Fighting

In news that’s sure to disappoint dozens, Yvon Michel confirmed today that Oscar Rivas’ August 13th WBC bridgerweight title defense against Lukasz Rozanski has been postponed. The bout was to be Rivas’ first in his native Colombia, as he’s fought exclusively in North America and Europe during his 13-year career. Per Michel, a new date

YouTube, 1:00 pm ET, Garcia vs Benavidez press conference. DAZN and YouTube, 9:00 pm ET, Golden Boy Fight Night. They’re back! Jousce Gonzalez faces Jose Angulo, Manuel Flores takes on Daniel Moncada, and more. It streams free worldwide on YouTube and is also on DAZN if you prefer watching there for whatever reason. The shows

With Omar Figueroa set to make his return next month when he faces Adrien Broner in an Aug. 20 Showtime main event, Omar Figueroa spoke with reporters on how he’s feeling heading into this fight which has been talked about for a while but now set on the schedule. “I’m excited that this fight is

Ever since his move up to 126 pounds, Isaac Dogboe faced questions about his prospects for success fighting bigger, more natural featherweights. After 10 tough rounds against a proven top contender in Joet Gonzalez, Dogboe (24-2, 15 KO) exited with a narrow split decision and showed once again that he may not have the size

Greg Leon, who advises former light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal, tells ESPN that the IBF has ordered his charge to face Joshua Buatsi in an eliminator. Buatsi sits atop the rankings at the moment with Pascal three places behind, but with Anthony Yarde pursuing a WBO mandatory bout with Artur Beterbiev and Zurdo Ramirez ordered

Joet Gonzalez and Isaac Dogboe are set for tonight’s ESPN+ main event, which is indeed a WBC featherweight eliminator and is also for a minor WBO title, set for 10 rounds from Hinckley, Minn. Gonzalez and Dogboe look well-matched on paper and could give us a pretty damn good fight, so while this is no

The ongoing Ryan Garcia vs Gervonta Davis saga continues, with Garcia now saying that he will fight Davis at “any weight.” “It’s any weight, any time, any place,” Garcia said on social media. “There’s your answer Floyd — oh yeah, you can get it, too, if you want.” “Calling out” the 45-year-old Mayweather, who hasn’t

Despite blaming his poor performance on a botched weight cut and planning a move to 118, former IBF super flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas elected to invoke his rematch clause for a shot at revenge against Fernando Martinez. ESPN’s Renato Bermudez reports that the pair will square off on October 8th in Los Angeles. Why they

Folks, we cannot tell a lie: For in-ring action, this is a pretty dead coming weekend in boxing. But there is one fight of note on major U.S. TV, and it’s at least a well-matched fight on paper, as Joet Gonzalez faces Isaac Dogboe in a featherweight main event Saturday night on ESPN+. So who

WBC heavyweight champion may not be intending to head into retirement after all. In a recent social media post, Fury says he wants to make it clear to the world that he’s prepared to make a big British fight against Anthony Joshua, but adds in a ‘free’ stipulation that likely makes it an impossibility. “That’s

The Jake Paul vs Hasim Rahman Jr pay-per-view undercard is now fully rounded out, with 140 lb prospect Brandun Lee and lightweight Ashton Sylve added to the card. The 23-year-old Lee (25-0, 22 KO) has come up through the ShoBox scene, and got spots on the Donaire vs Gaballo and Spence vs Ugas cards in

One of boxing’s more under-the-radar sagas of idiocy looks to be nearing its end. Alfredo Caballero, trainer of Juan Francisco Estrada, told Izquierdazo on Monday that his charge will vacate his WBA belt rather than defend it against Joshua Franco on August 20th. Instead, Fernando Barbosa reports that “El Gallo” will face former title challenger

The theme this week seems to be “get on with it.” The WBO has once again ordered middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade to defend his title against interim champion Janibek Alimkhanuly, giving the pair 30 days to come to terms. Andrade (31-0, 19 KO) first got these marching orders in November after running over Jason Quigley

Not long after Adrien Broner made another spectacle of himself — and not so much in an endearing way — following yesterday’s virtual press conference for his Aug. 20 fight against Omar Figueroa, Broner took to his Instagram account to admit he might’ve acted out. According to Broner, it was simply a reaction to a

Today marked the opening press event for Adrien Broner’s next fight against Omar Figueroa on August 20, and it was a short appearance for Broner who didn’t stay long after expressing some of his displeasure. Most of Broner’s criticism was in the direction of Al Haymon and Stephen Espinoza for not putting together a bigger

Some fresh new rulings emerged from the decaying, excrement-caked stoma we call the WBA today. Up at 160, Gennadiy Golovkin has been ordered to face “world” champion Erislandy Lara within 120 days of his September clash with Canelo Alvarez if he intends to stay at middleweight. Down at 126, Leo Santa Cruz has 24 hours

It’s no secret that the WBA and president Gilberto Mendoza are, to put it politely charlatans. Impolitely, they’re blatantly and excessively corrupt, devoid of anything approaching morality or ethics, and unworthy of sanctioning anything more prominent than Simpson vs. Tatum. The latest kerfuffle involves resurgent heavyweight contender Robert Helenius (31-3, 20 KO). Way back in

Showtime’s July 30th card in Brooklyn, headlined by Danny Garcia vs Jose Benavidez, will feature a televised opener between Gary Antuanne Russell and Rances Barthelemy. Today Russell spoke about his preparations for the bout and how he’ll look to carry on his momentum from a win over Viktor Postol to this fight, considering Barthelemy a