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Super middleweight prospect Wilkens Mathieu stayed undefeated, stopping Esquiva Falcao in the eighth round tonight in Quebec City. The 21-year-old Mathieu (16-0, 11 KO) didn’t have it entirely his way in this one, as the 36-year-old Falcao, a former Olympic silver medalist, came in from Brazil and gave a really honest effort, he was there […]
A June 27th super welterweight title fight is soon approaching as Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis challenges unified champion Xander Zayas for his belts, and in the lead up to the the fight Matchroom takes fans behind the scenes of Boots in camp. “I’m just excited to be fighting a guy that got two belts, a guy […]
Antonio Vargas spent some time talking to Ring Magazine about this weekend’s title fight against Bam Rodriguez. While Vargas will be going in as the WBA champion, he’ll be a huge underdog against one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the entire sport. Here’s how Vargas plans to upset those odds… Vargas on his plans […]
Bam Rodriguez will look to make it a world title in a third weight class on Saturday, June 13, 2026, when he moves up to bantamweight to face WBA titleholder Antonio Vargas in a DAZN main event. Rodriguez looks the clear favorite in this one, and is seen that way by pretty much everyone, but […]
While Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya has maintained that he’d be willing to work with rival Dana White and Zuffa Boxing to make a fight between Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn, De La Hoya says Zuffa has been going about things all the wrong way by trying to circumvent him. ESPN now reports […]
Super middleweight prospect Wilkens Mathieu returns to action tonight in Quebec City, facing veteran Esquiva Falcao in a 10-round main event, making back-to-back weeks for Eye of the Tiger in Quebec. Bad Left Hook will be here with live results and reactions in this post, plus discussion down in the comments section. The 21-year-old Mathieu […]
Bam Rodriguez is moving to bantamweight on Saturday, and he’s leaving no pull back to the super flyweight division. Rodriguez has officially vacated his WBC, WBA, and WBO super flyweight titles for the move to 118 lbs, meaning that if he loses Saturday to Antonio Vargas, he won’t have the title-holding leverage for a potential […]
Floyd Mayweather will return, kinda, in an exhibition matchup on June 27 against kickboxer Mike Zambidis, and DAZN have picked up the event, meaning you can watch through the service you almost certainly already have as a boxing fan in 2026. The exhibition will take place in Athens, Greece, giving Zambidis home advantage for something […]
As WBA bantamweight titleholder Antonio Vargas prepares for his weekend fight against Bam Rodriguez, Matchroom takes fans behind the scenes of his training camp as he physically readies himself to go against one of the very best pound-for-pound fighters in the sport. Vargas knows a win here can dramatically change his life, so is taking […]
Most Valuable Promotions officially announced today that they’ve set a women’s super welterweight title unification between Mikaela Mayer and Chantelle Cameron, which will headline a MVPW-06 card on August 29 in Birmingham, England. The card will stream live on both Sky Sports and ESPN+. Mayer (22-2, 5 KOs) holds the WBC and WBA world titles […]
During today’s official announcement of an August 1 fight between Lamont Roach vs William Zepeda, Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya spoke about the matchup while also touching on some other fights he’s got in the works, including a potential fight between Tank Davis vs Floyd Schofield, and more. Here are some highlights of […]
Lamont Roach talks to Fight Hub TV about his upcoming fight against William Zepeda on Aug. 1, which comes on the heels of a draw with Pitbull Cruz. Here, Roach talks about why he’s fighting Zepeda and how he compares him to his last opponent, wanting to fight Shakur Stevenson, Keyshawn Davis and more. Check […]
Edgar Berlanga and Richardson Hitchins will both be in action at Zuffa 9 on July 26 in New York, and they now officially have their opponents. Berlanga (23-2, 18 KO) will not have to move up to light heavyweight, as Zuffa do apparently plan to do a super middleweight division. That sort of thing — […]
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez will look to become a three-division world champion this Saturday against Antonio Vargas, who holds the WBA bantamweight title. But much of the talk around Bam is not about that fight, it’s about what could come next, and that’s Naoya Inoue, the undisputed champion and a man some believe to be the […]
Tommy Fury and Eddie Hall will meet in a Misfits Boxing main event on Saturday, June 13, 2026, in one of the more visually intriguing spectacles you’re likely to see in the boxing-adjacent world this year. Fury and Hall have gone back-and-forth in a rivalry that seems more based on Eddie Hall and Tommy’s dad […]
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez will go for a world title in a third division on Saturday, June 13, 2026, when he faces WBA bantamweight titleholder Antonio Vargas. Rodriguez (23-0, 16 KO) has already won belts at super flyweight and flyweight, as the 26-year-old Texan has made his pound-for-pound case over the last four years in pretty […]
Raymond Muratalla will defend his IBF lightweight title against Robson Conceicao on August 1, joining the already-announced Lamont Roach Jr vs William Zepeda main event in Las Vegas, which will be for the vacant WBC lightweight title. The 29-year-old Muratalla (24-0, 17 KO) surprised a fair few when he beat ex-Olympic king Andy Cruz to […]
Boxxer have announced the signing of a deal with DAZN, and an August 8 card headlined by a rematch between Troy Williamson and Callum Simpson to kick off that deal. Further details about the “multi-fight” deal with the streaming outlet are to be announced on Wednesday. For the time being, it does seem as though […]
Irish prospect and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Dylan Eagleson, 23, has officially aligned himself with Zuffa Boxing, as Sky Sports reports that he has penned a long-term deal with the new company while he’s anticipating making his professional debut on August 8, which will on Sky’s network. “I’m buzzing to have signed with Zuffa, the […]
Eddie Hearn continues to sound off on Dana White and UFC’s treatment of his fighters, now going so far as to tell the world he’ll be discouraging Tom Aspinall from fighting under his current contract as he acts in an advisory role to the MMA star. Hearn says he’s not witnessed firsthand the UFC’s mistreatment […]
Jack Catterall spends some time catching up with the crew at Ring Magazine and talks about his most recent win over Shakhram Giyasov, hoping to get a fight with Rolly Romero, his interest in a fight with Devin Haney, while also reflecting a bit on his career and how he’s overcome so much to get […]
Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez returns to action this weekend in Glendale, Arizona when he takes on Antonio Vargas for a WBA bantamweight title in a DAZN main event, and looking ahead to the card Matchroom Boxing releases a video feature of behind the scenes footage of Bam in training camp. “Just the environment, the energy that’s […]
Any confusion over the WBA’s bantamweight title situation has been clarified by the sanctioning body, and Antonio Vargas is recognized as the organization’s bantamweight champion heading into next Saturday’s fight with Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez. The WBA had previously, until a few days ago, listed Seiya Tsutsumi as bantamweight champion, and not Vargas. But their latest […]
Thursday June 11th Wilkens Mathieu vs Esquiva Falcao (DAZN, 8:00 pm ET) BLH will have live coverage results and updates From Quebec, Canada. An Eye of the Tiger show headlined by Mathieu, a 21 year old riser fighting just his 2nd 10-rounder. He’ll face Falcao, a 2012 Olympic silver medalist and former world title contender. […]
Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn tore into Dana White, Zuffa Boxing, and UFC in a discussion with The Stomping Ground on Saturday, following Zuffa’s card in Bournemouth and Matchroom’s show in Sheffield. Hearn said that in the boxing world, Zuffa still “don’t get it,” though most would agree that Saturday’s show was a good one, […]