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Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez is officially moving up to the bantamweight division, as previously reported, and will face Antonio Vargas in a DAZN main event on Saturday, June 13 at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The 26-year-old Rodriguez (23-0, 16 KO) has become recognized as one of boxing’s top pound-for-pound talents over the past […]
Immediately following Alycia Baumgardner’s win yesterday, Claressa Shields took to social media to make it clear that no one on the MVPW roster poses any threat to her, while being critical of what Baumgardner put on display in particular. “I have been dominant for 20 years,” Shields said. “A girl ain’t never gave me a […]
Ben Whittaker returns to the ring today to face Braian Suarez in a makeshift main event from Liverpool, and Bad Left Hook will be here with live results, updates, and discussion The original main event — Callum Smith vs David Morrell Jr — was unfortunately canceled, but we still have a card headlined by one […]
Alycia Baumgardner retained her three super featherweight titles, while Lani Daniels scored an upset win over Shadasia Green to claim the IBF and WBO super middleweight belts tonight in New York at MVPW-02 on ESPN. Baumgardner scored a clear decision win over a double-tough Bo Mi Re Shin, then called out Katie Taylor and Amanda […]
Alycia Baumgardner retained her trio of super featherweight world titles tonight with a hard-fought victory over Bo Mi Re Shin, and is already turning her attention to the future and a potential bigger fight. Baumgardner says she would prefer to fight either Katie Taylor, who plans to have a retirement fight this fall at Croke […]
Update: Crystina Poncher reported during the ESPN broadcast that Green was conscious, speaking, and doing well in the locker room. All great news, and again, our best to Shadasia. Shadasia Green was taken from the ring on a stretcher tonight following an upset TKO loss to Lani Daniels. Green, 36, looked exhausted in the eighth […]
Cristobal Lorente edged a split decision win over Nathaniel Collins in a WBC featherweight eliminator today in Glasgow, with the Spaniard going on the road to take two of three cards from the hometown hero. Lorente (21-0-3, 8 KO) battled back from a knockdown in round six, and did quite well at that, arguably winning […]
More than one criticized Zuffa Boxing for paying a one-fight deal worth $15M to Conor Benn for what we ultimately were delivered in an underwhelming show against Regis Prograis, but Zuffa is apparently all-in. And why Benn didn’t heed the advice of Oscar De La Hoya, we’ll never know. Today, during a segment on ESPN, […]
Unified flyweight champion Ricardo Sandoval will defend his titles against Galal Yafai as part of Matchroom’s June 6th Dalton Smith vs Alberto Puello show in Sheffield. Sandoval (27-2, 18 KO) is coming off the biggest win of his career, an upset split decision over multi-division titlist Kenshiro Teraji in July. The victory, his seventh since […]
Alycia Baumgardner and Shadasia Green will defend world titles on ESPN tonight from New York, headlining Most Valuable Promotions’ second card with “The Worldwide Leader.” Baumgardner puts her three super featherweight titles on the line against Bo Mi Re Shin, while Green defends a pair of super middleweight belts against Lani Daniels. The main card […]
Nathaniel Collins and Cristobal Lorente will meet in a featherweight rematch today in Glasgow, Scotland, and Bad Left Hook will be here with live results and discussion. The show will stream live on DAZN starting at 1 pm ET. We’ll have LIVE results for you as the bouts finish up this afternoon, as well as […]
Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya takes aim at Zuffa Boxing and its Saudi financiers once again, noting their plans to withdraw funding into LIV golf as an early warning sign of what’s to come in the boxing business. In that respect, De La Hoya says it’s just a matter of time before the […]
As expected, WBC super featherweight champion O’Shaquie Foster’s next defense will pit him against Raymond Ford atop a May 30th DAZN show at Houston’s Fertitta Center. Foster (24-3, 12 KO), last seen routing Stephen Fulton in December, has won 14 of his last 15. This will mark the second defense of his second title reign; […]
It’s no secret that Katie Taylor is nearing the finish line of her professional fighting career nor that she would hope for a proper sendoff at Croke Park in Dublin, even if she is a bit doubtful that it happens. Enter Most Valuable Promotions, with co-founder Nakisa Bidarian saying he’s down to provide the services […]
As expected, Keyshawn Davis will rematch Nahir Albright on May 16th in Norfolk, helming Top Rank’s first main event on DAZN. The pair first met in 2023, with Davis (14-0, 10 KO) taking home a unanimous decision that was later overturned due to a failed drug test for marijuana. They’ve since traded blows backstage, so […]
While previously reported, a rematch between super lightweights Keyshawn Davis and Nahir Albright is officially on schedule for May 16 at Norfolk’s Scope Arena, and streaming live on DAZN. The card will co-feature Brian Norman Jr making his return against Josh Wagner in a welterweight contest. The card is billed ‘unfinished business’ alluding to the […]
Ahead of their upcoming battle at the pyramids on May 23, Oleksandr Usyk and Rico Verhoeven sit down with Ring Magazine to discuss the big event and their thoughts on what this means. While many pure boxing fans aren’t thrilled with the idea of Usyk boxing someone from an entirely different discipline, these two think […]
Paddy Donovan’s quest for a third crack at Lewis Crocker will pit him against veteran spoiler Karen Chukhadzhian on May 15th in Mannheim, Germany. Donovan (14-2, 11 KO) sits winless since his 2024 finish of Lewis Ritson, going 0-1-1 against Crocker in their two meetings. The first saw Donovan dominate the Belfast native in hostile […]
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn shared his thoughts on this past weekend’s fight between Conor Benn and Regis Prograis, essentially cutting ties with fighters working with Benn’s manager Keith Connolly, and more during this media blitz. Here’s some of what he had to say below. Hearn on Benn’s fight with Zuffa “That was wild. I mean, […]
Kickboxing legend Rico Verhoeven is confident that his punching power will translate to elite level professional boxing when he faces Oleksandr Usyk on May 23 in Egypt. “When I land my best punch on him, of course, he will go down. It’s, like, a 20 kilo weight difference,” Verhoeven says. “He’s like a built-up cruiserweight, […]
Top light heavyweight prospect Ben Whittaker will return to the ring on Saturday, April 18, 2026, to face Braian Suarez in a main event from Liverpool, England. The show was intended to have an intriguing Callum Smith vs David Morrell Jr main event, with two top men at 175 lbs facing one another, but an […]
Nathaniel Collins and Cristobal Lorente will have their rematch this Friday, April 17, 2026. The featherweights fought to a draw last October at in Glasgow, Scotland, where the rematch will also take place, with Collins keeping home advantage in his country and looking to get his hand raised this time around in the 12-round bout. […]
Alycia Baumgardner is set to return this Friday, April 17, 2026, to defend her three super featherweight titles against Bo Mi Re Shin in the main event of MVP’s second ESPN card, MVW-02. We’ll have live coverage and updates this Friday night, so make sure you come back to Bad Left Hook for that, and […]
After recent reports of a rematch between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao came into serious doubt, Pacquiao has spoken out to express his confidence that the sequel will in fact take place. Pacquiao most notably says his confidence stems from the fact that both fighters have a signed contract with Netflix, with both also taking […]
Zuffa Boxing may have secured their first really notable fight, signing former cruiserweight titleholder Chris Billam-Smith, which could potentially set up a bout with the top man in the division, Jai Opetaia. With Zuffa just beginning to build its roster, the cards to date from the TKO venture have been solid but second- or third-tier […]