Fighting

YouTube and Facebook, 2:00 pm ET, Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva press conference. The first presser for the Oct. 29 Showtime PPV, this one’s in Hollywood, while the fight itself will be in Phoenix, which has a second presser the next day. Chael Sonnen, who fought Silva twice in UFC, will be hosting. Bad Left

AnEson Gib came off the canvas in the first round to storm back, drop Austin McBroom four times, and score a fourth round stoppage in their Social Gloves main event tonight from Banc of California Stadium. “Influencer boxing” may not be for everyone, but a good fight is a good fight, and I can’t pretend

It’s here. The huge night we’ve all been waiting for: Austin McBroom will face Aneson Gib in tonight’s Social Gloves boxing PPV main event. The PPV card will start at 11 pm ET and is available to stream through FITE TV or PPV.com for $39.99. There are also free prelims beginning at 9 pm ET,

Tonight on ShoBox from Atlantic City, Roiman Villa put on a performance in a unanimous decision win over Janelson Bocachica in the opener, and Joseph Adorno’s first major test at 140 pounds saw him survive a rough and relentless Hugo Alberto Roldan in the main event. Roldan (21-1-1, 7 KO) charged like a bull for

The British Boxing Board of Control has officially decided to postpone the undisputed unification between Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall. Promotional company BOXXER announced the decision and set a tentative rescheduled date of October 15th. More details and comments were shared in a full statement BOXXER released on their website: As a mark of respect

Ahead of this weekend’s fight between former NFL running backs Adrian Peterson and Le’Veon Bell, both appeared for their final press conference and talked about their training for this fight and how their experience as professional athletes in football might carry over into the ring. Check out some excerpts of what both had to say

ShoBox: The New Generation is back with a tripleheader from Atlantic City tonight, with Joseph Adorno returning in the main event against Hugo Alberto Roldan. The card will go live on Showtime at 9 pm ET. John Hansen will have the call for us, with updates coming in the comments section. Adorno, now 23, had

Ahead of this weekend’s middleweight title fight between Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall, both fighters showed up for a final press conference to continue their war of words leading into the fight. Much has been said of Marshall carrying the reputation as the puncher in this fight, but on the dais Shields looked directly at

During this conversation with Fight Hype, Deontay Wilder talks a bit about his upcoming fight against Robert Helenius, developing a close relationship with Luis Ortiz after fighting him twice, and whether or not he and Tyson Fury might ever bury the hatchet to become buddies. As Wilder tells it, don’t hold your breath on him

The buzz continues to build about a prospective end of the year fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. After being offered a 60/40 split in Fury’s favor for a proposed November showdown, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn says they’ve accepted that offer. “So I went back this morning and I said ‘we accept 60/40, we

It’s turning out to be a very good few days for Sivenathi Nontshinga. After out-warring Hector Flores for the IBF light flyweight title last Friday in one of the year’s better fights, he’s now signed a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. “I’m very happy to sign with the number one Promoter in the

Immediately following his narrow points win over Luis Ortiz, former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz reflected a bit on how the fight played out, and why he didn’t go for the kill when it looked like he had Ortiz in a vulnerable state. According to Ruiz, he felt the need to play things a little cautious

Tyson Fury is, as we all know, full of sh*t, so let’s focus instead on the fighters around him in the rankings. WBC head honcho Mauricio Sulaiman, writing for Lopez-Doriga Digital, claims that whoever wins the October 15th clash between Deontay Wilder and Robert Helenius will then face Andy Ruiz Jr in a final eliminator.

Jake Paul’s next fight is official, and he will be facing MMA legend Anderson “The Spider” Silva in an eight-round bout on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Gila River Arena in Phoenix. The bout will air on Showtime pay-per-view, of course, and will be held at a contract weight of 187 lbs, which is fair

Isaac Cruz smashed Eduardo Ramirez inside of two rounds, winning a WBC lightweight eliminator and possibly setting himself up for a big fight by the end of 2022, or in early 2023. Cruz (24-2-1, 17 KO) put Ramirez (27-3-3, 12 KO) away with basically no trouble at all, dropping him once in the second round

Tyson Fury has thrown out a probing offer, if you will, to Anthony Joshua, looking to face his longtime media rival in a “Battle of Britain” for the WBC (and lineal!!!!!) heavyweight title by the end of the year. It’s a surprise move, with Fury and Oleksandr Usyk the fight most want now, as Usyk

Rankings go up on Mondays. Ranked fights this week: Lightweight: (7) Zaur Abdullaev vs Jovanni Straffon, Sept. 11 Junior Flyweight: (7) Masamichi Yabuki vs Thanongsak Simsri, Sept. 10 Women’s P4P: (2) Claressa Shields vs (8) Savannah Marshall, Sept. 10 Women’s P4P: (5) Mikaela Mayer vs (10) Alycia Baumgardner, Sept. 10 Notes: I keep questioning if

Andy Ruiz Jr rode three knockdowns to a close decision win over Luis Ortiz tonight, picking up his second straight win following his 2019 rematch loss to Anthony Joshua. Ruiz won on scores of 113-112, 114-111, and 114-111. Taking three points from Ortiz due to knockdowns, that would mean two judges had it even in