Claressa Shields and Danielle Perkins will square off in a Sunday evening main event from Flint, Mich., streaming live on DAZN, for the undisputed championship of the women’s heavyweight division, which realistically doesn’t actually exist, but all the same, it’s Shields trying to become a three-weight undisputed champ. Shields says she’s not overlooking Perkins, and
Month: February 2025
David Benavidez and David Morrell Jr will weigh-in today ahead of Saturday’s big light heavyweight fight, which headlines a PBC on Prime Video pay-per-view. The Benavidez vs Morrell weigh-in live stream will go live at 4 pm ET, and is free to watch in the video below: [embedded content] Benavidez (29-0, 24 KO) and Morrell
Golden Boy has announced four multi-year signings in the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. The promotional company has signed cruiserweights Tristan Kalkreuth and Robin Safar, as well as heavyweights Federico Pacheco Jr and Joshua Edwards, the latter of whom represented Team USA at the Paris Olympics. “The heavyweight division hasn’t been this hot in decades,” said
Rather than face mandatory challenger Ricardo “Sugar” Nunez, IBF super featherweight champion Anthony Cacace announced that he’s vacated the belt in favor of chasing “the biggest fights possible. He technically ends his reign, which began with a controversial knockout of Joe Cordina last May, without a title defense. The IBF immediately ordered him to fight
David Benavidez and David Morrell Jr square off tonight in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions pay-per-view in a 12-round light heavyweight fight. Benavidez vs Morrell is the headline matchup of a four-fight pay-per-view bill from PBC on Prime Video, and we’ll be here all evening with LIVE updates, round-by-round scoring, highlights, recaps,
By: Sean Crose Former world welterweight titlist Keith Thurman has decided to return to the ring. After being away from the scene for three years, the 36 year old fighter, who has amassed a 30-1 record, will slip in between the ropes on March 12th to face Brock Jarvis in Jarvis’s native Australia. The decision
By: Sean Crose Naoya Inoue has one again shown why he’s known as “The Monster.” Battling the little known but determined and talented Ye Joon Kim on Friday, Inoue did what he does best: Break his opponent down through the superior use of pressure and power. Kim was good. Indeed, the man had his moments.
By: Sean Crose The 22-0 super middleweight contender Diego Pacheco may have dreamed of getting a crack at divisional kingpin Canelo Alvarez, but on Saturday night his focus was on the 20-0 Steven Nelson. Although both men slipped between the ropes undefeated on Saturday, the considerably younger Pacheco was, at 23, perceived as being fresher
By: Sean Crose “I understand it. It’s a lame ass game, dog” Shakur Stevenson recently said to IFL TV. “Boxing has turned very lame. There’s a lot of politics and… sometimes it’s who you know.” Stevenson said this, not in defense of himself, but in defense of the popular, undefeated and explosive Gervonta “Tank” Davis,
By: Sean Crose No one could blame him had he decided to spend some of his prime years waiting for Canelo Alvarez to agree to meet him in ring. Canelo, after all, is still the biggest name in the sport. Should he have somehow landed a fight with the Mexican star, and then somehow won
By Eric Bottjer Michael Katz was one of the Big Four in New York boxing writing in the 1990s. Each of those writers reflected the personality of their publications. The loud and entertaining Mike Marley for the New York Post (the trash tabloid with world-class classless headlines {“Headless Man Found in Topless Bar” being the most famous,
By: Sean Crose “I have been waiting for this opportunity to fight Benavidez for a long time,” said David Morrell (via the World Boxing Council) who will be facing David Benavidez this weekend in a pay per view main event. “Saturday, February 1st, I promise Benavidez and everyone watching, it will be a great fight.”
New York, Jan. 30, 2025 — The 2025 Ring Masters Championships kicks off this weekend. Over the next 10 weeks, more than 400 amateur boxers will compete, hoping to make it to the finals at Madison Square Garden – The Mecca of Boxing. “Ring Masters season is my favorite part of the year. It’s an
New Series Provides Exclusive Access To Viral Superstars Jake And Logan Paul, Their Massive Stardom, And Their Complicated Family And Romantic Relationships With more than 150 million followers and multiple successful business ventures, Jake and Logan Paul will step into a new arena with the Max Original reality series PAUL AMERICAN, debuting THURSDAY, MARCH 27 on Max. Featuring archival
By: Sean Crose It’s the first major fight of the year: power punching light heavyweights David Morrell and David Benavidez will be squaring off tomorrow night in Las Vegas as the main event of a pay per view card. Although a minor title will be on the line, what’s really at stake here is the