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Joe Joyce, the WBO’s number-one contender, won the vacant WBO “interim” heavyweight title by stopping the organization’s number-two man, former WBO titlist Joseph Parker, with a counter hook to the jaw early in round 11. “The Juggernaut” lived up to his nickname in rounds 6-11 as he turned a relatively even bout (Joyce led 91-82

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker, the WBO’s top-rated heavyweight contenders, will collide Saturday, Sept. 24, from the AO Arena in Manchester, England. >>>>CLICK HERE FOR THE LIVE SCORECARD<<<< The unbeaten Joyce (14-0, 13 KOs) – a 2016 Olympic silver medallist — holds the WBO International and WBC Silver heavyweight

Amanda Serrano has spent much of her historic career fighting to open doors for all women to thrive in the sport. Saturday’s featherweight unification bout with unbeaten Sarah Mahfoud comes with a new cause, one that touches a personal level among her team. “I really want to say something that’s important to me. I’m dedicating

NEWARK, New Jersey – Shakur Stevenson didn’t defend his 130-pound championships Friday night, but he battered Robson Conceicao for most of their 12-round fight to ensure Conceicao couldn’t win them, either. The unbeaten Stevenson dominated Conceicao throughout their bout at Prudential Center in Stevenson’s hometown of Newark. A day after losing his titles at the

NEWARK, New Jersey – Shakur Stevenson doesn’t take pound-for-pound debates all that seriously. The unbeaten Stevenson understands the subjective nature of constructing such lists. That’s why he hasn’t taken offense to criticism from those that feel he hasn’t accomplished enough to warrant a spot in the top 10. Naturally, Stevenson believes he belongs among the

The show goes on even in the absence of its local hero. Maxi Hughes and Kid Galahad are prepared to take the lead in their makeshift main event, as both made weight for their scheduled twelve-round IBO lightweight contest. The bout will headline a DAZN telecast Saturday evening from Nottingham Arena in Nottingham, England. Hughes

Gervonta Davis will have his day in court, though for a case where he was hoping for a different outcome. A plea agreement between Davis and the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s office was rejected by judge Melissa Phinn during a hearing Wednesday morning at Circuit Court for Baltimore City, as first reported by The Baltimore

Former undisputed women’s world champion, ‘The First Lady’ Cecilia Braekhus is going title hunting in the junior middleweight division. “I’m very excited to compete in the 154lb. division and want to fight all of the world champions,” said Braekhus, (36-2, 9 KO’s). “I fought for thirteen years as a welterweight with great success and now

Undisputed super middleweight crownholder Canelo Alvarez has made it clear that his preference is not to fight a countryman.  There are several frontrunners that Alvarez could consider for his next contest, and chief among the options is a trio of fighters of Mexican heritage, including light heavyweight Gilberto Ramirez, super middleweight David Benavidez, and middleweight

Age might just be a number but 37 is a hell of a time to be in a younger man’s position.  2016 Olympic silver medalist Joe Joyce (14-0, 13 KO) is the number one contender to the WBO heavyweight crown. That makes him a number one contender to Oleksandr Usyk, one of the toughest assignments

Unified junior lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson will put his hardware on the line in the main event against Brazilian standout Robson Conceicao this Friday, Sept. 23 at 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+. The event takes place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. (photos by Mikey Williams) Newark

Deontay Wilder was seemingly on top of the boxing world just a few short years ago. With ten successful defenses of his WBC heavyweight title, the Alabama native began moving into rarified air. Yet, even with Wilder setting countless records and being widely regarded as one of the deadliest punchers in boxing history, Eddie Hearn

Undefeated middleweight Joeshon James (6-0, 3 KOs), will look to shock Southern California as he faces local fan favorite, Richard Brewart Jr. (12-0, 4 KOs), in an 8-round main event on Thompson Boxing’s “Locked ’N Loaded” card.  “Locked ‘N Loaded” will take place at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, CA on Friday, September 23. Doors

Prospect Ashton “H20” Sylve and two of its newcomers, Chris Avila and Mikhail “Doctor Mike” Varshavski highlight the SHOWTIME PPV undercard on Saturday, October 29 (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) headlined by Jake “The Problem Child” Paul vs. UFC legend Anderson “The Spider” Silva at formerly Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz., just outside Phoenix.

Stephen Fulton has built both his brand and name by fighting the best fighters that the super bantamweight division has to offer. With the WBC and WBO titles dangling from his proud shoulders, the Philadelphia native has openly taken on all comers. However, even with Fulton defeating the likes of Daniel Roman, Brandon Figueroa, and

Subriel Matias will not alter any of his plan after the postponement of his title fight against Argentine fighter Jeremias Ponce. The fight was originally scheduled to take place on October 15, as part of the undercard to the heavyweight fight between Deontay Wilder and Robert Helenius. Ponce was unable to obtain a visa in

LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez admitted that fatigue hindered him during the final few rounds of his 12-round win against Gennadiy Golovkin on Saturday night. The 32-year-old Alvarez got off to a strong start and built a considerable lead on the scorecards, but Golovkin gave him some trouble once it was clear Alvarez grew tired

LAS VEGAS – And that is that. An embrace inside the ring between rivals Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin ended 36 rounds of a tumultuous rivalry. September 17, 2022 marked the end of an interesting trilogy between the two rivals. Undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez dominated and outboxed Gennadiy Golovkin over 12 one-sided rounds