ONTARIO, Calif. — Former world champions Guillermo Rigondeaux and Liborio Solis will battle for the vacant WBA Bantamweight World title Saturday, December 21 in the FOX PBC Fight Night co-main event and on FOX Deportes...
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NEW YORK – November 15, 2019 – The long-awaited showdown between undisputed middleweight world champion Claressa Shields and former champion Ivana Habazin has been rescheduled for Friday, January 10 live...
John Ryder is hoping to prove that size isn’t everything when he challenges Liverpool’s giant Super-Middleweight king Callum Smith for his WBA World, WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine titles at...
One day after Christmas opponent Kyotaro Fujimoto compared Daniel Dubois to a bear, and unveiled a man in a panda suit as his sparring partner, ‘Dynamite’ has warned that “Fujimoto...
BOXING legend Sonny Liston was murdered by the MAFIA in a death staged to look like an overdose, a new documentary has claimed. The former heavyweight champion is perhaps best...
PUEBLA, Mexico (Nov. 14, 2019) — Boxing’s busiest world champion, WBO junior featherweight kingEmanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete, will make his fourth world title defense in less than seven months against Francisco...
New York, November 14, 2019 Unlike the glory years of boxing, these days it is not often that two young stars, with perfect records and future aspirations of world title...
(Nov. 13, 2019) — Get ready for a fistic marathon. Four fight cards from four nations spread across two days will stream live this weekend on ESPN+, the leading multi-sport...
Weston, FL (November 12, 2019) Amateur Standout Charlie Sheehy of San Francisco, CA is in final preparations for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials next month in the 138lb. division. Currently...
By Michael Rosenthal A look at the hardest hitters in the division where the biggest punchers reside. Heavyweights punch hard. Ask anyone who has been hit by one. Some, however,...
November 12, 1987 Roger Mayweather become a two-weight world champion by defeating WBC super lightweight champion Rene Arrendo at the Sports Arena Los Angeles. Mayweather, uncle of former pound-for-pound king...
By Julie Carr Smyth COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Buster Douglas will mark the 30th anniversary of his upset boxing victory over Mike Tyson with a campaign aimed at inspiring others...
The world champs delivered a pair of successful defenses before the YouTubers took the ring for the main event. Two world title defenses paved the way toward Logan Paul vs....
FRESNO, Calif. (Nov. 9, 2019) — Jamel "Semper Fi" Herring, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, retained his WBO junior lightweight world title with a Veterans Day Weekend unanimous decision (115-113 and...
IBF No. 1 heavyweight contender Kubrat “The Cobra” Pulev (28-1, 14 KOs) had his way against Detroit-based veteran Rydell Booker (26-3, 13 KOs), winning a clear unanimous decision (99-91 and...
FIRST BELL – 3.25pm (all times local) 6 x 3 mins Welterweight contest Reshat Mati 148.4 lbs vs Cody Peterson 148.6 lbs Staten Island, New York Liberty, Missouri FROM...
Jamel Herring 129.8 lbs vs. Lamont Roach Jr. 129 lbs (WBO Junior Lightweight world title - 12 Rounds) Kubrat Pulev 248.4 lbs vs. Rydell Booker 248.2 lbs (Heavyweight - 10 Rounds) ESPN+ (6:30 p.m. ET) ...
‘Miracle Man’ makes 168lb debut against Mexican star on December 20 Daniel Jacobs and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will clash in a Super-Middleweight showdown at the Talking Stick Resort Arena...
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT AND Love Island star Tommy Fury will make his much-anticipated return to the ring on December 21 at the Copper Box Arena, live on BT. The smooth-talking and...
November 8, 1995 Japan’s Hiroshi Kawashima defended the WBC super flyweight title, defeating Indonesian southpaw Boy Aruan, by TKO in the third round. Everything ended at 57 seconds of the...
By Jim Sheridan BORN in Brooklyn, New York, a chance encounter with legendary boxer Mike Tyson sent Briggs into the sport. Aged just 12 at the time, Briggs saw Tyson...
LAS VEGAS — Undefeated Cuban contender Leduan Barthelemy will square off against former title challenger Eduardo Ramirez in a 10-round super featherweight rematch that headlines FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Prelims on FS2 and FOX Deportes...
DANIEL ‘DYNAMITE’ DUBOIS (13-0, 12KOs) takes on a new front on his prolific title hunt when he challenges for the WBC Silver Championship at the Copper Box Arena on December...
During the World Boxing Council 57th annual convention, in Cancun, Quintana Roo, the World Boxing Council presented special recognitions to extraordinary men who have revolutionized the world of boxing with...
FRESNO, Calif. (Nov. 7, 2019) — Under the bright lights, above where a pitcher's mound normally stands, Jamel "Semper Fi" Herring will enter the ring for the first time as...
Naoya Inoue overcame the heroic Nonito Donaire to claim a points victory to win the Ali Trophy in the bantamweight edition of the World Boxing Super Series in Saitama, Japan....
(Nov. 7, 2019) — WBA/IBF bantamweight world champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue, a 5-foot-4½ three-weight world champion who has climbed the pound-for-pound rankings with devastating knockouts against normally iron-chinned foes, is...
World Boxing Council bantamweight champion, Frenchman Nordine Oubaali, defended his crown for the second time by defeating Japanese Takuma Inoue by UD, this Thursday at the Super Arena in Saitama,...
By Kevin Iole It was a big day for Naoya Inoue, the IBF-WBA bantamweight champion and, just perhaps, the 2019 Fighter of the Year. Inoue defeated Nonito Donaire in a...
By Jimmy Ayash First off, let me congratulate Naoya Inoue for a great performance in capturing the Muhammad Ali Trophy in Japan against a much bigger ( 10-14 pounds difference)...
‘White Chocolate’ says he’s ‘fighting for his dreams’ as he continues pro ride Nikita Ababiy fights under the bright lights of the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Saturday night,...
(Nov. 6, 2019) — Conrad “Mr. Dynamite” Cummings and the unbeaten Danny Dignum will square off in a can’t-miss 10-round tilt for the vacant WBO European middleweight title Saturday from London’s...
Monster’ Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16 KOs) reveals GOAT ambition and vows to put on a career-best performance against Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire (40-5, 26 KOs) in Thursday’s WBSS Bantamweight...
Highly-anticipated WBC Super Welterweight Title rematch headlines card from Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. ONTARIO, Calif. – The highly-anticipated WBC Super Welterweight Title rematch between Tony “Superbad’’ Harrison and Jermell “Iron Man’’ Charlo will...
Japanese boxing legends explain Inoue’s monstrous abilities ahead of Thursday’s Inoue-Donaire WBSS Bantamweight Ali Trophy final at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Japan’s ‘Monster’ Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16...
‘Monster’ Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16 KOs) and Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire (40-5, 26 KOs) were both in confident moods at Monday’s medical check in Tokyo ahead of Thursday’s WBSS...
Japan’s ‘Monster’ Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16 KOs) breaks down the WBSS Bantamweight Ali Trophy final against legendary Filipino-American Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire (40-5, 26 KOs) at the Saitama Super...
By Joseph Santoliquito The undefeated super bantamweight champion is showing maturity beyond his years as he prepares to take on former champion Julio Ceja Saturday, November 23, on FOX Sports...
By Joseph Santoliquito The undefeated super welterweight is ready for another world title shot following a one-sided victory over Wale Omotoso Saturday night on FS1. OXON HILL, MD — It...
(Nov. 4, 2019) — Andrew and Jason Moloney, Australian twin brothers separated by three pounds, will be featured in separate bouts on a special early-morning edition of “Breakfast and Boxing”...
VERONA, N.Y. (Nov. 4, 2019) — Two of the light heavyweight’s division’s most explosive fighters are set for a fistic shootout Saturday, Jan. 18, as former world champion Eleider “Storm”...
BEST P4P BOXERS IN THE WORLD: 1. Naoya Inoue 2. Errol Spence Jr. 3. Manny Pacquiao 4. Gennady Golovkin 5. Mikey Garcia 6. Canelo Álvarez 7. Vasyl Lomachenko 8. Jose Ramirez ...
By Daniel Gonzalez LAS VEGAS — Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (53-1-2, 36 KOs) made history at the MGM Grand Garden Arena by capturing the WBO Light Heavyweight Championship with an 11th...
By James Dielhenn Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez viciously knocked out Sergey Kovalev to claim a world championship in his fourth weight division on Saturday night in Las Vegas. A brutal straight...
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