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 had his manager Rick Mirigian submit the following declaration to the Nevada federal court: "I am a boxing manager and I represent Vergil Ortiz, Jr. ......

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...

Tucked away at a small table with promoter Eddie Hearn last November, Leigh Wood (pictured) and Josh Warrington are perched with a peculiar air about them. The pair, proud domestic fighters who scaled the world at the peak of their powers, are dressed in their coats, hands jammed into pockets. Without context, without...

Callum ‘Mundo’ Smith defends his WBO interim light heavyweight title against David Morrell on his home turf in Liverpool as part of a huge North-West double for Matchroom Boxing in the UK this April. On Saturday, April 18th, Smith fights in Merseyside for the first time in seven years, with his homecoming set against...

Three high-stakes showdowns have been added to the PBC pay-per-view event available on Saturday, March 28th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In the previously announced main event, WBC junior middleweight champion Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora battles former unified welterweight champion Keith “One...

Viddal Riley’s credentials as a cruiserweight hopeful will face an acid test when he challenges respected European champion Mateusz Masternak (50-6) on April 4th, live on DAZN. The British domestic champion, Riley takes on Masternak at London’s O2, on the undercard of the Dereck Chisora vs. Deontay Wilder heavyweight...

Edward McCarthy, the chief operating officer of DAZN, submitted the following sworn statement on behalf of Vergil Ortiz, who is seeking to free himself from a contract with Golden Boy Promotions. Ortiz is seeking to sign a fight with former welterweight champion Jaron Ennis, but Golden Boy obtained a temporary restraining...

Over the weekend, Eric Gomez, the president of Golden Boy Promotions, submitted a legal declaration in his company's federal lawsuit against Vergil Ortiz, Jr., the star junior middleweight who is seeking to end his promotional contract with Golden Boy and sign for a huge fight against former welterweight champion Jaron...

Ronda Rousey is back, and she’s ready to return to combat sports. Today, Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) and Netflix announced the mixed martial arts event that will be headlined by the return of former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey (12-2, 9 submissions, 3 KOs), who’ll compete in her first fight in nearly...

The IBF held a purse bid today for featherweight champion Angelo Leo’s mandatory defense against Ra’eese Aleem. The winning bid was in the amount of $227,100 and was submitted by Aleem’s promoter, Sean Gibbons of Manny Pacquiao Promotions. Under IBF rules, Manny Pacquiao Promotions must hold the fight within ninety days....

History provides an important lesson that boxing entities would be wise to heed: history is unkind to incumbents who mistake possession for permanence. Kodak invented digital photography. It held the patents. It had the brand. It had the distribution. But it protected the old model while the marketplace shifted beneath it....

WBC welterweight champion, Mario “Azteca” Barrios, will face Ryan Garcia this coming February 21st at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Barrios (29-2-2, 18 KOs) gained the WBC interim title in 2023 by defeating Yordenis Ugás and defending it against Fabián Maidana. He was then elevated to WBC full champion following...

WBC welterweight champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios (29-2-2, 18 KOs) is in the final stretch of training camp ahead of his twelve-round title defense against Ryan Garcia (24-2, 20 KOs). The bout headlines on Saturday, February 21st at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, promoted by TGB Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions....

Vartan Arutyunyan TKO6 Georgiy Yunovidov... On Saturday night at the Traktor Ice Arena in Chelyabinsk, Russia, Armenia’s Vartan Arutyunyan stopped hometown titleholder Georgiy Yunovidov in the sixth round to capture the WBA interim bridgerweight title. Yunovidov (12-3 including IBA pro fights) really wasn't much of a champion,...

Boxlab Promotions’ lightweight Gabriela Tellez (6-0, 2 KOs), just wrapped up training camp as she gears up for the biggest fight of her young career. Tellez will face veteran power-puncher Calista Silgado (22-20-4, 16 KOs) in a scheduled ten-round bout on Friday, February 20th at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando,...

Henry Stewart TKO2 Ulisses Jimenez Munoz... USA-based Canadian Henry Stewart had no trouble defeating Mexico's Ulisses Jimenez Munoz on Saturday in Richmond. Munoz, age 42, is 1-6 over the past two years and 25-39-1 overall. The 31 year-old Stewart stopped Munoz in two rounds of cruiserweight action. With the victory...

Mario Barrios and Ryan Garcia meet in Las Vegas this Saturday, and 50%-off tickets are available for this WBC welterweight championship match-up. Set to take place at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, Barrios will bid to extend his reign as WBC champion following his majority draw with Manny Pacquiao. But Garcia, seeking a...

Efe Ajagba TKO4 Charles Martin... In Zuffa Boxing's main event from Las Vegas, Nigerian heavyweight Efe Ajagba calmly dismantled former IBF champion Charles Martin in just four rounds. Martin started out with a slick one-two as he showed off his speed in the early moments, then used his quickness to counter effectively as...

Umar Dzambekov KO2 Ahmed Elbiali... At Zuffa Boxing 03 in Las Vegas, undefeated Austrian light heavyweight Umar Dzambekov scored a jaw-dropping knockout of Egyptian-American Ahmed Elbiali. Dzambekov quickly settled into his work in the opening round, and in the second he exploded with a huge knockout.  Dzambekov had already...

Jaybrio Pe Benito TKO3 Abel Mejia... Undefeated lightweights went head-to-head in the main card opener and served up a spectacular finish as Jaybrio Pe Benito made a mockery of his underdog status to stop Abel Mejia in the third round. Pe Benito showcased his hand speed from the opening bell, and connected with some solid...

Nigerian heavyweight contender Efe Ajagba is still smarting from his controversial draw in his last fight. Now he’s ready to step through the ropes and make a statement at Zuffa Boxing 03. Ajagba is in Las Vegas for his Zuffa Boxing debut where he’ll take on Charles Martin in the main event of Zuffa Boxing 03 at the Meta...

A federal judge has temporarily restrained Vergil Ortiz Jr. from negotiating or signing any deal for a fight with former welterweight champion Jaron Ennis, granting an emergency restraining order requested by Golden Boy Promotions. The ruling, issued February 13th in federal court in Nevada, freezes Ortiz’s ability to...

Former IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin has been around the block more than a few times, but he’s ready to explore a new avenue with Zuffa Boxing. Martin has been away from the ring for more than a year. But when the opportunity arose to get back into active competition with Zuffa Boxing, he leapt at the chance....

Muhetaer Maihemut TKO1 Nattapon Plangpimai ... At the Bazaar Hotel in Bangkok, Chinese cruiserweight Muhetaer Maihemut (11-6-1) defeated local fighter Nattapon Plangpimai (24-7) to become the OPBF cruiserweight champion. The card, presented by promoter Wang Fei, lived up to expectations by delivering a very quick finish....

Two big-punching heavyweights will collide on Saturday May 9th at the Co-op Live in Manchester where WBO champion Fabio Wardley will defend his title against former IBF ruler Daniel Dubois. Wardley and Dubois are two of the most destructive punchers in the whole boxing industry. The final bell is not a familiar sound to...

Star Boxing returns to The Paramount in Huntington, New York on Saturday, February 28th, bringing another night of professional boxing to Long Island’s premier fight venue. Headlining in a ten-round middleweight bout, New York’s Jahi Tucker (15-1-1, 6 KOs) makes his Paramount debut, facing Minnesota’s battle-tested Sona...

Lester Martinez faces Immanuwel “The Chosen One” Aleem on Saturday, March 21st. The stakes for that match-up have been heightened as the fight's promoter reports that the WBC Board of Governors has voted unanimously to sanction the fight for the vacant WBC interim super middleweight championship. Martinez (19-0-1, 16 KOs)...

Claressa Shields (pictured) holds the most dominant career of any woman in the sport, and this week, her challenge is the former undisputed super middleweight champion, Franchon Crews-Dezurn. Shields met Crews-Dezurn ten years ago and walked away with a unanimous decision victory. That bout was both fighters' first...

The Meta Apex in Las Vegas is set to host Zuffa Boxing 03 on Sunday night. Prior to the heavyweight main event of Efe Ajagba vs. former IBF champion Charles Martin, these will be the featured main card bouts: Umar Dzambekov vs. Ahmed Elbiali in the light heavyweight division and Abel Mejia vs Jaybrio Pe Benito at...

Matchroom Boxing announced the signing of Welsh twins Ioan and Garan Croft, who have both penned long-term promotional deals that will have them fighting on DAZN. Younger by a minute, Ioan struck gold at the Commonwealth Games in 2022 before turning pro under trainer and former champion Anthony Crolla, making the big move...

Hall of Famer Marco Antonio Barrera, who Boxingtalk recognizes as a four-division champion, 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...

The Meta Apex in Las Vegas is set to host Zuffa Boxing 03 on Sunday night. The main event will feature two hard-hitting heavyweights as Nigeria's Efe Ajagba (pictured) takes on former IBF champion Charles Martin. Ajagba arrives in Las Vegas looking to bounce back into the win column after battling to a majority draw with...

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. Bivol (pictured) is the true world champion of the 175-pound division based on his winning the second of two undisputed...

Last month, Boxingtalk published Charles Muniz's cautionary story about the danger of silence in the face of huge regulatory changes that seem to be coming soon to boxing. The warning was met largely with... silence. Here are Muniz's further thoughts on the subject: There is a reason certain words endure. They sound...

Management company Wise Owl Boxing has announced the signing of undefeated lightweight Brandon McCarthy to its roster of boxers. McCarthy, a decorated Irish standout, brings an  accomplished amateur résumé. The 16-time National Champion compiled an amateur record of 200-15, earning widespread recognition throughout Ireland...

Zuffa Boxing has announced that, for the main Event in Zuffa Boxing 04, Australia's Jai Opetaia (pictured) and Brandon Glanton of the United States will fight for the inaugural Zuffa Boxing cruiserweight championship. The fight will take place on March 8th at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. Opetaia is the reigning IBF champion....

Caroline Veyre W10 Delfine Persoon... Canada's Caroline Veyre defeated Delfine Persoon in a very ugly fight for the vacant WBC junior lightweight championship. Veyre fought like a female John Ruiz, clutching and holding Person excessively throughout the ten rounds. The tactic worked well for Veyre, as referee Rodriguez deducted...

Joshua Pagan W10 Bryan Jimenez... On Tuesday on a Salita Promotions card at GLC Live in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Joshua Pagan continued his climb in the lightweight rankings, defeating Bryan Jimenez by wide unanimous decision over ten rounds. Pagan was fighting in his hometown, and improved to 15-0. Official scores were ...

Georgiy Yunovidov defends the WBA interim bridgerweight title this Saturday against Vartan Arutyunyan in the main event in Chelyabinsk, Russia a city near the Kazakh border. The Russian  Yunovidov is known for his technical solidity and durability, boasting a professional record of 12-2 including IBA pro bouts. Arutyunyan...