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‘Heart full of gratitude’: Katie Taylor reflects on her storied career
As Katie Taylor gets ready to end her illustrious fighting career with a farewell outing at home in Croke Parke this weekend, she speaks to Matchroom Boxing to talk about all the positive feelings she has when looking back over all of her accomplishments and says she’ll be walking away satisfied with everything she’s done. […]
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It’s a big day for Bad Left Hook! Today, the SB Nation app is live, and it’s the best way to follow boxing and all of your other favorite sports and teams! You can download it by searching SB Nation for iOS or Android. A year ago we made some big changes to our community, […]
‘I knew my guy was going to make him succumb’: Abel Sanchez reacts to Filip Hrgovic’s stunning upset win over Moses Itauma
Filip Hrgovic’s head trainer Abel Sanchez spent some time giving his reaction to the weekend’s heavyweight title fight where Hrgovic rallied late to stop Moses Itauma. Here, Sanchez says the fight mostly played out had they expected, knowing that Itauma’s lack of elite level experience would come back to bite him when it came down […]
‘It’s all pretty raw at the moment’: Frank Warren reacts to Moses Itauma loss
Following his dramatic stoppage loss to Filip Hrgovic over the weekend, Moses Itauma released a short message to the public on the fight before promoter Frank Warren joined talkSPORT to discuss what transpired and where things go from here. Starting with Itauma, he shared some of these words on his loss. “Yesterday wasn’t my night. […]
Katie Taylor, Andy Ruiz-Damian Knyba, and more: Boxing schedule and previews for September 1-5, 2026
Tuesday, September 1st CountryBox247, 7:00 pm ET CountryBox: Where Music Meets Boxing From the Plaza Mariachi in Nashville, Tennessee. There was a little one month hiccup in August, but CountryBox is CountryBACK! And, I won’t lie… I was a little concerned about the possibility we’d seen the last of this event until this fight week […]
‘I make everyone wrong’: Filip Hrgovic on nobody picking him to beat Moses Itauma
Filip Hrgovic says he knew fighting Moses Itauma was going to be tough, and that he did feel some inspiration from basically everybody in and around boxing picking him to lose on Saturday, when Hrgovic stopped the top prospect to win the IBF heavyweight title. “I knew I had a tough task in front of […]
‘I was so humiliated’: New champ Filip Hrgovic remembers nearly quitting boxing in 2024
Filip Hrgovic had the biggest night of his career today in London, upsetting Moses Itauma to win the IBF heavyweight title. Hrgovic (21-1, 16 KO) gave credit to his faith giving him the strength to push through a punishing, and his wife for her support. He also dedicated the fight to his father, whom he […]
‘Frank Sanchez will wait’: Filip Hrgovic has no interest in mandatory obligation, wants unification
Filip Hrgovic was pretty open about his new IBF mandatory obligation after his upset win over Moses Itauma today in London, and his message is clear. Hrgovic doesn’t care about fighting Frank Sanchez. He wants unification with the likes of Daniel Dubois or Agit Kabayel. When asked in a post-fight interview if Hrgovic vs Sanchez […]
Derailed: Filip Hrgovic stops Moses Itauma to win IBF title
Filip Hrgovic predicted months ago that Moses Itauma “wound not reach the promised land” when the two met in the ring. It was a good line. And you know that he meant it, even if most out there were going to doubt him. Today, he turned the “line” into a promise kept, rallying from deep […]
Dubois vs Wardley and Buatsi vs Hutchinson rematches, Cacace vs Ball official for fall dates
Queensberry Promotions announced a trio of main events for October, November, and December, starting with the WBO heavyweight title rematch between Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley on Saturday, October 17, at the O2 Arena in London. Also announced: All fights will stream on DAZN, with Dubois vs Wardley 2 likely a pay-per-view or Ultimate tier […]
Lester Martinez vs Luka Plantic live stream, results and reactions
Lester Martinez will defend the interim WBC super middleweight title against Luka Plantic in a ProBox main event tonight from Los Angeles. It’s a significant matchup at 168, because with a win, Martinez will be in a good spot to land big fight next year with the Canelo vs Mbilli winner, having already battled Mbilli […]
Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic live streaming results, reactions, highlights
Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic will battle for the vacant IBF heavyweight title today in London, as one of boxing’s fastest-rising stars looks to capture his first world title at 21, but will have to get through a sturdy veteran also seeking world title glory for the first time. Bad Left Hook will be here […]
Boxing Mailbag: Next for Teofimo and Rolly, rigged fights, fantasy matchups, and more
We’re back with another BLH Mailbag! I hate doing intros to things like this, so let’s just jump in! From soulrise: I’m curious how often do you rewatch fights and what’s the main reason when you do? Research to review tape of a fighter’s past fights before their upcoming bout? Nostalgia and entertainment to relive […]
‘This fight is what I’ve wanted’: Moses Itauma satisfied he has title opportunity at hand
Ahead of this weekend’s heavyweight title fight between Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic, both fighters showed face for the final press conference before their fists start to fly. Itauma, who has the opportunity to become a world champion at just 21 years old, makes it clear that he’s focused on the belt more than any […]
Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj official for October 17th on TNT and DAZN
PBC announced yesterday that WBC super welterweight champion Sebastian Fundora will defend his title against mandatory challenger Ermal Hadribeaj atop an October 17th TNT/DAZN tripleheader at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Fundora (24-1-1, 16 KO), sticking to his customary two-fight-per-year schedule, sees action for the first time since running over Keith Thurman this past March. […]
Golden Boy doubleheader: Schofield vs Bahdi, Collazo moves up to challenge Sandoval
Floyd Schofield and Lucas Bahdi will fight for the vacant WBA lightweight title, and 105 lb king Oscar Collazo will jump two divisions to challenge unified flyweight titlist Ricardo Sandoval. It’s a strong Golden Boy doubleheader, which will take place Saturday, October 10, from Chicago’s Wintrust Arena, a rare championship-level card for the boxing-neglected Windy […]
‘I want to give him his final lesson’: Ryan Garcia says he would dominate Teofimo Lopez
Ryan Garcia tells Fight Hype that he’s really looking forward to an eventual meeting against Teofimo Lopez, following Lopez’s recent win over Rolly Romero. In fact, Garcia says it’s a fight that he’s been seeking out for quite some time, and he thinks it will be one where he surprises people with how dominant he […]
Claressa Shields backs Caroline Dubois, calls Alycia Baumgardner ‘scared’
While Caroline Dubois has been steadily seeking a fight against Alycia Baumgardner, who has her own plans in the meanwhile, Claressa Shields has come out to publicly endorse Dubois as a talent and call out Baumgardner for ducking the smoke. Shields tells Sky Sports that it’s obvious Baumgardner is avoiding the fight when there’s only […]
‘He might actually be more fragile than I thought’: Moses Itauma speaks on title fight with Filip Hrgovic
Moses Itauma spends the final few days of training camp staying sharp as he prepares to contend for a vacant IBF heavyweight world title against Filip Hrgovic this weekend, and speaking to DAZN about the fight and how things have been coming along, Itauma continues to showcase his quiet confidence. Here’s some of what he […]
‘I’m going to throw him out of the ring’: Filip Hrgovic send ominous warning to Moses Itauma
As Filip Hrgovic nears his Aug. 29 title fight against Moses Itauma he sits down with DAZN to talk a bit about the fight, the matchup, and the difference in personas between the two, and his expectations for himself in the fight. Check out some excerpts of what he had to say below. Hrgovic on […]
WBO clears way for Emanuel Navarrete vs O’Shaquie Foster unification on October 24th
News broke earlier this month that super featherweight titlists Emanuel Navarrete and O’Shaquie Foster had agreed to meet in a three-belt unification on October 24th in San Antonio. One lingering issue remained, however: WBO mandatory challenger Charly Suarez, who’s been waiting over a year for the “immediate rematch” promised him following what should have been […]
Elif Nur Turhan vs Alycia Baumgardner headline MVPW-07, November 8
Most Valuable Promotions has just officially announced their MVPW-07 card, which is scheduled as a quadruple championship event headlined by Alycia Baumgardner moving up to 135 to challenge Elif Nur Turhan for her IBF world title in a 10-round main event. The card will take place on November 8 at the College Park Center in […]
‘I’m not going to be denied’: Chantelle Cameron confident heading into Mikaela Mayer unification
Chantelle Cameron is squared away to take on Mikaela Mayer in an August 29 title unification in Birmingham, England, and looking towards the fight Cameron tells Sky Sports that she’s been putting in all the work behind the scenes to the point where just simply doesn’t feel Mayer is a special enough fighter to topple […]
Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic, Cameron vs Mayer, Tszyu, Martinez, Lara: Boxing schedule and previews for August 26-29, 2026
Wednesday, August 26th Kayo Sports (Australia), 3:00 am ET Nikita Tszyu vs Ben Mahoney From Broadbeach, Australia. No US or UK options, but a nice little fight for the locals between a pair of undefeated super welterweights. Callum Peters appears in support. Thursday, August 27th TrillerTV PPV, 8:00 am ET APEX: BoxerFly From Khanewal, Pakistan. […]
‘He didn’t come to fight’: Teofimo Lopez Sr reacts to win over Rolly Romero
Immediately following Teofimo Lopez’s decision win over Rolly Romero, his father and trainer Teofimo Sr gave his reaction to what transpired in the ring and why he credits his son for coming out on top against a champion who fought in a negative style. Teofimo Sr on his reaction to his son’s win “I’m feeling […]
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