Get up close and personal with some of the biggest names in the sport of Boxing as Boxingtalk brings you the latest news, videos, stories and exclusive interviews from fighters, trainers, promoters, managers...even celebrities. See the difference when those individuals let loose and freely speak their minds about some of the hottest topics in boxing. Raw and uncut, only Boxingtalk can bring it to you straight from the horses mouth. STORIES & VIDEOS ARCHIVES

Rotterdam hosts Kraus vs. Brooks battle of undefeateds

Source: Boxxer Boxxer expands into the Netherlands this weekend with a show in Rotterdam headlined by Gradus Kraus(10-0) vs. Theo Brooks (5-0). Boxxer is partnering with leading Dutch promoters Boxing Gladiators for the light heavyweight main event on Saturday, May 9th at the Topsportcentrum. The 24 year-old Kraus won his last fight,...

Tonight: BKFC action in Daytona Beach

Press Release Worlds collide this week as Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships’ Blood 4 Blood kicks off the Welcome To Rockville music festival in Daytona Beach, Florida. On Wednesday, the inaugural Blood 4 Blood bare knuckle fighting event opens the rock, metal and punk music festival. Alex The Terrible, frontman of the band Slaughter...

Wardley: "Dubois isn't the man to stop me"

Source: DAZN It's fight week in Manchester, England where on Saturday night, WBO heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley (pictured) and ex-IBF champ Daniel Dubois wil do battle live on DAZN pay-per-view and DAZN Ultimate.  With both men boasting a 95% knockout ratio, Wardley-Dubois practically guarantees fireworks and a knockout finish. As...

Spence: "I’ll be mentally and physically better"

Source: PBC Errol Spence, the former three-belt welterweight champion, is ending a long period of inactivity with a very tough fight, a road assignment vs. former WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu. The two men went face to face on Saturday at a press conference to officially announce the bout, which will headline a...

Late result: Takuma Inoue defeats Kazuto Ioka

Compiled by Scott Shaffer Takuma Inoue W12 Kazuto Ioka... On Saturday in Tokyo, Takuma Inoue won a unanimous decision to retain his WBC bantamweight bout against Japanese legend Kazuto Ioka. Both men are from legendary boxing families, as Takuma's older brother is the four-division champion and reigning world 122-pound champion Naoya Inoue, while Ioka...

Results from Kalingrad, Russia

Source: IBA An IBA pro card took place in Kaliningrad, Russia on May 1st. David Surov (2-0) defeated Kevin Martinez of Mexico in a heavyweight bout. From the opening minutes, Surov held the advantage in speed and movement. In the second round, he calmly shifted away from Martinez’s dangerous right hand, beat him to the punch and came...

Three OPBF champs crowned last weekend

Source: WBC Jin Sasaki W10 Sora Tanaka i... On the big Tokyo show last weekend, Jin Sasaki became the new OPBF welterweight champion by defeating Sora Tanaka in an exciting, closely contested contest. The bout, presented by Ohashi Promotion, was a war of attrition and strategy between two of Japan’s premier 147-pounders. After ten rounds...

Tszyu: "What does Spence have left in the tank?"

Source: PBC Former three-belt welterweight champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. and former WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu (pictured) went face to face for the first time on Saturday, at a press conference to officially announce Spence's comeback fight, which will headline a PBC pay-per-view event available on Prime...

Spence to return in tough July fight vs. Tszyu

Source: PBC Former three-belt welterweight champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. will make his anticipated return to the ring as a junior middleweight in a high-stakes showdown against former junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu on Saturday, July 25th. The bout will headline a PBC pay-per-view event available on Prime Video in...

WBA orders Santiago to face fourth straight Japanese foe

Compiled by Scott Shaffer The WBA Championship Committee has officially ordered the mandatory bout between its light flyweight champion René Santiago and the WBA top-ranked contender, Daiya Kira. The sanctioning body issued formal notification to the respective teams of both fighters, granting a thirty-day negotiation period to reach terms for the...

Welcome to Zuffa Boxing 06 fight week

Zuffa Boxing returns with its sixth installment on Sunday, May 10th at Meta Apex in Las Vegas. In the main event, Shane Mosley Jr. takes on Ukranian veteran Sehii Bohachuk in a middleweight contest. Bohachuk (27-3, 24 KOs) will look to utilize his relentless pressure and power against 35-year-old veteran Shane Mosley Jr....

Results from the Republic of Georgia

Source: WBF Givi Todua TKO2 Filipino Elmo Traya... On Saturday May 2nd, in Tblisi, Republic of Georgia, middleweight Givi Todua stopped brave but outgunned Filipino Elmo Traya in the second round. It was a statement performance from Todua, who improved his record to 7-0 with 5 KOs. Traya travels home at 16-7 with 11 KOs. The ceiling is...

Watch: Benavidez destroys Ramirez to become three-division champ

Source: PBC David Benavidez KO6 Gilberto Ramirez... In front of a raucous crowd at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, David “El Monstro” Benavidez dropped Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez twice en route to becoming a three-division. champion. The second knockdown put Ramirez away at 2:59 of the sixth round and ended his regin as WBA / WBO...

Inoue extends legacy with win over fellow champ Nakatani

Source: DAZN Naoya Inoue W12 Junto Nakatani ... In a Japanese super fight, Naoya Inoue edged Junto Nakatani on Saturday to retain his undisputed super bantamweight world championship. 'The Monster' saw off a spirited challenge from an undefeated three-division champion in a Tokyo Dome blockbuster. Victory for Inoue, a four-division...

Munguia defeats Resendiz to become two-division champ

Sean Sullivan @ ringside Jaime Munguia W12 Armando Resendiz ... With a sharp, dominant performance, Jaime Munguia of Tijuana, became a two-time, two-division champion defeating fellow Mexican Armando “Toro” Resendiz on the Ramirez-Benavidez undercard at T-Mobile Arena, in Las Vegas. The championship contest was fought for the WBA super middleweight...

Duarte gets narrow win vs. overweight Fierro

Sean Sullivan @ ringside Oscar Duarte W12 Angel Fierro ... In an all-Mexican contest on the Ramirez-Benavidez undercard in Las Vegas, Oscar Duarte edged Angel Fierro to win a close, controversial split decision. The contest was supposed to be at junior welterweight but Fierro showed up overweight. To move ahead with the bout, Fierro was fined $40,000...

Sanchez stops Chavez in battle of unbeatens

Sean Sullivan @ ringside Jose Sanchez TKO10 Jorge Chavez... In a battle of unbeaten super bantamweights as part of the Ramirez-Benavidez undercard from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Jose Tito “The Body Snatcher” Sanchez emerged victorious following an exciting battle against Mexican Jorge “El Nino Durado” Chavez. Chavez, 122 lbs., of San Diego,...

Juan C. Carillo ends layoff with a KO

Sean Sullivan @ ringside Juan Carlos Carrillo KO4 Marlon Delgado,... Colombian Olympian Juan Carlos Carrillo ended a year-plus layoff in strong fashion, knocking out previously unbeaten Marlon Delgado, of Ibarra, Ecuador, in the fourth round. The bout took place on the undercard of the big PBC pay-per-view show in Las Vegas. Cariilo, who is now based...

Undercard results from Las Vegas

Sean Sullivan @ ringside Ismael Flores W10 Isaac Lucero... Argentina's Ismael “El Terrible” Flores, who fights out of Barcelona, made his US debut a successful and memorable one, upsetting Mexican favorite Isaac “La Bestia” Lucero in a thrilling fire fight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Flores got off to a fast start in the junior middleweight...

ProBox results from Maryland

Press Release Tsendbaatar Erdenebat W10 Cobia Breedy... Undefeated Olympian Tsendbaatar “Chinggis Khaan” Erdenebat (15-0, 6 KOs), a Mongolian southpaw continued to establish himself as a junior lightweight contender, taking a dominant ten-round unanimous decision over Cobia “Soldier” Breedy (18-2, 8 KOs) of nearby Largo, Maryland, via...

Benavidez more than 20 pounds heavier than previous career high!

By Scott Shaffer WBA / WBO cruiserweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez defends against undefeated two-division champion David “El Monstro” Benavidez on a PBC pay-per-view event on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. At Friday's weigh-in, Ramirez, himself a two-division champ, weighed in at the division limit of 200 pounds. Benavidez,...

Inoue and Nakatani make weight

Source: WBC Four-division champion Naoya "Monster" Inoue will defend his undisputed world super bantamweight championship against three-division Junto Nakatani in the biggest fight in Japanese history on May 2nd at the Tokyo Dome. Both men are undefeated. On Friday, Inoue weighed in at the division limit of 122 pounds. Nakatani, moving...

Popeye Rivera gets near-home assignment vs. Ben Whittaker

Source: Star Boxing Star Boxing proudly announced that light heavyweight Richie "Popeye" Rivera (27-2, 20 KOs) will take on British star Ben "The Surgeon" Whittaker (11-0-1, 8 KOs) on Saturday, June 27th at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The showdown will take place as part of the show headlined by Jaron Ennis vs. Xander Zayas,...

Benavidez: "a win puts me in the same conversation as the greats"

Press Release Undefeated two-division champion David “El Monstro” Benavidez and unified WBA / WBO cruiserweight World Champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez, himsel fa two-division champion, went face to face Thursday at the final press conference before they square off on a PBC pay-per-view event this Saturday, May 2nd at T-Mobile Arena in...

Biggest fight in Japanese history set for Saturday

Source: WBC You could hear a pin drop at the Tokyo Dome Hotel during the official press conference for the super fight titled “The Day.” Attended by 200 plus media representatives and various television networks, as undisputed world super bantamweight champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue and challenger Junto Nakatani, himself a...

ProBox comes to Maryland on Friday

Press Release On Friday, May 1st, ProBox Promotions and NoXcuse Promotions will present a night of boxing featuring undefeated junior lightweight Tsendbaatar “Chinggis Khaan” Erdenebat (14-0, 6 KOs) of Mongolia taking on Cobia Breedy (18-1, 8 KOs) of nearby Largo, Maryland, in a ten-round main event from the Live! Casino Hotel in...

Billam-Smith to host Rozicki on June 6th

Source: Sky Sports Zuffa Boxing will stage its first event in the UK on Saturday June 6th when ex-champ Chris Billam-Smith (pictured) returns to his hometown to take on dangerous Canadian Ryan Rozicki in a cruiserweight clash at the Bournemouth International Centre, live on Sky Sports. Billam-Smith, 21-2 (13), is one of the most decorated...

Jalolov to face Smakici next week on Wardley-Dubois undercard

Source: DAZN Bakhodir Jalolov will make his U.K. debut on May 9th on the undercard of Fabio Wardley’s WBO heavyweight title defense against Daniel Dubois at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, live on DAZN.  The 31 year-old Uzbek, a two-time Olympic champion will face Croatian southpaw Agron Smakici (21-4 including IBA pro bouts)....

Zurdo Ramirez: "I’m the champion and I’m gonna keep the belts"

Source: PBC Unified WBA /WBO cruiserweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (pictured) and undefeated two-division champion David “El Monstro” Benavidez kicked off fight week with a media workout before they square off in a first-of-its-kind Mexico vs. Mexico showdown headlining a PBC pay-per-view event this Saturday, May 2nd, at...

Purse bid results for Samake vs. Hadribeaj

Source: WBC  The WBC announced that Arena Box Promotions has secured the rights to organize a WBC final junior middleweight eliminator bout between France’s Bakary Samake and Albania’s Ermal Hadribeaj. In a competitive bidding process, Arena Box Promotions submitted a winning bid of $339,817 USD, surpassing the proposal from...

Results from WBA Fedelatin Convention in Chile

Source: WBA Josué Francisco Agüero W10 Ángel Daniel García... The April 25th card (night two) at the WBA Fedelatin Convention in Chile was highlighted by Josué Francisco Agüero capturing a win in the junior lightweight division, passing a tough test. Agüero scored a unanimous decision over Mexico’s Ángel Daniel García in a bout where...

Angel Barrientes says he's ready for anyone at 122

Source: Boxlab Promotions Angel Barrientes W8 Luis Espinoza... Super bantamweight Angel “AK-47” Barrientes (15-1, 9 KOs), delivered a winning performance on Saturday, earning a unanimous decision victory over Luis Espinoza (10-2, 4 KOs) at Fontainebleau Las Vegas. The scheduled eight-round bout was broadcast live on DAZN. From the opening bell,...

Cyprus the site for solid show May 19th show headlined by Aliev

Source: WBC On May 19th, the island of Cyprus will host an international boxing event. The heavyweight division will take center stage with two significant bouts. In the main event, giant Frenchman Mourad Aliev (14-1) faces even-taller Nigeria's Ethasor Raphael Akpejiori (19-2). This fight is a clash of titans where Aliev’s technique...

Watch: Teremoana extends KO streak to 11

By Scott Shaffer Teremoana Teremoana KO1 Bowie Tupou... Australian heavyweight Teremoana Teremoana is now 11-0 with 11 KOs following a violent first-round knockout over domestic mainstay Bowie Tupou.  When Topou put his back to the ropes, Teremoana quickly destroyed him with a six-piece combination. Teremoana represented Australia in the...

Skye Nicholson defeats Mariah Turner

Source: DAZN Skye Nicolson W10 Mariah Turner... Australia's Skye Nicolson (16-1) kept her super bantamweight title hopes on track after a wide victory over Mariah Turner in Melbourne. The former BC featherweight title holder succeeded in the first defense of her WBC interim crown. Nicolson controlled the pace at Melbourne Pavilion...

Blancas vs. Salomon to feature on Saturday's Prime freestream

Source: PBC Super middleweight Daniel “Ice Man” Blancas will battle hard-hitting Raul Salomon in the ten-round headlining bout of a three-fight streaming presentation live and for free on Prime Video on Saturday, May 2nd from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The streaming action begins at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT with a battle of...

Late result: Jarrell Miller scores significant win

Source: WBA Jarrell Miller W12 Lenier Pero... Volume and relentless pressure once again proved to be the winning formula for Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller. In a physically punishing heavyweight clash, the Brooklyn native earned a unanimous decision over Cuba’s Lenier “El Justiciero” Peró on Saturday, April 25th at the BleauLive Theater...

Watch: Olympic champion knocked out in Chile

Source: WBA José Núñez KO2 Erislandy Álvarez... Night one of last weekend's WBA Fedelatin Convention wrapped up with a boxing card on Chilean soil, leaving behind a trail of knockouts and a handful of surprising outcomes. In an evening where Cuban technique met South American grit inside the ring, the final tally produced new champions...

Does a win this weekend put Inoue in the discussion for greatest Asian boxer ever?

Source: DAZN Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani will step into the ring this weekend on home soil for one of-- if not the-- biggest fight in Japanese boxing history. The pair top a May 2nd DAZN pay-per-view card at the Tokyo Dome, as the former defends his world super bantamweight crown against his domestic rival. For Nakatani, victory will...

Benavidez bids to become three-division champ this week

Source: PBC Undefeated two-division champion David “El Monstro” Benavidez will look to make history as he jumps up to the cruiserweight division to challenge unified WBA / WBO champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez. That fight headlines a Cinco de Mayo weekend show on PBC pay-per-view this Saturday, May 2nd at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas....