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Wednesday, June 24 DAZN (UK), 3:00 am ET, Lewis Crocker vs Liam Paro. From Brisbane. Also airing on the usual Australia outlets. DAZN doesn’t have U.S. rights, or at least doesn’t just yet, that could change, but does appear to have UK rights. PBC have a hand in the card so it could wind up […]
Oscar De La Hoya says that Ryan Garcia does want to fight in September, and seems to acknowledge that Garcia does want to fight Conor Benn. But De La Hoya insists that Garcia has a promotional contract with Golden Boy, and that if the fight is going to happen, it has to be on DAZN. […]
Vergil Ortiz Jr has been on the sidelines for months now, thanks to a dispute with Golden Boy Promotions that derailed plans for a fight with Jaron “Boots” Ennis. But promoter Oscar De La Hoya says there is light at the end of the tunnel, and that the two sides have been speaking and working […]
Any hope some may have for a fight between Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Floyd Schofield for the WBA lightweight title looks like it will have to wait. There were already pretty public cracks forming in that plan, not to mention the fact that Davis (30-0-1, 28 KO) hasn’t fought since in 15 months after his […]
Ryan Garner and Michael Magnesi figured to deliver a good bit of action in today’s main event from St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton, England, and did not disappoint. Hometown favorite Garner and Italy’s Magnesi tore it up for 12 very hard rounds of phone booth action, much of the bout seeing Magnesi pinned against the […]
Jaron “Boots” Ennis has been turning heads for years now, and it even goes back to his gym work as a teenager with very limited experience. As Ennis prepares for the biggest fight of his career against Xander Zayas on June 27, Tyrone McKenna recalled going to Ennis’ gym as a young pro and being […]
Oscar Collazo steps back into the ring tonight, but will not be defending his pair of 105 lb world titles. Instead, the Puerto Rican moves up to flyweight to face late replacement opponent Neider Valdez, who was signed to fill in for Joey Canoy on Wednesday, after Canoy had visa issues. Collazo vs Canoy was […]
Ryan Garner returns to face Michael Magnesi in a super featherweight main event from St Mary’s Stadium, home of Southampton F.C., with the interim WBC world title on the line. Garner (19-0, 10 KO) has already won European, British, and Commonwealth honors in the super featherweight division, and looks to take a potentially final key […]
Ashton “H2O” Sylve picked up a solid decision win over a still-game, still-tough veteran in Joseph “JoJo” Diaz tonight in Long Beach, Calif., headlining an MF Pro show on DAZN. Sylve (14-1, 10 KO) scores his best win since his 2024 loss to Lucas Bahdi, and by quite a bit his best win since then, […]
As an update for Saturday night’s Golden Boy main event, Oscar Collazo will not be defending his 105 lb world titles, and in fact, won’t be fighting in that division at all. Taking on late replacement opponent Neider Valdez, who was drafted in on Wednesday to replace Joey Canoy, Collazo will be fighting two divisions […]
As has been expected, Moses Itauma is now officially set to face Filip Hrgovic in a step-up for the 21-year-old heavyweight prospect. Itauma vs Hrgovic will headline at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday, August 29, 2026. Itauma (14-0, 12 KO) last fought on March 28, knocking out Jermaine Franklin in the fifth round. He now […]
Tyson Fury has spent a lot of time in training camps with young heavyweight phenom Moses Itauma, and says that while he sees that same big promise others do, he wouldn’t rush Itauma into big fights. Fury told iFL TV that as things stand now, he’s not personally interested in fighting a “kid” unless it’s […]
U-NEXT has announced a July 20th title tripleheader at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan led by a secondary bantamweight title fight between Riku Masuda and Daigo Higa. Masuda (10-1, 9 KO), whose only pro defeat came by decision against division standout Seiya Tsutsumi in 2023, is coming off a strong stoppage win over Nonito Donaire in March. […]
A little under a year ago, Tyson Fury said there were two men in the heavyweight division he had no intention of fighting. One was Joseph Parker, the other was Agit Kabayel. The reason was the same for both, with Fury telling The Mirror that he considered both “brothers” and “lovely guys,” having extensively trained […]
Ashton “H2O” Sylve will look to get the hype train back on track when he faces veteran Joseph “JoJo” Diaz in an MF Pro main event tonight from California. The 22-year-old Sylve (13-1, 10 KO) has won two low-level fights following his stunning KO loss to Lucas Bahdi in 2024, after which he and Most […]
Oleksandr Usyk and Agit Kabayel might be fighting next, after the bout was finally, officially ordered by the WBC. WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman says that the two have until June 30 to come to an agreement for a fight, after which it will go to purse bid. So not too long now. They have until […]
Former unified welterweight titleholder Errol Spence just spent some time talking with Andre Ward and reflects on losing the biggest fight of his career when he took on Terence Crawford in 2023. Spence had dealt with a lot of adversity outside of the ring, which he now admits affected him inside the ring on that […]
British heavyweight Joe Joyce may be 40 years old and coming off a seriously rough stretch where he’s lost four of his last five fights, but he believes he still has more to offer as he tells Sky Sports he thinks it would be a great idea for him to have a rematch with WBO […]
TMZ Sports brings word that CSI Entertainment is suing Floyd Mayweather, seeking to claim damages for “Money’s” ill-fated bouts with Mike Tyson and Manny Pacquiao and to stop him from facing Mike Zambidis next week. The news comes just days after ESPN revealed that Mayweather (50-0, 27 KO) got slapped with felony charges over a […]
Shakur Stevenson says he’d be happy to fight Devin Haney, but doesn’t see why he should give Haney and his team what they want in negotiations. Specifically, he doesn’t see why he should accept a 147 lb limit when Haney fought a 144 lb catchweight with Jose Ramirez just two fights ago. Here’s what Stevenson […]
Over the last few days there’s been lots of rumblings about Tyson Fury potentially signing with Zuffa Boxing, which seemed to gain more traction when Fury announced Turki Alalshikh as the promoter for the remainder of his career. That sort of aligned, considering Alalshikh a majority owner in Zuffa, but the exact relationship has been […]
PBC’s July 25th Errol Spence Jr vs Tim Tszyu show will officially land at Sydney, Australia’s Afterpay Arena and feature a pair of former world champions on the undercard. Fighting for just the third time in the last five years, Jermall Charlo (34-0, 23 KO) returns for what might be the biggest mismatch of his […]
Fast-rising British heavyweight Moses Itauma appears to have his next fight lined up as Sky Sports reports that he will be taking on Filip Hrgovic on August 29 at London’s O2 Arena. It is expected that a formal announcement by way of press conference will be held early next week. Itauma (14-0, 12 KO) has […]
David Benavidez is reportedly in “advanced” discussions to face Noel Mikaelian in a cruiserweight unification in his next fight. Lance Pugmire had the report, and the news comes not long after the WBC ordered that Mikaelian defend against Benavidez. It’s rare that the WBC or any sanctioning body orders a unification, but Benavidez is a […]
Oscar Collazo needs a new opponent for Saturday, and he just may have one. Lance Pugmire reports that Golden Boy secured Mexico’s Neider Valdez to face Collazo this weekend in a DAZN-streamed main event. Pugmire also says that the WBA and WBO have not yet officially confirmed whether they’ll sanction the replacement bout as a […]