Fighting

Those of you who surmised that Tokyo 2020 lightweight gold medalist Andy Cruz getting yanked from his pro debut for “attitude” problems was actually just an attempt to keep him from defecting, pat yourselves on the back. BoxeoCubano’s Willie Suarez (not to be confused with accused murderer Willy Suarez Maceo, no matter what Google’s “did

American viewers who watched the ESPN show for George Kambosos vs Devin Haney earlier this month saw a statement win that made Haney an undisputed lightweight champion. Earlier on that card, Marcus Browne shocked Junior Fa, and Jason Moloney notched an early stoppage of his own. But what ESPN viewers didn’t see in between, unless

Rankings go up on Mondays. Ranked fights this week: Junior Featherweight: (2) Murodjon Akhmadaliev vs (8) Ronny Rios, June 25 Junior Bantamweight: (3) Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs (6) Jesse Rodriguez, June 25 Flyweight: (3) Julio Cesar Martinez vs (7) McWilliams Arroyo, June 25 Junior Flyweight: (3) Jonathan Gonzalez vs Mark Anthony Barriga, June 24 Junior

Veteran ex-titlists Jose Pedraza and Richard Commey will meet in an Aug. 27 Top Rank on ESPN main event from Tulsa, Okla., according to ESPN’s Mike Coppinger, as both fighters look to bounce back from losses. The 35-year-old Commey (30-4, 27 KO) will be moving up to 140 lbs for the fight. He was last

DAZN and Social Media, 4:00 pm ET, Rodriguez vs Rungivsai press conference. DAZN and Social Media, 2:00 pm ET, Rodriguez vs Rungivsai weigh-in. ProBox TV, 8:30 pm ET, Jonathan Gonzalez vs Mark Anthony Barriga. Gonzalez makes the first defense of the WBO 108 lb belt he won from Elwin Soto last October, taking on Barriga

Artur Beterbiev once again showed his dominance, smashing Joe Smith Jr inside of two rounds to unify a trio of light heavyweight world titles tonight at New York’s Hulu Theater. The pro-Smith crowd were left in pretty much stunned silence as Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KO) dropped Smith (28-4, 22 KO) late in the first round,

Andy Ruiz Jr and Luis Ortiz finally appear to have a date, as ESPN’s Mike Coppinger reports that the bout will come on Sunday, Sept. 4, a Premier Boxing Champions pay-per-view with FOX branding, which is something we haven’t seen in months now. Ruiz (34-2, 22 KO) last fought in May 2021, coming off the

Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn spent some time chatting with Fight Hype about his thoughts on the red hot lightweight division and his increasingly hostile beef with Mayweather Promotions’ Leonard Ellerbe. Hearn says despite legal warnings from Ellerbe and Mayweather Promotions, he’s prepared to make Gervonta Davis a huge offer if it’s true he’s no longer

Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr are set to unify a trio of light heavyweight titles tonight on ESPN, in what promises to be a hard-hitting main event. In the night’s co-feature, Robeisy Ramirez will face Abraham Nova in a good featherweight matchup set for 10 rounds, and there will also be prelims on ESPN+

Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr are officially set for Saturday night’s three-belt light heavyweight title unification, with both fighters making weight today in New York. Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KO) came in at the limit of 175 lbs, with Smith (28-3, 22 KO) weighing in at 174.6. Beterbiev will be defending the WBC and IBF

Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr are just about set to unify three light heavyweight titles on Saturday night at New York’s Hulu Theater. Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KO) brings the WBC and IBF titles to the fight, while Smith (28-3, 22 KO) has the WBO belt. Here’s how you can watch the fight. Bad Left

Matchroom’s leaning on its prospects for its new August 6th show in Sheffield, which will see Dalton Smith meet Sam O’maison for the vacant British super lightweight title and amateur standout Sandy Ryan rematch former two-division champion Erica Farias. The 25-year-old Smith (11-0, 9 KO) has definitely looked the goods during his rise through the

Vergil Ortiz Jr will indeed face Michael McKinson on Aug. 6, a backup plan to Golden Boy’s original plan, and a rescheduling of a fight that fell through earlier this year. Ortiz (18-0, 18 KO) will be near home again at Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena, where he beat Maurice Hooker in Mar. 2021. Golden Boy

Danny Garcia is set to make the move up to the 154 lb division, as the 34-year-old looks to chase a world title in a third division. Garcia, who hasn’t fought since his Dec. 2020 loss to Errol Spence Jr, will face Jose Benavidez Jr in a July 30 Showtime main event for his next

ESPN announced yesterday that former heavyweight champion, Hall of Fame inductee, and mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the July 20th ESPYS. Former heavyweight boxing champion and mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, will be honored with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at the 2022 @ESPYS. Klitschko has

Tyson Fury is fully expected to fight again according to recent reports, but now we might have to question just how viable that comeback will be after Fury has quoted a half billion dollar figure that it’s going to take him to re-enter the squared circled. Speaking to talkSPORT, Fury mentions the hefty sum he’s

Tyson Fury teased an upcoming big announcement with Frank Warren during their appearance together on Queensberry Promotions “The Lowdown” YouTube show. Fury says he will “100%” return to the ring for the right price, and that Anthony Joshua needs his help training to beat Oleksandr Usyk, or else Joshua “gets stopped inside eight rounds.” The

A fun featherweight final eliminator is just over a month away. Top Rank have officially announced that Joet Gonzalez will meet Isaac Dogboe atop a July 23rd ESPN+ card in Hinckley, Minnesota. manuel NAvarr Gonzalez (25-2, 16 KO) and Dogboe (23-2, 15 KO) sit at No. 1 and No. 2 in the WBC’s rankings, meaning