Claressa Shields W10 Franchon Dezurn-Crews... A weigh-in scuffle had the challenger threatening to pull out, but the show went on in Detroit, with the same result as usual: a win for Claressa "GWOAT" Shields. The hone-state favorite defended her world women's heavyweight championship by dominating super middleweight...

Perhaps the biggest news of the week in a very busy week for boxing involved the signing of UK star Conor Benn, who departed his longtime promoters at Matchroom Boxing to team up with Dana White at Zuffa Boxing. It was a move that sent shockwaves through the sport of boxing, particularly in the UK, and one that White...

Undefeated two-division champion David “El Monstro” Benavidez officially announced his challenge of Mexico’s first cruiserweight champion, unified WBA and WBO king Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (pictured). The two men went face to face on Saturday at a press conference to promote their showdown in Las Vegas on Saturday, May...

Atif Oberlton TKO1 Joe George... There were some scary moments at Little Cesar's Arena in Detroit during a light heavyweight bout between undefeated Atif Oberlton and Joe George, Jr. There was an accidental clash of heads in the first round. In between rounds, George fell off his stool and down to the canvas face first. He...

Danielle Perkins TKO6 Che Kenneally... On the Detroit undercard, Danielle Perkins defeated Che Kenneally by technical knockout in the sixth round to win the WBA light heavyweight title. Thee women were exchanging blows when Perkins landed a sharp right hook to bend Kenneally backwards and leave blood pouring out of her mouth....

In a very disappointing ruling for those who want to punish drug cheats in boxing, the WBO has ruled that its middleweight champion, Zhanibek Alimkhanuly, can keep his title despite testing positive for the banned substance meldonium. Instead of striping the boxer, as was expected, the WBO imposed a one-year suspension and...

Power-punching Canadian cruiserweight Ryan Rozicki (20-1-1, 19 KOs) will return from injury on March 7th against Gerardo Mellado (12-4, 7 KOs) in a ten rounder presented by Three Lions Promotions at Centre 200 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. As Rozicki pursues his goal of becoming the first Canadian-born cruiserweight...

On Saturday, February 28th, police officer Tom Evans makes his unlikely professional boxing debut at The Historic Park Theater in Cranston, Rhode Island. The bout is one of six fights taking place at CES Boxing’s Rhode Wars 5, a special night of boxing and entertainment held in tribute to the late Nicky Cardillo.  Tickets...

Ryan Garcia W12 Mario Barrios... In Las Vegas, social media star and perennial troubled prospect Ryan Garcia finally became a champion. Garcia knocked down Mario Barrios and cruised to a unanimous decision win to claim Barrios' WBC 147-pound championship. Official scores were 120-107, 119-108 and 118-109. MORE...

After a fight broke out at the weigh-in that may or may not have injured Franchon Crews-Dezurn, she ignited a social medai war prior to today's women's heavyweight championship fight vs. Claressa Shields. The back-and-forth between the two women has become very public, with Crews-Dezurn tweeting, "I signed a contract...

Richardson Hitchins has pulled out of tonight's IBF junior welterweight title defense against Oscar Duarte due to illness. The fight was set to take place in Las Vegas as part of the Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia...

 Leigh Wood W12 Josh Warrington... In a battle of former featherweight champions, Leigh Wood outfought Josh Warrington to win a wide unanimous decision in Nottingham, England. This was a rematch, with Wood winning for the second time. Unlike the first encounter, in which Wood trailed and used a knockout to overcome the...

Bilal Fawaz W12 Ishamel Davis... The Nottingham, England co-feature was won by the inspirational Bilal Fawaz. A victim of human trafficking as a teenager, the Nigerian-born Fawaz became a British and Commonwealth junior middleweight champion at the age of 37. Fawaz is just 11-1-1 but he changed his life in the last five...

Sandy Ryan W10 Karla Ramos Zamora ... A WBC junior welterweight title fight in Nottingham, England went the way of Sandy Ryan after ten action-packed rounds. Mexico's Karla Ramos Zamora landed some big shots in the first half but Ryan would not be deterred and got her act together after the halfway mark. Both fighters...

Jin Sasaki TKO2 Marlon Paniamogan ... According to Nikkan Sports, Japanese welterweight Jin Sasaki (20-2-1) scored a dramatic second-round technical knockout victory over Filipino opponent Marlon Paniamogan on February 19th at Korakuen Hall. Sasaki was basically acting like a heavy bag for Paniamogan, absorbing approximately...

Mario Barrios will defend his WBC welterweight title this Saturday in Las Vegas against Ryan Garcia. On Friday, Barrios weighed 147 pounds while Garcia came in at 146.5.  Barrios turned professional in 2013 and built a solid career at junior welterweight before moving up to welterweight. In 2019, he became an i9nterim...

Little-known CSI Sports has issued a press release stating boxing legend Floyd “Money” Mayweather (50-0) will be coming out of retirement after a Spring 2026 Mike Tyson exhibition and that Mayweahter has signed an exclusive agreement with CSI Sports / Fight Sports to resume his professional boxing career. CSI says...

British boxing star Conor Benn announced he is bolting the Matchroom roster to fight under the Zuffa Boxing banner. Matchroom and its leader, Eddie Hearn, faithfully defended Benn when he tested positive for banned perfromance enhancing substances. But boxing is not a sport known for loyalty. Here is what Benn wrote: "First...

UPDATE: The Bivol vs. Eifert purse bid has been postponed by the IBF until Tuesday, February 24th. Original story (Feb. 12, 2026): The IBF announced that a purse bid for light heavyweight champion Dimitrii Bivol's mandatory defense against Michael Eifert of Germany has been rescheduled from February 13th to February 20th....

Zuffa boxing championships to another step towards becoming a reality. With the first title fight about two weeks away, the promotional company unvelied the actual belt design, presenting it to Truki Alalshikh, the morst powerful man in boxing and the cairman of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainemnt Authority, on...

Arnold Barboza Jr. is back! After more than nine months away from the ring, the California native returns on March 14th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, where he faces Chicago’s Kenneth Sims Jr. in his welterweight debut. Stepping up to 147 pounds against a proven contender, Barboza begins a new chapter with the same focus...

On Saturday, March 14th, undefeated Pierce "Big Bang" O'Leary takes on his biggest competition to date when Mark Chamberlain crosses the Irish Sea to fight him for the vacant IBO junior welterweight title in Dublin. (The last holder of this title was Adam Azim in 2025). O'Leary is 18-0 with a career-best win...

It was the calm before the inevitable storm this Saturday in front of a capacity crowd at Nottingham, England’s Motorpoint Arena this Saturday, as arch-rivals Leigh Wood and Josh Warrington (pictured) stood toe-to-toe at today’s Press Conference. The former featherweight champions face each other in long-awaited rematch...

Brooklyn, New York heavyweight Pryce Taylor (10-0, 6 KOs) is set to make his third consecutive appearance in Detroit and fifth overall in Michigan overall. He will face James Evans (9-2-1, 7 KOs) this Sunday in an eight-round bout at Little Caesars Arena. Taylor is part of the Salita Promotions' card, headlined by...

Today (Friday, February 20th) at the BiYu Arena in Houston, BiYu Promotions has an eight-bout show scheduled. The main event features two undefeated super flyweights scheduled for six rounds: Las Vegas' Jerickel Padsing (7-0) battles Homan Matamoros (2-0) of Nicaragua. In heavyweight action, Tyrone Nash looks to get his...

In an IBF heavyweight eliminator on March 28th in Las Vegas, Cuban standout Frank “The Cuban Flash” Sanchez will take on undefeated U.S. Olympic silver medalist Richard Torrez Jr. in a high-stakes crossroad matchup. Sanchez vs. Torrez is promoted in association with Top Rank. Born in Guantanamo, Cuba and now fighting out...

Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, will host a secondary title fight this Saturday, February 21st, as Noel Reyes and Víctor Santillán collide in an all-Dominican showdown for the WBA interim super bantamweight title. The WBA, like the entire world, recognizes Naoya Inoue as the world champion in this...

Four-division world champion and Hall of Famer Erik Morales has confirmed that he will appear at the Ninth Annual Box Fan Expo on Saturday May 2nd at the Las Vegas Convention Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Expo will coincide with the big cruiserweight fight between Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez and David Benavidez that will...

Golden Boy Promotions' president Eric Gomez submitted a sworn declaration as part of his company's lawsuit against WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz. The boxer is trying to free himself from a Golden Boy contract and sign for a huge fight against former welterweight champion Jaron Ennis, with a...

This Saturday (February 21st), the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas sets the stage for a tactical shootout for the WBA junior welterweight championship. Champion Gary Antuanne Russell, from Maryland, makes the first defense of his crown against undefeated mandatory challenger Andy Hiraoka of Japan in a clash that promises...

The Japanese boxing community celebrated the annual Japan Boxing Awards 2025 ceremony. Undisputed world 122-pound champion “The Monster” Naoya Inoue once again elevated his legend by being honored with the Most Valuable Player award. This recognition marks the ninth time Inoue has received the highest honor in Japanese...

Steve Mares of Texas Combat Sports Promotions is set to bring a boxing event titled Mardi Brawl, the Houston Takeover this Saturday night, February 21st.  The show starts at 7 PM at the ULH Event Center in Houston. The main event will be a six rounder in with John Magalog (14-3) of San Carlos City, Pangasinan,...

As part of Vergil Ortiz's legal efforts to end the court-imposed temporary restraining order that is blocking him from signing a deal to fight Jaron Ennis, Ortiz's manager, Rick Mirigian, submited a sworn declaration to the Nevada federal court. The full text of that declaration, lightly edited, is available below. Ortiz is...

The IBF is in the process of setting up a flyweight elimination bout. Japan's Masimichi Yabuki is the reigning IBF champion at 112 pounds. On January 13th, the IBF ordered Tobias J. Reyes of Argentina and Miel Fajardo of the Philippines to begin negotiations. Reyes is 18-1-1 and coming off a win over previously undefeated...

Last week, BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing, announced the signing of former IBF featherweight champion Lee Selby to a multi-fight agreement. The Welsh boxing standout, known as "Lightning," will bring his technical skills, championship experience, and fan-favorite style to the bare knuckle trigon, making his bare knuckles debut in...

Junior middleweight Alex Bray (10-0, 8 KOs) is entering the most important fight of his young career as he prepares to face Argentina’s Rodrigo Damian Coria (15-7, 3 KOs). The ten-round bout takes place this Friday, February 20th at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida, and will be streamed live worldwide on the...

Kenneth Rapista W10 Zhongchao Tao... In an exciting contest in Sultan Kudarat, Philippines, Kenneth Rapista emerged victorious over China’s Zhongchao Tao in a super flyweight contest. From the opening bell, both fighters displayed exceptional skill and determination in what proved to be a closely contested battle. Tao...

DAZN and Matchroom Boxing have extend thier long‑standing partnership for another five years in the U.S. and the U.K. The renewed deal guarantees a year‑round schedule of boxing consisting of more than 30 shows globally per year, combining premium Matchroom Boxing live events with original content. Matchroom also signed a...

Southern California pride meets Chicago grit as two elite contenders step into a new division and straight into danger when Arnold Barboza Jr. (32-1, 11 KOs) of South El Monte, CA faces Chicago’s Kenneth “Bossman” Sims Jr. (22-2-1, 8 KOs) in a ten-round welterweight clash at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on...

From the moment Zuffa Boxing was formally announced, the organization's plans have come under criticism from several sections of the boxing establishment, including rival promoters and sanctioning bodies. At the Zuffa Boxing 03 post-fight press conference in Las Vegas on Sunday, Zuffa Boxing head Dana White said that he...