Fighting

Sunny Edwards will defend the IBF flyweight title today in Sheffield, England, facing dangerous former junior flyweight titlist Felix Alvarado in the Probellum main event. The fights will stream live and free (actually free!) on FITE TV, no pay-per-view, no FITE+ subscription required. If you can’t watch, we’ll also be here with updates and results,

Nearly 12 years after his professional debut, beleaguered light heavyweight contender Callum Johnson is hanging up the gloves. The 37-year-old broke the news on his personal Facebook page, citing “lack of self discipline” and issues with “mental struggles & demons.” Johnson has long dealt with inactivity, managing just five fights in the last six years

Junior welterweight contender Jose Zepeda (35-2, 27 KOs) is on the verge of a Nov. 26 WBC title shot as he’s scheduled to face Regis Prograis, but has run into a minor issue as Zepeda was accused of punching a 40-year-old man at a California boxing gym yesterday. While formal charges have not yet been

We’ve already brought you word of some of the WBC’s myriad eliminator and title orders, and while my colleagues took care of the big ones, there’s still quite a few we haven’t covered. Thanks to ESPN’s Salvador Rodriguez, though, I can now do so. Piggybacking off of others’ hard work is the best way to

WBO cruiserweight titleholder Lawrence Okolie spent some time working out with Jake Paul in Dubai, and shared a shot of the two of them on Instagram: “Pleasure sharing the ring with Jake Paul today,” he added, which of course led to a lot of moaning in the comments. How could Lawrence Okolie possibly do this,

Some more news out of the WBC Convention, this one a bit more tragically humorous than the other stuff: McWilliams Arroyo has withdrawn from his scheduled December 3rd rematch with Julio Cesar Martinez with what Miguel Cotto Promotions confirms is a neck injury. For those keeping track at home, this marks the fourth time this

Sky Sports and BOXXER have high hopes for 20-year-old super lightweight prospect Adam Azim, whom they’ve signed to what “The Assassin” calls a “lucrative” four-year deal. Azim (6-0, 5 KO), who hasn’t seen the judges since his December 2020 pro debut, has rattled off three consecutive first-round knockouts since a three-round mauling of tough journeyman

Sean Gibbons, who works with Manny Pacquiao as part of his team, talks to Lance Pugmire about Pacquaio’s impending return for a December exhibition fight against DK Yoo as well as answering questions about any possibility of Pacqiuao fighting professionally again. Gibbons says that Pacquiao is really only interested in feeling out this particular outing

Savannah Marshall may have lost a relatively close unanimous decision to Claressa Shields in the undisputed middleweight unification fight, but she’s hopeful that she soon enough get another opportunity. Speaking to Sky Sports, Marshall express her belief that she’s prepared to make adjustments that will sway things in her favor in a rematch. “That was

Rankings go up on Mondays. Ranked fights the next two weeks: Light Heavyweight: (8) Anthony Yarde vs Stefani Koykov, Nov. 19 Middleweight: (3) Janibek Alimkhanuly vs Denzel Bentley, Nov. 12 Middleweight: (5) Jaime Munguia vs Gonzalo Coria, Nov. 19 Junior Featherweight: (10) Liam Davies vs Ionut Baluta, Nov. 19 Flyweight: (1) Sunny Edwards vs Felix

Aidos Yerbossynuly is in a medically induced coma following his knockout loss to David Morrell Jr on Saturday night, Dan Rafael reports. Yerbossynuly, who was dropped twice and stopped in the 12th and final round of the Showtime main event, was put into the coma due to bleeding on the brain. Representatives from Showtime, Premier

The world was a much different place at the turn of the 20th century. The industrial revolution was in full swing. The inception of the video camera was making waves. Racial tensions were resurfacing as the Jim Crow era took effect and set precedent for an ugly apex after a period of “relative” calm. As

DAZN and Social Media, 5:30 am ET, Mayweather vs Deji press conference. ESPN+ and Social Media, 10:00 am ET, Janibek vs Bentley press conference. ESPN+ and Social Media, 10:00 am ET, Janibek vs Bentley weigh-in. FITE TV, 12:30 pm ET, Sunny Edwards vs Felix Alvarado. This is a free stream on FITE, you don’t even

David Morrell Jr stayed unbeaten and scored another stoppage, putting away an extremely tough Aidos Yerbossynuly in the 12th and final round of their Showtime main event from Minneapolis. Morrell (8-0, 7 KO) largely controlled the fight all night, doing a lot of damage and busting up the face of Yerbossynuly (16-1, 11 KO). But

Results Chantelle Cameron UD-10 Jessica McCaskill (96-94, 96-94, 97-93) Shavkat Rakhimov TKO-9 Zelfa Barrett (2:35) Galal Yafai SD-10 Gohan Rodriguez (95-96, 96-95, 96-94) John Lawrence Ordonio UD-4 Majid Al Naqbi (39-37, 40-36, 40-36) Kal Yafai UD-10 Jerald Paclar (95-94, 96-93, 96-93) Dmitry Bivol will defend his WBA light heavyweight title today against Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez,

David Morrell Jr will take on Aidos Yerbossynuly in the super middleweight main event of a Showtime tripleheader, starting tonight at 9:10 pm ET. We’ll be here with live updates and results for the three-fight main card, and the highlights and whatnot will come in this stream, with John Hansen providing round-by-round for all three

Whoever wins when WBO super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka faces WBA titlist Joshua Franco on New Year’s Eve, he’ll have an assignment waiting for him. The WBO has officially ordered the winner to fight former flyweight champion Junto Nakatani “no later than” 180 days afterwards. On the one hand, this is standard operating procedure; WBO

Oscar De Lay Hoya felt quite emboldened after watching Terence Crawford’s live stream, when he explained why he was unable to strike a deal with Al Haymon to make a fight with Errol Spence. De La Hoya immediately gave massive props to Crawford for having the fortitude to speak out publicly about his dealings with