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Joe Cordina out, Albert Bell in to face Abdullah Mason
Joe Cordina is out of his scheduled July 4 fight with Abdullah Mason due to visa issues. Wales’ Cordina was slated to challenge Mason for the WBO lightweight title in Cleveland, in the main event of a DAZN-streamed fight that was also to be the first fight of a simulcast deal with TNT. But the […]
Rolando Romero and Teofimo Lopez verbally agree to August title fight
Lance Pugmire, one of the last men standing at the freshly lobotomized BoxingScene, reports that WBA welterweight champion Rolando Romero has a “verbal agreement” to meet former two-division champion Teofimo Lopez this coming August. FightHype’s Nick Nunan first brought word of the brewing matchup yesterday. This being the WBA, there are naturally shenanigans afoot. The […]
‘The contract will have to be renegotiated’: Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury terms may need to be revisited if not held in UK
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn sits down while Stateside to discuss a number of topics including Bam Rodriguez, Xander Zayas vs Boots Ennis, and the fact that a deal for Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua may now need to be looked at contractually, once more, should Turki Alalshikh not find a way to stage the fight […]
‘If Itauma wins, world title fight’: Frank Warren would like to see Moses Itauma get championship opportunity this year
After it was formally announced that Moses Itauma will be taking on Filip Hrgovic on August 29, Queensberry promoter told Sky Sports that the future of his 21-year-old star in the making is quite bright indeed, and while he’s already in position to contend for a world title, they want to keep him active rather […]
‘Moses never reached the promised land’: Filip Hrgovic confident he beats Moses Itauma
Today marked the official kick off press conference for an August 29 heavyweight fight between rising star Moses Itauma and the well-regarded Filip Hrgovic. Itauma has long expressed his frustration in his ability to get a notable opponent, but he’s got one here and it presents an opportunity for him to validate all of the […]
‘We’re on now’: Moses Itauma discusses upcoming fight with Filip Hrgovic
Moses Itauma has landed a good opponent in Filip Hrgovic set for this August and speaking to talkSPORT about the fight and bringing it all together, Itauma shares some thoughts on he rates his upcoming opponent. Check out some of what he had to say below. Itauma on how he views this fight with Hrgovic […]
‘There’s a lot of names that would make for exciting fights’: Chris Eubank Jr aiming to return by end of the year
Chris Eubank Jr spends some time talking about his current frame of mind and what he’s inclined to do with his professional boxing career now that he’ll soon be 37 years old and is most recently coming off a shelling at the hands of Conor Benn back in their November 2025 rematch. Since then Eubank […]
‘He got a tough match in front of him’: Gary Antuanne Russell breaks down Xander Zayas vs Boots Ennis title fight
Gary Antuanne Russell puts his analyst cap on to discuss this weekend’s super welterweight title fight, with unified champion Xander Zayas defending two belts against challenger Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. In looking at the fight from his perspective, Russell explains why he favors Boots to win but cautions him that he can’t afford to be reckless […]
Zayas vs Boots, Mayweather, more: Boxing schedule and previews for June 24-27, 2026
Wednesday, June 24 DAZN (UK), 3:00 am ET, Lewis Crocker vs Liam Paro. From Brisbane. Also airing on the usual Australia outlets. DAZN doesn’t have U.S. rights, or at least doesn’t just yet, that could change, but does appear to have UK rights. PBC have a hand in the card so it could wind up […]
Oscar De La Hoya updates Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn status: ‘All Zuffa does is get in the way’
Oscar De La Hoya says that Ryan Garcia does want to fight in September, and seems to acknowledge that Garcia does want to fight Conor Benn. But De La Hoya insists that Garcia has a promotional contract with Golden Boy, and that if the fight is going to happen, it has to be on DAZN. […]
Vergil Ortiz will fight this year with Golden Boy, says De La Hoya
Vergil Ortiz Jr has been on the sidelines for months now, thanks to a dispute with Golden Boy Promotions that derailed plans for a fight with Jaron “Boots” Ennis. But promoter Oscar De La Hoya says there is light at the end of the tunnel, and that the two sides have been speaking and working […]
‘Maybe down the road’: Oscar De La Hoya pumps the brakes on Gervonta Davis vs Floyd Schofield talk
Any hope some may have for a fight between Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Floyd Schofield for the WBA lightweight title looks like it will have to wait. There were already pretty public cracks forming in that plan, not to mention the fact that Davis (30-0-1, 28 KO) hasn’t fought since in 15 months after his […]
Ryan Garner vs Michael Magnesi result: Ryan Garner wins phone booth war over Michael Magnesi
Ryan Garner and Michael Magnesi figured to deliver a good bit of action in today’s main event from St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton, England, and did not disappoint. Hometown favorite Garner and Italy’s Magnesi tore it up for 12 very hard rounds of phone booth action, much of the bout seeing Magnesi pinned against the […]
‘He absolutely destroyed me’: Tyrone McKenna recalls sparring 16-year-old Boots Ennis
Jaron “Boots” Ennis has been turning heads for years now, and it even goes back to his gym work as a teenager with very limited experience. As Ennis prepares for the biggest fight of his career against Xander Zayas on June 27, Tyrone McKenna recalled going to Ennis’ gym as a young pro and being […]
Oscar Collazo vs Neider Valdez: Live streaming results and reactions
Oscar Collazo steps back into the ring tonight, but will not be defending his pair of 105 lb world titles. Instead, the Puerto Rican moves up to flyweight to face late replacement opponent Neider Valdez, who was signed to fill in for Joey Canoy on Wednesday, after Canoy had visa issues. Collazo vs Canoy was […]
Ryan Garner vs Michael Magnesi: Live streaming results and reactions
Ryan Garner returns to face Michael Magnesi in a super featherweight main event from St Mary’s Stadium, home of Southampton F.C., with the interim WBC world title on the line. Garner (19-0, 10 KO) has already won European, British, and Commonwealth honors in the super featherweight division, and looks to take a potentially final key […]
H2O Sylve vs JoJo Diaz result: Ashton ‘H2O’ Sylve passes veteran test with win over JoJo Diaz
Ashton “H2O” Sylve picked up a solid decision win over a still-game, still-tough veteran in Joseph “JoJo” Diaz tonight in Long Beach, Calif., headlining an MF Pro show on DAZN. Sylve (14-1, 10 KO) scores his best win since his 2024 loss to Lucas Bahdi, and by quite a bit his best win since then, […]
Oscar Collazo vs Neider Valdez set for flyweight, world titles not on the line
As an update for Saturday night’s Golden Boy main event, Oscar Collazo will not be defending his 105 lb world titles, and in fact, won’t be fighting in that division at all. Taking on late replacement opponent Neider Valdez, who was drafted in on Wednesday to replace Joey Canoy, Collazo will be fighting two divisions […]
Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic official for next fight, August
As has been expected, Moses Itauma is now officially set to face Filip Hrgovic in a step-up for the 21-year-old heavyweight prospect. Itauma vs Hrgovic will headline at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday, August 29, 2026. Itauma (14-0, 12 KO) last fought on March 28, knocking out Jermaine Franklin in the fifth round. He now […]
‘I don’t need to fight f—ing kids’: Tyson Fury warns against Moses Itauma being pushed too fast
Tyson Fury has spent a lot of time in training camps with young heavyweight phenom Moses Itauma, and says that while he sees that same big promise others do, he wouldn’t rush Itauma into big fights. Fury told iFL TV that as things stand now, he’s not personally interested in fighting a “kid” unless it’s […]
Riku Masuda, Kenshiro Teraji, Shokichi Iwata lead July 20th title tripleheader
U-NEXT has announced a July 20th title tripleheader at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan led by a secondary bantamweight title fight between Riku Masuda and Daigo Higa. Masuda (10-1, 9 KO), whose only pro defeat came by decision against division standout Seiya Tsutsumi in 2023, is coming off a strong stoppage win over Nonito Donaire in March. […]
Tyson Fury says Kabayel, Dubois could be options if Anthony Joshua fight falls through
A little under a year ago, Tyson Fury said there were two men in the heavyweight division he had no intention of fighting. One was Joseph Parker, the other was Agit Kabayel. The reason was the same for both, with Fury telling The Mirror that he considered both “brothers” and “lovely guys,” having extensively trained […]
H2O Sylve vs JoJo Diaz: Live streaming results and reactions
Ashton “H2O” Sylve will look to get the hype train back on track when he faces veteran Joseph “JoJo” Diaz in an MF Pro main event tonight from California. The 22-year-old Sylve (13-1, 10 KO) has won two low-level fights following his stunning KO loss to Lucas Bahdi in 2024, after which he and Most […]
Oleksandr Usyk vs Agit Kabayel purse bid date set and rapidly approaching
Oleksandr Usyk and Agit Kabayel might be fighting next, after the bout was finally, officially ordered by the WBC. WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman says that the two have until June 30 to come to an agreement for a fight, after which it will go to purse bid. So not too long now. They have until […]
‘It was all out of whack’: Errol Spence reflects on poor training camp for Terence Crawford fight
Former unified welterweight titleholder Errol Spence just spent some time talking with Andre Ward and reflects on losing the biggest fight of his career when he took on Terence Crawford in 2023. Spence had dealt with a lot of adversity outside of the ring, which he now admits affected him inside the ring on that […]
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