By Samuel Rosenberg There are only five days left for Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman to enter the ring in a highly anticipated battle for the World Boxing Association (WBA)...
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July 16th, 1947 On this day in history, middleweights Rocky Graziano and Tony Zale collided for the second time. On this occasion, it was triumph for a badly cut Rocky,...
Cuban Yordenis Ugás fights former WBC lightweight champion, Omar Figueroa, in a welterweight elimination bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, on July 20. Ugás (23-4, 11 KOs),...
Undefeated Elmont, Long Island prospect, TYRONE JAMES (9-0 6KO's) has been making a name for himself in the New York boxing scene since 2016. James may well be the 'heir apparent' to the...
WBC bantamweight silver champion Luis “Pantera” Nery, closed his preparation in his home city Tijuana, declaring himself in fine fettle for this Saturday, in Las Vegas, Nevada. “Pantera” (29-0-0,...
By Jose Corpas Like fellow Cuban Kid Chocolate, Ugas is considered one of the best-dressed boxers in the world. But as he prepares to face Omar Figueroa Jr. in a...
LOS ANGELES (July 15, 2019) — The soccer field will become a fistic battleground Saturday, August 17, as Jose Benavidez Jr. will battle former world champion Luis Collazo in a...
Kid Chocolate, who’s remembered as a great Cuban fighter, became super featherweight Champion after stopping Benny Bass in the seventh round. The fight took place at the Shibe Park of...
By Tim Dahlberg Pernell Whitaker, an Olympic gold medalist and four division champion who was regarded as one of the greatest defensive fighters ever, has died after being hit by...
HALL OF FAME FLIES FLAGS AT HALF-STAFF FOR FOUR-DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION PERNELL WHITAKER CANASTOTA, NY - JULY 15, 2019 - The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced its flags...
By Alison Bower VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Norfolk native and Olympic boxing gold medalist Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker was hit and killed at a busy Virginia Beach intersection, police tell...
By Sean Nam The typically pleasant Manny Pacquiao is fuming over undefeated welterweight champion Keith Thurman’s trash-talk heading into their 147-pound showdown Saturday on FOX SPORTS PPV. And Pacquiao trainer...
By Mark E. Ortega Former world champion Antonio DeMarco gave welterweight contender Jamal James all he could handle during a 10-round war that saw James emerge victorious Saturday night on...
By Jake Lambourne and Stuart Atkins DANIEL DUBOIS has wasted no time in calling out Joe Joyce following his stoppage win against Nathan Gorman at the 02 Arena. The 21-year-old...
Ronny Rios (31-3, 15KO) scored a spectacular upset knockout victory over previously undefeated WBA #3 Diego De La Hoya (21-1, 10KO) to win the NABF Super Bantamweight Title. Both...
BY Dan Gelston NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Shakur Stevenson keeps his Olympic silver medal in his room, not so much as a reminder of the experience, but as motivation that...
WBC super bantamweight champion Rey Vargas (34-0, 22KO) retained his title with an unanimous decision victory over Tomoki Kameda (36-3, 20KO) on Saturday night at Dignity Health Sports Park in...
Super lightweight Gabriel “Gollaz” Valenzuela (17-2-1, 10 KOs) scored a fourth round KO over former top contender Nery ¨Pantera¨ Saguilán (39-12-1, 13 KO) on Saturday night at the Domo Parque...
By Daniel Gonzalez Newark, NJ - Although Shakur Stevenson (12-0, 7 KOs) was somewhat brash with his comments after dominating Alberto “Metro” Guevara (27-5, 12 KOs) in front of his...
Stevenson knocks out Alberto Guevara in three. Joshua Greer Jr. edges Nikolai Potapov by majority decision in bantamweight eliminator. Newark, N.J. (July 13, 2019) — Ever since he turned pro following the 2016 Olympics,...
By Greg Beacham CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Rey Vargas grinded out a unanimous-decision victory over Tomoki Kameda on Saturday night to defend his WBC super bantamweight title. Vargas (34-0, 22...
By Luke Reddy Daniel Dubois won the British title and continued his rise towards heavyweight boxing's biggest names with a fifth-round stoppage of rival Nathan Gorman. The 21-year-old Londoner showcased...
Eight-division world champion and reigning WBA (Regular) Welterweight World Champion Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao won't be the lone Filipino fighting on at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada...
Fight results and brief summaries from the ‘Heavy Duty’ card at the o2 Arena topped by the showdown for the vacant British Heavyweight Championship. Richard Hubbard reports from ringside THE...
The card is stacked all the way through and begins at the arena at 4pm. Our man Richard Hubbard sits ringside to take you through the action… THE VACANT WBC...
World Boxing Council Super Bantamweight Champion Rey Vargas (33-0, 22 KOs) and Interim Champion Tomoki “El Mexicanito” Kameda (36-2, 20 KOs) were face to face for the last time before...
ANTHONY YARDE WILL challenge long-standing world champion Sergey Kovalev for his WBO World Light Heavyweight championship in Chelyabinsk, Russia on August 24. The fight will be broadcast live and exclusive...
By Hugh Bernreuter Jermaine Franklin won his second consecutive Showtime-featured bout, but the Saginaw heavyweight didn’t get the knockout or unanimous decision he wanted. Franklin, 25, earned a 2-1 split...
By Ryan Phillips Amir Khan wants Manny Pacquiao. After the 32-year-old Mancunian won a joke of a fight against Billy Dib in Saudi Arabia on Friday, he called out Pacquiao,...
Shakur Stevenson 126 lbs vs. Alberto Guevara 125.4 lbs (Stevenson's NABO featherweight title - 10 Rounds) Joshua Greer Jr. 117.4 lbs vs. Nikolai Potapov 117.4 lbs (IBF bantamweight eliminator for No. 2 ranking - 12 Rounds) ESPN+ (7 p.m. ET)...
By Melanie Lloyd “If there was something wrong before the fight, that's an excuse, and Josh won't give excuses." Sean Murphy Anthony Joshua's career was forged by Sean Murphy, who...
MOSCOW (AP) — Former world cruiserweight boxing champion Denis Lebedev retired on Thursday aged 39 after a lengthy and colorful career. Lebedev won the interim WBA cruiserweight title in 2011...
Frank Warren and Queensberry Promotions are delighted to present Saturday night’s ‘Heavy Duty’ show at The O2, London live on BT Sport. In the main event, unbeaten heavyweight prospects Daniel...
The Heavyweight title eliminator between Dillian Whyte and Oscar Rivas for the number one spot in the WBC will be streamed live in all DAZNmarkets on Saturday, July 20, from...
By Caryn A. Tate The welterweight contender returns to the ring versus former world champion Antonio DeMarco Saturday night on PBC on FS1. But James is fighting for more than...
By Samuel Rosenberg Ryota Murata is once again World Boxing Association (WBA) World Middleweight Champion after a stunning second round technical knockout of Champion Rob Brant. Their rematch took place...
AHEAD OF THE weekend when Frank Warren brings his ‘Heavy Duty’ card to the o2 Arena, the Hall of Fame promoter is ready to further add to the heavyweight mix...
By Dan Rafael Junior flyweight world titlist Ken Shiro retained his belt for the sixth time with a dominating fourth-round knockout of Jonathan Taconing. The faster, more powerful Shiro (16-0,...
By Dan Rafael Japanese national hero Ryota Murata avenged a one-sided loss and regained his secondary middleweight world title with an explosive second-round knockout of Rob Brant on Friday at...
Baseball, Boxing and WWF, a great time to grow up in. With what seems to be the halfway break (intermission) in the boxing year and the All-Star baseball game festivities...
By Dave Fraser and Stuart Atkins DEONTAY WILDER'S team have denied a deal to face Tyson Fury next February is already in place - insisting talks are still ongoing. Earlier this week,...
World Boxing Council Lt. flyweight champion, Ken “The Amazing Boy” Shiro (15-0 / 8Kos), will make the sixth defense of his title against official WBC challenger, Filipino southpaw warrior, Jonathan...
By Jimmy Ayash First Golden Boy said that GGG will have to earn another shot at the number one draw and cash cow of boxing Canelo Alvarez. Then after DAZN...
By Samuel Rosenberg Robert Brant and Ryota Murata both made weight for their rematch, with champion Brant coming in at 159.25lbs and challenger Murata coming in at 159.5lbs. Their rematch...
By Samuel Rosenberg World Boxing Association (WBA) Super World Welterweight Champion Keith Thurman held a media workout in St. Petersburg, Florida, while regular WBA Champion Manny Pacquiao held his media...
Former World Champions Peter Quillin and Minnesota-native Caleb Truax meet in a high-stakes rematch and IBF Super Middleweight Title Eliminator in the co-feature of the card at The Armory in...
NEWARK, N.J. (July 11, 2019) – It was a press conference befitting a Newark King. Mayor Ras Baraka was on hand, as well as a large contingent of media from Northern...
By Alan Hubbard When Daniel Dubois and Nathan Gorman, the early twentysomethings step into the ring at London’s O2 this Saturday night as arguably the two outstanding young heavyweights in...
By Kenneth Bouhairie The accolades continue to pile up for the unified World Heavyweight Champion as he wins the ESPY Award for his title-winning, TKO victory over Anthony Joshua on...
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