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Showtime Championship Boxing is back tonight, with Chris Colbert taking on Hector Garcia in a WBA 130 lb eliminator in the short notice main event. Colbert was originally slated to face WBA titleholder Roger Gutierrez, who withdrew late with COVID, and Garcia, a 29-year-old former Olympian and untested pro from the Dominican Republic, stepped in

Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall will settle things today in Scotland, as Taylor defends his undisputed 140 lb championship in the main event at The SSE Hydro. The show will stream live on ESPN+ at 2 pm ET for those in the United States, with the action airing on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom.

Lawrence Okolie will make the second defense of his WBO cruiserweight title in a rare Sunday main event for Matchroom Boxing, facing Poland’s Michal Cieslak in a 12-round bout from London’s O2 Arena. Bad Left Hook will have live coverage on Sunday, Feb. 27, starting at Noon ET, with the fights streaming live on DAZN.

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There’s no question it’s been a unsettling couple of days following Russian’s armed invasion of Ukraine, and now two former heavyweight champions (and Ukraine nationals) in Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko express their compulsion to join the armed conflict in order to protect their country. Vitali Klitschko is currently serving as the mayor of Kyiv —

Josh Taylor returns to defend his undisputed 140 lb championship this Saturday in Glasgow, Scotland, facing mandatory challenger Jack Catterall in the main event, which will air on ESPN+ in the United States and Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. Taylor (18-0, 13 KO) is a big favorite, but we’ve seen some big favorites fall

Showtime has some Friday night action in store just two weeks from now. Unbeaten super welterweights Ardreal Holmes and Mekhrubon Sanginov headline a four-fight card on March 11th, live from Deadwood, South Dakota. 2016 Olympic alternate Holmes (11-0, 5 KO) hasn’t seen action since a November 2019 knockout of Jose Antonio Abreu. This will also

It looks like there will need to be a change in plans for the scheduled March 12 fight between Terri Harper and Heather Hardy. Yesterday Hardy posted on social media that she suffered a slip and fall accident which caused an injury to her wrist, forcing her to withdraw from upcoming fight. Hardy would also

While Josh Taylor is set to make his ring return this Saturday night in defense of his undisputed junior lightweight titles against Jack Catterall, Taylor tells ESPN that he’s well aware that there are bigger fights on the horizon for him, and that he’s not simply satisfied with what he’s already accomplished at the 140lb

WBO bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero has been officially accused of sexual abuse in his home country of the Philippines after the Women and Children Protection Desk filed a complaint against the titleholder on February 11. Casimero has been accused of inappropriately touching a 17-year-old while she was asleep in his hotel on June 7,

Slight adjustment to the schedule: Savannah Marshall’s upcoming title defense against Femke Hermans has been pushed back from March 12th to April 2nd. “I’m really happy to be going back to Newcastle Utilita Arena after the amazing reception I received there last time,” Marshall said. “Femke is a very tough girl and it’s going to

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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