Fighting

Boxer/mixed martial artist Claressa Shields seeks to double her win output in the MMA realm, when she faces off with Abigail Montes Wednesday night on a PFL card. At a Monday presser, the two-time Olympic gold medalist who holds an 11-0 record in boxing, touched on many topics, with her traditional pull-no-punches style. Shields’ frustration

Earlier this month, WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire revealed that he was “finalizing” a December 11th clash with interim champion and mandatory challenger Reymart Gaballo. Now, the reliable Julius Julianis reports that the fight could serve as half of a Dubai doubleheader with John Riel Casimero vs. Paul Butler, which was already targeted for that

WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol and former WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez have seemingly been on a collision course this entire year, but nothing has yet come to fruition. Ramirez appears to be getting frustrated, as he and his team have sent out a very silly press release accusing Bivol of “ghosting”

Dan Rafael reports that WBA “world” super featherweight champion Roger Gutierrez and interim champion Chris Colbert, whom the sanctioning body ordered to fight for the now-vacant “super” title earlier this year, are “penciled in” to fight February 19th on Showtime. Venezuela’s Gutierrez (26-3-1, 20 KO) seemed destined for opponent status after falling short against Rene

With super middleweight titleholders Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant set to put all the major world titles on the line in a Nov. 6 pay-per-view fight, Showtime releases it’s first episode of All Access, focusing on both fighters as they prepare to make history. You can watch the full opening episode in the video link

Terence “Bud” Crawford is just under a month away from his return to action, as he’s set to defend the WBO welterweight title against Shawn Porter in an ESPN pay-per-view main event on Saturday, Nov. 20. Crawford (37-0, 28 KO) stopped by the ESPN set during tonight’s Herring-Stevenson card to speak with Mark Kriegel about

Shakur Stevenson became a two-weight world champion tonight, stopping Jamel Herring in the 10th round to take the WBO junior lightweight title in Atlanta. The 24-year-old Stevenson (17-0, 9 KO) largely dominated this one, with his speed, skill, and just overall level proving too much for the veteran Herring (23-3, 11 KO), who saw his

ESPN+, 2:00 pm ET, Archie Sharp vs Alexis Boureima, Tursynbay Kulakhmet vs Juan Carlos Abreu. An MTK Global show from the famed York Hall in London, nothing special about it really, but it’s boxing. Bad Left Hook might have live coverage. Telemundo, 11:30 pm ET, Fanlong Meng vs Israel Duffus. Other Shows: Hector Manuel Zepeda

Not even two months ago, when Oscar Valdez scored a controversial (for a few reasons) win over Robson Conceicao, we wrote then that the winner of the Oct. 23 fight between Jamel Herring and Shakur Stevenson was the only real option for Valdez next, including this bit: Top Rank have guided themselves to what Bob

Matchroom appears to have successfully taken their lemons and made lemonade. Mike Coppinger reports that Joseph Diaz Jr., who was slated to face WBC interim lightweight champion Ryan Garcia before “Kingry” injured his hand, has agreed to meet world titlist Devin Haney on December 3rd or 4th. The contracts are “not signed but should be

Jamel Herring defends his WBO junior lightweight title against Shakur Stevenson in the main event of tonight’s Top Rank boxing show on ESPN+ and ESPN, with full coverage beginning here at 7:25 pm ET. The main card, headlined by Herring-Stevenson, goes live at 10:30 pm ET. All updates from the full show, including round-by-round for

Murodjon Akhmadaliev will have something scary waiting for him if he gets past Ronny Rios. The WBA has given Ra’eese Aleem and former title challenger Azat Hovhannisyan until November 5th to come to terms for a super bantamweight final eliminator and avoid a purse bid. While fighters usually get 30 days to negotiate, the WBA

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury just took to Twitter to wish former titleholder and heavyweight rival Deontay Wilder a happy birthday. No, there’s no sarcasm or baiting going on here, just Fury trying to be a classy fellow with his saga with Wilder officially over. “This is a very special happy birthday message to my

Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Rolando Romero are set for a Dec. 5 Showtime pay-per-view main event in a 12-round lightweight fight, and the two met up on Thursday to officially announce the event at a press conference. Romero (14-0, 12 KO) is taking a big step up in class, but does have natural power and

Irish middleweight Jason Quigley has a huge opportunity on Friday, Nov. 19, when he challenges Demetrius Andrade for the WBO title in a DAZN main event from Manchester, New Hampshire. Quigley (19-1, 14 KO) has actually fought all but one of his pro fights in the United States, with the other a 2019 bout in

Hard-hitting super middleweight Edgar Berlanga will be out of action for the foreseeable future as the prospect just underwent surgery to repair a torn biceps in his left arm, which is expected to keep him sidelined for at least the next three months as his manager, Keith Connolly, tells ESPN. Berlanga injured his arm during

Canelo Alvarez is just a couple of weeks and change away from his return, as he faces Caleb Plant to crown the first-ever four-belt undisputed super middleweight champion in boxing history. Alvarez, 31, is a heavy betting favorite, and believes as many do that his experience in fights of this level will be a big

I’d make a “Nth time’s the charm” joke, but I literally can’t remember which attempt we’re on at this point. Late last week, Mike Coppinger reported that Matchroom would “likely” stage the freshly acquired Teofimo Lopez vs. George Kambosos Jr. fight on November 27th. Now, he claims the fight “will” take place at Madison Square