Former 154-pound titleholder Jarrett Hurd was a guest on the PBC Podcast this week, and talked about his training, what he wants to do next, and his main goal, a fight with three-belt titlist Jermell Charlo. Hurd (24-1, 16 KO) remains a strong contender in an exciting, competitive division, where PBC has the bulk of
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Brandon Adams looked like he might have been fading out of the fight against Serhii Bohachuk, but then he shook Bohachuk with a big shot in the eighth round, and finished him off with a monstrous left hook, rallying for a come-from-behind knockout win. The Ring City USA main event was the good matchmaking we
For all his brewing beef with Vasiliy Lomachenko, it looks as though Devin Haney’s next fight will indeed see him face former multi-division champion Jorge Linares, as Chris Mannix reports that the two are in “advanced discussions” to meet this coming May. While the fight was previously targeted for April 17th, the requisite conflict with
Tonight at 9 pm ET on NBCSN, Ring City USA returns with a junior middleweight main event between unbeaten Serhii Bohachuk and former middleweight title challenger Brandon Adams, plus more fights on the main card and also a streaming prelim show for anyone to watch free. Prelims will start at 7 pm ET on Twitch,
As first revealed by Twitter’s @rangerrollins and later confirmed by The Athletic’s Mike Coppinger, a clash between WBA 130/135-pound champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis and 140-pound “world” champion Mario Barrios is “in the works” for this coming summer. Both the date and location “are still being decided at this time.” Going by some of Davis’ (24-0,
During this video interview with Fight Hub TV, Ryan Garcia gives an update on why his proposed fight against Manny Pacquiao never went anywhere and where he’s looking to go from here. Check out what Garcia had to say on the subjects below. Garcia on the Pacquiao fight not coming through while De La Hoya
Derek Chisora has stirred a few pots in his boxing career, and now he’s throwing out a suggestion for cruiserweight Lawrence Okolie, who will fight for his first world title on Saturday, Mar. 20 on DAZN, facing Krzsyzstof Glowacki for the vacant WBO belt. Heavyweight Chisora suggests that Okolie should win and move up, not
Teofimo Lopez is none too pleased with Top Rank after last week’s purse bid debacle, which saw the promoter come in third behind Triller and Matchroom for the rights to his clash with IBF mandatory challenger George Kambosos Jr. He tells Sirius XM’s “Ak and Barak” that he sees himself becoming a free agent “within
It’s been a pretty tough time getting to the rematch between Alexander Povetkin and Dillian Whyte, with the latest delay moving the fight from March 6 to March 27, but Russian veteran Povetkin tells Sky Sports he’s stayed sharp and ready to go: “I feel fine. I’m ready to fight. The team and I are
WBC junior lightweight titlist Oscar Valdez put in a high-level contender for performance of the year — and knockout of the year — when he upset Miguel Berchelt in their highly-anticipated Feb. 20 fight, and now he says he’s seriously ready to go right in with Shakur Stevenson. Interviewed by Max Kellerman on Max on
Rankings go up on Mondays at Noon ET. We won’t do an update next Monday unless Marie-Eve Dicaire upsets Claressa Shields. In that case, we will, because obviously it would lead to a big rankings change, but otherwise there’s just the one fight this week with a ranked fighter in action, and we can just
With Canelo Alvarez now having blown past Avni Yildirim and officially announced a May 8 super middleweight unification fight with Billy Joe Saunders, we’re all free to move forward to a much more interesting matchup — and it’s one where the underdog Saunders believes he’s the only man who can beat Canelo. “Canelo, I’m ready
Following Joseph Parker’s Saturday win over Junior Fa in New Zealand, it’s looking more and more likely that we’ll see former heavyweight titleholder Parker face Derek Chisora next, with Matchroom Boxing teasing the idea on social media today: This has seemed like the most likely next fight for Parker (28-2, 21 KO) for a bit
Thursday, March 4 UFC Fight Pass, 8:00 pm ET, John Vera vs Cleotis Pendarvis. RJJ Boxing show from Mississippi. Vera is once-beaten at middleweight, but he’s 31 and you wouldn’t really call him a prospect. Pendarvis has lost his last three fights, he’s been around for years at a certain level. There are some prospects
Canelo Alvarez came, saw, and rather easily conquered in Miami on Saturday night, stopping Avni Yildirim after three rounds of one-way traffic to retain the WBC and WBA super middleweight titles. If you missed the fight, highlights from the entire short night are up above. Canelo (55-1-2, 37 KO) is now headed for the anticipated
It looks like Triller is really looking forward to making a run in this boxing thing. Mike Coppinger’s sources say that former junior welterweight titleholder Regis Prograis (25-1, 21 KO) will be taking on Ivan Redkach (23-5-1, 18 KO) on the April 17 Triller PPV card, which will be headlined by Jake Paul vs Ben
Canelo Alvarez makes a quick turnaround back into the ring tonight against Avni Yildirim, with the full card starting around 7 pm ET streaming live on DAZN. The ring walks for the Canelo-Yildirim main event are being advertised for around 10 pm ET. Wil Esco will be on the round-by-round call for the evening’s featured
Mikaela Mayer may have her next fight lined up, as the WBO junior lightweight titleholder posted on social media that she’s returning June 19, with an “opponent in the works.” Mayer (14-0, 5 KO) got two fights in during Top Rank’s “bubble” run in Las Vegas last year, beating Helen Joseph in July, and then