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All fighters made weight in Riyadh ahead of Saturday’s Ring IV: Night of the Champions card, co-headlined by David Benavidez vs Anthony Yarde and Devin Haney vs Brian Norman Jr. Benavidez (30-0, 24 KO) will defend his WBC light heavyweight title against Yarde (27-3, 24 KO) in the closing fight of the show. Both came […]
Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua are really going to fight. The two stars made the official announcement for their December 19 bout in Miami, which will stream live on Netflix, going face-to-face and sharing their thoughts at the press conference. “I like to challenge myself. I like to take on the biggest, the best. I […]
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn just recently gave his take on the recent news of Subriel Matias flunking a drug test for ostarine and the implications it might have for the title Matias holds. Hearn says he must imagine that Matias will receive a suspension and believes the WBC title he holds should become vacant, and […]
Queensberry promoter Frank Warrent recently caught up with Fight Hub TV to get his take on a number of topics including Anthony Yarde’s upcoming title fight against David Benavidez tomorrow, as well as his thoughts on a few other notable fights on the horizon. Here’s some of what he had to say below. Warren on […]
Mike Coppinger reports that WBC super lightweight champion Subriel Matias, less than two months away from what would almost certainly be the biggest payday of his career, has failed a drug test for the banned SARM (selective androgen reception modulator) ostarine. Matias (23-2, 22 KO) is presently scheduled to face mandatory challenger Dalton Smith on […]
With Brian Norman set to defend his welterweight title against Devin Haney this weekend in Riyadh, both fighters appeared for a final press conference today to discuss their impending collision. Naturally, if you know anything about the participants in this contest you’ll know it wasn’t too long before both father/trainers engaged in a war of […]
A month and a half after “accepting” an ordered IBF final eliminator against Frank Sanchez, Queensberry Promotions tells Sky Sports that Daniel Dubois has changed his mind. “The eliminator holds little value right now for Daniel. Derek Chisora was named the IBF mandatory at their last convention so the fight vs Frank Sanchez is to […]
In a rather surprising announcement, Ryan Garcia has taken to social media to record himself signing a contract for a WBC welterweight title fight against Mario Barrios on February 21. “Like I said, guys, I’m pretty tired right now. It’s a long day but I promised you guys I would have this video for you,” […]
Jose “Chapulin” Salas Reyes will have home-field advantage for his vacant IBF bantamweight title fight against Landile Ngxeke, as Bxstrs Promotions announced that the pair will meet on December 13th in Mexico City, Mexico. Salas (16-0, 10 KO) has been owed a crack at the belt for a good bit, but stepped aside to let […]
Former super welterweight champion Tim Tszyu will look to break out of a career-worst slum/p when he headlines a December 17th No Limit PPV against Anthony Velazquez in Sydney. Tszyu (25-3, 18 KO), who stopped Tony Harrison for the interim belt before outclassing Brian Mendoza for the real deal, has dropped three of his last […]
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This weekend’s action is headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between David Benavidez defending his belt against Anthony Yarde. In this sit-down interview Benavidez talks about how he anticipates this fight playing out, what he thinks of his opponent, and why he’s confident in his preparation for the moment. Check out some excerpts from […]
As Abdullah Mason is set to make his next appearance this weekend on the undercard of David Benavidez vs Anthony Yarde in Riyadh, Mason talks a bit about what he’s expecting in his scheduled vacant WBO lightweight title fight with Sam Noakes, as the winner will be in prime position to secure big fights going […]
Golden Boy Promotions’ first show of 2026 will see Alexis Rocha and Raul Curiel run back last December’s majority draw on Friday, January 16th in Palm Desert, CA. With Rocha (25-2-1, 16 KO) reeling from a rout at the hands of Giovani Santilan the prior year and Curiel (16-0-1, 14 KO) riding high amidst a […]
David Benavidez takes some time to talk to Fight Hype about what he makes of his past inability to secure a fight with Canelo Alvarez and whether he thinks that may ever come off in the future. Benavidez also mentions that he’ll be looking at a cruiserweight title opportunity against Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez early next […]
I was wondering why the official announcement of Seiya Tsutsumi vs Nonito Donaire on December 17th didn’t include Anthony Olascuaga’s reported WBO flyweight title defense against Jukiya Iimura. Turns out, Iimura pulled out just before the kickoff press conference, but Taku Kuwahara has stepped up to the plate on a month’s notice. Kuwahara (14-2, 9 […]
After official word broke that Jake Paul will now be stepping into the ring with former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua as opposed to a lightweight Gervonta Davis, Lawrence Okolie offers to lend a helping hand to Paul as he’s obviously in deep. So when speaking about the upcoming event and his interest in participating, Okolie […]
Roy Jones Jr breaks down the upcoming welterweight title fight between Brian Norman Jr and Devin Haney and explains why he’s expecting to see a good fight, with both men coming into the bout looking to make a statement about themselves. “I’m hearing Devin say that — we interviewed him, he said that weight was […]
WBO president Gustavo Olivieri announced today that previously undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has vacated the belt “[a]fter thoughtful consideration.” Fabio Wardley, formerly the interim champion after lifting the belt from Joseph Parker last month, now holds the full title. Usyk (24-0, 15 KO) had been on the clock to face Parker after July’s beatdown […]
Nigel Benn spent some time airing out his frustrations about dealing with Chris Eubank Sr and Jr throughout the build up to this latest fight, admitting that he’s tired of Eubank Sr’s ramblings and constant searching for the spotlight. Some would bring up the fact that Eubank Sr was noticeably absent from the post-fight press […]
Having scuttled a planned November bout with Gervonta Davis after “Tank’s” latest allegation of domestic violence, Jake Paul is officially set to meet former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua atop a December 19th Netflix card in Miami, Florida. Per various outlets, this will be “an actual, sanctioned heavyweight bout…contested over eight, three-minute rounds with the […]
This weekend features a big light heavyweight attraction between David Benavidez and Anthony Yarde, who will collide in Riyadh on Saturday. Ahead of their impending battle, both fighters sat down for a face to face interview with DAZN and showed plenty of respect towards one another as they both look forward to putting on a […]
Thursday, November 20th TrillerTV+? PPV?, 8:00 am ET?, Hameed Gull Boxing Series. A 16 fight card (eight against TBA!) from Jhang, Pakistan. Fight poster says Triller TV, BoxRec says TrillerTV+, Triller’s schedule doesn’t list it as of publication time here at Bad Left Hook. But, the Pakistani Middle, Welter, and Bantamweight titles are all on […]
Rafael Espinoza made another successful defense of his WBO featherweight title, dicing up Arnold Khegai over 10 rounds and scoring what was officially an 11th round TKO. Espinoza (28-0, 24 KO) faced a very game effort from Khegai (23-3-1, 14 KO), but it was pretty much one-way traffic for most of the bout. Khegai’s corner […]
Conor Benn got some revenge against rival Chris Eubank Jr, dominating their rematch today inside the heavy atmosphere of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, seven months after Eubank Jr beat the determined Benn at the same venue. Benn put Eubank Jr down twice in the 12th round but couldn’t quite get the stoppage, though not for lack […]