Fighting

Matchroom’s leaning on its prospects for its new August 6th show in Sheffield, which will see Dalton Smith meet Sam O’maison for the vacant British super lightweight title and amateur standout Sandy Ryan rematch former two-division champion Erica Farias. The 25-year-old Smith (11-0, 9 KO) has definitely looked the goods during his rise through the

According to a new report from ESPN, the New York State Athletic Commission is going to suspend Top Rank prospect Edgar Berlanga for an indefinite period of time for attempting to bite Roamer Alexis Angulo during their fight over the weekend. Berlanga is also facing a fine from the commission. Berlanga ended up taking a

Matchroom Boxing are headed to Australia, as promoter Eddie Hearn has been promising for months. An exact date and venue have not yet been announced, but the show will be held in September, headlined by Liam Paro and Brock Jarvis in the main event. Paro (22-0, 13 KO) won a split decision over Yomar Alamo

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Tyson Fury is fully expected to fight again according to recent reports, but now we might have to question just how viable that comeback will be after Fury has quoted a half billion dollar figure that it’s going to take him to re-enter the squared circled. Speaking to talkSPORT,

Tyson Fury teased an upcoming big announcement with Frank Warren during their appearance together on Queensberry Promotions “The Lowdown” YouTube show. Fury says he will “100%” return to the ring for the right price, and that Anthony Joshua needs his help training to beat Oleksandr Usyk, or else Joshua “gets stopped inside eight rounds.” The

A fun featherweight final eliminator is just over a month away. Top Rank have officially announced that Joet Gonzalez will meet Isaac Dogboe atop a July 23rd ESPN+ card in Hinckley, Minnesota. manuel NAvarr Gonzalez (25-2, 16 KO) and Dogboe (23-2, 15 KO) sit at No. 1 and No. 2 in the WBC’s rankings, meaning

As was just announced, Floyd Mayweather will once again enter the ring in a fall exhibition bout where he’ll take on Japanese MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura. The bout is being targeted for September but specific details surrounding the matchup — like the rules and length — have yet be announced. Mayweather is just recently coming

They really had us going for a second. The WBA, whom I’d considered the second-most-vile sanctioning body due to the fact that the WBC does most of the stuff they do but with an added air of intolerable smugness, seemed to be turning things around after last year’s Mykal Fox vs. Gabriel Maestre debacle had

Former unified heavyweight champion of the world Anthony Joshua has just inked a long-term deal with DAZN, in an agreement that will continue and expand their existing relationship. Under the terms of their new deal, not only will Joshua be fighting on that streaming platform, but he’s also now a shareholder, special advisor, and brand

Rankings go up on Mondays. Ranked fights this week: Light Heavyweights: (2) Artur Beterbiev vs (3) Joe Smith Jr, June 18 Upcoming Fights: (6) Joe Joyce vs TBA, July 2 … (2) Oleksandr Usyk vs (4) Anthony Joshua, TBA … (5) Andy Ruiz Jr vs (9) Luis Ortiz, TBA Notes: I’d said a few times

Edgar Berlanga picked up a win on Saturday night, in what was meant to be a big and positive night for his career, defeating Roamer Alexis Angulo by unanimous decision. Whether you agreed with the scoring — many believe the cards were too wide even if he deserved the win — Berlanga doesn’t seem to

Thursday, June 16 ESPN+ and Social Media, 1:00 pm ET, Beterbiev vs Smith press conference. Friday, June 17 ESPN+ and Social Media, 1:00 pm ET, Beterbiev vs Smith weigh-in. Channel 5 (UK), 4:00 pm ET, Nathan Gorman vs Tomas Salek. This card also features Marcel Braithwaite vs Thomas Essomba at 115 lbs, and a tentative

Edgar Berlanga stayed unbeaten but may have been give a questionable amount of credit by the judges, beating Roamer Alexis Angulo on very wide scores in New York. Berlanga won on tallies of 98-92, 99-91, and 99-91 in a fight where he spent more time moving and boxing than we’ve ever seen, while Angulo applied

Richard Riakporhe stopped Fabio Turchi in the second round of their cruiserweight main event on Sky Sports, dropping the Italian with a body shot. Turchi (20-2, 14 KO) did get up, and referee Steve Gray was ready to let him try to continue, but Turchi’s cornerman literally raced fully into and across the ring to

Boxing has become a staple of Puerto Rican Day Parade celebrations in New York City, and this year will be no different, as Edgar Berlanga will headline a card on ESPN this evening, facing Roamer Alexis Angulo at the Hulu Theater. Madison Square Garden — the proper, big room — has been host to many

Hiroto Kyoguchi successfully defended his WBA 108 lb title tonight in Guadalajara, Mexico, stopping Esteban Bermudez in the eighth round of an action-packed, rough, bloody main event. Kyoguchi (16-0, 11 KO) was clearly the better all-around fighter, but the rugged Bermudez (14-4-2, 10 KO) refused to go quietly, fighting back after a very fast start

Cards on the table: I’m no boxing historian, but I am fairly certain you’ll be hard-pushed to name too many contests in our sport between two four-weight world champions. And even if you can, fights involving Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao will be doing most of your heavy lifting. Sure, recognising a “champion” in

Hiroto Kyoguchi and Esteban Bermudez will square off in a DAZN main event tonight from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, in what you might call a “title consolidation” at 108 lbs. Kyoguchi currently holds the WBA “super world” bantamweight title, which is the one people pay attention to, while Bermudez holds the WBA “world” title, aka the