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‘It’s always an attractive option’: Joe Joyce angles for Daniel Dubois rematch
British heavyweight Joe Joyce may be 40 years old and coming off a seriously rough stretch where he’s lost four of his last five fights, but he believes he still has more to offer as he tells Sky Sports he thinks it would be a great idea for him to have a rematch with WBO […]
Floyd Mayweather facing lawsuit over Mike Tyson and Manny Pacquiao fights
TMZ Sports brings word that CSI Entertainment is suing Floyd Mayweather, seeking to claim damages for “Money’s” ill-fated bouts with Mike Tyson and Manny Pacquiao and to stop him from facing Mike Zambidis next week. The news comes just days after ESPN revealed that Mayweather (50-0, 27 KO) got slapped with felony charges over a […]
‘Who are you?’: Shakur Stevenson not willing to bend to Devin Haney in negotiations
Shakur Stevenson says he’d be happy to fight Devin Haney, but doesn’t see why he should give Haney and his team what they want in negotiations. Specifically, he doesn’t see why he should accept a 147 lb limit when Haney fought a 144 lb catchweight with Jose Ramirez just two fights ago. Here’s what Stevenson […]
‘Nothing’s changed’: Frank Warren downplays Tyson Fury’s rumored affiliation with Zuffa
Over the last few days there’s been lots of rumblings about Tyson Fury potentially signing with Zuffa Boxing, which seemed to gain more traction when Fury announced Turki Alalshikh as the promoter for the remainder of his career. That sort of aligned, considering Alalshikh a majority owner in Zuffa, but the exact relationship has been […]
Errol Spence Jr vs Tim Tszyu lands in Sydney, adds Jermall Charlo and Stephen Fulton
PBC’s July 25th Errol Spence Jr vs Tim Tszyu show will officially land at Sydney, Australia’s Afterpay Arena and feature a pair of former world champions on the undercard. Fighting for just the third time in the last five years, Jermall Charlo (34-0, 23 KO) returns for what might be the biggest mismatch of his […]
Moses Itauma expected to face Filip Hrgovic this summer
Fast-rising British heavyweight Moses Itauma appears to have his next fight lined up as Sky Sports reports that he will be taking on Filip Hrgovic on August 29 at London’s O2 Arena. It is expected that a formal announcement by way of press conference will be held early next week. Itauma (14-0, 12 KO) has […]
David Benavidez likely to face Noel Mikaelian in next fight
David Benavidez is reportedly in “advanced” discussions to face Noel Mikaelian in a cruiserweight unification in his next fight. Lance Pugmire had the report, and the news comes not long after the WBC ordered that Mikaelian defend against Benavidez. It’s rare that the WBC or any sanctioning body orders a unification, but Benavidez is a […]
Neider Valdez in to face Oscar Collazo, replacing Joey Canoy
Oscar Collazo needs a new opponent for Saturday, and he just may have one. Lance Pugmire reports that Golden Boy secured Mexico’s Neider Valdez to face Collazo this weekend in a DAZN-streamed main event. Pugmire also says that the WBA and WBO have not yet officially confirmed whether they’ll sanction the replacement bout as a […]
Joey Canoy out with visa issues, Oscar Collazo hunting for replacement
Update: Neider Valdez will now face Collazo on Saturday. Unified minimumweight champion Oscar Collazo is scrambling to find a new opponent for Saturday’s DAZN main event in Oceanside, CA after Filipino challenger Joey Canoy ran into visa issues. The WBO confirmed the development last night, adding that Miguel Cotto Promotions had requested that former title […]
‘I just don’t respect it’: Shakur Stevenson talks about getting stripped by WBC
Shakur Stevenson sat down with his mentor Andre Ward to talk about navigating the politics of boxing, and specifically touched on his issue with the WBC, who stripped him of their lightweight title over a dispute about sanctioning fees. Stevenson says he couldn’t bring himself to dish out a significant amount of money to them […]
Floyd Mayweather facing felony charges over bad check
Floyd Mayweather has had his name linked with financial turmoil for some time now, but now things appear to have taken a potentially criminal turn. ESPN reports that the Hall of Famer is currently facing felony charges in Nevada for theft and intent to defraud, resulting from a bad check in the amount of $200,000 […]
‘His performance is going down’: Christian Mbilli sees decline in Canelo Alvarez
Christian Mbilli spent some time talking to Ring Magazine about his upcoming fight with Canelo Alvarez, getting the call, how he views the matchup, and why he thinks Canelo will regret ever stepping into the ring with him. Mbilli defends the WBC super middleweight title on September 12, but hear some of what he has […]
‘Sign the contract or shut the f— up’: Carl Froch on ‘bully’ John Fury
Carl Froch has heard enough of the rantings and ravings of John Fury, who has once again challenged Froch to fight, something that — as Froch notes — has been going on for some time. The 61-year-old Fury has escalated the conversation recently, attached to his son Tommy’s Misfits Boxing fight with Eddie Hall this […]
‘Them belts are coming back to Philadelphia’: Boots Ennis eager to become unified champion once again
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis sits down for an interview with DAZN to talk about his upcoming title shot against unified super welterweight champion Xander Zayas on June 27, and during the conversation Boots would be asked about training and sparring with Canelo Alvarez, his upcoming fight with Zayas, and more. Check out some highlighted excerpts below […]
Tyson Fury: Turki Alalshikh is my promoter until I retire
Tyson Fury’s promotional status and the status of his proposed fight with Anthony Joshua is up in the air and the topic of plenty of discussion, but Fury himself says he’s got a clear promoter, and that it’s Turki Alalshikh. “Turki (is) the promoter [sic] of the GK, till I retire,” Fury posted in his […]
Takuma Inoue vs Tenshin Nasukawa rematch reportedly planned for September
Levi Luna announced on last night’s ESPN KnockOut broadcast that WBC bantamweight champion Takuma Inoue will rematch mandatory challenger Tenshin Nasukawa this coming September in Japan. This isn’t the most organic sequel you’ll ever see; Inoue (22-2, 5 KO) comfortably beat Nasukawa (8-1, 2 KO) when they met last November, with the latter seemingly running […]
IBF orders Ryosuke Nishida vs Sam Goodman for interim super bantamweight title
Multiple outlets report that the IBF has ordered former bantamweight champion Ryosuke Nishida to meet Sam Goodman for their interim super bantamweight title, giving the pair the customary 30 days to negotiate. Nishida (11-1, 2 KO) enjoyed an extremely strong run at 118, racking up wins over the likes of Shohei Omori, Daigo Higa, and […]
‘The rematch is in the cards’: Derek Chisora eyes second fight with Deontay Wilder
Derek Chisora was meant to walk off into the sunset in his 50th pro fight in front of his home fans in London this past April. While the turnout was great, Chisora didn’t get the result he would’ve liked, losing a split decision to Deontay Wilder. With that lingering dissatisfaction and a whole boatload of […]
‘He ain’t gaining anything from it’: Tyson Fury reacts to Tommy’s latest win
While Tyson Fury watched his brother Tommy Fury take a win on the latest Misfits card, iFL TV managed to momentarily catch up with Tyson as the official scores were being read to give his reaction to his brother’s performance. Tyson would say there’s nothing left for Tommy to prove on these kind of cards, […]
‘We’ll make an announcement soon’: Tyson Fury rumored to be aligning with Zuffa Boxing
Tyson Fury was in attendance at Dana White’s latest UFC event and it wasn’t long before all kinds of speculation started swirling about whether Fury has aligned himself with Zuffa Boxing — something White didn’t really try to dispel when directly asked about signing Fury after making suggestions he would be professionally involved with him. […]
Abraham Perez nicks decision over Jonathan Gonzalez to win interim WBA belt
Abraham Perez won a close decision over Jonathan Gonzalez to win the interim WBA flyweight title this evening in Grand Rapids, Mich., in a Salita Promotions main event. Perez (15-0, 7 KO) won on split decision scores, with two cards going his way, both at 115-113, and Gonzalez winning the third card, also 115-113. Both […]
Andy Cruz vs Albert Bell eliminator set for July
Andy Cruz and Albert Bell will meet in an ordered IBF lightweight eliminator on July 18 in California. The fight will be part of Matchroom’s card at Dignity Health Sports Park, streamed live on DAZN. Diego Pacheco will headline against Immanuwel Aleem in a super middleweight clash. The IBF ordered Cruz vs Bell in February, […]
MVPW-04 results: Two new world champions crowned, two retain
Last night’s MVPW-04 show saw two world title changes in Orlando, Fla., plus two titlists keeping their belts. Here’s a quick rundown of the results. Oshae Jones and Tiara Brown retain titles Oshae Jones (9-0-1, 3 KO) barely kept her IBF super welterweight title, retaining via a 10-round draw with Elia Carranza. It was a […]
Collazo vs Canoy, more: Boxing schedule and previews for June 19-20, 2026
Friday, June 19 Ashton “H2o” Sylve vs Joseph “JoJo” Diaz (DAZN, 8:00 pm ET) Bad Left Hook will have live results and updates MF Pro from Thunder Studios in Long Beach, CA, a regular, small boxing venue that has held a lot of shows in recent years. Love a place like that. Sylve (13-1, 10 […]
‘I’m ready’: Bam Rodriguez open to Naoya Inoue fight after crushing Antonio Vargas for WBA title
Bam Rodriguez is now a three-division world champion, stopping Antonio Vargas in the sixth round tonight in Glendale, Ariz., to win the WBA bantamweight title. Rodriguez (24-0, 17 KO) did face a game opponent in Vargas (19-2-1, 11 KO), with Vargas landing some decent early shots and coming to fight and all that. But the […]
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