Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin are set for a 12-round heavyweight main event on Saturday, Aug. 22, live from Matchroom Boxing HQ in Brentwood, England, the biggest fight we’ve had in boxing in several months and a pivotal bout for both contenders. Whyte (27-1, 18 KO) is one fight away from a guaranteed WBC title
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Tonight at 8 pm ET on FOX, Premier Boxing Champions returns with a tripleheader from Los Angeles, topped by a welterweight eliminator between former titleholder Shawn Porter and Sebastian Formella. Wil Esco will be on the round-by-round call tonight. The 32-year-old Porter, who has twice held titles at 147, is coming off of a loss
Former junior welterweight titleholder Regis Prograis (24-1, 20 KOs) has reportedly signed a one-off deal with Premier Boxing Champions, where he’ll face Juan Heraldez (16-0-1, 10 KOs) on October 24 on the undercard of the Gervonta Davis vs Leo Santa Cruz pay-per-view. Prograis, 30, is most recently coming off a majority decision loss to Josh
Shannon Courtenay suffered her first career loss on Aug. 14, dropping an eight round decision to Rachel Ball at a Matchroom Fight Camp show, and the 27-year-old fighter is vowing to come back strong — though she also feels the decision was “unfair.” “This is more to me than just a sport or a career.
I haven’t yet met the person. If the person is you, poke me virtually and tell me that you think Sebastian Formella, a 33-year-old German fighter, will upset Shawn Porter on Saturday night in Los Angeles (FOX, 8 pm ET). I will wait… In the meantime, I reached out to Formella, who holds a 22-0
In this video interview with Fight Hype, Amir Khan explains why he immediately made known his interest in fighting Oscar De La Hoya after hearing the news that the promoter wants to end his retirement. Check out some excerpts below… Khan on tweeting out that he wants the fight against Oscar De La Hoya: “For
The Kronk Gym in Detroit will play host to a Salita Promotions boxing card tonight, streaming live at 7 pm ET on UFC Fight Pass, and Bad Left Hook will be here for live updates, results, and discussion. In the main event, super middleweight Vladimir Shishkin will look to stay unbeaten as he takes on
When Dillian Whyte steps into the ring this weekend to face Alexander Povetkin for the WBC’s ‘Diamond’ belt, he says he’ll be doing so with one goal in mind: to cause maximum violence against his opponent. Whyte says he respects Povektin’s pedigree, and that’s why he’s been adequately preparing himself for this impending battle. “He
Last week, Eddie Hearn and Golden Boy’s Eric Gomez avoided a WBC purse bid by announcing that they’d reached an “agreement in principle” for Ryan Garcia vs. Luke Campbell. They requested a weeklong extension to hammer out the final details, and with the bid once again looming, today announced that they’d struck a deal to
Top Rank lost one of its best summer matchups when Ivan Baranchyk withdrew from a July 7th battle against Jose Zepeda with what was described as a “minor” injury. Though it proved more serious than expected, leading Zepeda to face a late replacement, ESPN now reports that the fight is “being revived for October.” As
With the big lightweight fight between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez back on for this fall, Lopez tells RingTV that he can’t wait to get his hands on the unified titleholder. Lopez says that despite whatever confidence or bravado the Ukrainian champion might be outwardly showing, on the inside he’s really training his ass off
The undercard for this Saturday’s Whyte-Povetkin show on DAZN and Sky Box Office features a very intriguing UK domestic welterweight matchup between Chris Kongo and Luther Clay, a fight that some believe has show-stealing potential as both fighters aim to take a step up the ladder at 147 pounds. The 27-year-old Kongo (11-0, 6 KO)
Arguably the best amateur out of Puerto Rico, 2020 Olympic Trials winner Omar Rosario, has signed with Top Rank ahead of his professional debut this Friday. Via Top Rank’s press release: “My dream has always been to be promoted by Top Rank, and I am excited that my dreams are coming true,” Rosario said. “I
If you’re not really a fan of the ratchet shit in boxing, just click away now rather than bitching in the comments section later. You’ve been warned… The Charlos are being messy again. But unlike most other instances, this time it’s with one another. Junior welterweight titleholder Jermell Charlo went on an Instagram Live stream
Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya took some time to reflect on his career and answer some questions about opponents who stood out to him now that he’s looking back on it. Check out who De La Hoya rated among the best he’s ever been up against. De La Hoya on the best body
Paul Malignaggi’s marriage to Showtime’s boxing arm ended in a manner that seemed to fit the caffeinated personality and life story arc of the Brooklyn talent — things ended rapidly, with Paulie’s out-spoken nature and overflowing pridefulness on full display, and sending signals to both his considerable fandom, and also the legion who took issue
Saturday night’s Showtime co-feature bout between Rolando Romero and Jackson Marinez has probably been the most widely criticized decision of 2020, with Romero winning by unanimous decision — and comfortably on two cards — while almost everyone else had Marinez winning the fight. Our own Wil Esco scored the bout 116-112 for Marinez, and he’s
As a fight fan, I enjoy Eddie Hearn. Promoters are promoters, but of the current crop, Hearn seems by far the most in tune with things that might raise boxing’s profile. Boxing is not likely to ever become a truly mainstream sport again, but there is definitely room for it to become bigger than it