Fighting

With middleweight titlist Demetrius Andrade off having adventures at 168, the WBO is turning to its top contenders to keep the division moving. They have officially ordered mandatory challenger Janibek Alimkhanuly and previous mandatory challenger Jaime Munguia to face off for an interim title, giving them 10 days to come to terms before going to

With word leaking that the WBC heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte is finally ready to roll, Fury’s younger brother Tommy spoke to Sky Sports about the matchup and says he thinks this fight will surely be smooth sailing for Tyson. “This will be one of Tyson’s easiest fights, because you go

According to Sky Sports, the arduous negotiations for Tyson Fury’s mandatory title defense against Dillian Whyte has finally crossed the finish line with both fighters reportedly signing their contracts in the waning hours of a WBC deadline. After a long wait and some scary moments in between, Whyte will get his chance at the world

Kell Brook scored what was surely the most emotionally satisfying win of his career on Saturday, dominating and stopping Amir Khan in the sixth round of their big main event in Manchester. Khan is now contemplating retirement, and it seems more likely than not we’ve seen him fight for the last time. But at 35,

Rankings go up on Mondays. Ranked fights this week: Cruiserweight: (2) Lawrence Okolie vs (6) Michal Cieslak, Feb. 27 Junior Welterweight: (1) Josh Taylor vs (10) Jack Catterall, Feb. 26 Junior Lightweight: (7) Chris Colbert vs Hector Garcia, Feb. 26 Bantamweight: (4) Guillermo Rigondeaux vs Vincent Astrolabio, Feb. 26 Junior Bantamweight: (5) Jerwin Ancajas vs

Amir Khan may have been in a boxing ring for the final time on Saturday, when he was pretty handily beaten by Kell Brook in a huge grudge match in Manchester, England, stopped in round six. The 35-year-old Khan (34-6, 21 KO) admitted post-fight that he’ll speak with his family and that he’s considering retirement,

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Jaime Munguia started slow but finished fast, thrilling a Tijuana crowd with a hard and heavy third round TKO against D’Mitrius Ballard. Munguia (39-0, 31 KO) didn’t do much in the first round, as Ballard (21-1-1, 13 KO) moved and circled, snapping jabs while avoiding most of Munguia’s return fire. Munguia found his target more

Kell Brook walked the walk after he and Amir Khan talked the talk for years, sniping back and forth in interviews — sometimes together, sometimes apart — before finally stepping into the ring to face one another tonight in Manchester. It was Brook leaving with a hugely emotional victory, stopping Khan in the sixth round

Ryan Garcia is set to break a long absence from the ring when he faces Emmanuel Tagoe in a DAZN main event on April 9, and the bigger news with him recently saw him switch trainers, going from Eddy Reynoso and Team Canelo to Joe Goossen. Garcia (21-0, 18 KO) discussed the move with ESPN’s

Amir Khan and Kell Brook are set to finally settle a years-long grudge today in Manchester, with the pair facing off in a 12-round main event. U.S. fans can watch the live stream on ESPN+ starting at 1 pm ET, with the fight airing on Sky Box Office for those in the United Kingdom. Live

February has been a tumultuous month for WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo. For weeks, rumors have swirled of a possible mega-fight against undisputed super middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez. And at the beginning of the month, Charlo was cleared of all charges in a dismissed second degree felony robbery case that took almost six months to

Amir Khan and Kell Brook are just about set for tomorrow’s fight, which will stream live on ESPN+ in the U.S. and air on Sky Box Office in the U.K., as the two are scheduled to take the stage and weigh in today. The live stream is set to begin at 7:30 am ET. Khan

Canelo Alvarez appears set to take a two-fight deal with Matchroom Boxing and DAZN, which will bring pay-per-view to the streaming service for the first time. Mike Coppinger told ESPN’s State of Boxing that Canelo has agreed to the deal and Dmitry Bivol has signed a contract for a May 7 light heavyweight title bout,

The Canelo Sweepstakes is heating up. Dan Rafael reports that Premier Boxing Champions, which initially offered the Mexican superstar a one-fight deal to face Jermall Charlo in May, has now added a September clash with David Benavidez with an overall payout that “approaches nine figures.” News broke last week that Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KO) was

Gennadiy Golovkin is back in training camp, and is promising “BIG things” for 2022, starting with a rescheduled middleweight title unification with Ryota Murata likely for April. Golovkin Tweeted that he’s hoping to have a date for that fight soon. Golovkin vs Murata was meant to happen on New Year’s Eve in Japan but was

Still a thing, unfortunately. Yvon Michel revealed yesterday that WBC bridgerweight champion Oscar Rivas’ inaugural title defense against mandatory challenger Evgeny Romanov will take place this coming June in either Montreal or Colombia. DERNIÈRE HEURE: GYM obtient les droits d’organisation du combat Rivas-Romanov Le tout premier champion @WBCBoxing Bridgerweight Oscar Rivas (28-1, 19 KO) affrontera

Richard Riakporhe and Fabio Turchi will look to take a big step toward a possible world title fight when the cruiserweights meet in a Sky Sports main event on March 26 in London. Riakporhe (13-0, 9 KO) and Turchi (20-1, 14 KO) can get into good position with the WBC with a win in the