Fighting

Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders went face-to-face for the first time today in Texas, just a few days ahead of their fight Saturday night on DAZN (8 pm ET), and with the ring size controversy settled, it’s full steam ahead for the three-belt unification. Alvarez (55-1-2, 37 KO) is defending the WBC and WBA

Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders had something of a tense photo shoot faceoff on Wednesday, but at today’s press conference, you could feel the seriousness from the fighters, but everyone was on their best behavior for the most part, excepting possibly Tyson Fury and the Saunders supporters in the back of the room. Canelo

Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders went face-to-face for the first time Wednesday, and today meet up for the final press conference ahead of Saturday’s fight. You can stream the presser live in the video up top via DAZN’s YouTube, or watch live at DAZN. The event kicks off at 1 pm ET. Canelo (55-1-2,

Faced with the prospect of sharing a weekend with Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul, Triller’s June 5th Teofimo Lopez vs. George Kambosos Jr. PPV is reportedly on the move. According to Chris Mannix, “organizers are targeting June 19th as a rescheduled date, in Miami.” While this does solve the Mayweather problem, it further bloats an

WBO light heavyweight titleholder Joe Smith Jr says he’s on the hunt to unify world titles. Smith snagged a belt in a hotly debated win over Maxim Vlasov last month and has since been linked to a potential unification fight against WBC and IBF champion Artur Beterbiev, though nothing official has been announced at this

Domestic rivals Tim Tszyu and Michael Zerafa announced plans for a summer showdown in an entertaining press conference yesterday. The fight will be coming to the Newcastle Entertainment Centre on July 7, welcome news to the ears of Zerafa who had long been agitating for this fight. Zerafa (28-4, 17 KO) is coming off a

Tyson Fury is in Texas to see his friend Billy Joe Saunders take on Canelo Alvarez this Saturday, and while Canelo is a clear if not crazy betting favorite, Fury is leaning the other way, and hard. “Absolutely, 100 percent (Saunders is) gonna smash this motherfucker. 100 percent,” Fury said. “I think he’s gonna give

Say what you will about Billy Joe Saunders, but the man believes in himself and his ability to take on the powerhouse that is Canelo Alvarez. As the two fighters get set to meet in Arlington, Texas this Saturday in a Matchroom main event, Saunders says he’s not letting any naysayers bring him down about

News broke Saturday that former Puerto Rican Olympian Felix Verdejo was a “person of interest” in the death of Keishla Marlen Rodríguez Ortiz, with whom he was allegedly having an affair. Yesterday, Verdejo turned himself in to the authorities, and he now faces charges that will likely be revealed within the day. According to Jake

DAZN, 1:00 pm ET, Canelo vs Saunders press conference. Talking, sponsors nobody cares about, etc. We’ll be here with a stream. BLH will have live coverage. DAZN, 3:00 pm ET, Canelo vs Saunders weigh-in. Underpants, scales, the usual. We’ll be here with a stream. BLH will have live coverage. Telemundo, 11:35 pm ET, Gadwin Rosa

We had a very busy weekend in boxing, no massive marquee fights, but a lot of interesting developments in various divisions, chiefly at heavyweight where two top 10 contenders picked up wins, one controversial and one not. What could be on tap for the weekend’s winners? Andy Ruiz Jr Ruiz got a solid if not

With a “third fight” (exhibition bout) between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield losing steam, it seems Tyson may have turned his attention instead to Lennox Lewis. Let’s be clear up front: If Lewis and Tyson get in a ring again, it will be an exhibition, not a full, sanctioned fight. But Lewis, 55, did confirm

Tonight at 9 pm ET on pay-per-view, Andy Ruiz Jr headlines a four-fight card against Chris Arreola, with prelims beginning at 7 pm ET on FOX. Bad Left Hook will be here for live coverage throughout the night. Live updates, including highlights and round-by-round coverage for all four PPV fights from Wil Esco, will come

Today at 1 pm ET on DAZN in most territories and also on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK, Derek Chisora and Joseph Parker headline a big Matchroom card from Manchester, England. We’ll be here with live coverage, including round-by-round for Chisora-Parker and Taylor-Jonas, plus highlights and fight-by-fight updates, all in this stream: It’s

Sunny Edwards lifted the IBF flyweight title from Moruti Mthalane tonight at York Hall, taking the win by unanimous decision and becoming a first-time world champion. Edwards (16-0, 4 KO) won on scores of 115-113, 118-111, and 120-108. Giving him every round is pretty indifferent judging, particularly down the stretch when Edwards had stopped doing

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is back tonight for BKFC 17, and our live coverage will kick off at 8 pm ET for the card from Birmingham, Alabama. You can order the standalone PPV at Fite TV if you want, or you can watch cheaper via the BKTV app. Tonight’s main event will see Frank Tate

While Canelo Alvarez is currently scheduled to unify 168lb titles with Billy Joe Saunders, he’s just come out to explain how he had to deal with Mexican kidnappers in back in 2018 who had taken his brother. In an interview that’s scheduled to air this weekend on In Depth with Graham Bensinger, Canelo recounts what

This Saturday night, FOX and Premier Boxing Champions are back on pay-per-view for Andy Ruiz Jr’s comeback fight against Chris Arreola. The decision to put the show on PPV has been hugely unpopular, and while probably not as simple a call as some might think, the bottom line for fans is that the show is