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Ra’eese Aleem misses weight, title shot vs Angelo Leo canceled

The show will go on on Saturday, but Ra’eese Aleem will not be facing Angelo Leo. Aleem missed weight on Friday for the featherweight (126 lbs) title bout, which was set to see Leo defend his IBF title. Leo first weighed in at 128.8 lbs, and a second attempt so him get down to 128, […]

Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois prediction: Who will win and how

Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois are set for a big heavyweight showdown on Saturday, May 9, 2026, with Wardley defending his WBO heavyweight title from Manchester, England, streaming live on DAZN. Two heavyweight bombers in their prime years, one unbeaten against the odds and a rising force, one a former heavily-hyped prospect who has been […]

‘Almost at the finish line’: Floyd Mayweather expects to resolve dispute, fight Manny Pacquiao in rematch

Floyd Mayweather made an appearance for press conference for his upcoming exhibition fight against Mike Zambidis on June 27, but naturally what most observers are more interested in is where things stand with a supposed rematch with Manny Pacquiao. It had been reported and even announced by Netflix that the rematch was on, but Mayweather […]

Johnny Manziel gives boxing a shot, will fight Bob Menery on May 23

Former Heisman trophy winner Johnny Manziel will reportedly be making his way into the squared circle as ESPN reports he’s set to take on influencer Bob Menery in a May 23 contest that will be held at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, under streamer Adin Ross’ promotional company. This, needless to say, is the […]

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Abdullah Mason, Bruce Carrington make title defenses on July 4

Abdullah Mason and Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington will officially return for world title defenses on Saturday, July 4, with the card airing live on both DAZN and TNT. The TNT broadcast will be exclusive to those in the U.S., while DAZN will have the fights worldwide for all subscribers. The show will be held at […]

‘It’ll be excitement’: Frank Warren promises fireworks in Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois

Queensberry promoter Frank Warren joined Ariel Helwani’s show to discuss a number of topics including this weekend’s heavyweight fight between Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois, plans for Moses Itauma, his fractured relationship with Turki Alalshikh and more. Here’s some of what he had to say with the full video segment in the link at the […]

Undercard additions to Han vs Holm 2: Yesica Nery Plata, Reina Tellez, more in action

A whopping 10 fights have been added to the May 30 card headlined by the rematch between Stephanie Han and Holly Holm, which will also feature Amanda Serrano returning to the ring for a featherweight title defense, and a middleweight title fight between Desley Robinson and Mary Spencer. You’ll see some familiar names and some […]

‘Mentally, physically ready’: Errol Spence talks return against Tim Tszyu

Former welterweight champion Errol Spence and his upcoming opponent Tim Tszyu officially held their opening press conference for their fight and both shared their thoughts on the matchup as Spence attempts to return to the ring after three years out of action. Here’s some of what both had to say with the full presser in […]

‘Buzzsaw’: Oscar De La Hoya reacts to David Benavidez’s stoppage of Zurdo Ramirez

Immediately following this past weekend’s cruiserweight title fight between David Benavidez and Zurdo Ramirez, Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya gave his immediate reaction to the fight and the card as a whole, which he says was a massive success — even if his fight did fall short in the main event. De La […]

David Benavidez is the truth, and he’s earned the marquee fights

David Benavidez has long had the ability of a top-tier fighter. It was there when he was 20 years old and won his first world title, beating Ronald Gavril for the vacant WBC super middleweight title in 2017. It was still there when he was stripped of that belt for testing positive for cocaine. And […]

David Benavidez calls out Canelo Alvarez, Dmitry Bivol after dominating Zurdo Ramirez

David Benavidez won two world titles in a third weight class tonight, annihilating Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez and forcing his opponent to quit in the sixth round. After the dust cleared, the triumphant Benavidez had two big names in mind: Canelo Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol. “Monster! Monster! I knew I wasn’t going to be able to […]

Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani are who we thought they were, and a rematch is needed

Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani don’t need to run it back with a rematch because of bad scoring, bad refereeing, or any extravagant controversy. In fact, the judges scored Inoue’s decision win quite well, referee Robert Hoyle did a fine job with little reason to get involved much at all, and there is no reason […]