The Undisputed Super Welterweight World Champion Jermell Charlo will not be defending his title against the No.1 contender Tim Tszyu after he broke his knuckles punching the heavy bag in the training. Charlo-Tszyu fight was one of the biggest and most anticipated affairs the boxing fans wanted to experience but to their frustration, they have been left gasping as the fight was postponed after Charlo tore his left hand. According to Charlo, he has broken it in two places, one between the little and Ring finger and the other at the base of the thumb. Charlo wanted to keep the fight alive but the doctors suggested otherwise. Charlo expressed his disappointment briefing that he will remain out of the ring for the most part of early 2023. “I was sparring, and I threw this nice punch and as soon as it landed, I knew something was wrong. I felt my hand throbbing right away,’’ said Charlo. “I had two X-rays and an MRI to see what was wrong. It showed it was broken in two places.” “My hand will be in a cast for two months. I’m as disappointed as the fans, maybe more, because this was my first chance to defend the undisputed title.” Charlo unified the division by solving the last puzzle at 154 by defeating Brian Castaño in May. he was poised to face the Australian hard hitter, Tszyu but an unfortunate injury spoiled all the party.

Tony Harrison, a former WBC super middleweight champion, announced that he is available to fill in for Jermall Charlo's against Tim Tszyu. The fight between Jermell Charlo and Tim Tszyu, was scheduled for the end of January, was cancelled after Iron Man fractured his hand during a training session. Charlo broke his hand in two places after landing a punch during sparring at a Houston gym on Tuesday. The 32-year-hand old's will be in a cast for two months before rehabilitation can begin. “I'm ready to replace Charlo, so Tim doesn't have to sit out another six months without any fights.” - Tony Harrison, quoted by Iamboxing Tszyu, 28, last competed in a fight in March 2022 against Terrell Gausha. Tim prevailed via unanimous decision after the fight went the distance. Tszyu has 21 victories—15 of them via knockout—and 0 losses. There is no new date for the rescheduled fight as of yet.

Terence Crawford Jr. appears to be still very interested in fighting Errol Spence Jr. Earlier this week, the WBO welterweight champion from Omaha, Nebraska, publicly reached out on Twitter to Spence, the WBA, WBC, and IBF champion from Desoto, Texas, about resuming negotiations for the undisputed 147-pound title. Crawford's sentiment echoed what Spence said shortly after their initial negotiations broke down in late October, prompting Crawford to pursue a fight with David Avanesyan, whom he stopped in the sixth round a couple of weekends ago at the CHI Health Center in Omaha. Spence is expected to fight someone else in the first half of next year, so talks are unlikely to begin soon. Keith Thurman, his Premier Boxing Champions stablemate, is widely regarded as that someone. Spence's fight date was postponed due to injuries sustained in a recent car accident, which were not as serious as those sustained in a car accident in 2019. Spence recently stated that he expects to return to the ring between April and June. Spence has recently been far more restrained in his enthusiasm for the Crawford fight. “Next year, anything can happen,” Spence told a group of reporters in Las Vegas last week. “I don't know man, I'm not going to worry about it too much. If it happens, it happens. If it don't, it don't … We'll see man, we'll see. The great thing is that I got helluh options. I never say I aint fight nobody. Sh!t. I'll fight whoever.” Despite the fighters' seeming positive remarks, there is no denying a level of hostility in their relations. Crawford has made it abundantly clear that he believes Spence’s advisor, Al Haymon, the founder of PBC, is to blame for the breakdown in negotiations. In a 20-minute Instagram Live tell-all a couple of months ago, Crawford said Haymon’s refusal to offer financial “transparency” was what killed the deal. Crawford then decided to link up with BLK Prime, a subscription streaming service that few in boxing had heard of before but had apparently wooed Crawford with a $10 million purse to fight Avanesyan. Crawford recently sung the company’s praises, saying he is looking “forward to what’s next in the future.” If Spence returns in the spring or early summer, a fight with Crawford is unlikely to happen until late 2023, at the earliest.

Former World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion Joseph Parker is hoping for a better year in 2023. Parker suffered his first knockout loss of his career in September when he was dropped and stopped by unbeaten banger and Olympic silver medalist Joe Joyce. The defeat ended the New Zealand fighter's six-fight winning streak. Parker's record now stands at 30-3, with 21 knockout victories. Parker is set to return to the ring on January 21 in Manchester, where he will face big underdog Jack Massey in a rematch. Their fight will be part of the undercard to Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Smith on Sky Sports Box Office. Parker would like to avenge some of his previous defeats if he can win. In a unification fight in 2018, he lost a twelve-round decision to Anthony Joshua. Joshua will look to rebound in the early months of 2023 after losing two decisions to Oleksandr Usyk. Parker's team contacted Joshua to see if he was interested in a rematch, but they never heard back. "It would be nice to get a rematch with Joshua, a rematch with Dillian Whyte and probably in the future, a rematch with Joe Joyce," Parker told Seconds Out. "I like to fight those guys that I lost to. Before I flew here and before I locked in this fight, my manager put in a message to Joshua's team and asked if they wanted to have a rematch. "We had no reply but we're still trying to chase those fights, those rematches and it would be awesome if we can. It's just up to each fighter and their team." Do you think Parker has the tools to correct his decencies in the boxing ring and get revenge with the boxers he lost against?

Islam Makhachev has responed to a recent interview by Alex Volkanovski regarding their coming battle. In February, "The Great" will fight against the new UFC Lightweight Champion. Volkanovski will have the opportunity to win two divisional titles. Meanwhile, with his expert wrestling, Islam Makhachev has carved his way through the lightweight category. Thanks to his wrestling and submission grappling at UFC 280, the Dagestani star defeated Charles Oliveira and ended his 11-fight winning run. Islam Makhachev is convinced that Alexander Volkanovski will be crushed by his wrestling and grappling. Makhachev has aggressively annihilated a large number of his opponents on the ground over his 11-fight winning streak. Alexander Volkanovski asserted in a recent interview with Michael Bisping for the Believe You Me podcast that his rigorous training will provide him with the ability to maintain composure when grappling. MMA Fighting shared a quote from Volkanovski's Believe You Me interview. Islam Makhachev responded by tweeting that Alexander Volkanovski will probably crumble if he is taken down.

Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez prepares himself for another title run at middleweight as he lines Gennday Glovokin as a possible opponent. Age seems to be just a number for Martinez as the Argentinean eyes a bigger glory one more time in his career. Martinez is lining up options for the coming new year and there is a familiar prospect topping that list, Triple G. Martinez reigned at junior middleweight and middleweight during the last decade keeping everyone at bay back in 2010. Martinez decided to hang his glove in 2014 but returned to professional boxing six years later. Martinez has competed five times in the ring since his return. He was victorious in all of them but none of those five fighters matched the calibre that Glovokin possess, Martinez’s speculated opponent. Martinez is well aware of the fighting prowess of Triple G but believes he can give the Kazakh fighter a run for his money even at this age. “If I can pick who to challenge, I would say Gennady Golovkin," Martinez told Izquierdazo. “Someone can tell me that Golovkin is going to kill me. Yes, I know he can kill me. Or not. I also know that I can give him a boxing lesson. I’m getting better every day. I’m not getting as good as I was, I’m getting much better”. Martinez is ranked third in the WBA's middleweight rankings. He could possibly be facing the WBA's "regular" champion, Erislandy Lara. But Maravilla feels like his fight with Lara could prove to be a boring affair. He wants to give fans a fight to remember and for this, GGG seems to be a perfect candidate. “I aim to fight Gennady Golovkin”, Martinez said. “Maybe my manager will aim at Lara. But I know that a fight with Lara might be super boring. Lara gets on his bike and dances around you, moving and moving, so it would be an ugly fight.

The UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar breathed his last as he passes away on Saturday, December 24 reportedly due to heart ailments. Bonnar popularly knowns as ‘The American Psycho" gave many iconic moments to MMA fans over the years. His fight against Forrest Griffin in the finale of the first season of The Ultimate Fighter is regarded as the stepping stone in the development of the sport worldwide. Bonnar and Griffin were involved in a gruesome match with the bout swinging back and forth between them. Both fighters had their moments but it was Griffin who took the honours at the end of the day. Despite that loss, the UFC president Dana White and the fighting fraternity showered a heap of praise on Bonnar for his resilient display. Bonnar was last seen in action against Tito Ortiz at Bellator 131 in 2014. He retired from the sport with a professional record of 15-9. Bonnar shared the ring with the likes of Jon Jones, Rashad Evans, Mark Coleman, and the aforementioned Forrest Grifin during his time as an active fighter. As the MMA community mourns the death of the legend, the UFC shared a quote from the company president Dana White who paid tribute to Bonnar for his services. “Stephan Bonnar was one of the most important fighters to ever compete in the Octagon,” said UFC President Dana White. “His fight with Forrest Griffin changed the sport forever, and he will never be forgotten. The fans loved him, and related to him and he always gave them his best. He will be missed.” Here you can rewatch that iconic match between Bonnar and Griffin.

Following its busiest calendar year for events to date, BKFC is focusing on its 2023 agenda. BKFC officials validated the speculations on Wednesday involving a potential title unification bout between Lorenzo Hunt and Mike Richman. A light heavyweight title unification bout will serve as the main event of BKFC KnuckleMania 3 which is scheduled for February 17th, 2023, in Albuquerque. In addition to the announcement of the main event, it is believed that on the very same card, a fight has been planned for a multi-time boxing champion Austin Trout who will be looking to make his BKFC first appearance which will act as a co-main event of the night. The challenger for the champion is yet to be picked. Lorenzo Hunt has been a serious threat to the division since his appearance in BKFC and has a well-decorated record. Hunt has been among the least energetic and productive combatants in the sport, and he has won titles in two separate weight classes. Hunt has achieved tremendous victories over well-known opponents including Quentin Henry, Joe Riggs, and Hector Lombard. A former Bellator fighter dubbed Mike Richman has a clean 4-0 score after opting to move to the bare-knuckle competition which turned out to be in his favor. Richman overcame Isaac Doolittle in a brutal match in October to win the interim light heavyweight title. It is anticipated that even more title fights will be included in the final verse and provide their fans with a thrill to witness. BKFC has undoubtedly made KnuckleMania one of the finest cards of the year for the company.

The year 2022 has been a quiet a ride rollercoaster ride for the former champion Adriano Moraes. He achieved another milestone when Moraes defeated one of the best flyweights in the world Demetrious Johnson back in April 2021. He was the first one to beat Might Mouse inside the cage. After once having the title successfully defending his title against Yuya Wakamatsu, Adriano Moraes and Demetrious Johnson were matched up again for the second time in August 2022. This time, Might Mouse backed up the loss with a furious flying knee and won via knockout, dragging the Brazilian off the winning path. Moraes discussed the defeat in an interview with ONE Championship, saying: “It was a big loss for my career. I learned a lot from that defeat. Especially because sharing the cage with one of the best fighters in the world is always a great learning experience. I always like to say that we earn a lot and learn a lot. So, my biggest lesson is that no matter how much we get beaten up inside the cage, life will definitely hit harder. So, we always have to be prepared.” Now that both the Brazilian and "Mighty Mouse" have defeated the other once. Adriano Moraes is appreciative of how the quick trilogy matchup versus Demetrious Johnson has been awarded to him. The 34-year-old former flyweight world champion expressed the following in an appearance with ONE Championship regarding the opportunity to win back the title: “Making this trilogy means a lot to me. It’s an honor for me to be able to make history in MMA facing an athlete like Demetrious Johnson – an athlete I never imagined I would face, and now I’m going to fight him for the third time. It’s very rewarding to have this opportunity, and I’m very happy to be doing this trilogy against one of the best fighters in the world.” Demetrious Johnson is the legend of the game and belongs to the list of greatest MMA fighters of all time. Although it won’t be a tough task for the American, Adriano will be keen to go all out and extract a win out of nowhere so that he could make his mark and add another important victory to his living legacy. On May 5, 2022, in Colorado, the flyweight trilogy bout will take place at ONE on Prime Video 10. One will be staging its premiere in the United States for the first time. This demonstrates how crucial the match is for the champion Demetrious Johnson, who will defend his championship in front of his home fans for the first time in nearly 4 years.

The son of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, Ali Kadyrov, won his MMA debut in disputed circumstances. At ACA 150 earlier today (Dec. 23), Ali Kadyrov fought debutant Islam Akbarov. The battle was fought at lightweight, with Khamzat Chimaev, a UFC fighter, cornering Kadyrov. By the time the first round had reached its midpoint, Kadyrov had complete control of Akbarov and was pounding him. Akbarov managed to escape, but Kadyrov followed closely behind and continued to pelt Akbarov with punches from above until the referee stopped the fight. Although the 16-year-old Kadyrov was ecstatic, many people thought the halt was dubious at best and inevitable given the opponent. With a winning start to his career, it will be intriguing to watch how Kadyrov performs in his upcoming matches and whether the results cause as much controversy as this debut. In either case, Ramzan Kadyrov and MMA fans alike will be paying careful attention.

According to sources, both Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk want to unify the titles in March. For that battle, the WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO heavyweight championships will all be on the line. There are a few more obstacles to clear before this fight becomes a reality; the location and country in which it will take place are the most contentious right now. However, promoter Frank Warren remains optimistic about a possible announcement shortly, knowing that both combatants want this Super Bout to happen. Whoever wins gets everything. Whatever the outcome of this fight, discussing a prospective rematch is where the details become a little hazy. For starters, Frank Warren is skeptical that all titles would be on the line since every governing body in boxing enjoys making decisions that contradict the others. If they so desire, one of those belts may be ordered to be defended on the spot, and the boxer who puts it on the line could lose it. However, all four belts are on the line for this bout. This doesn't happen very often in the history of boxing. Here's what Frank Warren said during an interview with talkSport: "I'm not sure [about the rematch]. I mean we haven't got into that, but I probably think there would be [a rematch clause] because, God forbid, one of them gets a cut eye or anything goes wrong - anything can happen in boxing as we know -then there would be. The four belts are on the line, and the winner gets them. If there is a rematch, I don't think then the four belts will be on the line for it cause I don't think the governing bodies will allow it. I think they'll just say 'right, you've got to get on with your mandatories now.'" As long as they can agree on a location for their superfight, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk can concentrate solely on winning this first fight. Any rematch conversation can wait a little longer; they need to get started on this one right away. Both boxers' fans have been hoping for this arrangement to happen for a long time. We're all curious to see if Oleksandr Usyk can take on the one fighter in the Heavyweight class that everyone believes is unbeatable.

Neiman Gracie will face Michael Lombardo in a welterweight showdown on the upcoming Bellator 290 show. Following an original report from MMAFighting.com, a person with knowledge of the fight confirmed the bout to Sherdog. Former Bellator MMA welterweight championship candidate Gracie (11-4, 9-4 Bellator) is seeking to bounce back after losses to Logan Storley and Goiti Yamauchi. Gracie's most recent victory came in September 2021, when he pummeled Mark Lemminger with punches and elbows. Lombardo (13-3, 1 NC; 1-1 Bellator) is a Professional Fighters League and Dana White's Contender Series veteran who recently knocked out Mark Lemminger in the first round at Bellator 289. In his only prior Bellator bout, "The Don" lost a unanimous decision against Kyle Crutchmer in April at Bellator 277. The heavyweight championship fight between Ryan Bader and Fedor Emelianenko headlines Bellator 290. Vadim Nemkov will defend his light heavyweight title against Yoel Romero in the co-main event.