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Showtime recently revealed the pre-PPV lineup for their April 16th Errol Spence Jr. vs. Yordenis Ugas card, which includes Brandun Lee vs. Zachary Ochoa and Eimantas Stanionis vs. Radzhab Butaev. They’ve now announced the remainder of the four-fight main card. As reported last month, Isaac Cruz (22-2-1, 15 KO) meets Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-4, 18 KO)

Alexis Rocha vs Blair Cobbs will now headline Saturday’s Golden Boy show on DAZN, following the withdrawal of original main event A-side Vergil Ortiz Jr, who was to face Michael McKinson. Rocha (18-1, 12 KO) will be looking to pick up his third straight win following his 2020 loss to Rashidi Ellis. He bounced back

After recent news broke that Vergil Ortiz has withdrawn from this weekend’s scheduled fight against Michael McKinson, Ortiz took to social media to explain to the public exactly what caused this unfortunate turn of events. “First and foremost I am very sorry and disappointed to not be fighting this Saturday,” Ortiz wrote. “Camp was going

Although Vasiliy Lomachenko made a conscious decision to re-enter Ukraine in order to aid in the defense of his country against an ongoing Russian invasion, his team is still looking to see if they can finalize a world title fight against George Kambosos. Lomachenko and Kambosos have reportedly been very close to striking a deal

And there goes this weekend’s biggest fight. Multiple sources report that Vergil Ortiz Jr. has withdrawn from Saturday’s DAZN main event against Michael McKinson after falling “ill,” though Dan Rafael cites weight issues as the cause. The card itself is now in limbo; Golden Boy is pursuing a replacement opponent for McKinson (21-0, 12 KO),

After today’s official announcement of Showtime’s upcoming fights, Stephen Espinoza talks to Brian Custer about why Jermall Charlo is facing Maciej Sulecki instead of Jaime Munguia after being so close to making that happen. Check out some of what Espinoza had to say about it below. On Jermall Charlo’s upcoming title defense against Maciej Sulecki

Leigh Wood Leigh Wood will never have a bigger, better or more dramatic moment in a boxing ring than Saturday night’s 12th round against Michael Conlan, yet the compassion and control the 33-year-old featherweight world champion showed post-fight was almost more remarkable than the chopping right hand that sealed Conlan’s fate. Wood attempted to temper

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum takes some time to chat with Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV to discuss his thoughts on a number of topics ranging from Canelo-Bivol, Gennadiy Golovkin getting up there in age, and DAZN making a move to PPV. Check out some excerpts of what the Hall of Famer had to

Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya took so a live stream yesterday to talk about Vergil Ortiz’s fight week before also publicly calling for Jermall Charlo and Showtime to strike a deal to make a fight against Jaime Munguia, even though reports indicate talks have broken off. “Jaime Munguia vs Charlo. Listen, we want

There are approximately 7.9 billion people on earth, and 365 days in a non-leap year. That means that every day, over 21 million people celebrate a birthday. Most of those people are insignificant nothings, leading meaningless lives, simply marking another checkpoint in their ongoing but merely temporary evasion of death. But, what about the people

ESPN+ and Social Media, 1:00 pm ET, Berlanga vs Rolls press conference. DAZN and Social Media, 4:00 pm ET, Ortiz vs McKinson press conference. Note: Probellum’s show in Dubai headlined by Estelle Mossely will be available on discovery+ and Eurosport app for people in the proper territories. The U.S. is not one of those. ESPN+

UPDATE: Matchroom’s Frank Smith says that Conlan was “conscious and stable” when he arrived at the hospital. Leigh Wood scored one of the most dramatic, unbelievable comeback knockouts you’ll ever see tonight, roaring back to stop Michael Conlan in the 12th and final round of their main event in Nottingham, England. It was a truly

There were scary moments after Michael Conlan was knocked out by Leigh Wood earlier today in Nottingham, England, with DAZN cameras never showing the Irish fighter after he was punched clean through the ropes and out of the ring in the 12th and final round, and only word that paramedics were attending to him, and

Blue chip lightweight prospect Keyshawn Davis will not be making his return on March 19 as originally planned, as the Olympic silver medalist posted on social media that he has withdrawn from his scheduled fight with “a non-COVID related virus.” The 23-year-old Davis (4-0, 3 KO) turned pro in early 2021 and fought three times

Leigh Wood and Michael Conlan are set for today’s DAZN main event from Wood’s hometown of Nottingham, England, with our coverage beginning at 2 pm ET for the main card. Live updates, including round by round for the main event, will come in this stream: In addition to Wood vs Conlan, the card has Irish

David Benavidez’s father and trainer, Jose Sr., announced on Instagram that their team is “[w]orking on closing a deal” to face fellow former champion Caleb Plant in September. That’s got some caveats, however, namely the fact that Benavidez (25-0, 22 KO) has a May 21st interim title fight with David Lemieux on deck. The much

During a conversation with Fight Hub TV, welterweight personality Blair Cobbs continues to call out Jaron Ennis, saying he knows for a fact Ennis isn’t a great fighter and that he’s plainly better. And whatever you think of Cobbs, you can’t say he lacks for confidence… “When it comes to this Jaron Ennis, when I

Leigh Wood defends the WBA featherweight title (the one that anyone should really be recognizing at this point) against Michael Conlan this Saturday on DAZN, in what is an intriguing matchup on paper, perhaps flying a bit under the radar on a slow week in what is still a slow period for boxing, with things