Fighting

During a video conversation with Fight Hype, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum took a little time to discuss the current status of the negotiations for a 130-pound unification bout between Shakur Stevenson and Oscar Valdez. According to Arum, he thinks the fight is nearly over the finish line and if so we should be getting

Slight adjustment on the date, hopefully a final confirmation on the location. Earlier this month, Keith Idec revealed that Roger Gutierrez vs. Chris Colbert for the WBA “super” super featherweight title would headline a February 26th Showtime card. Now, Mike Coppinger reports that the bout will land at The Cosmo in Las Vegas, its third

ShoBox will serve up some Friday night action next month, returning to the airwaves with a solid-looking tripleheader at Orlando’s Caribe Royale Resort. The lightweight main event pits Jamaine Ortiz (14-0-1, 8 KO) against series newcomer Nahir Albright (14-1, 7 KO). You may recall Ortiz from last April’s phenomenal battle with Joseph Adorno, which saw

Subriel Matias isn’t far off from a possible world title fight. The 140 lb contender is in line for a final IBF eliminator — or, potentially, a vacant IBF title fight — with Jeremias Ponce as we open a new year in boxing. But first, the 29-year-old Puerto Rican slugger will have to deal with

Terri Harper will be returning on March 12, moving to lightweight following her first career loss. Harper (11-1-1, 6 KO) will face veteran Heather Hardy (22-2, 4 KO) on the Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan card in Nottingham, England, with the fight airing on DAZN. Harper, 25, was smashed by Alycia Baumgardner on Nov. 13,

Juan Francisco Estrada’s and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez’s March 5th rubber match will feature some noteworthy upset authors in the supporting cast, namely Mauricio Lara and Angel Fierro. “Bronco” Lara (23-2-1, 16 KO) authored one of the first of 2021’s many upsets when he blasted out Josh Warrington in February, derailing the former IBF’s bid to

As George Kambosos Jr sits atop of the lightweight world — whether or not you truly consider him to be undisputed champion — waiting on his next assignment, WBC titleholder Devin Haney made it a point to call out Kambosos today on Twitter, believing him to be dragging his feet on making a fight between

Multiple boxing insiders are circulating the word that Shakur Stevenson (17-0, 9 KOs) and Oscar Valdez (30-0, 23 KOs) are nearing terms for a targeted April 30 unification bout in Las Vegas that would headline on ESPN. As of now the financial terms between the fighters haven’t been completely settled but that things are trending

It looks like Chris Eubank Jr’s next scheduled fight against Liam Williams has a new home and date with the two now being scheduled to collide on February 5 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales after the local government has allowed the resumption of indoor sporting events. Both Eubank and Williams were previously slated

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Joe Smith Jr successfully defended his WBO light heavyweight title, stopping challenger Steve Geffrard in the ninth round of a one-sided ESPN main event from Verona, New York. Geffrard had come in on just eight days’ notice, replacing original opponent Callum Johnson, who was ruled out after testing positive

38-year-old heavyweight Robert Helenius is currently riding a three fight knockout streak with his last two coming over Adam Kownacki between 2020 and 2021. And with those big wins Helenius is working his way towards a shot at a major world title, and believes he’s the most deserving contender to be given a mandatory title

Joe Smith Jr defends the WBO light heavyweight title tonight against late replacement opponent Steve Geffrard in the main event of the first Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card of 2022. Live coverage will start on ESPN+ with the prelims at 7:45 pm ET, and continues at 10 pm ET on ESPN+ and ESPN with

The biggest fight in women’s boxing is finally on the horizon. Eddie Hearn tells The DAZN Boxing Show that Matchroom and Most Valuable promotions are finalizing contracts for Katie Taylor to face Amanda Serrano, a fight ESPN’s Mike Coppinger reports will land at Madison Square Garden on April 30th. Jake Donovan adds that “[a]t least

Frazer Clarke isn’t the only Team GB Olympic veteran gearing up to go pro this year. Tokyo 2020 representative Cheavon Clarke has signed a “long-term promotional deal” with Matchroom Boxing ahead of his cruiserweight debut. No word yet as to specific dates. The 31-year-old Clarke medaled in numerous European competitions en route to a spot

Despite the recent back-and-forth between Oscar De La Hoya and Sean Gibbons about pitting Ryan Garcia against Isaac Cruz, it looks like “Kingry’s” next bout will be a more modest test. Dan Rafael reports that Mercito Gesta and Saul Rodriguez are “in the mix” to welcome Garcia back to the ring. Gesta (32-3-3, 17 KO)

Are you looking for a boxer who can give you a guaranteed quality performance for a fraction the price of a bad PBC pay-per-view? If so, IFC Films has a trailer you should watch: [embedded content] That’s the latest look at “Catch the Fair One,” the award-winning film starring unified super lightweight champion Kali Reis.

Here’s a plot twist I didn’t see coming. Wasserman’s lengthy struggle to secure an opponent for Filip Hrgovic’s ordered IBF final eliminator is at an end, as former Olympic foe Tony Yoka has “formally” accepted the challenge after both Luis Ortiz and Joseph Parker declined. Yoka (11-0, 9 KO) and Hrgovic (14-0, 12 KO) met

The Terence Crawford-Top Rank saga is far from over. The New York Post reports that “Bud” filed suit against Bob Arum in Nevada, alleging that Arum’s “revolting racial bias prevented him from landing big fights and earning tens of millions of dollars.” “Bud” is seeking “almost $10 million.” The Post has a number of snippets