Fighting

Deontay Wilder, the man known as “The Bronze Bomber” because of his success in the 2008 Olympics, is about to see his nickname become even more literal. On May 25th, the city of Tuscaloosa, Ala., will unveil a bronze statue of the native hero and former heavyweight champion. It’s an honor seven years in the

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum talks to Fight Hype about the plans of Tyson Fury going forward and whether or not he’ll follow through with his retirement plans. Here, Arum says he believes Fury is going to take his time to see how the rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua plays out as that’s

After a lengthy war of words on social media, super featherweight champions Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner have officially signed to meet in “late summer or early fall” on “an ESPN platform.” “Mikaela Mayer’s prodigious talent is only matched by her tremendous ambition,” said Top Rank chairman Bob Arum. “She wants the biggest fights, and

Canelo Alvarez looks like he’s headed for the third fight with Gennadiy Golovkin in September, honoring an agreement that was already in place prior to Canelo’s loss to Dmitry Bivol on May 7. “In the next few days we will announce the September fight. Surely, it will be against GGG because we already had that

Rankings go up on Mondays. Ranked fights this week: Cruiserweight: (9) Aleksei Papin vs Dilan Prasovic, May 27 Light Heavyweight: (5) Maxim Vlasov vs Dilmurod Satybaldiev, May 27 Lightweight: (5) Gervonta Davis vs Rolando Romero, May 28 Upcoming Fights: (2) Oleksandr Usyk vs (4) Anthony Joshua, TBA … (5) Andy Ruiz Jr vs (9) Luis

David Benavidez trounced David Lemieux in tonight’s Showtime main event, winning the interim WBC super middleweight title via third round TKO. Benavidez (26-0, 23 KO) hurt Lemieux (43-5, 36 KO) badly late in the opening round, knocking him into the ropes for what could have been called a knockdown by referee Harvey Dock. Dock then

YouTube/Facebook, 2:00 pm ET, Davis vs Romero media workout. There will be a stream on the Showtime social media pages but I’ve never once in my 15 years here seen any real interest in media workouts so probably won’t be bothering. YouTube/Facebook, 1:00 pm ET, Davis vs Romero press conference. We’ll be here with a

Jamel Herring announced his retirement following his Saturday night loss to Jamaine Ortiz on ESPN, a decision he seemed to be making in the ring during his post-fight interview, but made official via social media. “I love this sport, but I owe it to my family to quit putting them through these moments,” Herring wrote

Joshua Buatsi survived a stern test from Craig Richards, earning a close but unanimous decision after twelve very competitive and entertaining rounds. The main event didn’t have the rock’em sock’em chaos of Alen Babic and Adam Balski (much more on that one later), but it was an active, well balanced and lively showcase that likely

Wladimir Klitschko has, of course, been busy fighting in the war in Ukraine against Russian forces for the past few months, but the former heavyweight champ still thinks about boxing from time to time, and brought up a conversation starter in a media appearance this week. Klitschko recently was a guest on “Piers Morgan Uncensored,”

Floyd Mayweather’s exhibition with Don Moore will happen today in Abu Dhabi, no longer on the helipad atop the hotel in Dubai, which kinda makes it just another exhibition fight and one that isn’t even on a helipad, but either way we’ll be here with live coverage for you. You can buy the show at

Billy Joe Saunders could return to action later this year, at least if Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn gets what he’d like to see. Hearn told talkSPORT that he has been in touch with Saunders’ team if not Saunders himself: “We’re talking to him about possible fights in September [or] October. He has gotta get back

Meng Fanlong will face Jean Pascal in tonight’s ProBox TV main event from Plant City, Florida, with the show kicking off at 7 pm ET and also featuring the quarterfinal round of an eight-man “last chance” tournament at 140 lbs. We’ll be here with live updates and discussion in the comments section of this post.

Derek Chisora recently shared an Instagram photo showing him signing a contract that, if you squint a bit, reveals that he’ll return to the ring on July 9th against Adam Kownacki. Eddie Hearn confirmed the news to iFL TV , though he did note that Kownacki has yet to sign. For a fight between guys

DAZN and Golden Boy have announced a “multi-year, multi-fight” renewal of their partnership, which began in 2018 with a five-year deal, and the announcement also noted that Ryan Garcia will be returning to the ring in July. Golden Boy joined the DAZN team in 2018, then boasting Canelo Alvarez as the ace of their stable

David Benavidez has lost the WBC super middleweight title two times without ever losing a fight, and the last time it was because he didn’t make weight for a defense in 2020. Benavidez (25-0, 22 KO) will fight David Lemieux (43-4, 36 KO) for the interim WBC belt on Saturday, and says he’s already on

Cecilia Braekhus, now 40 years old and midway through her 16th year as a professional, will look to conquer a second weight class when she faces undefeated WBC junior middleweight titleholder Patricia Berghult on the Aug. 13 Oscar Rivas vs Lukasz Rozanski show. Former undisputed welterweight queen Braekhus (36-2, 9 KO) held at least one

First came the negotiations for a catchweight bout with Daniel Jacobs. Then Michael Zerafa chimed in to say he’d been offered the fight. Now, Jaime Munguia’s next opponent has been revealed: Jimmy “Kilrain” Kelly, whom he’ll face at Anaheim’s Honda Center on June 11th. You may recall Kelly (26-2, 10 KO) from his 2015 mauling