deserved the win, as he had controlled most of the rounds. Fury vs Wilder 2 The rematch took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on February 22, 2020. The fight was billed as “Unfinished Business”, as both fighters wanted to prove who was the better man. Fury changed his trainer and his strategy, as he vowed to be more aggressive and knock out Wilder. He delivered on his promise, as he dominated Wilder from the start, dropping him in the third and fifth rounds, and forcing his corner to throw in the towel in the seventh round. Fury became the new WBC and The Ring champion, and the first man to stop Wilder in his professional career. Fury vs Wilder 3 The trilogy fight took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on October 9, 2021. The fight was billed as “Once And For All”, as it was the final chapter of their epic saga. Wilder exercised his contractual right to a third fight, despite Fury’s attempts to move on and face Anthony Joshua for the undisputed title. Wilder changed his trainer and his physique, as he weighed in at a career-high 238 pounds, while Fury weighed in at 277 pounds, his second-heaviest weight. The fight was a war, as both fighters exchanged knockdowns and punches throughout the fight. Fury dropped Wilder in the third round, but Wilder came back and dropped Fury twice in the fourth round. Fury recovered and regained control of the fight, dropping Wilder again in the tenth round, and finally knocking him out in the eleventh round. The fight was widely regarded as the best fight of the year and one of the greatest heavyweight fights of all time.

Canelo Alvarez is skeptical that one of his previous rivals will be able to defeat David Benavidez. The 12-round super middleweight fight between Benavidez and Caleb Plant, which will be broadcast on Showtime Pay-Per-View on March 25 from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, caught Alvarez's attention. Alvarez is the current undisputed king in the 168-pound division. In essence, Alvarez believes pressure fighter Benavidez, 26, of Phoenix, Arizona, will succeed. “I think Benavidez,” Alvarez told ESNews. “Because he’s more strong, more younger, so maybe Benavidez.” Alvarez has some history with Caleb Plant (22-1, 13 KOs). In 2021, the two squared off in a 168-pound championship fight, with Alvarez winning by technical knockout in the eleventh round to capture Plant's IBF crown. Benavidez-Plant is a stylistic difference. While Plant, a traditional cutie, usually relies on his shrewdness, Benavidez is known for his come-forward approach and whipping body shots. (although Plant surprised viewers in his last fight, when he drubbed Anthony Dirrell with a harrowing one-punch knockout in the ninth round). In a tense press conference held in Los Angeles last week, the fighters—who have long voiced their dislike for one another—nearly exchanged blows. Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs) is a former two-time titlist at 168 but he lost his titles both times for reasons outside of the ring; the first time was due to testing positive for cocaine, the second was for when he came in overweight ahead of a super middleweight title defense against Roamer Alexis Angulo in 2020. When Benavidez last competed in May, he easily defeated former middleweight champion David Lemieux in the third round.

Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk is eagerly waiting for a deal to be finalized for an undisputed showdown with Tyson Fury. Usyk, who currently holds the WBO, IBF, IBO, and WBA heavyweight titles, is coming off back-to-back decision wins over British superstar Anthony Joshua. Both fighters’ teams are still working out the terms of the potential fight, which would be a historic event as all four heavyweight belts have never been held by one person. Usyk believes that the fight is important for both him and Fury and that it will be a tough challenge. While Fury has a significant size advantage over Usyk, the Ukrainian boxer is not intimidated and expects Fury to be a more dangerous opponent than Joshua due to his different style. Usyk is confident in his abilities and is not worried about facing a bigger opponent. Usyk’s confidence comes from his years of experience in the sport and his determination to succeed. Despite facing criticism and doubts throughout his career, Usyk has remained focused on his path and is now one of the best heavyweight boxers in the world. As negotiations continue between the two sides, boxing fans worldwide are eagerly anticipating the potential showdown between Usyk and Fury. If the fight does happen, it will undoubtedly be one of the biggest events in boxing history and a true test of both fighters’ skills and determination.

Promoter Frank Warren has admitted that negotiations for the highly anticipated heavyweight unification bout between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are still ongoing. Despite months of talks, the deal to put together the fight for all four heavyweight belts has become problematic after it was confirmed that the Middle East would not be hosting the event. As a result, the fighters must share revenue from more tangible sources, such as the gate and pay-per-view sales, which is likely to be lower than what they would have earned in the Middle East. Representatives for both fighters have gone back and forth with each other in the press concerning the financial split. Fury’s American promoter, Bob Arum, has argued that Fury deserves the “lion’s share” since he would be driving most of the revenue. Usyk’s promoter, Alexander Krassyuk, has insisted that his side would not entertain a split less than 50-50. Warren, who acts as Fury’s UK promoter, offered an update of the negotiations, making it clear that there was still plenty of uncertainty involved between the parties. He emphasized that both boxers need to agree to make the fight happen. “At the end of the day, I can’t force Usyk to fight, I can’t force Tyson to fight. That’s their choice. They’re the guys getting in the ring and at the end of the day we’re either going to make this happen or not," Warren said. Warren also pointed out that the working date is April 29, and that he expects some sort of resolution by the end of the week. He suggested that the promoters were not going to venture into unrealistic territory regarding the financial split. “I have a pot and out of that pot I can only pay what’s in it and if it’s not enough money the fight won’t happen. At the end of the day we’re running a business,” Warren said. Despite the challenges, Warren and his colleagues are working hard to get what would be a history-making event over the line. The bout would be the first time all four heavyweight belts would be contested in a single fight. “I’m hoping we get it done because no one wants to see this fight more than me,” Warren said. “It’d be a history-making thing. It’ll be great. I believe Tyson wins the fight and that’s his legacy. I want it. But I can’t force people into a situation unless they’re comfortable. And if they’re not comfortable they won’t be mentally right for the fight, and I won’t do that either.” Despite the uncertainties surrounding the negotiations, the prospect of Fury and Usyk facing off for the undisputed heavyweight championship has generated tremendous excitement among boxing fans worldwide. If the two sides can come to an agreement, the fight would undoubtedly be one of the most highly anticipated bouts in recent years, pitting two of the best heavyweight boxers in the world against each other in a battle for boxing supremacy. As negotiations continue, fans will be eagerly waiting to see if the two fighters will finally face off in the ring.