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Callum Walsh punches Dauren Yeleussinov during their junior middleweight fight at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on March 15, 2024 in New York City.

Small Nations In Big Wars

Devin Haney punches Regis Prograis during their WBC World Super Lightweight Title fight at Chase Center on December 09, 2023 in San Francisco, California.

Devin Haney Brought The Future To Regis Prograis

Dave McKenna

A close up of Conor McGregor yelling during the filming of the TV show The Ultimate Fighter in March 2023

Conor McGregor And The Politics Of Mean

Katie Taylor during her undisputed super lightweight championship fight with Chantelle Cameron at the 3Arena in Dublin.

Katie Taylor Always Lives Up To The Hype

A UFC referee cradles the head of Alexander Volkanovski, crumpled against the fencing at the end of his match against Islam Makhachev

UFC Fave Volkanovski Takes Bad And Unnecessary Beating In Abu Dhabi

Lauren Theisen

Naoya Inoue (L) of Japan and Stephen Fulton (C) of the US fight

Naoya Inoue Is Heavier And Scarier

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 10: Josh Taylor (L) and Teofimo Lopez (R) exchange punches during their WBO junior welterweight championship fight at The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on June 10, 2023 in New York City.

The Mysterious Minds Of Fighters

Claressa Shields Is As Great As It’s Possible To Be

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 22: Ryan Garcia in the black trunks exchanges punches with Gervonta Davis in the green and purple trunks during their catchweight bout at T-Mobile Arena on April 22, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Men At Work

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - APRIL 08: Shuichiro Yoshino of Japan and Shakur Stevenson of the United States exchange punches during their WBC Lightweight Final Eliminator match at Prudential Center on April 08, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey.

Shakur Stevenson Punches Where It Hurts

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 23: Taynna Cardoso of Brazil (black trunks) trades punches with Heather Hardy (white trunks) during their Super Featherweights bout at BoxingInsider Fight Night at Sony Hall on February 23, 2023 in New York City. Hardy won by majority decision.

In New York, Some Legends Still Fight Underground

Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor pose with their Championship belts

The Biggest Women’s Boxing Match Ever Will Get A Sequel

Patrick Redford

A slapper celebrates after knocking out his opponent.

Dana White’s ‘Power Slap’ Is An Abomination

Dana White arguing with his wife Anne at a club in Cabo San Lucas.

Dana White, Who Once Said “You Don’t Bounce Back From Putting Your Hands On A Woman,” Hits His Wife At A Club

Two boxing gloves on a red floor background, with deep shadows. The gloves are black, and laid at the wrists atop each other. The left glove has 1-2 on it. The right glove has 2-4 on it. This is painted on with stencils in red ink.

On Punches

Naoya Inoue taunts Paul Butler during their fight

Fear Won’t Save You From Naoya Inoue

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 12: Alex Pereira prepares to enter the ring prior to his middleweight fight against Israel Adesanya at UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden on November 12, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Alex Pereira Is UFC’s Most Unlikely Champion

How Many Deontay Wilder Jabs Can A Nordic Monster Eat?

Nate Diaz flexes during his fight against Tony Ferguson at UFC 279.

Nate Diaz Leaves The UFC On His Own Terms

Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk (R) and Britain's Anthony Joshua (L) compete during the heavyweight boxing rematch for the WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF titles, at the King Abdullah Sports City Arena in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah, on August 20, 2022.

Will Anthony Joshua Keep Losing?

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 30: Danny Garcia lands a punch on Jose Benavidez Jr. (teal shorts) during their super welterweight boxing match at Barclays Center on July 30, 2022 in in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)

Everyone Is Their Truest Self At The Fights

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - MAY 07: President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Dana White attends UFC 274 at Footprint Center on May 07, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

The UFC’s Labor Problem Is Only Getting Worse

Naoya Inoue fights against Nonito Donaire

Naoya Inoue Is Still The Scariest Little Guy In Boxing

Charles Oliveira misses weight for the first time.

Charles Oliveira Stripped Of UFC Title After Missing Weight By Half A Pound

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano trade punches