Robelis Despaigne, former UFC Heavyweight and the Bronze Olympic medalist in 2012 in Taekwondo, reminded everyone how fatal he is among the call to the star to go to boxing.
Excitement surrounds everyone with a super-ko power, and tradition was continued with Mike Tyson, Butterbean, and recently Deontay Wilder.
Karate Combat Last Man Tournament
On July 18, he proved again in Miami “The Substantial Boy Fighter”. He dominated the “Last Man Standing” eight -person heavyweight tournament to get a shot at Sam Alvey’s master.
Despaigne began a brutal Grand Prix with a unanimous decision over the former Saulo Cavalari airy champion, showing that his chess -like time is as fatal as his power.
Victory is contrary to the UFC decision to abandon Despaigne after three fights for his inability to struggle. This lack of grounds is also one of the vital factors for which boxing promoters observe a Cuban to see if there is interest in running in accordance with the Queensberry principles – like the behind schedule piece of Kimbo, who once made a lucrative transition to boxing after his MMA.
In the semi -final, Despaigne proved why he attracts these calls, winning another knockout in a few seconds. Tim Johnson lasted all 20 seconds before he was flattened by Despaigne Haymaker, another stop in the most vital roller of the elite finish.
UFC decision
According to World Boxing News, Dana White signed Despaigne at the back of three amazing downtime in just six, three and thirteen seconds. However, Despaigne was unfair at the deep end at the UFC, a decision that divided the UFC and boxing fans.
White initially played the strengths of Despaigne, when the seven -inch brutal seven -inch was Josh Parysian in 2024 at UFC 299. He won the fight through knockout 18 seconds to the first round.
By winning the results of the Night Award, White had the opportunity to build a beast against other attackers and repeat interest in a heavyweight division.
This did not happen because Despaigne fought with two opponents, which are known to have a tactic of waste in the cabinet. Squeezed by Waldo Cortes-Aacosta in May and Austen Lane in October of the same year, White did not see sufficient improvement from Despaigne on earth to see the future in the vinegar.
Therefore, after releasing from UFC, Despaigne signed a contract with karate combat and properly returned to the right track. In the final of the tournament from last month, Despaigne ironically defeated the former warrior from UFC Zac Pauga. Despaigne distorted Pauga to such an extent that the doctor had to enter.
Karate fight
Road to boxing
This impressive trio of victories has won Despaigne for the title in which he is a huge favorite to defeat Alvey and win the crown.
Despaigne will have to wait until the scars of the three night heaven to heal, after suffering broken hands and fingers during his glove.
“Thank God, Karate Combat, for the occasion and grateful for the support received from my team, my friends and followers. I will come back soon and remember -” Don’t Touch Me ” – he laughed with bandaged hands.
The combat superstar went face to face with Alvey at the end and looks nailed to cause the current owner of the title of KC significant problems in their fight.
When he becomes a champion and performs several defense, he hopes that Despaigne will turn to boxing, just as the behind schedule legend Slice later did in her career to test his shocking knockout power in a square circle.
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Oscar De La Hoya has questioned the general consensus that Canelo Alvarez is a Mexican boxing legend following his unanimous decision victory over Christian Mbilli.
The 36-year-old reclaimed his WBC title last Saturday, having lost his undisputed super-middleweight crown in his previous outing, against Terence Crawfordin September 2025.
Following that defeat, many wondered whether Canelo could succeed again at world level but, sure enough, he did just that by dethroning Mbilli.
Not only did he claim a convincing points victory, but the Mexican contained Mbilli’s aggression and controlled the majority of their contest with superior technical and defensive skills.
This, however, was not quite enough to satisfy his former promoter, De La Hoya, who has suggested that Canelo’s low punch output made for a largely tedious affair.
As per his semi-regular social media series, Clapback Thursdaythe Hall of Famer also undermined Canelo’s widely-accepted legacy as a Mexican great.
“I’m so f**king tired of 100 punches [being] thrown in a fight with no action whatsoever, and I know the fans are over it.
“We all miss those days of [Marco Antonio] Barrera, [Erik] Morales [and] Julio Cesar Chavez – that’s what Mexican boxing is known for.
“Canelo, do you try to proclaim you’re the best Mexican fighter ever? You couldn’t hold Chavez’ jockstrap. And I can name 10 other Mexican fighters who are way better boxers than you are. And they didn’t sell-out to fight in front of 15 people in Saudi Arabia.”
In fairness, Canelo has never proclaimed to be the greatest Mexican fighter in history, though most would argue he deserves to be considered in an all-time top 10.
A formal press release was issued today announcing the December 19 welterweight title unification between Devin Haney and Liam Paro at San Francisco’s Chase Center, and in anticipation of the meeting with a co-feature of Brian Norman vs Abel RamosHaney shared his excitement for what he expects to be another successful outing to snag some more hardware.
“My resume speaks for itself,” Haney said. “I’ve never been afraid to go into a champion’s backyard and put my record on the line. I went to Australia, took George Kambosos’ belts, and became undisputed lightweight champion of the world. Now I’m bringing another Australian world champion, Liam Paro, into my backyard. This time, I plan to take his belt and become a unified welterweight world champion right here at home. “Oakland is where my story started, and the Bay Area has always been part of who I am. The Valkyries just brought a championship to Chase Center, and on December 19, I plan to keep that championship energy going.
“I made history in Australia. Now it’s time to make history at home.”
Paro, however hopes to upset the odds, knowing he’ll be coming into this fight as a decided underdog.
“Three years ago, I was on the undercard at Chase Center the night Devin fought Regis Prograis,” Paro said. “I said back then that Haney versus Paro rolls off the tongue. Now it’s here. Champion versus champion, two belts on the line, in his backyard.
“I’ve never taken the easy road. I went to Puerto Rico and took the title off Matias in front of his own people. Devin’s a great fighter and I respect that. But I’ve been the underdog plenty of times and I’ve made history before. December 19, I’m coming to unify the division and make more history.”
With the WBO and IBF welterweight world titles on the line, one fight will be heading into the new year halfway to undisputed.
Liam Paro served as supporting cast the last time Devin Haney headlined at Chase Center. Come December 19, he walks into San Francisco carrying the IBF welterweight title, gunning to strip Haney of his WBO strap.
Three years transformed Paro from an undercard face into a headline attraction. He watched Haney shut out Regis Prograis from the locker room in December 2023. Now he commands the marquee, even if getting US fight fans to open their wallets on pay-per-view presents an uphill battle.
“Three years ago, I was on the undercard at Chase Center the night Devin fought Regis Prograis. I said back then that Haney versus Paro rolls off the tongue. Now it is here. Champion versus champion, two belts on the line, in his backyard. I have never taken the easy road. I went to Puerto Rico and took the title off Matias in front of his own people,” Paro stated.
The Australian proved his mettle by snatching the 140-pound crown from Subriel Matias on hostile soil. Richardson Hitchins took it right back six months later, checking Paro’s momentum before mainstream crowds took notice.
The jump to 147 pounds provided the reboot he needed. Three straight wins, capped by a gritty points victory over Lewis Crocker to claim the IBF strap, set the stage for this encounter.
Haney ends a lengthy layoff on home turf. Sitting out more than twelve months makes asking fans to purchase a DAZN PPV against a fighter unknown to mainstream viewers a tough sell. Belts by themselves rarely move the needle at the box office.
Brian Norman Jr. takes on Abel Ramos in the ten-round co-feature. Norman dropped his WBO belt to Haney last November and must now accept undercard placement on his conqueror’s bill.
Paro earned his position the hard way. December 19 decides if his punch output can upset the hometown favorite or if Haney cruises behind his jab.
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