Fighting

Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez unified the WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles today in Riyadh, beating Chris Billam-Smith in a rugged main event that deserves major credit on both sides. Ramirez took the fight on scores of 116-112, 116-112, and 116-113, a clear win in a very competitive fight where Billam-Smith, as always, simply would not go

Tuesday, Nov. 19 TrillerTV+, 8:00 pm ET, CountryBox: Where Music Meets Boxing. THIS IS NOT A JOKE: 59 year old Oliver McCall, the same one that turned pro in 1985, who won the WBC heavyweight title over 30 years ago against Lennox Lewis and famously had a mid-fight emotional breakdown in the ring during their

While doing live coverage for this past weekend’s boxing card headlined by Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson, more fans complained of buffering and crashing issues with Netflix than ever before as we deduce that the streaming company was ill-prepared for the demand on their servers. Netflix has announced that the fight was a massive hit

Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn takes some time to talk to Fight Hub TV about his thoughts on the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson card, including his fighter Katie Taylor who edged a close decision over Amanda Serrano in the main event. While Hearn lauded the performance of both women in their fight, it also plainly

As expected, WBA super flyweight champion Fernando Martinez and former titlist Kazuto Ioka will run it back on New Year’s Eve at Tokyo’s Ota-City Gymnasium. Martinez (17-0, 9 KO) took a competitive decision over four-division champ Ioka (31-3-1, 16 KO) when they met in July, building up an early lead and fending off a late

Boxing’s slop ecosystem remains healthy after last Friday’s Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson debacle, as Tommy Fury will meet former UFC title challenger Darren Till in a January 18th DAZN main event at Manchester’s Co-op Live. As far as I’m aware, it’s an exhibition. Fury (10-0, 4 KO) spent 2023 establishing himself as the king

WBO president Gustavo Oliveiri announced today that top-ranked middleweight contender Hamzah Sheeraz has withdrawn from his ordered title shot against Janibek Alimkhanuly just before the purse bid. Per Jake Donovan, Sheeraz (21-0, 17 KO) will “most likely” parlay his number-one spot with the WBC into a February 22nd shot at Carlos Adames (24-1, 18 KO)

Japanese kickboxing ace Rukiya Anpo will parlay his unexpectedly strong performance against Manny Pacquiao into another payday, as Fanmio announced that he’ll meet Ryan Garcia in an exhibition as part of a December 30th PPV. I’ve seen a few places claim it’ll be eight two-minute rounds as opposed to Japan’s usual 3×3 for these things,

It’s that time of the week again and Oscar De La Hoya takes to social media to give his take on topics in boxing including an idea that’s been floated regarding Golden Boy going against Matchroom in a five-fight card. “There have been rumors that my company may do a five on five against Matchroom

Osleys Iglesias risks his undefeated record (and the IBO super middleweight title!) against Petro Ivanov tonight in the main event of an ESPN+ showcase from Montreal. Broadcast coverage of the undercard will start at 7 pm ET on ESPN+, and Bad Left Hook will have live updates starting a little later in the evening. Iglesias

Osleys Iglesias didn’t stumble at all under the main event spotlight, staying undefeated with a fifth round stoppage of Petro Ivanov in Montreal. It was a relatively long night of work for Iglesias, who took longer to close the show against the relatively unknown Ivanov than he did earlier this year against Sena Agbeko, Evgeny

Keyshawn Davis returns to action tonight to face Gustavo Lemos in a 10-round main event, headlining a Top Rank card on ESPN+. The live stream starts at 10 pm ET. There is a bit of a taint on tonight’s matchup, as Lemos blew weight terribly, coming in 6.4 lbs heavy on the scales on Thursday.

Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn talks to Fight Hype about a number of topics in the boxing world including this weekend’s card featuring Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez, potential fights for Ryan Garcia, Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach and more. Check out some of what he had to say below. Hearn on Henry Garcia

Keyshawn Davis made an extraordinary case for a title shot in Norfolk tonight, torching an overweight Gustavo Lemos in under two rounds. Argentina’s Lemos (29-1, 19 KO) got robbed of a win over Richardson Hitchins earlier this year and entered the ring at a staggering 155 pounds after missing the lightweight limit by 6.4 pounds

Two of boxing’s brightest rising stars return tonight, as Jaron “Boots” Ennis and Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez make world title defenses in Philadelphia. The show will stream live starting at 7 pm ET on DAZN. Wil Esco has your live updates and coverage tonight. Ennis, 27, defends his IBF welterweight title in a not-so-hotly anticipated rematch

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) promised to put on a definitive performance that included a knockout of Karen Chukhadzhian (24-3, 13 KOs) in tonight’s rematch, but that’s not at all the way things played out. Unlike the first meeting between the two, where Chukhadzhian fought a negative, keep-away style, Chukhadzhian came to fight and

2024 will officially be Naoya Inoue’s first three-fight year since 2017, as Top Rank announced that he’ll face IBF mandatory challenger Sam Goodman on December 24th at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena. Inoue (28-0, 25 KO) opened the year by getting off the canvas to flatten Luis Nery, satisfying Japan’s long-held grudge against the former bantamweight titlist.

Janibek Alimkhanuly is publicly tossing his name into the mix for a potential fight with Canelo Alvarez, which would see the Kazakh middleweight titleholder moving up in weight to face the super middleweight king. “Everyone knows that I want to fight Canelo, but he doesn’t (want to) fight me, and everyone knows it,” Janibek said