Fighting

While welterweight titleholder Terence Crawford is lined up to take on Kell Brook in his next outing, his Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has an eye towards even bigger fights for Crawford in the coming year, telling ESPN that he specifically wants to get Manny Pacquiao or Errol Spence in the ring with his man.

Japan could have a real star on its hands, as 22-year-old Masayoshi Nakatani smashed dangerous Filipino puncher Giemel Magramo this morning to win the WBO flyweight title formerly held by Kosei Tanaka. It was a matchup that had been brewing all year and one that looked to be risky for the promising Nakatani (21-0, 16

Despite losing its planned main event between Miguel Berchelt and Oscar Valdez, it looks as though Top Rank’s December 12th show is still alive. Mike Coppinger reports that Felix Verdejo will face Masayoshi Nakatani in the ESPN co-feature, though the main attraction remains up in the air. Once lauded as Puerto Rico’s next great hope,

During a virtual media roundtable with WBC lightweight world champion Devin Haney, he takes questions from reporters and talks a little about his thoughts about potentially facing unified champion Teofimo Lopez. Check out some excerpts below… Haney on if he would take fight against Teofimo Lopez for the WBC’s Franchise title if possible: “Well, I’m

According to WJZ, Gervonta Davis was involved in a hit-and-run accident in Baltimore last night, with a source telling the station that Davis was driving a car that ran a red light and struck another vehicle, though police have not confirmed whether Davis was driving or even at the scene. Baltimore Police was called to

With Miguel Berchelt out of a planned Dec. 12 ESPN fight against Oscar Valdez, Shakur Stevenson is offering to step in and face Valdez on five weeks’ notice, ESPN reports. Valdez (28-0, 22 KO) was ordered to defend the WBO featherweight title against Stevenson (14-0, 8 KO) in 2019, but chose instead to vacate and

European super lightweight champion Sandor Martin has signed a co-promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing and OPI Since 82. Martin (36-2, 13 KO) has won 21 of his last 22 fights, losing only to Anthony Yigit in his initial 2017 bid for EBU gold. He ultimately claimed the belt last year with a decision over Italy’s

Tonight at 8 pm ET on FS1, Premier Boxing Champions returns with four fights from Los Angeles, featuring unbeaten welterweight prospect Eimantas Stanionis against Justin DeLoach in the 10-round main event. The 26-year-old Stanionis, originally from Lithuania and now based in California, is a former European Championships gold medalist from 2015, and was a strong

As Yuriorkis Gamboa nears his showdown with Devin Haney this weekend, Gamboa is taking at least some solace from his performance against Gervonta Davis last year, saying he’s proved both his ability and his courage over the course of his career. Talking to RingTV about the fight, Gamboa says he’s more focused on preparing himself

Mike Coppinger reports that top welterweight prospect Jaron “Boots” Ennis and veteran Thomas Dulorme “have a deal” to meet on Showtime’s December 12th Nordine Oubaali-Nonito Donaire card, a bout first revealed by Steve Kim last month. The 23-year-old Ennis (26-0, 24 KO) is among the most promising up-and-comers in the entire sport, a genuine wrecking

Another day, another court appearance for Adrien Broner. But this one certainly could’ve gone better for the boxer turned rapper turned boxer. A Cleveland judge ordered Broner to be taken into custody today for contempt of court, stemming from a 2018 lawsuit regarding Broner’s assault on a woman at a nightclub. Judge Nancy Margaret Russo

In the immediate aftermath of Gervonta Davis’ spectacular knockout of Leo Santa Cruz, promoter Floyd Mayweather made an appearance at the post-fight presser to share some of his thoughts on his fighter. “Amazing, amazing, amazing performance. I’m proud of you, Tank. Of course [my voice is horse] because I’m always screaming, wanting the best for

The story isn’t quite over from Teofimo Lopez’s Oct. 17 win against Vasiliy Lomachenko, as we now know that both men were fighting hurt to some degree during the bout. Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KO) underwent shoulder surgery after the fight, and won’t be ready to work again until late in January. Mark Kriegel reported on

Naoya Inoue has carved out a big reputation over the years with boxing fans and media, and perhaps more often than not, the hardest people to truly impress are other fighters. While Tim Bradley has been an analyst for a while, he’s always going to be more fighter than media member, and the former two-division

On Saturday, in the middle of a huge fight day where we saw Oleksandr Usyk beat Derek Chisora, Naoya Inoue knock out Jason Moloney, and Gervonta “Tank” Davis really knock out Leo Santa Cruz, former WBC heavyweight titleholder Deontay Wilder created quite a stir with a hugely controversial video statement. In the statement, Wilder accused

As soon as Gervonta “Tank” Davis landed his perfect counter left uppercut, the fight was over, and the reactions came pouring in on social media. Fans, media, fighters, everyone is buzzing about Davis’ unreal knockout of Santa Cruz in the sixth round, which gave “Tank” titles in two weight classes in the Showtime PPV main

Today at 2 pm ET streaming live on DAZN, and airing on Sky Box Office in the UK (7 pm UK start), Oleksandr Usyk will be in the main event against Derek Chisora, as the former cruiserweight king Usyk looks to move that possible final step to a heavyweight title shot. The 33-year-old Usyk was

Tonight at 9 pm ET on Showtime pay-per-view, as well as Channel 5 in the United Kingdom (2 am GMT), Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Leo Santa Cruz headline in a world title fight that spans two divisions at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Wil Esco will be on all four fights for the round-by-round call.