Joseph Hammond is a veteran sports journalist with extensive experience covering world championship fights across three continents. He has interviewed legendary champions such as Julio César Chávez, Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather, Gennady Golovkin, Oscar De La Hoya, and Bernard Hopkins, among many others. He reported ringside for KO On SI in 2024 for the Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk bout in Riyadh - the first undisputed heavyweight championship in 24 years.
WBO world middleweight champion Denzel Bentley (22-3-1, 18 KOs) is in position for big fights — and wants them now. Bentley recently spoke to KO on SI about his
Two-time heavyweight title challenger Bryant Jennings collides with Brandon Moore in a ten-round main event of Salita Promotions' "Big Time Boxing" series this
MVP and Salita promotions are engaging in a social media war of words over who is the face of women’s boxing. It all started when Salita Promotions, the promot
Former BKB heavyweight champion Mick Terrill of the United Kingdom collides with Florian de la Motte in a clash that has clear implications for the future of t
Heavy hitter and top prospect Ernesto "Tito" Mercado trained at Hall of Famer "Sugar" Shane Mosley's gym in Big Bear ahead of his showdown this weekend.
One of European combat sports' biggest names is calling for a blockbuster boxing showdown capable of attracting casual fight fans. "Me and Verhoeven—look, there
The son of the last American to hold the lineal heavyweight championship of the world has signed a multi-fight agreement with DJP’s BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing. Sha
Kristian Prenga almost shocked the world during his sensational two-round firefight with Anthony Joshua. Prenga (20-2, 20 KOs) dropped the former two-time unifi
Former UFC star Aspen Ladd is set to make her BKB debut against Bianca Daimoni at BKB 58 in Miami. Former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa will make his bare-kn
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