The Best in Global Boxing News and Commentary
Today the upcoming welterweight title defense between Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia was officially announced for Feb. 21. During the announcement the sides held a kickoff press conference, with both fighters sharing some thoughts on the upcoming matchup. “I’m really honored to be part of this huge fight. This is how it’s supposed to be,” […]
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Orphaned after the collapse of Jake Paul vs Gervonta Davis, Gary Antuanne Russell’s long-delayed WBA super lightweight title defense against Andy Hiraoka will join DAZN’s February 21st Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia show in Las Vegas. An Olympic standout who won his first 17 bouts inside the distance, Russell (18-1, 17 KO) has sadly inherited […]
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Former super lightweight champion Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela will headline a February 1st Zuffa Boxing show against Diego Torres on Paramount+. Valenzuela (14-3, 9 KO) is 2-3 in his last five, but it’s worse on paper than in reality. After losing a two-round shootout with Edwin De Los Santos in 2022, he dropped a hugely controversial […]
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Following recent reports of an April fight between Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora nearing the finish line, Chisora joins talkSPORT to discuss the ongoing negotiations, why he thinks it would make for a great event, and why he believes Wilder will show up in better form than we’ve see from him as of late. Check […]
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As expected, H.R. 4624, the “Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act” championed by Dana White and Turki Alalshikh, passed the House Committee on Education and the Workforce this afternoon. The bill passed 30-4, with Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), and Mark Takano (D-CA) all voting against. The bill now […]
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ESPN’s Fernando Barbosa reports that former two-division champion Juan Francisco Estrada will meet Japanese superstar Tenshin Nasukawa in a WBC bantamweight eliminator on April 10th in Tokyo. “El Gallo” (45-4, 28 KO), who spent five years as WBC super flyweight champ before a dramatic knockout loss to Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez in 2024, made his divisional […]
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With Tyson Fury intending to end his retirement once again and return to the boxing ring, his manager Spencer Brown tells Sky Sports that they are aiming for an April fight date, believing that a formal announcement will come imminently. And as Team Fury weigh their options for potential comeback opponents, Arslanbek Makhmudov was specifically […]
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Despite Oleksandr Usyk openly targeting a fight against former WBC titleholder Deontay Wilder, longtime boxing reporter Dan Rafael cites his sources that a Deontay Wilder vs Derek Chisora fight is in the midst of being finalized for April in London. This represents an potential unexpected turn of events as even the WBC had paved way […]
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With Raymond Muratalla set to defend his IBF lightweight title against Andy Cruz this weekend, in what is only Cruz’s 7th professional fight, Muratalla explains why he’s feeling confident heading into the fight and why he expects to carry the day on Saturday night to retain his belt. Here’s some of what he had to […]
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ESPN’s Salvador Rodriguez reports “high interest” in a three-belt flyweight unification between Ricardo Sandoval and Anthony Olascuaga, which could land in Japan this coming March. Sandoval (27-2, 18 KO) was on the verge of a title shot when he dropped a majority decision to David Jimenez in 2022, but bounced back with six straight victories, […]
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Teofimo Lopez sits down with DAZN to talk about his upcoming WBO 140 lb title defense against Shakur Stevenson on January 31, saying he’s expecting to reveal the flaws in Shakur’s game and demonstrate he’s not the technical genius he’s portrayed to be. “The mentality part of it is going to really be the key […]
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Eddie Hearn and Tyson Fury haven’t always been best friends or even gotten on well in public, but Hearn says he’s glad to see Fury break his “retirement” and plan a return to the ring. Hearn told Sky Sports that Fury is “brilliant” for boxing, and that he’s still in his prime: “He’s inspiring me […]
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We’re now only two weeks away from the junior welterweight showdown between Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson on Jan. 31, and looking ahead to the card DAZN drops some more behind the scenes footage of Shakur in camp as he physically prepares himself for the battle. “I didn’t have to make this fight,” Shakur said. […]
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Friday, January 23rd Paramount+, 3:00 pm ET, Zuffa Boxing. From Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s Dana White’s first boxing show with Paramount, and Stumberg recently gave a pretty clear assessment of the lineup and seriousness of this whole enterprise that I can’t really top or elaborate upon. Best I can say about this first card is […]
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Raul Curiel maintained his undefeated record in a unanimous decision win tonight on DAZN in a middleweight fight, outpointing a game Jordan Panthen who came into the fight as a late replacement opponent. With the win Curiel improves to 17-0-1 (14 KO) and will look for his next opportunity after losing out on an Alexis […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Vergil Ortiz’s lead trainer Robert Garcia takes some time to talk to Fight Hub TV about his thoughts on the ongoing delay in finalizing what should be a clear fight to make against Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. Here, Garcia says that it’s really not either fighter that’s holding things up, but just the standard boxing politics […]
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Raul Curiel is back in action tonight, but it won’t be the planned rematch with Alexis Rocha. Rocha was hospitalized after issues trying to make weight for what was supposed to be a welterweight rematch, and now Curiel will compete in a middleweight main event against late notice opponent Jordan Panthen. Technically, the fight is […]
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Multiple outlets report that super welterweight contender Vergil Ortiz Jr has filed suit against Golden Boy Promotions, seeking the termination of their “Professional Rights Agreement” alongside compensatory damages for “various breaches of the PRA and GBP’s economic interference with its prospective economic opportunities moving forward.” Curse you, saad, and your superior reaction times. News emerged […]
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Michael Zerafa’s score with the Tszyu family remains unsettled after a three-round no contest against Nikita this morning. Zerafa (34-5, 22 KO) suffered a cut to the eyelid after a clash of heads in the second round. Upon examination by the ringside physician, Zerafa insisted that he “couldn’t see” despite a lack of blood or […]
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Top Rank has unveiled the supporting cast for Emanuel Navarrete’s February 28th unification bout with Eduardo Nunez. In what the press release calls the leader of the undercard, Philly welterweight Tahmir Smalls (16-0, 11 KO) takes a noteworthy step up in class against longtime contender Abel Ramos (28-6-3, 22 KO), last seen battling Mario Barrios […]
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Canelo Alvarez will be back in the ring this year, but it won’t be until September. Turki Alalshikh announced, with Canelo at his side, that the Mexican superstar will headline a “Mexico Against the World” event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which is obviously the best possible location for such an event. The event will also […]
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Fresh off of his big stoppage win over Subriel Matias to become a WBC world champion, Dalton Smith joins talkSPORT to discuss his reaction to the fight and validating himself as champion after overcoming all the odds over his career. Here’s some of what he had to say below. Smith on his knockout win “Obviously, […]
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Welp, there goes tomorrow’s biggest fight. Multiple outlets report that Alexis Rocha is out of his planned rematch with Raul Curiel, who now seeks an eleventh-hour opponent. Chris Mannix cites Rocha’s (25-2-1, 16 KO) trainer, Hector Lopez, to claim that his charge “had an issue that forced him to be hospitalized for a few hours.” […]
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Despite only having a 6-0 record, Andy Cruz is one of the most well-regarded fighters on the rise and will get his first shot at a major world title in an upcoming IBF title fight against Raymond Muratalla on January 24. Leading into the fight his Matchroom promoter takes fans behind the scenes of his […]
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Last October, Courtney Rossel filed a lawsuit accusing former partner Gervonta Davis of “battery, aggravated battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.” Earlier today, the Miami Gardens Police Department announced a warrant for Davis’ arrest for “false imprisonment, battery and attempted kidnapping” after reviewing security footage of the alleged incident and finding […]
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