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Joe Cordina charged with assault
Former super featherweight champion Joe Cordina recently found himself forced out of a title bid against Abdullah Mason due to visa issues, opening the door for Albert Bell to take his place a week from Saturday. We now know the source of those issues, as Wales Online and the BBC report that Cordina is facing […]
‘Nothing personal’: Usyk team director says Kabayel offer has to be right, retirement possible
Oleksandr Usyk is at a sort of late-career crossroads, with an order to face Agit Kabayel or give up his WBC title, and the greater question of whether or not he much wants to fight again at all. Sergey Lapin of Team Usyk says that it’s possible we’ve already seen Usyk fight for the final […]
‘Let it be that, then’: Errol Spence welcomes a war with Tim Tszyu
As Errol Spence prepares for his July 26 fight with Tim Tszyu in Australia, he holds a media huddle while in training camp and touches on a number of subjects including how things are going with his preparation, his new trainer, where he finds himself at this stage of his career, and more. Check out […]
Claressa Shields next fight set, returning to middleweight to face unified champion
Claressa Shields will return to the middleweight division to face unified WBC and WBA titleholder Kaye Scott. The fight will stream live on DAZN on Saturday, August 15, from State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The 31-year-old Shields (18-0, 3 KO) last fought as a middleweight in 2023, when she shut out Maricela Cornejo over 10 […]
‘I’m just not impressed’: Richard Rivera believes Ben Whittaker uses jokes to hide fear
Richard Rivera will get a chance to knock off heavily-hyped light heavyweight Ben Whittaker this Saturday night, as the two will meet in an undercard bout on the Zayas vs Boots card in Brooklyn. The fight is the first on American soil for the 29-year-old Whittaker (11-0-1, 8 KO), who just fought on April 18 […]
‘I feel way stronger’: Boots Ennis says moving to 154 was a great decision
Boots Ennis appeared on The Breakfast Club this morning to promote this weekend’s title fight against Xander Zayas, and during the segment he would be asked about how his career is developing, his name having long been linked with Terence Crawford, and his thoughts on some potential matchups in the lower weight classes. Boots on […]
Liam Paro takes IBF title from Lewis Crocker, may target Pacquiao next
Liam Paro ended the IBF welterweight title reign of Lewis Crocker today in Australia, winning a competitive unanimous decision. Judges officially scored the fight 115-113, 115-113, and 116-112 for Paro, who is now a two-division world champion. Paro (28-1, 16 KO) got the decision mainly on his volume punching, it seemed, though of course you’d […]
Xander Zayas vs Boots Ennis prediction: Who will win and how
Xander Zayas and Jaron “Boots” Ennis are set to square off in a DAZN pay-per-view main event on Saturday, June 27, 2026, live from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Zayas will be defending his WBA and WBO titles at 154 lbs, with former welterweight titlist Ennis aiming to become a two-division champ. Who’s got the edge? How […]
‘Going to win like I always do’: Xander Zayas ready for the moment against Boots Ennis
With Xander Zayas set to defend his super welterweight titles this weekend against Boots Ennis, he recently joined The Ariel Helwani Show to talk about being on the big stage and being confident that he’s going to come out on top. With Boots and Sebastian Fundora considered the top two other fighters in his weight […]
Joe Cordina out, Albert Bell in to face Abdullah Mason
Joe Cordina is out of his scheduled July 4 fight with Abdullah Mason due to visa issues. Wales’ Cordina was slated to challenge Mason for the WBO lightweight title in Cleveland, in the main event of a DAZN-streamed fight that was also to be the first fight of a simulcast deal with TNT. But the […]
Rolando Romero and Teofimo Lopez verbally agree to August title fight
Lance Pugmire, one of the last men standing at the freshly lobotomized BoxingScene, reports that WBA welterweight champion Rolando Romero has a “verbal agreement” to meet former two-division champion Teofimo Lopez this coming August. FightHype’s Nick Nunan first brought word of the brewing matchup yesterday. This being the WBA, there are naturally shenanigans afoot. The […]
‘The contract will have to be renegotiated’: Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury terms may need to be revisited if not held in UK
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn sits down while Stateside to discuss a number of topics including Bam Rodriguez, Xander Zayas vs Boots Ennis, and the fact that a deal for Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua may now need to be looked at contractually, once more, should Turki Alalshikh not find a way to stage the fight […]
‘If Itauma wins, world title fight’: Frank Warren would like to see Moses Itauma get championship opportunity this year
After it was formally announced that Moses Itauma will be taking on Filip Hrgovic on August 29, Queensberry promoter told Sky Sports that the future of his 21-year-old star in the making is quite bright indeed, and while he’s already in position to contend for a world title, they want to keep him active rather […]
‘Moses never reached the promised land’: Filip Hrgovic confident he beats Moses Itauma
Today marked the official kick off press conference for an August 29 heavyweight fight between rising star Moses Itauma and the well-regarded Filip Hrgovic. Itauma has long expressed his frustration in his ability to get a notable opponent, but he’s got one here and it presents an opportunity for him to validate all of the […]
‘We’re on now’: Moses Itauma discusses upcoming fight with Filip Hrgovic
Moses Itauma has landed a good opponent in Filip Hrgovic set for this August and speaking to talkSPORT about the fight and bringing it all together, Itauma shares some thoughts on he rates his upcoming opponent. Check out some of what he had to say below. Itauma on how he views this fight with Hrgovic […]
‘There’s a lot of names that would make for exciting fights’: Chris Eubank Jr aiming to return by end of the year
Chris Eubank Jr spends some time talking about his current frame of mind and what he’s inclined to do with his professional boxing career now that he’ll soon be 37 years old and is most recently coming off a shelling at the hands of Conor Benn back in their November 2025 rematch. Since then Eubank […]
‘He got a tough match in front of him’: Gary Antuanne Russell breaks down Xander Zayas vs Boots Ennis title fight
Gary Antuanne Russell puts his analyst cap on to discuss this weekend’s super welterweight title fight, with unified champion Xander Zayas defending two belts against challenger Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. In looking at the fight from his perspective, Russell explains why he favors Boots to win but cautions him that he can’t afford to be reckless […]
Zayas vs Boots, Mayweather, more: Boxing schedule and previews for June 24-27, 2026
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 updates Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn status: ‘All Zuffa does is get in the way’
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 will fight this year with Golden Boy, says De La Hoya
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 […]
‘Maybe down the road’: Oscar De La Hoya pumps the brakes on Gervonta Davis vs Floyd Schofield talk
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 vs Michael Magnesi result: Ryan Garner wins phone booth war over Michael Magnesi
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 […]
‘He absolutely destroyed me’: Tyrone McKenna recalls sparring 16-year-old Boots Ennis
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 vs Neider Valdez: Live streaming results and reactions
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 vs Michael Magnesi: Live streaming results and reactions
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 […]
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