Fighting

Golden Boy have finally finalized and announced the undercard for Ryan Garcia’s return against Javier Fortuna on July 16 in Los Angeles, with the card also streaming live on DAZN. On the main card: Alexis Rocha (19-1, 13 KO) vs Samuel Kotey (23-3, 16 KO) in a 10-round welterweight bout. Rocha, 24, is coming off

Bob Arum, or at least someone Tweeting on behalf of Bob Arum (which seems way more likely), says that Artur Beterbiev will indeed travel to London to face Anthony Yarde next, and they do hope after that to put together an undisputed title fight at 175 lbs “early next year.” The working date floating around

Junior lightweight titleholder Shakur Stevenson chats it up with the boxing media and fields some questions on what we hope will be an undisputed welterweight title unification between Errol Spence and Terence Crawford, and why he’s looking forward to a mega showdown with Gervonta Davis down the line as they both continue their respective careers.

Women’s WBA strawweight titleholder Seniesa Estrada is ready to get back in action as ESPN reports she’s now been scheduled to face Anabel Ortiz on August 6, appearing on the undercard of Vergil Ortiz-Michael McKinson in Texas. If this fight sounds at all familiar, it’s because Estrada had fought Ortiz previously in March 2021, in

Light heavyweight contender Anthony Yarde takes some time to chat with Fight Hype about the upcoming rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua, and reasons that if Joshua fights to his advantage he likes his chances to stop Usyk this time around. That’s heavily dependent on the game plan Joshua adopts, says Yarde, but he

The reported fight between Andy Ruiz Jr and Luis Ortiz is now official, and will indeed headline a PBC on FOX pay-per-view on Sunday, Sept. 4, which is Labor Day Weekend. Tickets for the fight will go on sale on Thursday, June 23, with the event being held at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena, the former

Tuesday is podcast day here at Bad Left Hook, and John and Scott are back with the latest episode of Prophets of Goom! This week we discuss Artur Beterbiev’s violent triumph over Joe Smith Jr, Matchroom’s upcoming card on Saturday with four (4) world title fights on DAZN, and some actual big news over the

American viewers who watched the ESPN show for George Kambosos vs Devin Haney earlier this month saw a statement win that made Haney an undisputed lightweight champion. Earlier on that card, Marcus Browne shocked Junior Fa, and Jason Moloney notched an early stoppage of his own. But what ESPN viewers didn’t see in between, unless

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Timothy Bradley spent some time breaking down his analysis of Artur Beterbiev’s knockout win over Joe Smith Jr. over the weekend, sharing his perspective on some things Beterbiev does really well that often goes overlooked. Bradley also breaks down a prospective match between Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, and even

Joe Joyce and Anthony Joshua are both set to return to the ring pretty soon, with Joyce coming back from an injury to face Christian Hammer in a stay-busy fight (to be kind) on July 2, and Joshua set for his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk on Aug. 20 in Saudi Arabia, which is now official,

It was expected, and now it’s officially official. Oleksandr Usyk will defend the WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles against Anthony Joshua in an Aug. 20 rematch from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The official announcement did not include broadcast details, but with Joshua recently signing a major partnership deal with DAZN, the expectation for now is

Robeisy Ramirez may have lost his pro debut in 2019, but nearly three years later, it looks like the hype train is refueled for the two-time Olympic gold medalist from Cuba. Ramirez knocked out Abraham Nova in the fifth round of tonight’s Top Rank on ESPN show from New York’s Hulu Theater, mostly dominating the

Artur Beterbiev once again showed his dominance, smashing Joe Smith Jr inside of two rounds to unify a trio of light heavyweight world titles tonight at New York’s Hulu Theater. The pro-Smith crowd were left in pretty much stunned silence as Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KO) dropped Smith (28-4, 22 KO) late in the first round,

Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn spent some time chatting with Fight Hype about his thoughts on the red hot lightweight division and his increasingly hostile beef with Mayweather Promotions’ Leonard Ellerbe. Hearn says despite legal warnings from Ellerbe and Mayweather Promotions, he’s prepared to make Gervonta Davis a huge offer if it’s true he’s no longer

Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr are set to unify a trio of light heavyweight titles tonight on ESPN, in what promises to be a hard-hitting main event. In the night’s co-feature, Robeisy Ramirez will face Abraham Nova in a good featherweight matchup set for 10 rounds, and there will also be prelims on ESPN+

Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr are officially set for Saturday night’s three-belt light heavyweight title unification, with both fighters making weight today in New York. Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KO) came in at the limit of 175 lbs, with Smith (28-3, 22 KO) weighing in at 174.6. Beterbiev will be defending the WBC and IBF

With the postponement of the Hughie Fury vs Michael Hunter fight everyone craved, the exhibition between legends Ricky Hatton and Marco Antonio Barrera has gone with it, which was expected. Hatton said on social media that his portion of the event will be moved to November, and posted some photos of himself and son Hatton

Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr are set to weigh in today, setting up Saturday’s ESPN main event from New York’s Hulu Theater. Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KO) is bringing the WBC and IBF light heavyweight titles, with Smith (28-3, 22 KO) coming in with the WBO belt. We’ll have live updates and all the weights