Fighting

We knew it was coming this fall, and now we’ve got a working date. ESPN’s Salvador Rodriguez reports that super flyweight rivals Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez are about “80%” through negotiations to meet in an October 16th rubber match. WBC super flyweight champion Estrada (42-3, 28 KO) and then-WBA champ Gonzalez (50-3,

Matchroom Boxing and DAZN make their return to Italy on October 1st with a card featuring unbeaten super-middleweight Daniele Scardina (19-0, 15 KO) taking on German veteran Juergen Doberstein (26-4-1, 7 KO). A lightweight matchup between Francesco Patera (24-3, 8 KO) and Devis Boschiero (49-6-2, 22 KO) is scheduled to be the co-headliner, which is

As WBA welterweight titleholder Yordenis Ugas gets set to put his belt on the line against a legend in Manny Pacquiao this weekend, Ugas tells Yahoo Sports that he’s been preparing for this moment for quite some time. And while this specific moment did pop up rather unexpectedly, he’s still ready to show the world

The WBA is continuing their pursuit of legitimacy after fallout from the Fox vs Maestre scandal rocked their organization, ordering their 115-pound “regular” champion to face the winner of the Estrada-Chocolatito trilogy. Before we go singing their praises for doing what any sensible sanctioning body would do when faced with a glut of in-house “champions”

Friday’s ESPN+ card from Dubai has been readjusted once again. The event was originally set to be headlined by Shavkat Rakhimov vs Kenichi Ogawa for the vacant IBF junior lightweight title, but that was postponed last week, and a cruiserweight bout between Ali Baloyev and Rolly Lambert Fogoum was made the new headline fight. That

Premier Boxing Champions will stage a rare Sunday show at Minneapolis’ Armory on September 5th, featuring a super welterweight main event between rising 20-year-old prospect Jesus Ramos and once-beaten Brian Mendoza. Ramos (19-0, 17 KO), nephew of veteran Abel, scored a dominant unanimous decision over Javier Molina this past May, which snapped a five-fight knockout

Ok, YouTube fans! Ahead of Showtime’s August 29th PPV card headlined by Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley, the network releases its first full official installment of All Access, following both men behind the scenes as they prepare for the impending battle. The first episode starts off with clips of the opening press conference where Paul

It was another night of disappointment for Andrew Moloney in his third attempt against Joshua Franco. After a surprise upset last June and an ugly, controversial no-decision in November, Moloney (21-2, 14 KO) was seeking vindication in the trilogy fight. He started off very well, moving laterally and keeping control of the distance. Franco (18-1-2,

Friday, August 20 ESPN+, 12:00 pm ET, Ali Baloyev vs Rolly Lambert Fogoum. This was originally supposed to be headlined by a vacant IBF 130 lb title fight between Shavkat Rakhimov and Kenichi Ogawa, but with that bout postponed, the card goes on. Baloyev was born in Kyrgyzstan, represents Kazakhstan, lives in Las Vegas, and

Guillermo Rigondeaux was truly back in “Rigo Form” tonight, and it led to a split decision loss to John Riel Casimero in the Showtime main event from Carson, California. Casimero (31-4, 21 KO) retained his WBO bantamweight title on scores of 116-112 and 117-111 going his way, taking a split decision over Rigondeaux (20-2, 13

“I don’t think anyone thought he had it in him to move this much. […] It’s staggering that he’s been able to move this much.” – Al Bernstein No painting achieves greatness solely through the number of brushstrokes applied in its creation. But, part of what made Rembrandt and his fellow Dutch Masters worthy of

We’re back! We haven’t had any staff picks since July 17, what with only a handful of pro cards, nothing big based in the U.S., and the biggest fight we had to cover otherwise being, I guess, Galahad-Dickens 2. All those Olympics! I’ve already forgotten half the names. Anyway, we’ve got three main events to

After getting sent to a purse bid and immediately canceling it by coming to terms, WBO super featherweight champ Jamel Herring and mandatory challenger Shakur Stevenson have a date and location for their long-brewing showdown. ESPN reports that the pair have signed contracts to meet on October 23rd in Atlanta, GA’s State Farm Arena. Per

With PBC’s August 28th David Benavidez vs Jose Uzcategui show delayed indefinitely and their August 21st Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas show in need of an extra fight, they’ve decided to make the most of what they’ve got. The promotion announced yesterday that the featherweight clash between Carlos Castro and Oscar Escandon has been bumped

With John Riel Casimero set to defend his WBO bantamweight title this weekend against Cuban legend Guillermo Rigondeaux, Casimero makes some bold claims about his expectations for the bout, sure that he’ll get the knockout over the defensive wizard and even predicting it to come in short order. Check out what Casimero had to say

The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) has released the latest update on its myriad English and British titles, revealing a number of intriguing tidbits. We’ll go by weight in descending order, focusing on the new stuff. Up at light heavyweight, the Board has ordered former titlist Hosea Burton (26-2, 12 KO) to meet unbeaten

The collapse of Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant left a big ol’ hole in the September boxing schedule, which PBC and Showtime are now set to fill. Adam Abramowitz reports, and Keith Idec confirms, that they’ve pushed their September 11th Stephen Fulton vs. Brandon Figueroa card back to the 18th. Per Idec, it will “likely”

Despite earlier reports that Dylan Charrat would join countryman Tony Yoka in Paris on September 10th, Matchroom has announced that Charrat’s European title fight against Kerman Lejarraga will headline a September 11th Barcelona card on DAZN. The vacant super welterweight belt will be one of three Euro titles on the line. Spain’s Mary Romero (6-2,