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Zuffa Boxing may have secured their first really notable fight, signing former cruiserweight titleholder Chris Billam-Smith, which could potentially set up a bout with the top man in the division, Jai Opetaia. With Zuffa just beginning to build its roster, the cards to date from the TKO venture have been solid but second- or third-tier […]
IBF light flyweight champion Thanongsak Simsri defended his title in dramatic fashion this morning, knocking out undefeated Sergio “Yoreme” Mendoza at Korakuen Hall. Simsri (40-1, 35 KO) clipped Mendoza (27-1, 23 KO) with a chopping right midway through the second and swarmed on the ropes, ultimately leveling the challenger with a nasty left hook. Mendoza […]
In the aftermath of Tyson Fury’s win over the weekend and the subsequent theatrics where he called out Anthony Joshua sitting ringside — which ultimately fell flat — Queensberry promoter Frank Warren shares his perspective on what transpired and where things stand, as far as he’s concerned. Warren on Fury’s performance against Makhmudov “I think […]
Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya caught up with Fight Hype and gave his reaction to the announcement of Xander Xayas vs Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis with Zayas effectively taking what otherwise would’ve been the place of Vergil Ortiz, Conor Benn’s most recent performance and more. Check out some of what he had to say […]
Tyson Fury wanted to make a big show out of challenging Anthony Joshua to a fight yesterday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, following Fury’s predicable comeback win over Arslanbek Makhmudov. Joshua didn’t really oblige. When asked/commanded by Fury and Turki Alalshikh to come into the ring for Fury’s challenge, Joshua and promoter Eddie Hearn instead stayed […]
Conor Benn is taking aim at Ryan Garcia and the WBC welterweight title, and Garcia says he’s ready to take the fight. Benn (25-1, 14 KO) won a 10-round decision over Regis Prograis on Saturday, which wasn’t really the most thrilling or impressive performance, after which the 37-year-old Prograis, who appeared to be dealing with […]
Friday, April 17th DAZN, 2:00 pm ET, Nathaniel Collins vs Cristobal Lorente 2. From Glasgow, Scotland. These lads fought to a split draw back in October, and they’re getting right back to it with each other again. Lorente is actually on a two draw streak, and hasn’t had a definitive outcome fight in almost a […]
▲ Up ▲ Tenshin Nasukawa Nasukawa had the best performance of his career in Tokyo with his one-sided win over Juan Francisco Estrada. There’s no question that the 36-year-old Estrada has seen better days, he’s clearly declined, he’s a little small at 118 lbs, but he is still a pretty good pro boxer. Not a […]
Immediately following his decision loss to Conor Benn on today’s Netflix card, Regis Prograis announced his retirement from the sport of boxing while talking to Fight Hype. Prograis showed all the heart and toughness he’s been known for over the years, but it was evident in the fight he was physically compromised and is now […]
Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua might be headed toward a fight, but an attempt to get Joshua and promoter Eddie Hearn to publicly accept a challenge after Fury’s win over Arslanbek Makhmudov didn’t produce any results. The long-awaited, long-overdue, but still commercially massive fight between the two heavyweight stars was teased throughout the Fury vs […]
Tyson Fury ended his latest “retirement” with a clear and wide decision win over Arslanbek Makhmudov today in London, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The 37-year-old Fury improved to 35-2-1 (24 KO) with a 12-round victory on scores of 119-109, 120-108, and 120-108. Makhmudov (21-3, 19 KO) never presented all that much of a challenge other […]
Tyson Fury paid tribute to his late friend Ricky Hatton today at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, for the ring walk to his fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov. The first of Fury’s entrance songs on the day was the version of “Blue Moon” that Hatton used as walk-out music himself for years, with Tyson adorned in the colors […]
Eddie Hearn is hoping for his man Jaron “Boots” Ennis to claim a pair of super welterweight titles when he faces Xander Zayas in New York on June 27, and has a full plan to crown an undisputed champion at 154 lbs sooner than later. Hearn says he sees the Zayas vs Boots matchup as […]
Tyson Fury has his comeback fight later today in London, and he’s expecting to get past Arslanbek Makhmudov, after which he hopes to finally set a fight date to face longtime media rival Anthony Joshua. There has been a renewed interest in Joshua facing Deontay Wilder, following Wilder’s win in London last weekend over Derek […]
Tyson Fury will return to the ring today (Saturday, April 11, 2026) to face Arslanbek Makhmudov in a 12-round heavyweight main event, streaming live on Netflix. The main card will start at 2 pm ET. Wil Esco will be here with round-by-round updates in the comments section, and we’ll have live, fight-by-fight results and reactions […]
Tenshin Nasukawa and Juan Francisco Estrada meet in a WBC bantamweight title eliminator from Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, streaming live on DAZN. We’ll be here starting from 5 am ET on Saturday, April 11, for live results and updates in this post, fight-by-fight, and we’ll be down in the comments section for live discussion […]
Undefeated British, Commonwealth, and European super featherweight champion Ryan Garner will look to hit the world stage this Summer when he faces Italy’s Michael Magnesi for the interim WBC title at Southampton’s St. Mary’s Stadium. Garner (19-0, 10 KO) notably handed Archie Sharp his first pro defeat in 2024 and stopped Reece Bellotti for a […]
Heading into next week’s MVP fight card on ESPN, Alycia Baumgardner talks about looking forward to making some big fights against Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor as she believes those kind of matchups would only continue to grow women’s boxing. According to Baumgardner, she’s already pitched the fight to both, and says they both seemed […]
Osleys Iglesias claimed the previously-vacant IBF super middleweight title tonight in Quebec, dominating Pavel Silyagin en route to a stoppage win after eight rounds. The fight was called off with Silyagin (16-1-1, 7 KO) suffering from a pretty beaten up left eye and bleeding heavily from the nose, with the Russian failing to find any […]
DAZN has partnered with TNT Sports for a new monthly series simply titled The Fight, which kicks off on July 4th. Per Mike Coppinger, this likely means that the inaugural TNT main event will see Abdullah Mason defend his lightweight title against Joe Cordina in Cleveland. Mason (20-0, 17 KO) will be making the inaugural […]
Former unified heavyweight champion Tyson Fury ends his latest retirement this Saturday when he faces heavy-handed Arslanbek Makhmudov atop Netflix’s latest boxing show. Bad Left Hook will have LIVE coverage of the card starting at 1:00 pm ET. Fury (34-2-1, 24 KO) hasn’t seen action since December 2024, when he dropped second straight decision to […]
Tyson Fury spent a few minutes catching up with iFL TV about this weekend’s Netflix card featuring him returning in a heavyweight bout against Arslanbek Makhmudov. Here, Fury would share his perspective on his mindset heading into the fight, the potential for a long-awaited showdown against Anthony Joshua, and what he thought of Derek Chisora […]
Boxing is back tonight from Montreal, with Osleys Iglesias facing Pavel Silyagin in the main event, with the vacant IBF super middleweight title on the line. Iglesias (14-0, 13 KO) is seen as a potential rising star at 168, as the powerful Cuban southpaw has looked not just talented but exciting as he’s worked his […]
Following the opening press conference for Xander Zayas’ title defense against Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, Boots stuck around to field some media questions and was asked about his take on Zayas’ disposition at the press event and what’s to come as the push towards their June 27 fight moves on. “I know for a fact all […]
Today was the official kick off press conference for the June 27 super welterweight title fight between unified champion Xander Zayas defending against Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. During today’s press event both fighters shared some thoughts on their impending battle and engaged in a little repartee. Check out some excerpts from both with the full video […]