The Best in Global Boxing News and Commentary
History doesn’t repeat, but it often rhymes. Late last year, IBF super flyweight champion Willibaldo Garcia pulled out of a planned showdown with multi-division titlist Kenshiro Teraji at the eleventh hour. Attempts to reschedule the matchup hit a brick wall when the sanctioning body ordered Garcia to make an overdue title defense against Andrew Moloney, […]
As revealed last month by Fernando Barbosa, bantamweight superstar Tenshin Nasukawa will meet two-division titlist Juan Francisco Estrada in a WBC eliminator atop an April 11th tripleheader from Tokyo’s Kokugikan. Nasukawa (7-1, 2 KO) is coming off a unanimous defeat to reigning champion Takuma Inoue, which came less than three years after his professional boxing […]
Today Manny Pacquiao appeared on ESPN to talk about his upcoming rematch with Floyd Mayweather set to take place this fall. Speaking about the fight Pacquiao explains how this came together, why they’re doing it now, and why he’s confident he’ll be able to put on a good showing for the fans. Check out some […]
Rolando Romero gives his take on the recent news of Floyd Mayweather coming out of retirement to rematch Manny Pacquiao this September in Las Vegas. Hear why Rolly says he’s got Floyd winning the sequel pretty clearly. “I think that’s a fight that’s going to draw a lot of attention,” Romero said. “Floyd’s got his […]
Conor Benn recently made headlines by splitting with longtime promoter Matchroom in order to sign with Zuffa Boxing. While Zuffa themselves don’t have much of a stable of fighters at the moment, this news has caused many to question the career trajectory of Benn and what kind of fights we can expect to see him […]
After withdrawing from their planned showdown last month at the eleventh hour, Carlos Adames is once again set to defend his WBC middleweight title against Austin “Ammo” Williams, this time in a March 21st DAZN main event from Orlando’s Caribe Royale Resort. Adames (24-1-1, 18 KO), a former super welterweight prospect who broke through at […]
Mike Coppinger reports that, as expected, pound-for-pound stars Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani will meet on May 2nd at the Tokyo Dome. Undisputed super bantamweight champion Inoue (32-0, 27 KO), who’s firmly established himself as among the best of his generation at 32 years old, is coming off his first four-fight year since 2013. His […]
Netflix announced today that legends Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao will face off once again on September 19th at the Sphere in Las Vegas. After years of near-misses, Mayweather (50-0, 27 KO) and Pacquiao (62-8-3, 39 KO) finally met in May of 2015, with “Money” emerging the clear victor against an injured “Pac-Man.” The […]
Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya spent some time talking with reporters about Ryan Garcia’s win over Mario Barrios to claim the WBC welterweight title and what that means for his future. Here’s some excerpts of what De La Hoya had to say down below. De La Hoya on Garcia’s performance against Barrios “I […]
Jai Opetaia just recently caught up with some boxing media and discussed his recent deal with Zuffa, his upcoming fight, and his interest in facing the winner of Zurdo Ramirez vs David Benavidez. Opetaia says he won’t be restricted from fighting for other sanctioning body belts as he looks forward to unifying in the near […]
On the heels of the recent news of Conor Benn making a surprise departure from Matchroom to join Zuffa, much to the disappointment of Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn, former champion Carl Frampton weighs in with his thoughts on the situation and why he’s actually feeling for Hearn in this instance. “It’s the biggest betrayal in […]
Claressa Shields made it 2-0 against Franchon Crews-Dezurn in Detroit this evening, outclassing “The Heavy-Hitting Diva” to retain her undisputed heavyweight title Crews-Dezurn (10-3, 2 KO), who suffered a clean sweep at Shields’ (18-0, 3 KO) hands in both their professional debuts, bet it all on an early blitz and actually found a bit of […]
Thursday, February 26th Triller, 1:00 am ET, Wanderer VII: No Mercy. From the Bella Vista suburb of Sydney, Australia. A free broadcast on Triller, headlined by Jason Mallia defending his Australian welterweight title against Marco Romeo. Wikipedia tells me that Bella Vista was “one of the first major Australian sheep breeding farms.” Neat! Friday, February […]
Claressa Shields will put her undisputed heavyweight championship on the line tonight against Franchon Crews-Dezurn, in a rematch of the pro debut from both women nearly 10 years ago. Shields (17-0, 3 KO) and Crews-Dezurn (10-2, 2 KO) faced one another in their pro debuts in November 2016, with Shields winning a clear four-round decision. […]
Ryan Garcia routed Mario Barrios to win the WBC welterweight title on Saturday night in Las Vegas, putting in probably the most complete performance of his career to date. Garcia (25-2, 21 KO) arguably didn’t lose a single round in the fight, maintaining full control after a stunning start that saw him put Barrios (29-3-2, […]
Leigh Wood didn’t need another comeback knockout to beat Josh Warrington in tonight’s DAZN main event from Nottingham, England. The 37 year old Wood looked the best he’s been in years, working from distance and comprehensively outboxing Warrington to a wide decision victory in the rematch of their October 2023 meeting. Wood (29-4, 17 KO) […]
Richardson Hitchins will not be defending his IBF super lightweight title tonight on the Barrios vs Garcia undercard, with an illness pulling him out of the contest. Hitchins was set to defend against Oscar Duarte in the night’s final undercard bout. The show, of course, will go on, and now Gary Russell Jr vs Andy […]
In a surprising turn of events Conor Benn has just signed a deal with Zuffa Boxing, ending his longtime relationship with Matchroom. Benn, who’s career largely progressed under Matchroom, shared his excitement for his new prospects under this deal as Zuffa gets their most notable signing since Jai Opetaia. “I’m filled with excitement and hunger […]
Ryan Garcia will look to finally win a professional world title as he faces Mario Barrios for Barrios’ WBC welterweight belt, live tonight from Las Vegas. Garcia (24-2, 20 KO) is coming off of a miserable performance in defeat to Rolly Romero last May, and a lot of his marketability and credibility is truly on […]
Leigh Wood and Josh Warrington will finally run it back today in Nottingham, as the veterans meet again in a 12-round super featherweight main event on DAZN. Wood (28-4, 17 KO) and Warrington (32-4-1, 8 KO) first squared off in October 2023, with Wood stopping Warrington in the seventh round of a fight Warrington had […]
Promoter Eddie Hearn says that Anthony Joshua doesn’t have any “solid plans” to announce a return to the ring yet, but that the former heavyweight champ may be just about ready to return to camp. Hearn told Sky Sports that Joshua (29-4, 26 KO) was planning to return in March, then wanted to fight Tyson […]
Floyd Mayweather is creeping up on his 49th birthday later this month, and has announced that he intends to resume a boxing career that officially ended nearly a decade ago. Mayweather and his new team put out a press release today announcing his plans to come back to the ring in official, sanctioned fights, following […]
Golden Boy Promotions announced today that light heavyweight champion David Benavidez will move up to cruiserweight to challenge unified titlist Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez in the main event of a May 2nd Prime Video PPV from T-Mobile Arena. Ramirez (48-1, 30 KO) had a lengthy reign at 168 and did solid work at 175, but has […]
One of 2025’s under-the-radar fighters of the year, unified light flyweight champion Rene Santiago, will once again head into hostile territory to face former minimumweight champ Masataka Taniguchi on April 3rd in Tokyo. Puerto Rico’s Santiago (15-4, 9 KO) picked up an interim WBO title in 2023 before falling to countryman Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez in […]
Tomorrow night features a WBC welterweight title fight between reigning titleholder Mario Barrios defending his belt against challenger Ryan Garcia. Both fighters appeared for a final press conference yesterday to share some final thoughts on their upcoming battle, with Oscar De La Hoya showing off that brand new sparkly piece from the WBC, which will […]