WBO featherweight king Rafael “El Divino” Espinoza is ready to defend his home turf. The 6-foot-1 Guadalajara, Mexico native — and tallest featherweight champion in boxing history — will risk his against Ukrainian contender Arnold Khegai (pictured) this Saturday, Nov. 15th in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Espinoza (27-0, 23...

Former 140-pound title holder Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz plans to dominate reigning WBA 130-poubd champion Lamont Roach in the main event of a PBC pay-per-view on Saturday, December 6th at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio. Tickets for the live event are on sale now through Ticketmaster.com. “Winning is the only option on...

The U.S. debut event for Manny Pacquiao Promotions is set for Nov. 29th at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California. The night of fights features former champion Lorenzo Parra (23-1-1, 17 KOs) against Elijah Pierce (21-2, 17 KOs), in what promises to be a clash of experience and power. The event will also mark...

With true world 175-pound champion Dmitry Bivol taking his time on his next fight, the WBO wants its interim light heavyweight champion, Callum  Smith (pictured), to defend against David Morrell. According to WBO president Gustavo Olivieri, the WBO will grant the parties until tomorrow to reach terms. Failure to do so...

The WBA has officially sanctioned the heavyweight clash between its regular champion, Kubrat Pulev, and Russian fringe contender Murat Gassiev. The fight was already set to take place on December 12th. [Oleksandr Usyk remains the WBA super champion and true world champion of the heavyweight division]. The WBA's decision...

UPDATE: The IBF has postponed a Frank Sanchez vs. Daniel Dubois purse for one week. It was scheduled for today (November 13th) but has been postponed to November 20th. If the bout occurs, it will be a heavyweight elimination bout. The e-mail stated, "the IBF is continuing in its efforts to schedule a heavyweight...

The WBC has congratulated women's world heavyweight and multi-division champion Claressa “The GWOAT” Shields, following her announcement of a multi-fight promotional partnership. Reports state the deal comes with a minimum guaranteed of $8 million from Wynn Records and Salita Promotions, marking a milestone in the history...

WBO junior middleweight champion Xander Zayas asked for a world championship homecoming, and now he has an opportunity to make some two-belt history on the island. Zayas (22-0, 13 KOs) will fight WBA king Abass Baraou (17-1, 9 KOs) in a title unification tilt on Saturday, Jan. 31st, at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San...

The WBC has emphatically joined the international sporting community, including prominent Olympic athletes and medalists, in condemning the death sentence imposed on the Iranian boxing champion Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani. Following a letter signed by more than 20 Olympic medalists, including legends like Martina Navratilova...

GT Promotions is set to bring an exciting evening of professional boxing to Rio Grande Valley area of southern Texas.  Seven fights in all are scheduled to take place.  The cheif support will see Oscar Robledo (1-4-1) of Matamoras, Mexico against Nelson "Hot Hands" Hampton (11-9) from nearby Donna, Texas. That bout will be...

Boxingtalk salutes A-list trainer and ex-champ Robert Garcia for the sportsmanship he showed in Texas on Saturday. Garcia trains Vergil Ortiz, Jr., the WBC interim champion at 154 pounds. Ortiz was defending his title against Erickson Lubin, who has earned his warrior stripes many times over. Against Ortiz, however, it...

Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn meet again in a highly anticipated rematch this weekend, with the pair set to run it back one more time live on DAZN pay-per-view. The middleweight fight will be held at  Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, the same location of the pair's first bout. Eubank scored a unanimous decision...

It’s BKFC Fight Week in California. On Saturday, bare knuckle fighting returns to The Golden State with BKFC 84 at the Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, live worldwide on DAZN. Two of the most dangerous men in BKFC will throw down in the main event as Josh “D-Day” Dyer defends his BKFC light heavyweight title  for the first...

Gabriela Sánchez TD2 Tamara De Marco... Mexico’s Gabriela “La Bonita” Sánchez was unable to fulfill her dream of capturing the WBC interim flyweight title, after a technical draw against Argentina’s Tamara “Rebelde” De Marco on Saturday night at the GNP Auditorium in Puebla, Mexico. The bout had barely begun when an...

Pavel Sosulin KO2 Jorge Fortea ... Russian junior middleweight Pavel Sosulin produced a winning performance to blow Jorge Fortea away inside two rounds on an IBA pro show in Samara, Russia. Sosulin wasted little time as he ripped through the defenses of Fortea (25-5-1) with ease, folding the Spaniard in half after...

Frank Warren is marking his 45th year as a licensed British boxing promoter by bringing the highly acclaimed Magnificent 7 series back to Manchester. The show ill be headlined by a heavyweight showdown between the avoided Moses Itauma and Jermaine Franklin (pictured) at the Co-op Live Arena on Saturday, January 24th, live...

WBO junior middleweight champion Xander Zayas, boxing’s youngest male world champion, will kick off 2026 with a home soil event. The 23-year old Puerto Rican will face WBA king Abass Baraou in a title unification fight on Saturday, Jan. 31st at Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan. This will be only the second title...

Robin Safar W10 Derrick Miller... Sweden's Robin Sirwan Safar earned a commanding unanimous decision victory over Derrick Miller on Saturday at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The 32 year-old cruiserweight contender turned in a near-perfect performance, outboxing Miller from start to finish and leaving no doubt on...

Tresean Wiggins D10 Lionell Omar Colón... In a bout defined by tactical exchanges and contrasting styles, Tresean “Trigger” Wiggins (17-5-4, 10 KOs) and Puerto Rico’s Lionell Omar Colón Santana fought to a majority draw in Wiggins' hometown, Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The official scorecards for this ten-round welterweight...

Vergil Ortiz TKO2 Erickson Lubin ... Vergil Ortiz destroyed Erickson Lubin via second-round technical knockout on Saturday. It's sad to say, but Lubin (27-3, 19 KOs), a noble warrior, was completely shot coming into the fight. He had no movement and no punch resistance, and fighting off the ropes against a killer like Ortiz is...

San Juan, Puerto Rico, will host a high-stakes showdown for the WBA lightweight title as reigning champion Stephanie Han faces the legendary Holly Holm (pictured) on January 3rd. The Roberto Clemente Coliseum will be the stage, with Han looking to make the second defense of her crown, while Holm aims to become a world...

A unification bout at 108 pounds has been announced for Tokyo. Japan’s Kyosuke Takami will put his WBA light flyweight crown up against Puerto Rico’s René Santiago WBO version on December 17th at the iconic Kokugikan Arena. The event, promoted by Teiken Promotions, will also feature a WBA bantamweight world title clash...

Delante Johnson TKO4 Nicklaus Flaz... In Lakeland, Florida, the ProBox main event resulted in a big win for 2021 Olympian Delante “Tiger” Johnson who knocked out Puerto Rico's Nicklaus Flaz in round four. Johnson (17-0 with 8 KOs) looks strong since moving up to the welterweight division, and he punished Flas pretty badly....

Katsuma Akitsugi KO7 Vincent Astrolabio... In the ProBox chief support in Lakeland, Florida, Japan's Katsuma Akitsugi is now a legitimate bantamweight contender, having punished Vincent Astrolabio over seven rounds. Akitsugi moved to 14-0 with 4 KOs by scoring five knockdowns of his Filipino foe. The referee halted the contest...

On Monday morning it was announced that the founder of SNAC Nutrition, Victor Conte, had passed away after a short but hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 75 years old. Conte lived a long and productive life. No matter what you think of him, he made an impact and will be remembered. Those of us who counted him as...

DAZN has launched a new pricing plan known as DAZN Ultimate Tier. DAZN Ultimate Tier will be available as an annual subscription in 170 countries, including the United States for $44.99 per month, and in the United Kingdom for £25 per month. Yearly prices are $450 in the United States and £250 in the United Kingdom.  The...

Today (Saturday, November 8th) welterweight Tresean “Trigger” Wiggins (17-5-3, 10 KOs) will square off against Puerto Rico’s Leonel Omar Colón (8-1, 3 KOs) in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Wiggins, a 35 year-old New Yorker comes into this bout riding a solid wave of momentum, with recent knockout wins over Dakota Linger and...

ProBox TV heads back to Lakeland, Florida today (Friday, November 7th) for a ten-round welterweight fight between Delante “Tiger” Johnson and Nicklaus Flaz at the RP Funding Center. From Cleveland, Johnson (16-0 with 7 KOs) is coming off a quality victory, via unanimous decision over Janelson Figueroa Bocachica in June. He...

Queensberry Promotions states that the pre-sale for the homecoming fight of heavyweight star Agit Kabayel has been a resounding success, illustrating the appetite for major heavyweight boxing in the region. The fight between Kabayel, the WBC interim titlist, and undefeated Damian Knyba of Poland, is scheduled for Saturday,...

During the WBC Annual Convention in Bangkok next month, Venezuela's Carlos “CCC” Cañizales (28-3-1, 20 KOs) will defend his WBC light flyweight title against Thailand’s Thammanoon “Knockout CP Freshmart” Niyomtrong (28-1-0, 11 KOs). Niyomtrong was a longtime WBA minimumweight champion. Cañizales, who captured the WBC belt...

Boxing Insider Promotions brings its largest card to date to the Tropicana in Atlantic City, New Jersey tonight (Friday, November 7th). The ten-fight lineup is highlighted by three heavyweight clashes and will be streamed live and in full on DAZN, starting at 7PM EST. Headlining will be local junior middleweight Justin...

Star Boxing announced that its “Rockin’ Fights” series will return to The Paramount in Huntington (Long Island), New York on Saturday, November 22nd for its 52nd editionHeadlining the night’s action will be Elmont, New York middleweight Tyrone “Pretty Boy” James (13-0, 10 KOs), who returns to The Paramount, this time...

Boxing fans hope that Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis are on a collision course for a mega-fight in 2026. But in order for Ortiz to make it happen, he will need to defeat a rugged Erickson Lubin first. The undefeated Ortiz (23-0, 21 KOs) will put his WBC interim junior middleweight title on the line against...

The WBC junior welterweight championship bout between the Puerto Rican champion Subriel Matías (pictured) and the top-ranked British challenger Dalton Smith will take place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday, January 10th. It will be promoted by Juan Orengo's Fresh Productions. A press conference t...

WBC social media statement: "The WBC is maintaining two-minute rounds for women's boxing, a standard backed by independent clinical science! Our commitment to safety is paramount. Studies show greater concussion susceptibility for female athletes, guiding our policy. Protecting fighters always comes first."In a separate tweet,...

WBC junior lightweight champion O’Shaquie Foster will have the biggest fight of his career to date on Saturday, December 6th at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio. Foster will defend his title against reigning WBC featherweight champion Stephen Fulton Jr. as Fulton bids to become a three-division champion. The fight was...

Professional boxing makes it way to the scenic Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino in Mescalero, New Mexico this Saturday night (November 8th). Six professional bouts are scheduled to take place. The main event will see highly touted Jorge Tovar (12-0, 9 KOs) of El Paso, Texas laying his undefeated record on the...

Carlos De Leon Castro TKO4 Wilner Soto ... Puerto Rican featherweight Carlos De Leon Castro (6-0, 5 KOs) delivered a winning performance on Saturday night at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida, stopping Wilner Soto (24-22, 13 KOs) in a scheduled four‑round bout. It was Soto's ninth loss in his last ten bouts. The...

New Jersey’s Gladiator Boxing Management is still going strong after twenty years. Owner Shawn Darling from Gladiator Gym is keeping his current crop of professionals busy. The roster includes heavyweight Chris “Sandman” Thomas (15-2-2, 10 KOs), super middleweight Cali “Ninja” Box (5-0, 2 KOs), light heavyweight Tyler...

Top Rank Classics FAST channel will stream a world title fight on Saturday, November 15th when Mexico’s WBO featherweight champion Rafael “El Divino” Espinoza (pictured) defends his strap against Ukraine’s Arnold Khegai at Arena Coliseo in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Coverage starts at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. To watch on mobile...