Fighting

Gennadiy Golovkin and Ryota Murata are ready to unify middleweight titles in Japan, with DAZN streaming the show today from Saitama’s Super Arena. Live coverage will start at 5 am ET, with the main event ring walks scheduled for around 8 am ET. Bad Left Hook will be here with live updates and round-by-round for

While Eddie Hearn claims that the pending rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua could land in either “late June” or “early-to-mid July,” Dan Rafael claims there’s a more specific working date: July 23, potentially in the Middle East. The initial date on the table was June 25th, but it’s not surprising to see them

With Gabriel Rosado set to make his next appearance against Shane Mosley Jr, the former contender shares a few quick thoughts on some big upcoming fights including Canelo Alvarez vs Dmitry Bivol and a potential third fight between Canelo and Golovkin. Check out some of what Rosado had to say below. Rosado on Canelo-Bivol “I

Gennadiy Golovkin and Ryota Murata made weight today in Japan, setting up Saturday’s fight, which will stream live on DAZN, and we’ll be here in the early morning hours with full live coverage, including round-by-round for the main event. Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KO) and Murata (16-2, 13 KO) both came in at the middleweight limit

Top Rank has no shortage of confidence in unified WBO/IBF super featherweight champion Mikaela Mayer’s star power. ESPN reports that Mayer has signed a “multiyear extension with Top Rank that will earn her seven figures over the life of the deal” ahead of Saturday’s clash with Jennifer Han. Said deal mandates three fights per year.

As expected, the WBA has officially ordered “super” featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz to face “world” champion Leigh Wood as part of their surprisingly consistent title reduction effort. The pair have 30 days as of today (meaning until May 6th) to come to terms and avoid a purse bid. Santa Cruz (38-2-1, 19 KO) has

Floyd Mayweather will return to the ring, kind of, for a May 14 exhibition bout against club fighter Don Moore, with the bout taking place on a hotel helipad in Dubai. TMZ reported the news this evening. Anderson Silva and Badou Jack will also be part of the event. Mayweather, who turned 45 in February,

Ahead of his scheduled April 16 welterweight title unification with Yordenis Ugas, airing live on Showtime PPV, unified titleholder Errol Spence sits down for a lengthy conversation with Brian Custer of the Last Stand Podcast. During this installment Spence shares thoughts on his recovery from his car crash, this upcoming fight, and what could he’ll

Groupe Yvon Michel recently announced that after nearly two years on the sidelines, former light heavyweight champion Eleider Alvarez will return to action on May 5th in a cruiserweight bout against TBA. Alvarez (25-2, 13 KO), who famously flattened Sergey Kovalev for the WBO title in 2018 before losing it in their rematch, hasn’t fought

Matchroom head honcho Eddie Hearn, speaking with Ak and Barak on the DAZN Boxing Show, laid out his plans for Ryan Garcia’s immediate future after this Saturday’s bout with Emmanuel Tagoe. With George Kambosos Jr. and Devin Haney potentially slated for back-to-back bouts and Gervonta Davis busy with Rolando Romero in May, Hearn wants “Kingry”

With towering super welterweight Sebastian Fundora set to take on former world title contender Erickson Lubin this Saturday night on Showtime, Fundora says he’s not looking to get out of his comfort zone, and will willing engage Lubin in an action fight. “I learned against Garcia that I’m in great condition and that I can

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