Joe Bugner, an excellent heavyweight during the division's golden age, has died in Brisbane, Australia at the age of seventy-five. During his career, which lasted until 1996, Joe fought Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Jimmy Ellis, Ron Lyle, Earnie Shavers, Greg Page and James ”Bonecrusher” Smith, Joe was born in Hungary and...

Olympic champion Imane Khelif of Algeria, the subject of an ongoing gender controversy, has filed an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against World Boxing concerning a decision that disallows the athlete’s participation in upcoming World Boxing events without a preliminary genetic test. The appeal, filed...

UPDATE: The IBF announced today that its purse bid for a flyweight elimination bout between Reggie Suganob and Sergio Mendoza has been cancelled.AUG. 26, 2025: As for the next IBF flyweight mandatory contender after Alvarado, on August 12th, the IBF ordered Reggie Suganob and Sergio Mendoza Cordova to begin negotiations for an...

Neri Romero W10 Alexis Camejo... In an all-Argentine showdown, Buenos Aires native Neri “El Maldito” Romero (19-1, 10 KOs) claimed victory in the 130-pound weight class with a commanding unanimous decision over Santa Fe’s Alexis Camejo (10-5-2, 1 KO) on Saturday. The contest took place at the Federación Argentina de Boxeo arena...

Rodolfo Puentes TKO3 Andrés Peñaloza... The spotlight of the WBA Future of Colombian Boxing program belonged to Rodolfo Puentes (16-1), who stopped Andrés Peñaloza by technical knockout on Saturday at the Gimnasio Cuadrilátero Élite in Barranquilla. It was a dominant showing in the main event. The WBA Future initiative,...

As previously reported, WBC 154-pound champion Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora and former unified 147-pound champion Keith “One Time” Thurman will square off on Saturday, October 25th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. At a press conference coming soon, it will be officially announced that the show will...

Elif Nur Turhan TKO6 Rima Ayadi ... Turkey’s Elif Nur Turhan (11-0, 7 KOs) captured the WBA women's interim super featherweight title with a sixth-round stoppage of France’s Rima Ayadi (11-1, 1 KO) on Thursday night in Enghien-les-Bains, just outside Paris. The victory  keeps Turhan's unbeaten  record and extends her...

Tomorrow (August 30th), the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio, will host a pivotal showdown at 135 pounds: unbeaten hometown hero Albert “Prince” Bell (27-0, 9 KOs) takes on the heavy-handed Keith “The Bounty” Hunter (16-2, 10 KOs). Bell, age 32, returns home as the favorite. A master technician, the Toledo native has built...

Boxlab Promotions announced the signing of two of Cuban boxing talents: 2022 IBA World Games Youth Gold Champion Ronny Alvarez (3-0, 3 KOs), age 21, and 2022 IBA World Games Youth Bronze medalist Pedro Veitia (5-0, 5 KOs), age 21, a junior middleweight with a perfect knockout record. Both fighters hail from Cuba and will...

Michael Head, a 3-1-1 South African light heavyweight, is gearing up for the biggest fight of his young career, a vacant domestic title bout against Bryan Thysse (6-0-1). With just around five weeks left in his training camp for the Emperors Palace bout, the 24-year old is focused on what he expects to be a tough,...

This Saturday (August 30th) at 11:30 AM, Massachusetts fans will have a chance to meet the boxers and get an early glimpse of a night of boxing scheduled for September 6th in Lowell. CES Boxing will host an open workout and press conference this at Box 2 Burn in Westford, Massachusetts.  The public and media are invited to...

With less than three weeks remaining before his September 13th megafight, world super middleweight champion Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez (pictured) has brought in former welterweight champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis as a sparring partner in the final stage of his training camp. The super fight between Canelo and undefeated,...

Today (August 28th), the Salle du Casino in Enghien, France will host a clash of unbeaten fighters as France’s Rima Ayadi (11-0, 1 KO) takes on Turkey’s Elif Nur Turhan (10-0, 6 KOs) for the WBA women's interim 130-pound title. At age 36, Ayadi brings experience and discipline to the ring. Born in Les Mureaux, Yvelines, she...

Lacey Township, New Jersey's Shawn E. Darling is being inducted into the NJ Boxing Hall of Fame on November 13 at the Venetian Restaurant in Garfield. Other honorees joining him on the 13th are: John Freda, Ricky Gonzalez, Bobby Gunn, Samad Haq, Reggie Haines, Tracy Harris Patterson, Leo Loiacono, David McWater, Chuck...

Middleweight Dante “The Inferno” Kirkman (4-0, 2 KOs) has locked in his opponent for Saturday, September 6th at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, California. The four-round showdown will see Kirkman take on Oregon's Dylan Carlson (2-10-3, 1 KO), a gritty and durable competitor who has never been stopped in his...

Last week, the WBO announced its intent to create an interim championship in the cruiserweight division. The sanctioning body issued a letter directing former champion Chris Billam-Smith of England and Roman Fress, who fights out of Germany, to begin a thirty-day negotiation period. Billam-Smith (pictured) is 21-2 and held...

At the Cabaret du Casino de Montréal on September 4th, Osleys “El Tornado” Iglesias, already the IBO super middleweight champion, will face Russian contender Vladimir Shishkin in an IBF eliminator. This clash will headline a broadcast starting that day at 6:30 p.m. on Punching Grace. In 2024, Iglesias (13-0, 12 KOs)...

A heartfelt tribute was held in Toluca, Mexico for Ibeth “Roca” Zamora, who announced her retirment after a brilliant career in boxing. A video presentation highlighted her achievements and history in the ring. Zamora, who has not fought since 2023, leaves with a record of 33-8 and championships at 108 and 112 pounds....

Cruiserweight Ilunga Makabu will have to contend with a late change in opponents for his fight on Friday, September 5th. Makabu will now face Ghana's Dodzi Kameh (25-3-1) at the Stadium Basket, Stade Des Martyrs, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo after his original opponent, Charles Manyuchi, suffered an injury...

Sebastian Juarez  TKO4 Louis Hernandez ... Middleweight Sebastian Juarez (9-0, 7 KOs) of Brownsville, Texas triumphed on Friday night with a fourth-round TKO over Louis Hernandez (12-4-1, 10 KOs) at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. Juarez, promoted by Boxlab Promotions, dropped Hernandez early in round four with...

Skye Falzon TKO5 Usanakorn Thawilsuhannawang... Australian featherweight Skye Falzon (11-2, 7 KOs) added a win to her resume on August 23rd, delivering a fifth-round knockout over Thailand’s Usanakorn Thawilsuhannawang (21-10, 20 KOs) at the Bay Pavilions in Batemans Bay, New South Wales. Fighting at age 37 and on home...

Sampson Lewkowicz's Sampson Boxing won a purse bid today and now has the right to promote an IBF heavyweight elimination bout between Cuba's Frank Sanchez and Nigeria's Efe Ajagba. Sampson's winning bid was $302,000, which will be split 60% for Ajagba and 40% for Sanchez, assuming both men accept the fight. A decision from...

Jake Paul's MVP Promotions announced the signing of Canada's Kim Clavel today. A former WBC 108-pound champion, Clavel has a pro record of 21-2, including a winning streak of four. Her title reign commenced in 2022 with a win over Yesenia Gomez and ended the following year in a unification fight vs. Jessica Nery Plata....

On May 28th, the IBF ordered its flyweight champion Masamichi Yabuki of Japan, and #1 ranked Felix Alvarado of Nicaragua to begin negotiations for Yabuki's mandatory defense of his title. On August 22nd, Sean Gibbons, on behalf of Alvarado, advised that they would like to proceed to a purse bid pursuant to IBF Rule 10.A....

The WBC recently received a rating appeal from promoter Tom Loeffler regarding junior middlewight Serhii Bohachuk. The WBC has restored Bohachuk to the mandatory contender position in the place of former welterweight champion Jaron Ennis, who announced a move up in weight but has yet to fight as a junior middleweight. The...

As the TCL Team Boxing League’s third season approaches its climax with the MegaBrawl Finals on August 31st at the Renaissance Phoenix Glendale in Arizona, the league announced its first, second and third Team All-Stars across all weight divisions. These honors recognize the standout fighters who delivered exceptional...

Abass Baraou W12 Yoenis Téllez ... Germany’s Abass Baraou (17-1, 9 KOs) delivered the performance of his career on Saturday, outworking and outgunning Cuba’s Yoenis Téllez (10-1, 8 KOs) to seize the WBA interim junior middleweight title. After twelve thrilling rounds at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida, the judges...

Stephanie Han W10 Paulina Ángel... WBA lightweight champion Stephanie Han (11-0, 3 KOs) of El Paso, Texas successfully defended her title on Saturday, grinding out a unanimous decision over Colombia’s Paulina Ángel (7-2-2, 3 KOs) at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. All three judges turned in identical tallies...

Jasmine Artiga TKO3 Linn Sandstrom ... Florida’s Jasmine “Animal” Artiga (14-0-1, 7 KOs) continued her rise, scoring a third-round technical knockout over Australia’s Linn Sandstrom (10-4-3, 2 KOs) to successfully defend her WBA super flyweight world title on Saturday at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. It...

Lucas Bahdi W12 Roger Gutiérrez... Canadian lightweight Lucas “Prince” Bahdi (20-0, 15 KOs) took a major step toward a world title shot on Saturday night, earning a hard-fought unanimous decision over former 130-pound champion Roger Gutiérrez (29-7-1, 22 KOs) in a WBA lightweight eliminator at the Caribe Royale Resort in...

Jack Rafferty D12 Mark Chamberlain... In Altrincham, England, live on DAZN, Jack Rafferty and Mark Chamberlain went to war for 36 minutes, which resulted in a split draw. The scores were 115-113 for Chamberlain and 114-114 (twice). As a result of the draw, Rafferty (26-0-1) holds onto the British and Commonwealth...

French middleweight Bilal Jkitou will host Tej Pratap Singh of India in Jiktou's hometown, Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France. The fight is scheduled for Saturday, October 18th. The venue and the undercard bouts are yet to be confirmed. Jkitou last fought in December, when he topped the previously undefeated Juan José...

Jamaine Ortiz TKO3 Ambiorix Bautista ... New England junior welterweight Jamaine “The Technician” Ortiz (20-2-1, 10 KOs) delivered a dominant performance on Saturday in Olrando, Florida, stopping late replacement Ambiorix Bautista (19-3, 11 KOs) in three rounds.   “It’s a great win. I’m happy to be back and stay active on a...

[Despite all evidence to the contrary,] Don King has vowed to continue fighting for the rights of his fighters declaring that the previously announced WBA regular heavyweight title fight featuring current champion Kubrat “The Cobra” Pulev against Michael “The Bounty” Hunter will take place Saturday, October 4th at...

According to Boxing Insider's social media account, a heavyweight fight between George Arias and Earl Newman is signed for September 19th at Boxing Insider’s New York City show in Sony Hall. The venue is located right in Times Square and it appears that DiBella Entertainment will be copromoting. Arias is 18-1-1 but his last...

On Thursday, the launch press conference took place for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship’s (BKFC) New Jersey premiere. It was held at the Championship Plaza at the iconic Prudential Center in Newark, NJ — the host venue of BKFC 82 on Oct. 4th, live worldwide on DAZN. “Platinum” Mike Perry headlines against Jeremy...

Although the bout has not yet been officially announced, the WBC website posted that Vergil Ortiz Jr. (23-0, 21 KOs) will return to the ring on November 8th to face Erickson Lubin (27-2, 19 KOs). Ortiz (pictured), the current interim WBC junior middleweight champion, will seek to solidify his position as a...

WBC minimumweight champion Melvin “El Gringo” Jerusalem (pictured) is preparing for his third title defense in October. Originally, the Filipino Jerusalem was set to face Mexico's Daniel Valladares, but due to logistical changes, South Africa's Siyakholwa Kuse has been confirmed as his new opponent. Kuse, ranked #2 by the...

On August 12th, the IBF ordered flyweight contenders Reggie Suganob and Sergio Mendoza Cordova to begin negotiations for an IBF final eliminator bout that will detemine the mandatory contender position. On August 22nd, Sean Gibbons, on behalf of Mendoza Cordova, advised that they would like to proceed to a purse bid pursuant...

After months of dispute and uncertainty, Epic Sports & Entertainment, the official promoter of WBA regular heavyweight champion Kubrat Pulev, announced that it has successfully regained full control of Pulev’s first title defense following the invalidated purse bid previously “won” by Don King Productions. On May 27th, the...