Fighting

Tonight on ShoBox from Atlantic City, Roiman Villa put on a performance in a unanimous decision win over Janelson Bocachica in the opener, and Joseph Adorno’s first major test at 140 pounds saw him survive a rough and relentless Hugo Alberto Roldan in the main event. Roldan (21-1-1, 7 KO) charged like a bull for

Ahead of this weekend’s fight between former NFL running backs Adrian Peterson and Le’Veon Bell, both appeared for their final press conference and talked about their training for this fight and how their experience as professional athletes in football might carry over into the ring. Check out some excerpts of what both had to say

ESPN+ and Social Media, 8:00 am ET, Shields vs Marshall press conference. Given the heat between Shields and Marshall — and between Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner — this might actually be a useful presser! DAZN and YouTube, 9:00 pm ET, Yokasta Valle vs Thi Thu Nhi Nguyen. A 105 lb unification from Costa Rica,

ShoBox: The New Generation is back with a tripleheader from Atlantic City tonight, with Joseph Adorno returning in the main event against Hugo Alberto Roldan. The card will go live on Showtime at 9 pm ET. John Hansen will have the call for us, with updates coming in the comments section. Adorno, now 23, had

Ahead of this weekend’s middleweight title fight between Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall, both fighters showed up for a final press conference to continue their war of words leading into the fight. Much has been said of Marshall carrying the reputation as the puncher in this fight, but on the dais Shields looked directly at

During this conversation with Fight Hype, Deontay Wilder talks a bit about his upcoming fight against Robert Helenius, developing a close relationship with Luis Ortiz after fighting him twice, and whether or not he and Tyson Fury might ever bury the hatchet to become buddies. As Wilder tells it, don’t hold your breath on him

It’s turning out to be a very good few days for Sivenathi Nontshinga. After out-warring Hector Flores for the IBF light flyweight title last Friday in one of the year’s better fights, he’s now signed a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. “I’m very happy to sign with the number one Promoter in the

The buzz continues to build about a prospective end of the year fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. After being offered a 60/40 split in Fury’s favor for a proposed November showdown, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn says they’ve accepted that offer. “So I went back this morning and I said ‘we accept 60/40, we

Jake Paul’s next fight is official, and he will be facing MMA legend Anderson “The Spider” Silva in an eight-round bout on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Gila River Arena in Phoenix. The bout will air on Showtime pay-per-view, of course, and will be held at a contract weight of 187 lbs, which is fair

Tyson Fury is, as we all know, full of sh*t, so let’s focus instead on the fighters around him in the rankings. WBC head honcho Mauricio Sulaiman, writing for Lopez-Doriga Digital, claims that whoever wins the October 15th clash between Deontay Wilder and Robert Helenius will then face Andy Ruiz Jr in a final eliminator.

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Immediately following his narrow points win over Luis Ortiz, former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz reflected a bit on how the fight played out, and why he didn’t go for the kill when it looked like he had Ortiz in a vulnerable state. According to Ruiz, he felt the need

Tyson Fury has thrown out a probing offer, if you will, to Anthony Joshua, looking to face his longtime media rival in a “Battle of Britain” for the WBC (and lineal!!!!!) heavyweight title by the end of the year. It’s a surprise move, with Fury and Oleksandr Usyk the fight most want now, as Usyk

Andy Ruiz Jr rode three knockdowns to a close decision win over Luis Ortiz tonight, picking up his second straight win following his 2019 rematch loss to Anthony Joshua. Ruiz won on scores of 113-112, 114-111, and 114-111. Taking three points from Ortiz due to knockdowns, that would mean two judges had it even in

Rankings go up on Mondays. Ranked fights this week: Lightweight: (7) Zaur Abdullaev vs Jovanni Straffon, Sept. 11 Junior Flyweight: (7) Masamichi Yabuki vs Thanongsak Simsri, Sept. 10 Women’s P4P: (2) Claressa Shields vs (8) Savannah Marshall, Sept. 10 Women’s P4P: (5) Mikaela Mayer vs (10) Alycia Baumgardner, Sept. 10 Notes: I keep questioning if

Middleweight prospect Joey Spencer and junior featherweight contender Ra’eese Aleem picked up wins on the prelims for tonight’s Ruiz vs Ortiz card, getting the action going in Los Angeles. Our live coverage for Ruiz vs Ortiz continues, click here! The 22-year-old Spencer (16-0, 10 KO) took a decision over Kevin Salgado (14-1-1, 9 KO) in

Just when it seemed like a lightweight fight between Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and Ryan Garcia would once again not come to pass, we might just be on the verge of a major announcement. Garcia started by posting a simple tweet which stating ‘December,’ which immediately caught then attention of Tank who quickly shot back. That

Andy Ruiz Jr and Luis Ortiz meet in a must-win battle of heavyweight veterans tonight, headlining a PBC pay-per-view from Los Angeles. The action will kick off with prelims on FS1 at 7 pm ET and then FOX at 8 pm ET, then continue on PPV at 9 pm ET. Live updates including round by

Tyson Fury was a guest at WWE’s big Clash at the Castle show today in Cardiff, Wales, which was the company’s biggest UK event since the famed 1992 SummerSlam event at London’s Wembley Stadium. Fury was shown in the crowd at one point as one of the notables and celebrities in attendance — UFC champ