The Best in Global Boxing News and Commentary
After a bevy of “no thank you’s” and a long string of purse bid delays, Dan Rafael reports that Frank Sanchez and Richard Torrez Jr have finally come to terms for an IBF heavyweight eliminator. Per Rafael, the bout is “likely” to land on the undercard of Sebastian Fundora vs Keith Thurman on March 28th. […]
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Shakur Stevenson has his next fight set for this weekend when he takes a shot at Teofimo Lopez’s 140 lb title, but there are multiple fighters already calling out Shakur. Recently Raymond Muratalla claimed he wants the winner of Teofimo vs Shakur, and now WBC 130 lb champion O’Shaquie Foster says he also has Shakur […]
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Fresh after his big win over Andy Cruz to maintain his IBF lightweight title, Raymond Muratalla gives he reaction to what took place in the ring, vindicating himself against Cruz, and explains that he’s now targeting the winner of this upcoming weekend’s fight between Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson. Check out some of what he […]
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The scheduled fight between Adam Azim and Gustavo Lemos has been postponed. Boxxer announced that Lemos has suffered an injury in training, after which the promotional company secured a replacement opponent, only to have Azim also get hurt in his final sparring session. Needless to say, Azim vs Lemos is not happening on January 31, […]
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Friday, January 30th ProBox, 5:30 pm ET, Bryan Flores vs Starling Castillo. A Lamont Roach Sr. promoted show from Hanover, Maryland. Flores has one pro loss, to Lindolfo Delgado. One pro loss for Castillo, too, four years ago to Otar Eranosyan. Both of these guys were on Showtime broadcast undercards, back when that was a […]
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Tyson Fury has his eye on a potential fight with Fabio Wardley later in 2026, though it won’t be what he does upon return in April. The 37-year-old Fury (34-2-1, 24 KO) is ending his latest “retirement” this spring, and will fight for the first time since his December 2024 rematch loss to Oleksandr Usyk. […]
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Raymond Muratalla took a majority decision win over Andy Cruz in very closely contested fight to retain his IBF world lightweight title, even closer than the official scores would make it seem. Cruz suffers his first professional loss and despite feeling he did enough to win, he didn’t make any excuses for the result. Muratalla […]
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Andy Cruz will look to win his first pro world title tonight in Las Vegas, as he faces Raymond Murtalla for Muratalla’s IBF lightweight title in a Matchroom Boxing main event. Cruz (6-0, 3 KO) was a highly-decorated amateur, winning gold for Cuba three times at the World Championships and at the Tokyo Olympics, as […]
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Remember how I complimented Khalil Coe for finally getting his head on straight after his loss to Manuel Gallegos? Turns out I spoke too soon, as he hit the scales at a staggering 182.8 pounds for tomorrow’s DAZN light heavyweight co-feature against Jesse Hart. Coe (10-1-1, 8 KO) forfeits 30% of his purse to Hart […]
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Just a short time after largely dismissing the importance or relevance of a potential fight between Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Vergil Ortiz, and a subsequent lawsuit filed against him by Ortiz, Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya now says that he certainly wants to see that fight happen. At the kickoff press conference for […]
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Zuffa Boxing will premiere tonight on Paramount+, and Bad Left Hook will be here with live updates, results, and discussion during the first of the Dana White-promoted boxing events from UFC’s Meta Apex near Las Vegas. The main event will see Callum Walsh take on Carlos Ocampo in a 10-round middleweight fight, which isn’t really […]
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Today the upcoming welterweight title defense between Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia was officially announced for Feb. 21. During the announcement the sides held a kickoff press conference, with both fighters sharing some thoughts on the upcoming matchup. “I’m really honored to be part of this huge fight. This is how it’s supposed to be,” […]
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Orphaned after the collapse of Jake Paul vs Gervonta Davis, Gary Antuanne Russell’s long-delayed WBA super lightweight title defense against Andy Hiraoka will join DAZN’s February 21st Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia show in Las Vegas. An Olympic standout who won his first 17 bouts inside the distance, Russell (18-1, 17 KO) has sadly inherited […]
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Former super lightweight champion Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela will headline a February 1st Zuffa Boxing show against Diego Torres on Paramount+. Valenzuela (14-3, 9 KO) is 2-3 in his last five, but it’s worse on paper than in reality. After losing a two-round shootout with Edwin De Los Santos in 2022, he dropped a hugely controversial […]
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Following recent reports of an April fight between Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora nearing the finish line, Chisora joins talkSPORT to discuss the ongoing negotiations, why he thinks it would make for a great event, and why he believes Wilder will show up in better form than we’ve see from him as of late. Check […]
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As expected, H.R. 4624, the “Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act” championed by Dana White and Turki Alalshikh, passed the House Committee on Education and the Workforce this afternoon. The bill passed 30-4, with Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), and Mark Takano (D-CA) all voting against. The bill now […]
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ESPN’s Fernando Barbosa reports that former two-division champion Juan Francisco Estrada will meet Japanese superstar Tenshin Nasukawa in a WBC bantamweight eliminator on April 10th in Tokyo. “El Gallo” (45-4, 28 KO), who spent five years as WBC super flyweight champ before a dramatic knockout loss to Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez in 2024, made his divisional […]
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With Tyson Fury intending to end his retirement once again and return to the boxing ring, his manager Spencer Brown tells Sky Sports that they are aiming for an April fight date, believing that a formal announcement will come imminently. And as Team Fury weigh their options for potential comeback opponents, Arslanbek Makhmudov was specifically […]
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Despite Oleksandr Usyk openly targeting a fight against former WBC titleholder Deontay Wilder, longtime boxing reporter Dan Rafael cites his sources that a Deontay Wilder vs Derek Chisora fight is in the midst of being finalized for April in London. This represents an potential unexpected turn of events as even the WBC had paved way […]
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With Raymond Muratalla set to defend his IBF lightweight title against Andy Cruz this weekend, in what is only Cruz’s 7th professional fight, Muratalla explains why he’s feeling confident heading into the fight and why he expects to carry the day on Saturday night to retain his belt. Here’s some of what he had to […]
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ESPN’s Salvador Rodriguez reports “high interest” in a three-belt flyweight unification between Ricardo Sandoval and Anthony Olascuaga, which could land in Japan this coming March. Sandoval (27-2, 18 KO) was on the verge of a title shot when he dropped a majority decision to David Jimenez in 2022, but bounced back with six straight victories, […]
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Teofimo Lopez sits down with DAZN to talk about his upcoming WBO 140 lb title defense against Shakur Stevenson on January 31, saying he’s expecting to reveal the flaws in Shakur’s game and demonstrate he’s not the technical genius he’s portrayed to be. “The mentality part of it is going to really be the key […]
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Eddie Hearn and Tyson Fury haven’t always been best friends or even gotten on well in public, but Hearn says he’s glad to see Fury break his “retirement” and plan a return to the ring. Hearn told Sky Sports that Fury is “brilliant” for boxing, and that he’s still in his prime: “He’s inspiring me […]
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We’re now only two weeks away from the junior welterweight showdown between Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson on Jan. 31, and looking ahead to the card DAZN drops some more behind the scenes footage of Shakur in camp as he physically prepares himself for the battle. “I didn’t have to make this fight,” Shakur said. […]
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Friday, January 23rd Paramount+, 3:00 pm ET, Zuffa Boxing. From Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s Dana White’s first boxing show with Paramount, and Stumberg recently gave a pretty clear assessment of the lineup and seriousness of this whole enterprise that I can’t really top or elaborate upon. Best I can say about this first card is […]
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