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Saturday, January 3rd DAZN, 8:00 pm ET, Most Valuable Promotions. From San Juan, Puerto Rico. Main event features Amanda Serrano defending her unified WBO and WBA featherweight titles against Reina Tellez, in what MVP are promoting as 10 scheduled three-minute rounds. HOWEVER, the last time Serrano was scheduled to headline an MVP show in Puerto […]
IBF flyweight champion Masamichi Yabuki turned in another standout performance in Aichi this morning, handing the ultra-tough Felix Alvarado his first stoppage loss in nearly 50 pro fights. Though known for his offense, Yabuki (19-4, 18 KO) reportedly overpowered Alvarado (42-5, 35 KO) off the back foot before sending the Nicaraguan to the mat with […]
Naoya Inoue is still the undisputed super bantamweight world champion, dominating his fight with Alan Picasso to win by unanimous decision in Riyadh. Inoue improves to 32-0 (27 KO), and an incredible 27-0 in world title bouts in his career. The Japanese star likely now has a date set with countryman Junto Nakatani, who was […]
Junto Nakatani didn’t have an easy time in his move up to 122 lbs, but he pulled out the win in a tremendous fight with Sebastian Hernandez, and set up a likely 2026 clash with Naoya Inoue. Nakatani started sharp and crisp in the bout, but after two rounds, the underdog Mexican warrior dug in, […]
The full undercard has been announced for the Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson “Ring 6” card set to take place on January 31 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Here’s a rundown of the fights currently set. You’ll be able to tell fairly quickly that this is a Top Rank-heavy card, and is officially co-promoted […]
Naoya Inoue defends his undisputed world championship against Alan Picasso at “Night of the Samurai” in Riyadh today. The fight will headline a full card of action in Saudi Arabia, which also features Junto Nakatani moving up to the same division as Inoue, and is meant to set up a mega-fight between the two in […]
“The Monster” is back. Naoya Inoue returns to the ring on Saturday, headlining a Riyadh card titled “The Night of the Samurai,” where the Japanese superstar and pound-for-pound contender defends his undisputed super bantamweight world championship against Alan Picasso. The show will stream live on DAZN on December 27, starting at 4:00 am ET, and […]
Shakur Stevenson takes some time to discuss his upcoming junior welterweight title fight with Teofimo Lopez, how it came together, and why he believes this is going to be his true coming out party. Shakur is already considered one of the most talented technical boxers in the sport right now, but looks to bolster his […]
If Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia didn’t satisfy your craving for awful title fights, have I got some good news for you. Per Julius Julianis, newly elevated WBA super middleweight champion Jose Armando Resendiz will make his inaugural defense against Edgar Berlanga on that same February 21st undercard. The WBA has been Up To its […]
The post-Crawford reconstruction of the super middleweight division is slowly getting into gear, as the WBO has ordered Hamzah Sheeraz to face Diego Pacheco for their now-vacant title. The pair have 20 days to negotiate. It’s an appealing fight between two of the division’s taller members, but odds are it’s dead in the water. Sheeraz […]
Jake Paul survived for longer than most expected in his weekend fight against Anthony Joshua, and even though the fight came to its invariable conclusion in the sixth round when Joshua landed a right hand across Paul’s jaw that would break it in multiple places, Paul is still keeping a positive attitude about his performance […]
Friday, December 26th Azam TV, 11:00 am ET, Boxing on Boxing Day. From Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania. Twelve fights, four of them with Pugilistic Syndicate of Tanzania Tanzanian titles on the line! Best name is Musa Makuka, who sounds like the villain character in a Kurosawa period piece. No legal US/UK/Australian television or streaming options. But, whenever […]
Jake Paul got into the ring with Anthony Joshua last night, losing via sixth round knockout in an absurdly bad fight, one where Paul was running from the opening bell and never stopped until he got too tired, at which point he started trying to tackle Joshua. At no point did Paul, 28, seem like […]
Jake Paul suffered the second loss of his boxing career tonight, knocked out in round six by Anthony Joshua. But the fact that Paul got into the sixth round was surprise to many, and something of a moral victory for the influencer-turned-fighter. In a reserved interview with Ariel Helwani on the Netflix broadcast, Paul (13-2, […]
Anthony Joshua admitted he wasn’t in his best form, though he knocked out Jake Paul tonight in Miami, but the 36-year-old former heavyweight champ has just one big name on his mind next, and that’s Tyson Fury. Joshua (29-4, 25 KO) and the “retired” Fury (34-2-1, 24 KO) have traded barbs in the media for […]
Anthony Joshua didn’t have anywhere near his best night in the ring, but he knocked out Jake Paul in the sixth round of their Netflix main event in Miami. Joshua (29-4, 25 KO) was fighting for the first time in 15 months and coming off of a loss to Daniel Dubois. Paul (13-2, 7 KO) […]
Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul in the sixth round of a barely-watchable fight tonight from Miami, which featured four knockdowns overall from Joshua, who all the same probably looked the least effective he ever has as a professional. Paul (13-2, 7 KO) was on the run from the opening bell, which was in all […]
Anthony Joshua offered some final words to the public ahead of tonight’s Netflix fight against Jake Paul, simply saying his talent and experience will carry the day as he expects to put a hurting on his opponent this evening. A lot of folks have been questioning the legitimacy of this fight, but Joshua says he’s […]
With Jake Paul set for a monstrous challenge tonight when he takes on former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua on Netflix, Lawrence Okolie tells Sky Sports of the time he’s spent in camp with Paul and the improvements he’s seen during that time. Okolie says when he first arrived at Paul’s camp to aid him […]
Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua will take to the ring tonight on Netflix for a special eight-round heavyweight main event, as the influencer-boxer puts it all on the line against by far his most dangerous opponent to date, a former world heavyweight champion. Bad Left Hook will be here with live updates and results for […]
Dan Rafael reports that Erika Cruz, slated to rematch Amanda Serrano on January 3rd, has been pulled from the fight after turning in an “atypical VADA test result for clenbuterol.” Rafael emphasizes that the result is an “adverse finding” rather than an outright failure, “meaning it needs more analysis,” but Serrano will instead face undefeated […]
Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua are really going to fight on Friday, December 19, headlining a Netflix-streamed card from Miami’s Kaseya Center. The journey to get to this fight was as odd as the matchup itself, which pits a social media celebrity with a questionable but profitable professional boxing career against a former multiple-time world […]
Jake Donovan reports that former bantamweight champion Ryosuke Nishida is officially set to follow recent conqueror Junto Nakatani up to 122 pounds, where he’ll face Bryan Mercado in a February 15th IBF eliminator in Osaka. Mercado (32-1, 26 KO), BoxRec’s no. 3 at the weight, hasn’t lost in over a decade since dropping a split […]
Today during the final press conference ahead of Friday night’s Netflix show headlined by Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua, both fighters made an appearance to discuss the impending fight. One of the biggest questions from fans surrounding this fight is the legitimacy — as in, is this actually a real fight at all? Well, according […]
Lewis Crocker says that if he had his choice, he’d face Devin Haney next in a welterweight title unification. Crocker (22-0, 11 KO) holds the IBF 147 lb title after a controversial split decision win over Paddy Donovan on September 13, which followed an even more controversial DQ win over Donovan in March. Haney (33-0, […]