Fighting

Jake Paul’s next fight is officially off, with his team sending out a press release this evening announcing the cancellation of their planned Aug. 6 Showtime pay-per-view bout with Hasim Rahman Jr. The issue came down to Rahman’s weight, according to Paul’s team. They had agreed to bump the limit for the weigh-in from 200

Danny Garcia is headed up to the 154 lb division tonight to face Jose Benavidez Jr in a Showtime main event from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event. Wil Esco will be on the round-by-round for the three-fight main card starting at 9 pm ET, and we’ll have highlights and results for

Chris Billam-Smith will defend his European and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles today in Bournemouth, England, facing Isaac Chamberlain atop a card that will air on FITE+ in the United States and Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. If you’re unfamiliar with FITE+, it’s just a subscription package on FITE TV. Basic information is you can give

When Bad Left Hook spoke with Vergil Ortiz Jr earlier this year, the rising welterweight star was preparing for a March fight against Michael McKinson. That event was cancelled less than a week before fight night when Ortiz had to withdraw for health reasons. He later revealed that the specific issue was rhabdomyolysis, a condition

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Danny Garcia appeared at today’s open media workout session ahead of this Saturday’s Showtime main event against Jose Benavidez. And talking about his return to action after taking some time away from boxing, Garcia is says he’s feeling the energy as the days before the fight whittle down. “I’m

Well, Golden Boy promoter Oscar did the video interview that was demanded of him by Floyd Mayweather, and it seems Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe wasn’t a fan of what he had to say. In a series of tweets, Ellerbe completely rashes on De La Hoya for saying that he knows for a fact that

Floyd Mayweather demanded that Oscar De La Hoya do an interview with Fight Hype before he’d be willing to negotiate a lightweight fight between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia, and here De La Hoya acquiesces during a lengthy interview with the media outlet. Check out some of what De La Hoya had to say on

Golden Boy Fight Night is back this evening, with the show kicking off at 9 pm ET from the Fantasy Springs in Indio, Calif. It’s been billed as a double main event sort of deal. Jousce Gonzalez will face Jose Angulo in a lightweight bout, and Manuel Flores takes on Daniel Moncada in a bantamweight

Ahead of this weekend’s Showtime main event, airing live from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Danny Garcia makes a return from hiatus for his first foray in the junior middleweight division. In this outing Garcia will be taking on Jose Benavidez, who will be looking to crash Garcia’s return celebration with an emphatic statement of his own.

British cruiserweight Richard Riakporhe (15-0, 11 KOs)says he’s ready for a shot at a world title, and already has a particular one in mind. Riakporhe tells Sky Sports he’s looking to make a title fight against WBO cruiserweight titleholder Lawrence Okolie (18-0, 14 KOs), in what would be an all-British clash. According to Riakporhe, it’s

Matchroom Boxing has had a monopoly on the September 17th Canelo vs. Golovkin 3 undercard so far, but GGG Promotions got a foot in the door today, announcing that super middleweight contender Ali Akhmedov will appear on the show opposite Gabriel Rosado, The fight joins Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez vs Israel Gonzalez and Austin “Ammo” Williams

Less than a month from fight night, Matchroom Boxing has officially unveiled the undercard for their August 20th Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua 2 show in Jeddah. Leading the lineup are a pair of final eliminators, one at heavyweight and one at light heavyweight. The former sees Filip Hrgovic (14-0, 12 KO) once again attempt

Ahead of his Aug. 6 fight with Jake Paul, Hasim Rahman Jr talks to Fight Hype about Paul making mocking videos about carrying the promotion for this fight and his plans to end Paul’s traveling circus. Check out some excerpts of what Rahman had to say about this fight and more below. Rahman on his

The fight we’ve all been…somewhat aware of is back on the schedule. Former super featherweight champion Tevin Farmer and former lightweight titlist Mickey Bey are once again set to square off, this time on Friday August 12th in Prescott, Arizona. Because nobody wants to broadcast it, it’ll air live on RedemptionPPV.com. Hope your wallets are

During a recent conversation with Fight Hub TV, boxing analyst Timothy Bradley breaks down why he believes we’ll ultimately land an undisputed unification between welterweight titleholders Errol Spence and Terence Crawford before recounting what he remembers from his past sparring sessions with Crawford that made him know he was a special talent. Check out some

YouTube, 1:00 pm ET, Garcia vs Benavidez press conference. DAZN and YouTube, 9:00 pm ET, Golden Boy Fight Night. They’re back! Jousce Gonzalez faces Jose Angulo, Manuel Flores takes on Daniel Moncada, and more. It streams free worldwide on YouTube and is also on DAZN if you prefer watching there for whatever reason. The shows

Despite blaming his poor performance on a botched weight cut and planning a move to 118, former IBF super flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas elected to invoke his rematch clause for a shot at revenge against Fernando Martinez. ESPN’s Renato Bermudez reports that the pair will square off on October 8th in Los Angeles. Why they

Ever since his move up to 126 pounds, Isaac Dogboe faced questions about his prospects for success fighting bigger, more natural featherweights. After 10 tough rounds against a proven top contender in Joet Gonzalez, Dogboe (24-2, 15 KO) exited with a narrow split decision and showed once again that he may not have the size