Former two-division champion Jermall Charlo (pictured) and Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna previewed their May 31st showdown during a virtual press conference on Thursday. Charlo-LaManna will be shown on PBC Championship Boxing on Prime Video from Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.Tickets for the live event are on sale...

Turki Alalshikh has been appointed President of the Saudi Boxing Federation for the 2024–2028 election period, adding a new dimension, scope and capacity to his already extensive portfolio. He is considered the most powerful person in boxing as well as one of the key figures in Saudi Arabia’s cultural and...

According to the IBO, Shabaz "The Maverick" Masoud is set to make his first IBO 122-pound title defense in Birmingham, England on June 21st against Peter "Blood" McGrail. The IBO reports the fight will be on a Matchroom Boxing show to be broadcast on DAZN. Masoud is 14-0 and lifted the title from Liam Davies in...

Junior middleweight Nisa “Sweet-Destruction” Rodriguez (4-0, 2 KOs) will be fighting this Saturday night on a pro-am card, launching “The Riverhead Fight Series" at Suffolk Theater in Riverhead (Long Island), New York. A fulltime New York police officer, Rodriguez’ 15 year-old son, Emerson, is slated to box on the same...

British light heavyeight Anthony Yarde (26-3) will look to continue his march towards another 175-pound title potential shot when he faces respected gatekeeper Lyndon Arthur (24-2) in London live on DAZN payu-per-view this weekend. The all-British contest will be part of the undercard for Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn's...

Former super middleweight champion Caleb Plant and Mexican knockout Armando Reséndiz, plus former two-division champion Jermall Charlo and his next opponent, Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna, will preview their respective showdowns during a virtual press conference today. The four boxers will co-headline a PBC Championship Boxing...

Just after touching down at LAX airport in Los Angeles, world 122-pound champion Naoya Inoue (29-0, 26 KOs) worked out for the media in Los Angeles, eleven days away from his undisputed title defense against San Antonio's Ramon Cardenas (26-1, 14 KOs) on Sunday, May 4th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. This is Inoue's...

WBC champion Badou Jack [who was reinstated from champion in recess back to champion without participating in a boxing match] will fight Noel Mikaelyan [who was demoted from champion to champion in recess], in a fight that will take place on May 3rd in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ryan Rozicki, who was supposed to challenge Jack...

Avoided Montreal-based slugger Christian Mbilli is finally getting a big fight. The unbeaten 29 year-old super middleweight will lock horns with Poland’s Maciej Sulecki for the WBC interim title on Friday, June 27th at Videotron Centre in Quebec City. In the ten-round super middleweight co-feature, once-beaten Erik Bazinyan...

The WBC has postponed a purse bid for a 130-pound elimination bout between Mark Magsayo (pictured) and Eduardo Hernandez. MP Promotions and TGB Promotions. who represent former featherweight champion Magsayo, have asked the WBC to postpone the procedure until April 29th. Matchroom Boxing, promoter of Hernandez, was informed...

It’s always been a dream of unbeaten Springfield, Massachusetts junior middleweight Anthony “ATV” Velazquez (16-0-1, 14 KOs) and this Saturday night (Apr. 26th), he will headline a card presented by Reyes Boxing for the second time in his last three fights. Last September, Velasquez won a ten-round unanimous decision...

The WBA is creating another paper championship, having announced that a welterweight fight between Ryan Garcia and Rolando Romero, set for May 2nd in New York City, will be for the WBA rgular championship. In order to accomodate the extra title, the WBA elevated the regining champion, Jaron “Boots” Ennis (pictured),...

The WBA Championship Committee has officially ordered a showdown between its reigning 140-pound champion Gary Antuanne Russell and his mandatory challenger, Andy Hiraoka. The WBA  issued formal notice to both camps, granting them a thirty-day window to negotiate a deal, beginning on April 22nd and running through May 21st....

New England promoter Jimmy Burchfield Sr., President & CEO of CES announced a signing for his companmy on social media. Burchfield wrote: "It is with great pride and excitement that I officially welcome amateur standout Will Guilmette to the CES family. Earlier today, we signed Will to an exclusive promotional contract, and...

Anthony Garnica TKO3 Aston Palicte... This past Saturday, Oakland, California bantamweight Anthony Garnica remained undefeated with a third-round TKO over Philippine native, Aston Palicte (27-8-1, 23 KOs), improving his record to 13-0 with 8 KOs. The scheduled eight-round bout was promoted by Showtime Boxing Promotions and...

Split-T Boxing Management announced the signing of U.S. Marine Corps Captain Stephanie Simon to an exclusive management deal. Simon will be managed by Split-T’s CEO, Dave McWater and Brian Cohen. Simon, a decorated amateur, earned national attention with her championship run at the 2023 National Golden Gloves and her...

Last weekend, the first round of the WBC Boxing Grand Prix, a multi-phase tournament extending throughout 2025, took place at the BLVD City Global Theater in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia under the auspices of Riyadh Season. There are separate competitions in four weight classes. Here are the 11 of the 16 heavyweight results that...

On Tuesday, the IBF held a purse bid for a middleweight elimination bout between Etinosa Oliha of Italy and Austin Williams of Texas. There were two bidders: Agon Sports & Events, a German company that represents the Ityalian Oliha, and Matchroom, who promotes Williams. The purse bid was won by Mathroom, with a winning bid...

Jake Paul will fight former middleweight title holder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Here is what Paul had to say about the match-up: "Five years ago, I stepped into the ring for my pro debut after one amateur fight, and every fight since has been a step towards becoming world champion. I just defeated the baddest man on the...

Star Boxing is planning a June 14th show at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York. The show will feature a boxer-vs.-puncher match-up in the featherweight division between Rajon “Picasso” Chance and Yan Carlos “El Baka” Perez of the Dominican Republic. Chance (8-1-1), from New Jersey, is known for his...

Sar’ai Brown-El has signed a management agreement with Split-T Management. The amateur standout is now set to begin her professional journey under the guidance of Split-T’s founder and manager Dave McWater and seasoned boxing manager Brian Cohen. Brown-El, age 19, will compete at light flyweight and flyweight. Brown-El...

Uprising Promotions announced that former NBA Rookie of the Year Michael Carter-Williams will make his amateur boxing debut at the upcoming Broad Street Brawl, which will be hosted on May 29th at the Léman Ballroom in New York City. The action-packed event will raise funds for Bigvision Community, a nonprofit...

Siro Choi KO11 Shuichiro Yoshino ... In a lightweight clash at the Cultur Center in Namyangju, Korea, Uzbeki-born, Korean-based Siro Choi (9-0, 7 KOs) delivered a statement-making knockout in the elevemth round over Japan's Shuichiro Yoshino (17-2, 13 KOs). From the opening bell, Choi brought the heat — blending speed,...

The headlining bout of the ‘LA Friday Night Fights’ event this Friday, April 25th at from Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California has been changed to a welterweight duel between Fort Lauderdale, Florida’s once-beaten Eric Tudor (12-1, 7 KOs) and the always tough Kevin “Thunderstorm” Johnson (12-5, 8 KOs) of Las Vegas....

The WBA will hold its first-ever Europe Regional Convention in Madrid, from July 15th through July 18th. The event will bring together leading figures from European and international boxing, sports authorities, media, trainers, promoters, and fans, in a gathering aimed at strengthening the sport’s growth across...

Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia and the most powerful man in boxing, has announced through Ring Magazine, a huge boxing show for July 12th in New York City. Alalshikh (pictured) did not specify a venue yet, but the show will feature Shakur Stevenson defending his...

Marco Romero KO1 Heber Rondon ... In his first scheduled six-round bout (held on April 12th), Kansas light heavyweight Marco “El Tiburón” Romero (6-0, 5 KOs) needed only half of a round to mow down his opponent as he continues his aggressive fight schedule. The 19 year-old Romero, a 23-time national amateur champion, stopped...

Bakary Samake KO8 Roarke Knapp... French junior middleweight Bakary Samake defeated South Africa's Roarke Knapp at the Paris La Défense Arena over the weekend. The fight, which was part of a show that also saw a concert by rapper Gazo, and drew a crowd of approximately 30,000 spectators, marking a unique event that combined...

The IBF has scheduled a purse bid for a middleweight elimination bout between Etinosa Oliha of Italy and Austin Williams of Texas. The purse bid has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 22nd. Oliha is 21-0  and is on a run of five straight wins over quality opposition in the past two years. Williams is 18-1 with two straght...

Deontae Pettigrew KO3 Richard Lartey... In Rockford, Illinois, American heavyweight Deontae “Tank” Pettigrew delivered a highlight-reel knockout over Ghana’s Richard Lartey in the second round. Pettigrew (15-0, 10 KOs) stayed perfect in his pro career, extending his knockout streak to five straight with yet explosive finish....

Norfolk, Virginia's Keyshawn Davis (13-0, 9 KOs) is ready for another homecoming. The WBO lightweight champion will defend his title against Edwin De Los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs) of te Dominican Republic on Saturday, June 7th at Scope Arena in Davis' hometown. Davis snatched the title from fellow Olympic silver medalist...

Oscar “Golden Boy” Ahlin, 26-2 (20), will enjoy home-advantage when he challenges Kambis Rahmani on May 10th. The light heavyweight contest headlines ABP Fight Night 12 at Jacy´z Hotel in Gothenburg, streamed live by Pluto TV. Germany´s Rahmani, 14-1-1 (11), travels to Gothenburg in Ahlin´s home country of Sweden....

Gabriela Fundora KO7 Marilyn Badillo... Gabriela Fundora retained her undisputed world flyweight championship by stopping Marilyn Badillo of Mexico in the seventh round. Fundora improved to 16-0 with 8 KOs in a bout that took place at Frontwave Arena in the city Oceanside in Fundora's home state of California. Badillo entered...

Jorge Garcia Perez W12 Charles Conwell ... There was an upset in the Golden Boy Promotions co-feature that took place at Oceanside, California. Mexico's Jorge Garcia Perez defeated former U.S. Olympian Charles Conwell via split decision. Perez won the twelve-round junior middleweight battle in which all three judges scored...

Dalton Smith W12 Mathieu Germain... Former European and British champion Dalton Smith is one step closer to a world title shot following a resounding points win over Mathieu Germain in Smith's home city of Sheffield, England.  Scores of 119-105 (twice) and 117-107 demonstrated just how one-sided the contest was, but...

Kevin Brown W10 Esteuri Suero... In the ten-round main event at Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida, Kevin Brown (7-0, 3 KOs), fighting out of Las Vegas by way of Cuba, defeated Esteuri Suero (14-2, 10 KOs) of Las Vegas by way of the Dominican Republic. Brown won the junior welterweight bout via unanimous decision....

Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia and the most powerful man in boxing, has thrown his support behind a young Japanese featherweight who has yet to turn pro. Alalshikh tweeted, "I am thrilled to welcome Reito Tsutsumi as our newest brand ambassador for The Ring. He will make...

The Riyadh Season WBC Boxing Grand Prix, a multi-phase tournament extending throughout 2025, commenced its initial stage of competition from April 17th to 20th at the BLVD City Global Theater in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The second day saw the junior welterweight competition. The key results are...

The first day of the WBC Grand Prix tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia saw the opening round in the featherweight division, yielding the following results: Muhamet Qamili (Italy) W Ihor Semonchuk (Ukraine): In what was a bout of alternating dominance, the Italian fighter secured victory via unanimous decision. Qamili...

Israel “Bad Ways” Mercado (11-1-2, 7 KOs), of Pomona, California, is set to return to action in an eight-round junior welterweight clash against seasoned Argentinean Jonathan Jose Eniz (35-21-1, 16 KOs). The bout takes place April 19th at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California, and will be broadcast live worldwide...