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Keith Thurman believes that if he can beat Sebastian Fundora and take the WBC super welterweight title on March 28, his Hall of Fame case will be set. “This will definitely solidify me as a Hall of Famer,” said Thurman. “This is just a beautiful opportunity. The last time I held a world title was […]
In October of last year, the WBA formally ordered welterweight champion Rolly Romero to defend his title against Shakhram Giyasov, their mandatory challenger since 2023. Since then, Giyasov’s team has made multiple attempts to push the WBA, which has yet to even schedule a purse bid six months later, to actually follow their own rules. […]
WBC super featherweight champion O’Shaquie Foster’s next fight may not be the unification we crave, but it could be a quality scrap, as Eddie Hearn tells The Stomping Ground that he’s working on a showdown with former featherweight champ Raymond Ford. Foster (24-3, 12 KO) fought just once in 2015, handily beating an overweight Stephen […]
With Alycia Baumgardner set to headline an MVP on ESPN card that will air live on April 17, she joins Brian Custer to talk about the fight, her career growth, and the trajectory she’s on while looking ahead. You can check out some excerpts of what she had to say below with the full video […]
A welterweight title unification between Devin Haney and Rolly Romero may be coming, according to The Ring’s Mike Coppinger. Coppinger said on Inside the Ring that negotiations for the bout are getting “closer and closer” and that the fight would happen on May 30 in Las Vegas as the current working idea. Haney (33-0, 15 […]
Following his unanimous decision win over the weekend, Arnold Barboza caught up with boxing media members to discuss the fight and what he wants to see come next. Barboza on how he feels about his performance against Sims “I know it was good, I know I won a lot of rounds. Shout out to Sims […]
Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya quickly caught up with some boxing media over the weekend to give his reaction to Arnold Barboza’s win over Kenneth Sims, as well as share his feelings about where things stand in regards to an anticipated rematch between Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney. De La Hoya on Barboza’s […]
Riku Masuda may have ended the career of Nonito Donaire today in Yokohama, Japan, and we also saw Anthony Olascuaga retain his WBO flyweight title, while Shokichi Iwata picked up the WBC light flyweight belt. Masuda (10-1, 9 KO) stopped the 43-year-old Donaire (43-10, 28 KO) in the eighth round of their scheduled 10-round bantamweight […]
Thursday, March 19th DAZN, 8:00 pm ET, Salita Promotions. From San Juan, Puerto Rico. Main event is Felix Parrilla vs Jose Velasquez. Should be a showcase if Parrilla is a legit prospect, but Velasquez is not a pushover, even at 36. Friday, March 20th DAZN, 3:00 pm ET, Michael Conlan vs Kevin Walsh. From Belfast, […]
Arnold Barboza Jr won DAZN’s main event tonight, outpointing Kenneth Sims Jr in a welterweight fight over 12 rounds to take a unanimous decision win. Barboza would call out Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney in post-fight interview, and Alexis Rocha would also make an appearance in the ring to ask Barboza for a fight between […]
Anthony Cacace became a two-time super featherweight world champion today, beating Jazza Dickens by unanimous decision in Dublin to take the WBA belt. Cacace (25-1, 9 KO) didn’t thrill in the victory, and in fact the once-rowdy Dublin crowd became fairly muted over the course of the 12-round bout, which never picked up much steam […]
Arnold Barboza Jr and Kenneth Sims Jr will both jump up to the welterweight division tonight, squaring off in the 12-round main event of a Golden Boy show from Anaheim. Bad Left Hook will be here with live results, updates, and scoring in the comments section, with Wil Esco on the call for us this […]
Jazza Dickens and Anthony Cacace will meet for Dickens’ WBA super featherweight title today, headlining a Queensberry-promoted show in Dublin, where Cacace will have home advantage. Cacace (24-1, 9 KO) won the IBF 130 lb title in 2024 from Joe Cordina, then vacated, and is looking to become a two-time recognized world champion at the […]
Most Valuable Promotions have announced the signing of three-division world champion Mikaela Mayer, another major add to the roster at Jake Paul’s promotional company, which has largely taken over the women’s side of the sport. The 35-year-old Mayer (22-2, 5 KO) is one of the standout names in the sport since turning pro in 2017. […]
Sebastian Fundora is set to put his WBC super welterweight title on the line against former welterweight champion Keith Thurman on March 28 and quickly catches up with Fight Hub TV to discuss the bout, facing Thurman who he was once a fan of, and why he’s willing to take on all-comers at 154 so […]
The historically reliable Julius Julianis reports that unified super flyweight champion Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez will move to bantamweight to challenge WBA titlist Antonio Vargas on a date to be determined. No word as to whether it’s a permanent move or a pit stop while IBF super flyweight champion Willibaldo Garcia, who stands between Rodriguez (23-0, […]
Former featherweight champion Skye Nicolson will look to continue her super bantamweight tour in friendly territory next month, headlining an April 29th DAZN show in Melbourne opposite Mariah Turner. Nicolson (15-1, 3 KO) has won three straight since an upset loss to Tiara Brown last March, the biggest victory a unanimous decision over Yuliahn Luna […]
Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya took to social media today to give his take on the recent Zuffa Boxing event where Jai Opetaia won, but had the IBF sanctioning of the fight pulled as the Zuffa title was present as being a world championship. Needless to say, De La Hoya revels in the […]
Zuffa Boxing announced during last Sunday’s Jai Opetaia vs Brandon Glanton broadcast that their next installment would land on Easter Sunday, April 5th, with Andres Cortes vs Eridson Garcia in the main event. They’ve now revealed the rest of the lineup, which features Mark Magsayo vs Feargal McCrory and Azat Hovhannisyan vs Eduardo Baez. Cortes […]
Super lightweight veterans Arnold Barboza Jr and Kenneth Sims Jr receive the DAZN spotlight this Saturday evening, duking it out in a must-win main event in Anaheim, California. Bad Left Hook will have LIVE coverage of the card starting at 8:00 pm ET. Sims (22-3-1, 8 KO) saw a nine-fight winning streak go up in […]
We’re now only a couple of weeks away from the March 28 super welterweight title defense between reigning titleholder Sebastian Fundora defending against challenger Keith Thurman. Both fighters have just appeared for a virtual press conference and to answer media questions, and here is some of what both had to say with the full video […]
Newly minted WBA super featherweight champion Jazza Dickens will look to continue his improbable career revival this Saturday against the surging Anthony Cacace atop a DAZN show in Vegas. Bad Left Hook will have LIVE coverage of the card starting at 3:00 pm ET. Dickens (36-5, 15 KO) went from interim to full titlist after […]
Agit Kabayel feels like he’s being avoided, and the German heavyweight is tired of sitting quietly. Kabayel says Oleksandr Usyk and others have ducked fights with him, including some where he’s agreed to stipulations only to see fights not come to fruition. Kabayel responded to questions and comments on his Instagram story, let’s break it […]
We’re not quite in “definitively cursed matchup” territory yet, but we’re getting close. Cesar Seda reports and multiple outlets confirm that heavyweight contender Frank Sanchez is out of his scheduled IBF eliminator against Richard Torrez Jr on the upcoming Sebastian Fundora vs Keith Thurman undercard. Sanchez (25-1, 18 KO), who went through multiple potential opponents […]
Oleksandr Usyk just joined Ring Magazine’s show to discuss his upcoming bout against kickboxer Rico Vanhoeven and during the segment he was asked about his remaining plans in the sport of boxing as he’s now looking towards the finish line of a Hall of Fame career. Check out some of what he had to say […]