WBO president Gustavo Oliveiri announced today that top-ranked middleweight contender Hamzah Sheeraz has withdrawn from his ordered title shot against Janibek Alimkhanuly just before the purse bid. Per Jake Donovan, Sheeraz (21-0, 17 KO) will “most likely” parlay his number-one spot with the WBC into a February 22nd shot at Carlos Adames (24-1, 18 KO)
Japanese kickboxing ace Rukiya Anpo will parlay his unexpectedly strong performance against Manny Pacquiao into another payday, as Fanmio announced that he’ll meet Ryan Garcia in an exhibition as part of a December 30th PPV. I’ve seen a few places claim it’ll be eight two-minute rounds as opposed to Japan’s usual 3×3 for these things,
The path that middleweight contender Hamzah Sheeraz will choose to fight for a world title seems to be becoming clearer, after he was withdrawn from purse bids today to fight Janibek Alimkhanuly. The Kazakh southpaw defeated New Zealand’s Andrei Mikhailovich last month but the man who holds the WBO and IBF middleweight titles will have
Chris Billam-Smith has spoken of his disappointment at losing his WBO cruiserweight title to Gilberto Ramirez, but praised his opponent for his class. Ramirez won a good if one-sided bout on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on points, adding Billam-Smith’s belt to his own WBA title, and moved closer to a unification fight with IBF
As he prepared to leave for battle, young boxing sensation Abdullah Mason took his cat, Sheba, and left her with friends. By the time Mason returned from thrilling the live crowd in Norfolk, Virginia, having come through a wild two-round Fight of the Year contender, a blistering shootout with Yohan Vasquez, the boxing world was
WBC belt-holder Kevin Lerena has offered Jake Paul a shot at his bridgerweight title after the YouTube star’s eight-round victory over 58-year-old Mike Tyson. Paul faced off with Tyson on Friday in one of the most highly anticipated boxing events of the last decade and, subsequently, millions tuned in around the world. Tyson looked every
Former heavyweight titleholder Charles Martin made a triumphant return after a 16-month layoff, stopping Matthew McKinney in the first round Saturday night at the Fox Theatre in Redwood City, California. The bout was promoted by Patrick Ragan’s Westside Promotions. Martin, 38, trapped the 43-year-old McKinney in the corner and delivered a devastating left hand that
Remember when DAZN was launched? For anyone who wasn’t involved, it was easy to be cynical in the face of promises of a full-blown broadcasting revolution that simply sounded too good to be true. The name of the streaming channel didn’t exactly flow from the tongue and during early interviews after signing with DAZN, Eddie
Brazilian lightweight Jonhatan Cardoso will top the final ProBox TV show of the year when he meets Mexico’s Eduardo Ramirez on December 11. The fight will take place at the ProBox TV Events Center near Tampa, Florida. In his most recent action, Ramirez, 28-4-3 (13 KOs), was outscored over 10 rounds by the Philippines’ Mark
Ryan Garcia will return to the ring on Dec. 30 in an exhibition bout against Japanese kickboxer Rukiya Anpo in Tokyo, despite currently serving a suspension due to a failed test for performance-enhancing drugs. Garcia, 26, in June was issued a one-year retroactive suspension by the New York State Athletic Commission after testing positive for
Welterweight Kent Cruz believes that with a new weight class, fight fans will see a new fighter. Cruz, a Saint Louis native will face Dominican veteran Braulio Rodriguez at Casa Loma Ballroom on Saturday. Rodriguez is best known for his loss to Ryan Garcia and has faced top prospects, including Ashton Sylve, and Christopher “Pitufo”
Cristian “Chicharito” Gonzalez will top the final All Star Boxing show of the year when he fights Leroy “El Sensacional” Estrada on November 29 at the Centro de Combates in Panama City, Panama. Mexico City’s Gonzalez, 15-2-1 (5 KOs), is up against a former world title challenger in Estrada, 18-4 (8 KOs). Gonzalez lost an
By: Sean Crose “Earlier this week, I finalized a deal to acquire 100% of The Ring Magazine, and I want to make a few things clear.” So said Saudi Arabia’s sports honcho, Turki Alalshikh on social media Monday. “The print version of the magazine will return immediately after a two year hiatus,” he continued, “and
By: Sean Crose Writing for Boxing Insider, I named it 2022’s fight of the year. For Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano had put on a show for the ages. “Talyor-Serrano wasn’t just a back and forth affair,” I wrote at the time, “it was a seesaw battle where the combatants were among the best in
Tropicana Atlantic City is where it was happening – every week – in the 1980s By Boxing Insider staff Atlantic City was home to one of the more unusual boxing series the sport has seen over the past 40+ years; unusual in the respect that it was conducted on a weekly basis. This was something
By: Sean Crose In just under a month, Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will battle for heavyweight supremacy for the second time. Their first fight ended with Usyk being crowned undisputed king of the division by a razor sharp decision. No one knows how the second fight will play out, only that it’s good for
By: Sean Crose WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios made the first defense of his title Friday night against Abel Ramos on the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul undercard. The fight, which was scheduled for twelve, went down at AT&T stadium outside Dallas and was broadcast live on Netflix. The 29-2 Barrios rattled the 28-6-2 Ramos early on
By: Sean Crose Their first fight was a war. Katie Taylor ended up winning a squeaker over Amanda Serrano, but the bout truly could have gone either way. That was back in 2022. Friday night at AT&T Stadium, Taylor and Serrano got it on for the second time as the co-main event of the Mike
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