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Forbes
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Angelo Leo Vs. Tomoki Kameda: Date, Time, Stream & Fight Card Details
HOUSTON, TEXAS - JUNE 19: Angelo Leo looks on prior to facing Aaron Alameda during their ... More junior featherweight fight at Toyota Center on June 19, 2021 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by) In the wee hours of the morning in the United States—but live in Osaka, Japan—IBF featherweight champion Angelo Leo (25-1, 12 KO) will defend his title against Tomoki Kameda (42-4, 23 KO) in the main event of a Pro Box TV card. While we're talking about smaller weight classes and a fight at a non-prime time in the United States, this fight has the potential to be a banger. Leo's highlight-reel KO over Luis Alberto Lopez in August 2024 won KO of the Year with several publications. It also captured a second world title for Leo. Kameda is a former world champion with mounds of experience. He's never been stopped in his career, and it'll be interesting to see if Leo can score another emphatic victory. Here's a look at all of the viewing info: Here is a look at the entire card. Main Event Angelo Leo (25-1-0) vs. Tomoki Kameda (42-4-0) Co-Main Event Pedro Taduran (17-4-1) vs. Ginjiro Shigeoka (11-1-0) Undercard Vencent Lacar (9-0-0) vs. Ryo Mandokoro (5-0-0) Hiroki Hanabusa (14-4-5) vs. Matcha Nakagawa (17-2-2) Raymond Poon KaiChing (10-3-1) vs. Shuri Oka (4-1-0) Herbert Matovu (7-1-0) vs. Mitsuro Brandon Tajima (12-1-0) Sukrit Nakpreecha (6-2-0) vs. Daigoro Marumoto (1-0-0) Leo, 31, says he and his team came over to Japan more than a week ahead of the fight to get adjusted to the time change and other cultural differences. Leo is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and currently lives in Las Vegas, so he has decided to defend his title in a location that is completely foreign to him—and his opponent is obviously no slouch. Kameda, 33, was born in Osaka, and he still lives there. So, it goes without saying, the crowd will be a pro-Kameda bunch. Even with that potential advantage, Leo believes he will have the upper hand as he had in a previous sparring session. It's an interesting fight, and the winner could be a future opponent for Naoya Inoue if the Japanese superstar decides to make the leap to featherweight. Be on the lookout for results from the fight and scorecards.
Forbes
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Jose Aldo On Retirement ‘No Fight That Would Make Me Come Back'
When former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo announced his retirement following his decision loss to Aiemann Zahabi at UFC 315 in early May, there were understandable doubts about Aldo's proclamation. After all, the 38-year-old had already 'retired' once in 2022 and was coming off a failed weight cut ahead of the Zahabi matchup. However, Aldo seems dedicated to making his current retirement stick. Aldo recently spoke about his decision to walk away from fighting after UFC 315, speaking at Nova Uniao's training center in Brazil over the weekend. 'No, I don't see myself fighting,' Aldo said (via MMA Fighting) 'When I went back [to the UFC in 2024] 'No, I have another purpose in life, another path,' Aldo added. 'Offer me any fight, wherever it is, I don't want to. I don't see myself fighting anymore, or training, or doing anything like that. Of course, I do see myself training here to help my friends. I know how hard that is, so if I can help in any way with the experience I have, I will help with all my heart. But to specifically put a gi or anything like that to fight, never again.' Jose Aldo's weight-cutting issues forced this fight to move from bantamweight to featherweight, which left one to wonder, what would have happened if this bout had been contested at bantamweight? Aldo went for a finish in the third round and ran out of gas in the final half of the fight, which left him hanging on for dear life as Aiemann Zahabi, who was also tired, unloaded elbows to Aldo's head. The decision went to Zahabi on the strength of the final two rounds. Aldo won the first round on all three scorecards. After removing his gloves, Aldo announced his retirement. 'I don't want to go into war all the time and go through this,' Aldo said through an interpreter after the fight. 'I just don't have it in my heart anymore. I think this is the last time you're going to see me. I can't do this anymore.' Aldo initially retired in 2022 with one fight left on his UFC contract. The former UFC champ gave boxing a go after his retirement, battling former UFC competitor Jeremy Stephens to a majority draw in 2023 and then beating Esteban Gabriel Espindola that same year. Aldo ended his UFC retirement in May 2024 with a unanimous decision win over Jonathan Martinez. He followed that with a split-decision setback to Mario Bautista at UFC 307. Jose Aldo retires with a 32-10 record. He held the UFC featherweight title twice, defending the belt seven times during his first run as champion. His second stint as champ did not include a title defense. Aldo went into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2023.
Daily Mail
13-05-2025
- Daily Mail
An MMA star was ambushed in shot in Sydney's southwest on Monday night
An MMA fighter, known as the 'smiling assassin', was left fighting for his life after his truck was sprayed with bullets during an ambush in Sydney 's southwest on Monday night. New South Wales police state that emergency services were called to Donald Street at around 11.20pm yesterday evening after reports of a shooting. According to Channel 9, the victim of the shooting, Hayder Khudhair, 29, had been driving along Donald Street when a gunman leapt out of his car and opened fire on the MMA fighter's truck. Police state that this is the second time that an attempt on the MMA star's life has been made. It is understood he had been the target of an alleged attack at a nearby Yennora street last month. Khudhair was shot in the abdomen and in the wrist before he fled his vehicle and sought refuge at a house nearby. The 29-year-old was seen running away from the shooting on CCTV footage. Police say the MMA star had received medical treatment from NSW Ambulance paramedics and was stabilised before being taken to hospital. Members of the MMA star's family had to be held back by members of NSW police as they attempted to find Khudhair. Khudhair, a featherweight, last fought in 2022, according to Tapology, where he claimed a unanimous decision victory against Stefano Morotti. The promising fighter holds a record of 8-4-0, and has won his last three fights. He is understood to train at the Australian Top Team's gym in Wentworthville. But minutes after the shooting, emergency services were again called to two vehicle fires that involved a black Lexus sedan on Dixmude Street, South Granville and an SUV on Boundary Road in Chester Hill. Both fires were extinguished by Fire and Rescue NSW, before police established crime scenes at the two locations. Police are investigating whether the shooting and car torchings are linked. Anyone with information or dashcam footage is urged to call Fairfield police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Last year, a gunman was alleged to have disguised himself as a delivery driver and opened fire on the gym. No one had been injured in the shooting while Nine claim that high-profile ex-fighter-turned coach, Suman Moktarian, had been the intended target. The news comes after a mixed martial arts event at the William Inglis Hotel in Warwick Farm was postponed amid concerns that a former UFC fighter and coach could have been the subject of a gangland hit. Radio 2GB's Ben Fordham reported at the beginning of April that officers had received evidence that Moktarian, was an intended target of the attack.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Who's next for Jack Della Maddalena after beating Belal Muhammad
Alex Volkanovski: 'I'm most proud of coming back from 2 knockout losses' Alexander Volkanovski returns as two-time UFC featherweight champion after his win over Diego Lopes to break down what it meant to regain the belt, getting back on track after back-to-back knockout losses, a potential fight with Movsar Evloev, the state of his division, his relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo, wanting the Ilia rematch, Belal Muhammad vs. fellow Aussie Jack Della Maddalena, and more. 3:23 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
The Sun
11-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Jose Aldo RETIRES from MMA as ex-Conor McGregor rival suffers controversial UFC 315 loss that leaves fans devastated
JOSE ALDO emotionally announced his second retirement from mixed martial arts following a controversial loss at UFC 315. The Hall of Famer locked horns with Aiemann Zahabi in a short-notice featherweight showdown in Montreal in the early hours of Sunday morning. 6 The former long-reigning 145lbs champion rolled back the years in the contest, throwing several of the combinations he became famed for earlier in his career. And the 38-year-old seemed on course to have his hand raised after dropping Zahabi with a brutal head kick in the third round, which he followed up with a running kick to the face. But he found himself eating a hellacious barrage of punches and elbows, which opened up a gash on his forehead, from his back following a failed takedown for the remainder of the round. The judges, surprisingly, scored the fight in Zahabi's favour, with all three of them turning in 29-28 scorecards in favour of the Canadian. And the decision prompted an emotional Aldo to once again cal time on his career. He said: "I don't think I have it in me anymore. It wasn't just about the cutting of the weight and everything else. "I just felt there were so many things that happened. It was very tough to go through all of this. "There was one point this week — this was a very tough week — that I felt that I didn't have it in me, I didn't want to cut it anymore. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS 6 6 "My body said no, and I just don't think I have it anymore. I don't want to go into war all the time and go through this. "I just don't have it in my heart anymore. I think this is the last time you're going to see me. I just can't do this anymore." UFC star Jose Aldo chest tattoo disappears after fight Brazilian icon Aldo is considered by many to be the greatest featherweight in UFC history. He ran roughshod through the WEC before it was absorbed by the UFC and he became the promotion's inaugural featherweight champion. Aldo amassed 18 wins on the bounce during a whopping TEN-YEAR undefeated streak from 2005 to 2015. His legendary run was ended by former bitter rival and two-division champion Conor McGregor, who won their mammoth unification bout at UFC 194 with a 13-second KO. He'd reclaim the belt in 2016 after winning the interim title against Frankie Edgar, although he'd lose it to Max Holloway in June 2017. He'd fail to become a two-weight world champion in July 2020 after dropping down to bantamweight, suffering a fifth-round TKO defeat to Petr Yan. The fan favourite would close out his legendary career with four wins in his last seven outings. 6
