Former four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, 58-years-old, is open to the idea of having a fight with YouTube star Jake Paul. The 24-year-old Paul is 3-0 as a pro with all three wins by knockout. Last month, Paul blasted out MMA veteran Ben Askren in the first round of a pay-per-view card that was backed
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All Star Boxing has announced the main event of their May 21st show, which will air live with an audience from the Bryan Glazer JCC Center in Tampa, Florida. World ranked WBO/NABO light flyweight champion Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez (23-3-1 13 KO’s) of Caugas, Puerto Rico defends his title against Armando “Ichiro Ozeki” Torres (26-18 19
Luis Ortiz appreciates the fact that Andy Ruiz is at least looking in his direction. The next step—actually securing such a fight—has always been the hard part for the two-time time challenger. California’s Ruiz (34-2, 22 KOs) openly discussed options for his next fight almost immediately after returning to the ring this past weekend. The
Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, says his boxer has no intention of signing a contract for a unification deal with Anthony Joshua until he is “comfortable” with the terms. On Tuesday, Eddie Hearn, promoter for Joshua, revealed that the unification clash will land on either August 7 or August 14 –
Eddie Hearn, promoter for WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, has confirmed that there are two target dates, in the month of August, for the full division unification with WBC champion Tyson Fury. The fight is going to land in Saudi Arabia, but there has still been no official announcement from either side
Kieron Conway has vowed that Saturday’s fight with Souleymane Cissokho has already made him a better fighter and allowed him to learn a hell of a lot about himself. Conway came up narrowly short as he suffered a split decision defeat to Cissokho at the AT&T Stadium in Texas over the weekend. While he may
World champions Jose Ramirez and Josh Taylor took part in the World Boxing Council’s 14-day weigh-in. Both fighters submitted their 14-day pre-weight results. Ramirez weighed in 146.1 pounds, while Taylor came in at 147.2 pounds. The two undefeated boxers will collide on Saturday, May 22 in Las Vegas, with ESPN broadcasting the fight – with
Indian amateur standout Mandeep Jangra emerged successfully from his professional debut, and he outclassed the game Luciano Ramos to win via a unanimous decision. Ramos came out swinging early, providing a brief scare for Jangra in the early stages, but Jangra, the 2014 Commonwealth Games Silver Medalist found his rhythm in the second round, as
Former light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev could potentially return to the ring in the cruiserweight division, according to a source in the boxer’s team. Kovalev (34-4-1, 29 KOs), 38-years-old, made his pro debut in 2009 and he’s fought at the light heavyweight limit for the entire duration of career. “The cruiserweight division is one of
Three down and one to go for Canelo Alvarez—and the one that’s left doesn’t have plans to go anywhere else. The sport’s pound-for-pound king unified three titles at super middleweight after leaving Billy Joe Saunders unable to continue after eight rounds Saturday evening, live on DAZN from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Alvarez (55-1-2, 37KOs)
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas – In a unification showdown for the WBC, WBO, WBA super middleweight titles, a crowd of over 73,000 saw Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) stop Billy Joe Saunders (30-1, 14 KOs) in eight rounds. Saunders was moving and boxing well in the eight. Canelo would then hurt Saunders with a
The official outcome of Canelo Alvarez’s last fight against a championship-caliber, technically sound southpaw caused controversy. Alvarez edged Erislandy Lara by split decision in July 2014, but one judge, countless fans and some media members believe Lara did enough to beat Alvarez that night. Nearly seven years later, Alvarez will encounter an elite-level, left-handed technician,
WBO super middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders will be landing the biggest payday of his career when he squares off against boxing’s biggest breadwinner in Canelo Alvarez on May 8 at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas. Saunders (30-0, 14 KOs) said he’s not interested in breaking the bank, or adulation, should he come away victorious
Super middleweight champions Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders will collide tomorrow night in a unification showdown as part of the Cinco De Mayo celebration in the United States. The WBC, WBA, WBO world titles will be at stake in the fight. The World Boxing Council will present the Mestizo belt to the winner
WBA “regular” heavyweight champion Trevor Bryan is eager to secure a much bigger opportunity, with a big name in the weight class, as he continues training in Florida following winning the title. The 31-year-old Bryan won the regular WBA title on January 29 when he stopped former WBC world champion Bermane Stiverne in the eleventh
Gadwin Rosa and George Acosta are set to meet in the spring season premiere of Boxeo Telemundo. Both boxers made weight for their scheduled 10-round regional junior lightweight title fight, which airs live on Telemundo in front of a sellout crowd at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida. Puerto Rico’s Rosa weighed right at the
Liam Smith is confident that he would defeat Magomed Kurbanov 10 times out of 10 ahead of their showdown on Friday. Former world champion Smith (29-2-1, 16 KOs) is in Russia to face Kurbanov (21-0, 13 KOs) this week, with the WBO International super welterweight title also on the line. A victory for the Liverpool
LENNOX CLARKE has vowed to “iron out” Lerrone Richards and doesn’t even want paying for their rematch. The Halesowen roughhouse suffered his only defeat in 22 fights when he dropped a split decision against Richards, who Clarke challenged for the British and Commonwealth Super-Middleweight titles in November 2019. Clarke won those titles at the second