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Tyson Fury return: Date, location, opponent announced for comeback fight

Tyson Fury’s return to boxing is officially set. The “Gypsy King” will break his latest “retirement” when he steps back into the ring on Saturday, April 11. An exact location has not been announced, but Turki Alalshikh put out a press release stating that the bout will be in the United Kingdom, and Fury will […]

Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia full undercard announced

Ryan Garcia has called the undercard for his February 21 clash with Mario Barrios “insane,” and indeed there are two world title fights at 140 lbs and some notable names in action. Garcia will be challenging Barrios for the WBC welterweight title in the night’s main event from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Whether the […]

Christian Mbilli elevated to WBC super middleweight champion

Christian Mbilli won’t need another win to elevate his WBC interim super middleweight title to the real thing, as Mauricio Sulaiman and co. held an event today to announce his ascension. They had previously ordered Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KO), who ran over Maciej Sulecki for the belt last June before defending it in a punishing […]

Olascuaga, Donaire, Knockout lead March 15th U-Next show in Yokohama

U-Next Boxing has announced a March 15th show in Yokohama highlighted by two true title fights and a final eliminator featuring a familiar face. The main event sees Anthony Olascuaga (11-1, 8 KO) defend his WBO flyweight belt against OPBF champ Jukiya Iimura (9-1, 2 KO). There were rumblings of a three-belt unification between Olascuaga […]

Conor Benn looks to nail down his next big fight

In a conversation with iFL TV, Conor Benn spends a lot of time sharing his perspective on a number of topics including his current position as WBC mandatory challenger at welterweight, family feuds, and a whole lot more. Benn, who says he’s in a great position with a lot of options on the table expects […]

Frank Sanchez vs Richard Torrez Jr eliminator targeted for March 28th

After a bevy of “no thank you’s” and a long string of purse bid delays, Dan Rafael reports that Frank Sanchez and Richard Torrez Jr have finally come to terms for an IBF heavyweight eliminator. Per Rafael, the bout is “likely” to land on the undercard of Sebastian Fundora vs Keith Thurman on March 28th. […]

MLB

Adam Azim vs Gustavo Lemos postponed: Eliminator off due to injury

The scheduled fight between Adam Azim and Gustavo Lemos has been postponed. Boxxer announced that Lemos has suffered an injury in training, after which the promotional company secured a replacement opponent, only to have Azim also get hurt in his final sparring session. Needless to say, Azim vs Lemos is not happening on January 31, […]

How to watch Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson, Xander Zayas, Bakhram Murtazaliev, and more: Boxing streaming and TV schedule for Jan. 30-31, 2026

Friday, January 30th ProBox, 5:30 pm ET, Bryan Flores vs Starling Castillo. A Lamont Roach Sr. promoted show from Hanover, Maryland. Flores has one pro loss, to Lindolfo Delgado. One pro loss for Castillo, too, four years ago to Otar Eranosyan. Both of these guys were on Showtime broadcast undercards, back when that was a […]

‘Wardley would be a good option’: Tyson Fury on potential big fights in 2026

Tyson Fury has his eye on a potential fight with Fabio Wardley later in 2026, though it won’t be what he does upon return in April. The 37-year-old Fury (34-2-1, 24 KO) is ending his latest “retirement” this spring, and will fight for the first time since his December 2024 rematch loss to Oleksandr Usyk. […]

NFL

Raymond Muratalla vs Andy Cruz result: Muratalla pulls out majority decision win over Cruz

Raymond Muratalla took a majority decision win over Andy Cruz in very closely contested fight to retain his IBF world lightweight title, even closer than the official scores would make it seem. Cruz suffers his first professional loss and despite feeling he did enough to win, he didn’t make any excuses for the result. Muratalla […]

Khalil Coe misses weight by seven pounds

Remember how I complimented Khalil Coe for finally getting his head on straight after his loss to Manuel Gallegos? Turns out I spoke too soon, as he hit the scales at a staggering 182.8 pounds for tomorrow’s DAZN light heavyweight co-feature against Jesse Hart. Coe (10-1-1, 8 KO) forfeits 30% of his purse to Hart […]

Gary Antuanne Russell vs Andy Hiraoka joins Barrios vs Garcia

Orphaned after the collapse of Jake Paul vs Gervonta Davis, Gary Antuanne Russell’s long-delayed WBA super lightweight title defense against Andy Hiraoka will join DAZN’s February 21st Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia show in Las Vegas. An Olympic standout who won his first 17 bouts inside the distance, Russell (18-1, 17 KO) has sadly inherited […]

Jose Valenzuela vs Diego Torres headlines February 1st Zuffa Boxing show

Former super lightweight champion Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela will headline a February 1st Zuffa Boxing show against Diego Torres on Paramount+. Valenzuela (14-3, 9 KO) is 2-3 in his last five, but it’s worse on paper than in reality. After losing a two-round shootout with Edwin De Los Santos in 2022, he dropped a hugely controversial […]

Bill to wreck Ali Act passes committee, heads to House floor

As expected, H.R. 4624, the “Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act” championed by Dana White and Turki Alalshikh, passed the House Committee on Education and the Workforce this afternoon. The bill passed 30-4, with Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), and Mark Takano (D-CA) all voting against. The bill now […]

Juan Francisco Estrada vs Tenshin Nasukawa eliminator reportedly set for April 10th in Tokyo

ESPN’s Fernando Barbosa reports that former two-division champion Juan Francisco Estrada will meet Japanese superstar Tenshin Nasukawa in a WBC bantamweight eliminator on April 10th in Tokyo. “El Gallo” (45-4, 28 KO), who spent five years as WBC super flyweight champ before a dramatic knockout loss to Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez in 2024, made his divisional […]

MLB

Tyson Fury plans April return, Arslanbek Makhmudov among potential opponents

With Tyson Fury intending to end his retirement once again and return to the boxing ring, his manager Spencer Brown tells Sky Sports that they are aiming for an April fight date, believing that a formal announcement will come imminently. And as Team Fury weigh their options for potential comeback opponents, Arslanbek Makhmudov was specifically […]