Fighting

Top Rank’s usual flotilla of prospects will be in action on its September 23rd Shakur Stevenson vs Robson Conceicao show in Newark. Most notably, Tokyo 2020 silver medalist Keyshawn Davis makes his second appearance of the year against Omar Tienda in the ESPN co-feature and Henry Lebron meets Andy Vences in the featured ESPN+ prelim.

As Deontay Wilder prepares for his upcoming ring return against Robert Helenius, Wilder talks about the matchup and his mindset for coming back to boxing despite not needing the money. Wilder says he realized how many people he inspires the world over and it struck him then that he must continue on his fighting journey.

And then there was one. Jake Donovan and Dan Rafael report that Josh Taylor has officially relinquished his IBF title, which he was ordered to defend against Jeremias Ponce earlier this month. As a result, Ponce has been ordered to face Subriel Matias for the now-vacant title. Odds are good that they won’t need the

Sebastian Fundora will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 8, facing Carlos Ocampo in a Showtime main event, defending his interim WBC 154 lb title. The card, which was announced on last Saturday’s Showtime event but may have been missed by a few of you, so we’re telling you about it officially! here anyway, will

Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler have agreed to terms for an undisputed bantamweight championship fight on Dec. 13 in Japan, according to ESPN’s Mike Coppinger. It’s the fight that was expected for both, as Butler (34-2, 15 KO) made very clear his immediate interest in facing Inoue (23-0, 20 KO) following the latter’s destructive second

Top Rank’s Bob Arum has plans for Vasiliy Lomachenko, who will soon be making his return to the ring to face Jamaine Ortiz in New York according to the longtime promoter. First, Arum will have Lomachenko come back against Ortiz in order for him to get back in the groove of things after taking some

Jake Paul recently stated he’d be back in October, and now says he has an opponent signed for the fight. He’d previously guaranteed it would be a professional boxer with a winning record, which could mean a million people you’ve never heard of before in your life. Paul was meant to fight on Aug. 6,

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Promoters Bob Arum and Frank Warren are both confident that an undisputed heavyweight championship fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will happen, following Usyk’s rematch win over Anthony Joshua this past Saturday. Fury (32-0-1, 23 KO) still holds the WBC title despite being officially retired, a position he’s

Hughie Fury and Michael Hunter were slated to square off earlier this summer in a WBA eliminator, only for the former to withdraw due to unspecified illness. Now, Fury tells Sky Sports that the pair will meet on October 29th. That timeslot is presently unoccupied; the biggest shows that day, Vasiliy Lomachenko vs Jamaine Ortiz

It’s Tuesday and that is podcast day here at Bad Left Hook! This week John and myself break down Oleksandr Usyk’s second win over Anthony Joshua, whether or not we’ll see Fury vs Usyk, AJ’s future, Deontay Wilder’s impending return, and much, much more! As always, thank you for listening! A quick rundown of the

Devin Haney and George Kambosos Jr are officially locked in for their mandatory rematch, which will take place on Saturday, Oct. 15 U.S. time from Melbourne, Australia. To not be confusing, if you are in Australia, it will be on Sunday, Oct. 16. Haney (28-0, 15 KO) handily beat Kambosos (20-1, 10 KO) in June

Not long after Oleksandr Usyk bested Anthony Joshua for a second time, former champion-turned-analyst Timothy Bradley breaks down his thoughts on what we saw over the weekend, and his early impressions on a potential undisputed heavyweight title fight between Usyk and Tyson Fury. Check out some excerpts from Bradley below. Timothy Bradley on his reaction

Oleksandr Usyk didn’t protest; what was left in the gas tank was used to force a confused smile as his latest victim grabbed what was left of the spotlight. An untimely, impassioned soliloquy gave the unified heavyweight champion time to take stock; time to catch his breath and attempt to unpick what he just achieved

Dmitry Bivol and mandatory challenger Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez are set to square off in less than three months, after the WBA recently ordered the fight has to be next, and turned down Bivol’s request to face Joshua Buatsi instead. Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn says the fight is “done for November 5th,” with full details to come

ESPN+, 2:00 pm ET, Pedraza vs Commey press conference. FITE PPV, 10:00 pm ET, Fight Club OC. Ernesto “Tito” Mercado, who is a legit prospect, is scheduled for the card against veteran Alfredo Blanco. There’s also an MMA fight on here, but just one, and a bunch of boxing otherwise. $14.99 is a steep price

Sergey Lipinets was a late replacement for Adrien Broner, but fought like the star attraction in a brutal TKO victory over Omar Figueroa Jr. It’s a dominant showing for Lipinets in his return to 140 pounds, and possibly the end of the line for Figueroa after a terrible beating led to his father and cornerman

Results Callum Smith KO-4 Mathieu Bauderlique (1:53) Badou Jack SD-10 Richard Rivera (94-96, 96-94, 96-94) Ziyad Almaayouf TKO-1 Jose Alatorre (2:55) Ramla Ali TKO-1 Crystal Garcia Nova (1:05) Andrew Tabiti RTD-5 James Wilson (3:00) Ben Whittaker UD-6 Petar Nosic (59-55, 59-55, 60-54) Daniel Lapin UD-8 Jozef Jurko (80-72, 80-72, 80-72) Traycho Georgiev SD-4 Rashed “Money

Showtime Championship Boxing is back tonight with a rare four-fight bill, headlined by a makeshift main event between Omar Figueroa Jr and Sergey Lipinets. Figueroa, a former lightweight titlist, was originally meant to face Adrien Broner, but when Broner pulled out citing mental health issues, he was replaced by former 140 lb titleholder Lipinets, who