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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 […]
Andy Cruz’s road back to a title shot could be shorter than expected, as Jake Donovan reports that the IBF has ordered him to face unbeaten Albert Bell in a final eliminator. Cruz (6-1, 3 KO), whose ludicrous amateur pedigree prompted a fast-tracked pro career, is coming off a terrific losing effort against reigning champion […]
The WBC has always been the most fashionable of the sanctioning bodies, going to great lengths to create all different types of world titles belts handmade from exotics materials, etc. over the years, and now the organization has graduated from belts to diamond chains and pendants. The WBC just announced the creation of The Crown […]
Ryan Garcia is set to take on WBC welterweight titleholder Mario Barrios this weekend in his first bid to become a world champion, and he talks to Fight Hub TV about the matchup, the recent changes in his life, and why he’s been calling out Shakur Stevenson as of late. Here’s some excerpts of what […]
Matchroom Boxing will continue to be a featured core of DAZN’s boxing business for the foreseeable future as the company has just announced that they’ve reached a five-year deal extension with the streaming platform which is said to demonstrate DAZN’s ongoing commitment to delivering the best boxing content in the world as they look to […]
As Tyson Fury gets ready to unretire once more and continue his heavyweight run, he tells Ring Magazine that despite his two losses to Oleksandr Usyk, it’ll be Usyk who will come crawling back to him in hopes of making a third fight before the year is out. Fury reasons that he has the financial […]
Fast-rising heavyweight prospect Moses Itauma was finally scheduled for his next fight against Jermaine Franklin, which was supposed to take place in January, until an unfortunate training camp injury forced Itauma to have the fight postponed. At the time there weren’t any real details about the injury that were publicly released, but it’s now been […]
After falling short in a title bid against Mario Barrios and failing to secure another one against Rolly Romero, Manny Pacquiao is back on the exhibition circuit, taking on former super lightweight champ Ruslan Provodnikov on April 18th in Las Vegas. The press release makes no mention of a broadcast partner, so odds are it’ll […]
As expected, heavyweight contenders Frank Sanchez and Richard Torrez Jr will meet in an IBF eliminator on PBC’s March 28th Sebastian Fundora vs Keith Thurman show in Las Vegas. Olympic silver medalist Torrez (14-0, 12 KO) will have the momentum here after a well-aged decision over Guido Vianello last year. Sanchez (25-1, 18 KO) is […]
After an agonizing series of delays, Callum Smith and David Morrell Jr are officially set to meet in a tantalizing light heavyweight showdown for the interim WBO title on April 18th at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena. Hometown fighter Smith (31-2, 22 KO) is coming off a cracker of a fight with Joshua Buatsi last February, […]
Arnold Barboza Jr and Kenneth Sims Jr will both move up to the welterweight division in a 12-round main event from Anaheim on Saturday, March 14, live on DAZN. The Golden Boy-promoted card will also feature world title defenses from Gabriela Fundora and Oscar Collazo. The 34-year-old Barboza (32-1, 11 KO) is coming off of […]
As Tyson Fury prepares for his latest return to boxing in an April fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov, the pair held an official press conference where Fury would explain what drove his desire to return to the sport once more and the selection of his opponent. “Why did I come back to boxing? Very, very interesting […]
Deontay Wilder sat down for a lengthy interview with Brian Custer and discussed his impending return to boxing along with his continued claims that Tyson Fury cheated in his past matchups against him. Wilder would ramble on about a whole lot of things over the hour long interview, and let his momentum crescendo when asked […]
As Mario Barrios prepares for this weekend’s world title defense against Ryan Garcia, he talks to Ring Magazine about what he’s learned over the years and why he’ll leverage all of his experience into make a dominant showing over Garcia. On why he hired Garcia’s former trainer Joe Goossen “Looking back after the Pacquiao fight, […]
As Richardson Hitchins gets set to defend his 140 lb IBF world title this weekend against Oscar Duarte, he talks to Fight Hub TV about how he’s feeling heading into camp, his thoughts on the upcoming fight, and more. Check out some of what he had to say below. Hitchins on training camp “Everything’s been […]
Thursday, February 19th Millions.Co, 7:00 pm ET, Champions Against Domestic Violence. From Altamonte Springs, Florida. A $19.99 PPV stream from Christy Martin Promotions. Tony Aguilar headlines in an eight-rounder. Vaughn Alexander, 1-11-1 since December of 2023, appears in support. Friday, February 20th YouTube, 5:30 pm ET, Night of Champions XIV. A BoxLab show from Orlando, […]
Fabio Wardley will make his first WBO heavyweight title defense against Daniel Dubois on Saturday, May 9. The bout will headline a DAZN-streamed card from Co-op Live in Manchester, England. Wardley (20-0-1, 19 KO) is coming off of his biggest win yet, an 11th round TKO victory over Joseph Parker to win the interim WBO […]
As Gary Antuanne Russell gets set for his next outing against Andy Hiraoka on Feb. 21, he joins Ring Magazine to talk about that upcoming fight as well as some potential bigger fights down the road for him. During the chat Russell would give his breakdown on Shakur Stevenson’s big win over Teofimo Lopez, and […]
Oleksandr Usyk will still have his WBC heavyweight title, one of three he currently holds, but WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman has given him notice that he is facing being stripped if he does not face Agit Kabayel. Speaking with DAZN’s Chris Mannix, Sulaiman said Usyk has requested a voluntary defense, which has been granted, but […]
Former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury has had two shots at Oleksandr Usyk, coming up short in two decisions he continues to dispute, but his promoter Frank Warren tells Sky Sports that Fury has a strong desire to be the best in the world and he knows he has to get through Usyk to do […]
As Kell Brook looks to make his return to the ring for this first time in years in a tribute to the late Ricky Hatton, Brook says he’s more than open to a potential meeting with Chris Eubank Jr. Brook, who last defeated longtime rival Amir Khan in 2022, says that if Eubank truly believes […]
Zuffa Boxing will host its first ever title fight on March 8 in Las Vegas as IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia is formally scheduled to face Brandon Glanton with Zuffa’s cruiserweight belt on the line, with no mention of the IBF belt being in the balance at this time. The fight will be held at […]
Errol Spence, a former unified welterweight champion, is anticipated to make his return to the ring for the first time since losing to Terence Crawford in fight against Tim Tszyu, which will take place in Australia this June. The fight will headline a PBC on Prime PPV with Spence moving up to 154 lbs. By […]
David Benavidez joins The Last Stand Podcast with Brian Custer to discuss his upcoming May 2 cruiserweight title fight against Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez. Benavidez will be moving up from light heavyweight for this shot at snagging a world title in a third weight class, and looks forward to the opportunity and putting on a great […]
Former welterweight champion Errol Spence just recently caught up with Fight Hype for a bit to talk about Jermell Charlo calling him out for a fight, while also weighing in with his thoughts on an upcoming super weightweight title fight between Sebastian Fundora and Keith Thurman. Check out some of what he had to say […]