Mike "The Bounty" Hunter in Team Combat League action tonight |
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Source: Team Combat League Tonight, Team Combat League (TCL) returns to action with a tripleheader at Mohegan Sun Expo Center in Connecticut. The action can be viewed starting at 7 PM ET at teamcombatleague.com/live/. The Las Vegas Hustle will battle the Atlanta Attack in the first match-up of the night with a legitimate heavyweight contender in... |
Haney: Loma should have fought me four years ago |
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Press Release Devin “The Dream” Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) is set to defend his undisputed world lightweight championship against Ukraine's former three-division champion Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) this Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It will be broadcast on pay-per-view with the undercard featuring a... |
18/05/2023 |
Its also fight week for Taylor vs. Cameron |
Its also fight week for Taylor vs. Cameron |
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Source: WBA Katie Taylor headlined Wednesday’s public workout in Dublin as a promotional event for this Saturday’s big boxing event in the Irish city. The world lightweight champion will move up five pounds and challenge world junior welterweight Chantelle Cameron for all four belts at 140 pounds and Taylor will have the opportunity to... |
18/05/2023 |
Randy Leon returns from layoff in Mexico |
Randy Leon returns from layoff in Mexico |
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Source: WBC Undefeated Randy León (8-0-1) and Rogaciano Guerrero (4-2) will star in “Neza Fight Night" on May 20th at the Marbet Hall, in Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico. The show, which will feature ten pro fights, will be broadcast live on AYM Sports, ITV Sports and on the WBC's Facebook Live of the World Boxing Council. León boasts... |
WBO wants details about Jason Moloney's hand injury |
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Source: WBO On May 13th, Australia's Jason Moloney won the vacant WBO bantamweight championship via majority decision against Vincent Astrolabio. This bout was held at the Stockton Arena, in Stockton, California. The following day, there were boxing press reports that Moloney suffered a broken hand during the bout. The injury... |
18/05/2023 |
Josh Kelly to face unbeaten Gabriel Corzo |
Josh Kelly to face unbeaten Gabriel Corzo |
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Source: Wasserman Boxing Josh Kelly’s junior middleweight campaign moves forward on June 24th in Newcastle, England when he faces Argentina's Gabriel Corzo, live and exclusive on DAZN worldwide. Kelly is 13-2-1 including the World Sewries of Boxing. Wasserman Boxing announced that the venue will be the Vertu Motors Arena. But Corzo is unbeaten at... |
Leonard and Hearns to appear together at California show |
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Source: MarvNation On Friday, June 2nd at the Pechanga Resort & Casino’s Summit in Temecula, California, MarvNation Promotions in association with Ringside Ticket Inc., will present “An Evening of Fights with Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns.” In addition to two of the greatest fighters in boxing history-- Leonard (pictured) and... |
Exiled from UFC, Francis Ngannou signs with PFL |
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Press Release Mixed martial arts promoter the Professional Fighters League (PFL) has signed former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. As Ngannou's relationship with UFC deteriorated, there was talk that he would cross over to boxing and fight WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. This announcement moots that speculation. Here is the... |
17/05/2023 |
Haney calls Loma a dirty fighter to his face |
Haney calls Loma a dirty fighter to his face |
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By Scott Shaffer In the lead-up to this weekend's super fight, world lightweight champion Devin Haney told former three-division champion Vasiliy Lomachenko to his face that the Ukrainian legend was a dirty fighter. Lomachenko took the accusations calmly and asked Haney for a specific example from one of his fights. Haney could not provide... |
17/05/2023 |
Tszyu to stay busy vs. Ocampo in June |
Tszyu to stay busy vs. Ocampo in June |
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By Scott Shaffer The WBO has granted sanction approval for Tim Tszyu to defnd his WBO interim junior middleweight title against Carlos Ocampo of Mexico on Sunday, June 18th at the Gold Coast Convention Centre in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia. With world champion Jermell Charlo delaying a fight against Tszyu due to injury, the WBO... |
Tonight in Plant City: Eranosyan vs. Valencia, Valle vs. Layton |
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Tonight in Plant City, Florida, Miami super featherweight Otar Eranosyan (12-0, 6 KOs) will face tricky southpaw Edy Valencia (20-10-6, 7 KOs) of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico in a ten-round super featherweight main event. Also on the card, junior middleweight Marques Valle takes on Demarcus Layton in a six-round bout.... |
Lomachenko: "I believe that when you say something, you need to prove it" |
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Press Release Undefeated world lightweight champion Devin “The Dream” Haney and former three-division champion Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko (pictured) made their grand arrivals today in Las Vegas ahead of their showdown this Saturday, May 20th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Haney vs. Lomachenko will stream live on... |
17/05/2023 |
Stanionis vs. Ortiz back on for July 8th |
Stanionis vs. Ortiz back on for July 8th |
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Source: WBA The WBA regular welterweight title fight between Eimantas Stanionis (pictured) and Vergil Ortiz Jr. has been rescheduled for July 8th at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Promoter Golden Boy announced the bout through its official media on Monday and now both contenders are ready for a long-awaited WBA mandatory... |
17/05/2023 |
Bohachuk due back in ring on July 22nd |
Bohachuk due back in ring on July 22nd |
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Source: WBC Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions will host a card at California’s Chumash Casino Resort on Saturday, July 22nd with a main event featuring Ukrainian junior middleweight Serhii “Flaco” Bohachuk (22-1, 22 KOs) against Patrick Allotey (42-4, 32 KOs) from Accra, Ghana, broadcast globally on UFC Fight Pass. Bohachuk said, “I... |
17/05/2023 |
Conwell hires Wise Owl management |
Conwell hires Wise Owl management |
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Source: DiBella Entertainment Junior middleweight Charles "Bad News" Conwell (20-0 including the World Series of Boxing) has joined forces with Mark Habibi and Wise Owl Boxing for management. The 25 year-old Conwell, promoted by DiBella Entertainment, is coming off of a win in November. Fighting in Los Angeles, the 2016 U.S. Olympian dominated... |
James Hagler Jr., grandson of Marvelous Marvin |
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Press Release James Hagler Jr. (3-1, 1KO) has been around boxing his entire life. His grandfather, "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler, reigned as the undisputed middleweight champion from 1980 through 1987, making twelve successful title defenses of the title against the likes of Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran, and John "The Beast" Mugabi. Now... |
Ardeal Holmes to face Wendy Toussaint on June 3rd |
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Press Release Flint’s undefeated junior welteweight Ardreal Holmes Jr. will face once-beaten New Yorker Wendy Toussaint on Saturday, June 3rd in a ten-round battle that will serve as the co-feature in support of the Claressa Shields vs. Hanna Gabriels main event rematch. The event marks the return of big-time boxing to Detroit at... |
Salserito Rodriguez gets NJ headline opportunity |
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Press Release This Saturday night, boxing returns to The Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City as Puerto Rican bantamweight Emmanuel "Salserito" Rodriguez (not the former IBF champion) takes on Carlos Mujica in the main event of a twelve-bout card promoted by R and B Promotions. Rodriguez now fights out of Newark, New Jersey and is 13-1 with... |
17/05/2023 |
Late Results from Star Boxing |
Late Results from Star Boxing |
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Press Release Alex Vargas TKO5 Mauro Godoy... In Saturday's main event in Huntingtonm New York, Alex "El Toro" Vargas (13-0, 5 KOs) showcased excellent footwork and entertaining combinations to keep Mauro Godoy (37-9-1, 18 KOs) off kilter for the entirety of the fight. Eventually, Vargas’ power overwhelmed Godoy, knocking him down in both... |
16/05/2023 |
Haney: “Nobody trains as hard as me. They don’t have the discipline, skills or ring IQ that I have" |
Haney: “Nobody trains as hard as me. They don’t have the discipline, skills or ring IQ that I have" |
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Press Release Undefeated world lightweight champion Devin Haney sat down for a wide-ranging conversation on The Pivot Podcast ahead of his upcoming title defense against former champion Vasiliy Lomachenko. Haney discussed his rise to undisputed status at just 24 years old in a new conversation that is available on the show’s YouTube... |
16/05/2023 |
WBA schedules purse bid for Usyk vs. Dubois |
WBA schedules purse bid for Usyk vs. Dubois |
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Source: WBA The WBA has ordered a purse bid for a fight between heavyweight super champion Oleksandr Usyk (pictured) and WBA regular champion Daniel Dubois. Unless an agreement to fight is reached before then, the bid will take place on May 25th in Houston. Usyk also holds the IBF and WBO heavyweight championships. The WBA... |
16/05/2023 |
WBA calls purse bid for Garcia vs. Roach |
WBA calls purse bid for Garcia vs. Roach |
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Source: WBA The WBA called for a purse bid in the super featherweight division between champion Hector Garcia and mandatory challenger Lamont Roach Jr. If no agreement to fight is reached, the purse bid will take place on May 25th in Houston, Texas. Garcia, from the Dominican Republic, is a rare champion coming off a loss. He had... |
Weekend results: Zorro and Hutchinson get stoppages in London |
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Source: Queensberry Promotions Ellis Zorro TKO7 Hosea Burton... In London's York Hall over the weekend, cruiserweight Ellis Zorro took himself to 16-0 with a win over former British light heavyweight champion Hosea Burton. From Manchester, Burton (28-4) appeared to establish control across the opening rounds, using his physical advantages to boss the... |
16/05/2023 |
Clavel back in win column |
Clavel back in win column |
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Source: WBC After suffering the first loss of her career in January, Canadian light flyweight Kim Clavel returned with a hometown win at Bell Place in Laval, Quebec, Canada, in front of more than 2,000 fans. Clavel (17-1) defeated Mexico's Naomi Reyes (9-3) by unanimous decision. The judges’ scores were 96-94 and 98-92 (twice), all... |
Results from Argentina: Corzo and Rosa remain undefeated |
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Source: WBA Pablo Esequiel Corzo TKO5 Juan Boada ... Pablo Esequiel Corzo, a super middleweight from Argentina, scored a fifth-round technical knockout victory over Colombia's Juan Boada this weekend at the Luna Park Stadium in Buenos Aires. The 22 year-old Catamarca native had a great night at the mythical Argentinean stadium and... |
Junior Younan, Otha Jones add wins to their records |
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Press Release Junior Younan W8 Alan Campa... In Orlando, on Friday, super middleweight Junior Younan remained undefeated with a eight-round unanimous decision over Alan Campa. In defeat, Campa was very aggressive, but Younan was able to fight at his own pace, and catch Campa with some good shots on the way in. Younan of Brooklyn, NY won... |
World Amateur Championship results: Jalolov and Dusmatov star |
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Source: IBA Over the weekend, thirteen world amateur champions were crowned at the IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Skeptics of IBA's history of corruption take note: the home team, Uzbekistan, topped the medal table with 5 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals. Second place went to Kazakhstan with 4 gold and... |
15/05/2023 |
Welcome to Haney vs. Lomachenko fight week |
Welcome to Haney vs. Lomachenko fight week |
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Source: WBC Fight week is here. Undisputed lightweight king Devin “The Dream” Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) will defend his crown against former three-division champion Vasiliy Lomachenko (23-2, including the World Series of Boxing) on Saturday, May 20th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Haney (pictured) vs. Lomachenko will stream live... |
Malawi's Ruth Chisale finally gets another opportunity |
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Source: WBC Malawi Defense Force boxer Ruth Chisale has secured a lightweight fight against Firuza Sharipova on June 5th in Kazakhstan. This bout comes six years after Chisale lost to Zambian Lolita Muzeya. Since then, Chisale has struggled to get fights, going just 2-1 in that span. She is 12-2 for her career. Chisale, who is part of... |
Watch: Referee Tony Weeks gives a championship to Rolly Romero... will Showtime do anything to correct this egregious injustice? |
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By Scott Shaffer Rolly Romero TKO9 Ismael Barroso... Referee Tony Weeks stopped a world title fight in round nine without a clean punch being landed, which allowed Rolly Romero to score a technical knockout victory over Ismael Barroso to become the new WBA junior welterweight champion. It was a shameful stoppage. The 40 year-old Barroso was... |
Sims and Barthelemy pick up wins in Las Vegas |
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Press Release Rances Barthelemy W10 Omar Juarez ... In the PBC co-feature on Showtime's broadcast from Las Vegas, Rances Barthelemy (30-2-1, 15 KOs) bounced back from a stoppage loss last July to Gary Antuanne Russell to pick up an unpopular majority decision against Omar Juarez (14-2, 5 KOs). A former champion at 130 and 135 pounds,... |
14/05/2023 |
Alimkhanuly makes short work of Butler |
Alimkhanuly makes short work of Butler |
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Source: Top Rank Janibek Alimkhanuly KO2 Steven Butler ... Janibek "Qazaq Style" Alimkhanuly (14-0, 9 KOs) defended his WBO middleweight title with a second-round stoppage against Canada's Steven Butler (32-4-1, 26 KOs) Saturday night at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California. Alimkhanuly spent the first round collecting data on his... |
14/05/2023 |
New champion alert: Jason Moloney |
New champion alert: Jason Moloney |
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Source: Top Rank Jason Moloney W12 Vincent Astrolabio... Jason "Mayhem" Moloney (26-2, 19 KOs) captured the vacant WBO bantamweight title with a majority decision win against Filipino puncher Vincent Astrolabio (18-4, 13 KOs). This was one of the four titles vacated by Naoya Inoue, the world champion who moved up to 122 pounds last year (but... |
Lerena wins bridgerweight eliminator in South Africa |
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Source: TimesLive Kevin Lerena W12 Ryad Merhy... South Africa's Kevin Lerena (29-2) won a WBC bridgerweight eliminator against Belgium's Ryad Merhy on Saturday night at Emperor's Palace in Lerena's home country. The judges scored the fight 118-110, 115-113 and 116-112 in favor of Lerena, who was dropping down from heavyweight to the... |
14/05/2023 |
ESPN undercard results from Stockton, CA |
ESPN undercard results from Stockton, CA |
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Source: Top Rank Gabriel Flores Jr. KO1 Derrick MurrayOn Saturday's ESPN undercard in Stocktonm California, hometown favorite Gabriel Flores Jr. (22-2, 8 KOs), knocked out Derrick Murray (17-9-1, 6 KOs) just 27 seconds into in the opening round. Flores hadn’t fought in his hometown since 2019 and was shaking off nearly ten months of ring rust,... |
14/05/2023 |
KSI and Tommy Fury to fight each other? |
KSI and Tommy Fury to fight each other? |
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Source: Misfits Boxing Olajide Olatunji TKO2 Joe Fournier... After knocking out Joe Fournier with what appeared to be an illegal forearm blow, social media star KSI a/k/a Olajide Olatunji has told Tommy Fury to sign a contract so they can clash in a crossover super fight later this year. Fury is coming off a victory over Jake Paul. Fury and KSI... |
13/05/2023 |
Boxingtalk's Saturday fight predictions |
Boxingtalk's Saturday fight predictions |
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By Michael Borao, Jr. Here are Boxingtalk's predictions for Saturday's fights: Janibek Alimkhanuly (13-0) vs. Steven Butler (32-3-1) (WBO middleweight title) … prediction: Alimkhanuly by mid-round knockout; Jason Moloney (25-2) vs. Vincent Astrolabio (18-3) (vacant WBO bantamweight title) … prediction: Moloney by unanimous... |
13/05/2023 |
ESPN Weigh-in report from Stockton, CA |
ESPN Weigh-in report from Stockton, CA |
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Press Release Here are the weigh-In results for tomorrow's ESPN show from Stockton Arena in Stockton, California:WBO middleweight title — 12 rounds Janibek Alimkhanuly 159.2 pounds vs. Steven Butler 159.6;Vacant WBO bantamweight title — 12 rounds Jason Moloney 117.8 vs. Vincent Astrolabio 117.2. Above two bouts on ESPN,... |
13/05/2023 |
Showtime weigh-in report from Las Vegas |
Showtime weigh-in report from Las Vegas |
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Press Release Saturday's Showtime Championship Boxing's tripleheader from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas will be headlined by Rolando “Rolly” Romero (139.5 pounds) and Ismael Barroso (139) facing off for the vacant WBA junior welterweight championship... former two-division champion Rances Barthelemy (142.5) duels Omar “El... |
13/05/2023 |
Harper one week out from big title defense |
Harper one week out from big title defense |
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Source: DAZN Terri Harper makes the first defense of her WBA 154-pound title against former world welterweight champion Cecelia Braekhus. The fight will take place next Saturday, May 20th at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. The main event that night has world lightweight champion Katie Taylor moving up in weight to challenge ... |