Fighting

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz First it was “likely,” then they agreed to terms, and now it’s official. Former unified lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko will face onetime IBF titlist Richard Commey at Madison Square Garden on December 11th, following the Heisman Trophy presentation on ESPN. Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KO) and Commey (30-3, 27 KO)

Two days after news broke that Rolando Romero would “likely” be pulled from his December 5th fight with Gervonta Davis due to numerous accusations of sexual assault, a Showtime spokesman has officially confirmed “Rolly’s” exit. Mike Coppinger reports that IBF #2 contender Isaac Cruz has agreed to step in, though nothing has yet been announced.

In anticipation of this Saturday’s undisputed super middleweight unification bout between Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant, airing live on Showtime PPV, the network has released it’s second full episode of All Access, taking a behind the scenes look at both fighters as they head into this history bout. Someone will be crowned the first undisputed

ESPN+ and Social Media, 4:00 pm ET, Mayer-Hamadouche press conference. Social Media, 5:00 pm ET, Canelo-Plant press conference. We’ll have the live stream for you and a place to chat, see if they slap each other again. Bad Left Hook will have live coverage. Social Media, 2:00 pm ET, Canelo-Plant undercard press conference. ESPN+ and

10) Terri Harper vs Alycia Baumgardner (Nov. 19, DAZN) Harper (11-0-1, 6 KO) defends her WBC 130 lb title against Baumgardner (10-1, 6 KO) in Sheffield, England, where Terri should have some good support. Harper is in consistently fun fights; even if she wins in pretty one-sided fashion, she just has the sort of style

RADZHAB BUTAEV TKO-9 JAMAL JAMES During tonight’s Showtime main event Radzhab Butaev (14-0, 11 KOs) scored a big win, beating Jamal James (27-2, 12 KOs) by forcing a ninth round stoppage in a good action fight. Butaev came out ready to battle James with jabs, except Butaev was steadily targeting the body with his, and

Jose Zepeda and Josue Vargas will look to settle things in the ring tonight following a heated final presser and a scrap at Friday’s weigh-in, and we’ll be here with full live coverage. The show starts at 6:55 pm ET on ESPN+ for the prelims, and the main card portion is expected around 10 pm

Fight Hype was able to catch up with Showtime executive Stephen Espinoza to discuss a number of topics, including the allegations made against lightweight Rolando Romero, who is scheduled to headline in a Dec. 5 pay-per-view with Gervonta Davis that will be hosted by the network. When asked about the claims of sexual assault made

Lightweight contender Rolando Romero is presently in line for the opportunity of a lifetime as he’s scheduled to face Gervonta Davis in a December 5 Showtime PPV main event. Yet a dark cloud now looms over Romero as the young fighter has been bombarded by numerous accusations of sexual assault, apparently prompted by one woman

ESPN’s Mike Coppinger has gotten his hands on the full lineup for Terence Crawford’s and Shawn Porter’s November 20th PPV. The co-main event sees Esquiva Falcao face Patrice Volny in an IBF middleweight eliminator, while Janibek Alimkhanuly meets Hassan N’Dam and Raymond Muratalla opens the show against Steven Ortiz. As revealed earlier this month, Isaac

Scott Christ (51-18) Vargas is a talented fighter, and maybe his speed and skills will be enough. But I almost feel like — given how Zepeda’s fights tend to go the last few years — the better Vargas fights, the better Zepeda might be, too. If Zepeda feels he’s got a sincere threat in front

Dillian Whyte was in attendance during a Matchroom press conference today and took the opportunity to respond publicly to all those who have bashed him for pulling out of a scheduled bout with Otto Wallin while instead seeking to go straight into a bout with Tyson Fury. Taking the stage and responding to those who

Canelo isn’t mincing words about stablemate Ryan Garcia, who has gone through a tumultuous year after first withdrawing from a fight to take a hiatus from boxing in order to deal with mental health issues, and then subsequently withdrawing from a bout with Joseph Diaz Jr after injuring his hand in training. Whatever is going

Main Event It’s a makeshift main event on Saturday, as Chantelle Cameron and Mary McGee were elevated into this role from their co-feature slot after Dillian Whyte vs Otto Wallin was canceled. Cameron (14-0, 8 KO) comes in with the WBC 140 lb title, while McGee (27-3, 15 KO) has the IBF belt, so this

It looks like things are finally set for Gennadiy Golovkin’s next outing. It’s been long reported that Golovkin was targeting an end of the year IBF title defense against Ryota Murata and that’s exactly what will happen, with ESPN reporting that both parties have agreed to a December 29th fight set in Saitama, Japan. Golovkin

With former wold titleholder David Benavidez (24-0, 21 KOs) gearing up for a November 13 fight against hard charging Jose Uzcategui (31-4, 26 KOs), Benavidez chats it up with reporters during a media training session. Discussing his preparations for this upcoming Showtime headliner, Benavidez says he’s been taking his conditioning seriously as he looks to

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