Fighting

For the first time since 1962, Cuban fighters are free to compete professionally without needing to defect. ESPN’s Salvador Rodriguez reports that the nation’s boxing federation lifted the 60-year ban after striking a deal with Golden Ring promotions, which will host a May 20th show in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Said show tentatively features some of the

This past Saturday, unbeaten super featherweight Joe Cordina retweeted a report from NoSmokeBoxing claiming that he’d challenge IBF champion Kenichi Ogawa “in early June” at Cardiff’s Motorsport Arena. Cordina (14-0, 8 KO), who went 1-1 at the 2016 Olympic Games, sits at #3 in the rankings behind Shavkatzhdon Rakhimov and Zelfa Barrett. He enjoyed a

Rankings go up on Mondays. Ranked fights this week: Middleweight: (1) Gennadiy Golovkin vs (4) Ryota Murata, Apr. 9 Junior Middleweight: (3) Erickson Lubin vs (6) Sebastian Fundora, Apr. 9 Lightweight: (6) Ryan Garcia vs Emmanuel Tagoe, Apr. 9 Flyweight: (2) Junto Nakatani vs Ryota Yamauchi, Apr. 9 Women’s P4P: (5) Mikaela Mayer vs Jennifer

DAZN and Social Media, 1:00 am ET, GGG vs Murata press conference. DAZN and Social Media, 2:00 pm ET, Garcia vs Tagoe press conference. DAZN and Social Media, 1:00 am ET, GGG vs Murata weigh-in. DAZN and Social Media, 2:00 pm ET, Garcia vs Tagoe weigh-in. DAZN, 5:00 am ET, Gennadiy Golovkin vs Ryota Murata.

During a video interview with Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV, light heavyweight titleholder Dmitry Bivol talks about his big upcoming fight with Canelo Alvarez, why it’s important not to psyche himself out, and his assessment of what he’ll need to do in order to come out victorious. Check out some excerpts from the interview

Gabriel Rosado knows that putting on a show is what it takes to keep himself in the game. He made that philosophy work for him in 2021, delivering a thrilling upset knockout against Bektemir Melikuziev to earn yet another headline fight, one that saw him going the distance for twelve entertaining rounds in a decision

Unified welterweight titleholder Errol Spence is set to make his next appearance on April 16 when he faces WBA titleholder Yordenis Ugas with three major titles on the line. During yesterday’s open media workout for the fight, Spence took some time to chat with media members about how his recent time off has been beneficial

Ahead of next weekend’s Showtime main event, junior middleweight contender Erickson Lubin discusses his impressions on his upcoming task against Sebastian Fundora who he’ll collide with on April 9 in Las Vegas. Check out some excerpts of what Lubin had to say on his preparation and expectations for the bout. Lubin on his camp in

After a year and a half on the sidelines, undefeated welterweight prospect Rashidi Ellis revealed on Instagram that he’s joined forces with Premier Boxing Champions. I’m operating under the assumption that this isn’t an April Fools joke, so feel free to bury me in ridicule if I’m wrong. Ellis (23-0, 14 KO) hasn’t fought since

WBO super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka’s next title defense will feature some unfinished business, as the sanctioning body has ordered him to rematch former foe Donnie Nietes. The pair have 30 days to come to terms and avoid a $100,000-minimum purse bid. Nietes (43-1-6, 26 KO) narrowly edged out Ioka (28-2, 15 KO) in a

Gervonta “Tank” Davis rejected a plea that would have required jail time for an alleged hit-and-run incident from November 2020. The case will proceed to trial on September 21st. Davis was in Baltimore City Circuit Court today for the first time since last October to face 14 misdemeanor charges related to the incident. Prosecutors claim

The fight between George Kambosos Jr and Devin Haney for the fully, truly undisputed lightweight championship of the world is 100 percent official, with ESPN set to air the card on Saturday, June 4 in the United States. The fight will actually take place early on June 5 in Australia, which will accommodate a prime

WBC lightweight titleholder Devin Haney chats with Fight Hype about Teofimo Lopez continuing to spout conspiracy theories surrounding his loss to George Kambosos Jr. Haney says he’s starting to have genuine concern for Lopez’s state of mind as he believes he’s demonstrating some serious issues. Haney on Lopez saying the Kambosos fight was fixed “How

Ugas was once a top 140 lb prospect, but losses to Johnny Garcia in 2012 and two in 2014 against Emanuel Robles and Amir Imam put his career in question, at least as far as becoming a serious contender. After nearly two years out of the ring, he returned to face rising welterweight Jamal James,

After missing out on a March 19th return to action due to illness, Tokyo lightweight silver medalist Keyshawn Davis is set to face 23-year-old Esteban Sanchez in Top Rank’s April 30th Valdez-Stevenson co-feature. The undercard “will be announced shortly.” Davis (4-0, 3 KO) fights for the second time since a terrific Olympic run ended in

WBC lightweight titleholder Devin Haney takes some time to chat with Fight Hype about his big upcoming undisputed fight with George Kambosos Jr and what it took to make the fight happen. Haney openly admits he had to acquiesce to all of Kambosos demands just ensure he didn’t miss out on this chance to secure

Ryan Garcia is just about set for THE RYTURN on April 9, when he’ll face Emmanuel Tagoe in a DAZN main event from San Antonio’s Alamodome. A lot has been made of Garcia (21-0, 18 KO) in the last year or so especially. Following his 2021-opening win over Luke Campbell that quieted at least some

16 months after handing the 54-0 Wanheng Menayothin his first-ever defeat, Panya “Petchmanee CP Freshmart” Pradabsri made it 2-0 against his countryman this morning with a unanimous decision victory. Unlike their first meeting, the fight reportedly saw a back-and-forth start before Pradabsri (38-1, 23 KO) took over in the middle rounds. Wanheng (55-2, 19 KO),