Fighting

DAZN subscribers won’t be starved for content these next two months. The network has officially revealed the octet of events set to grace every weekend in February and March, including some previously revealed main events, some that didn’t previously have dates, and a couple of new reveals. Chronologically: February 5th: Liam Smith vs. Jessie Vargas

After several stretches of radio silence and a false start or two, it’s finally happening. Mike Coppinger reports that Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez have signed contracts to meet in a rubber match on March 5th in San Diego’s Pechanga Arena. The fight will, unsurprisingly, headline on DAZN. Estrada (42-3, 28 KO) and

2022 officially has its first COVID-canceled title fight, and I’m actually a bit surprised it took this long. Top Rank and Frank Warren have revealed that Callum Johnson is out of his January 15th ESPN headliner against Joe Smith Jr. after testing positive. Smith’s (27-3, 21 KO) promoters are reportedly already “finalizing” a replacement. It’s

We’re still in a bit of the lull period for boxing following the holiday season, and WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is clearly in good spirits. Fury is most recently coming off a conclusive stoppage win over Deontay Wilder last October to finalize their epic trilogy, and while Fury has been linked to potential fights

Top Rank’s January 29th Robson Conceicao vs. Xavier Martinez show has acquired a very interesting co-main event, which sees rising young lightweights Rene Tellez Giron and Luis Melendez collide in a Mexico vs. Puerto Rico showdown. Nico Ali Walsh and Jermiah Milton will be in action as well. The 22-year-old Giron (16-1, 10 KO), whose

After a breakout 2021 that saw him win and defend flyweight gold, Sunny Edwards claims that a blockbuster unification clash with WBC titlist Julio Cesar Martinez is “close to getting made.” Been told the Martinez fight is close to getting made, I know Ed, Edd and Eddy never wanted anything to do with this fight

Luis Ortiz had to climb off the deck twice this past weekend before he was able to put Charles Martin away, and fresh off of that win promoter Kalle Sauerland is already looking to set up a bout against his man, Filip Hrgovic, telling Sky Sports that he’s just waiting for the IBF to start

Well, that didn’t take long. Less than a day after revealing that the IBF had sent out letters ordering a heavyweight final eliminator between Luis Ortiz and Filip Hrgovic, the Sauerlands report that “King Kong” has turned down the opportunity. IBF #3 Joseph Parker now gets the call and “has until Friday” to decide whether

And so this stupid saga comes to an end. The WBA’s latest attempt to pit “world” champion Trevor Bryan against “champion in recess” Mahmoud Charr has predictably flamed out, prompting the sanctioning body to strip Charr while Bryan faces Jonathan Guidry on Don King’s January 29th Makabu-Mchunu 2 show. The interesting part here is the

Claressa Shields announced today that her fight against Ema Kozin, the co-feature alongside the twice-delayed main event in Wales between Chris Eubank Jr and Liam Williams, is now scheduled for February 5th. It’s an encouraging sign that the UK’s suspension of all January boxing events likely won’t extend past the end of this month. My

Despite losing two title fights in his last three appearances, Joet Gonzalez still has his eyes on the prize. Top Rank announced today that they’d signed Gonzalez to a “multi-year promotional contract” that kicks off on the February 5th Jose Ramirez vs. Jose Pedraza show. The card will also see Tokyo 2020 silver medalist Richard

As we kick off a new year in the sport of boxing it’s time to look ahead with a dash of blind optimism that we’ll get to see some of the best match-ups the sport has to offer. We all know boxing isn’t quite other major professional sports leagues where the best inevitably face off

Boxing officials in the United Kingdom announced today that all boxing events in January will be suspended on the advice of their Medical Panel. The announcement comes amid a spike in COVID cases that led to temporary “surge hub” hospital expansions in at least eight hospitals in England. The suspension announcement only covers January, but

Jake Paul and Dana White will not be letting their obnoxious social media fight go any time soon. After Dana White threw out an ultimately meaningless jab at Paul about doing steroids and challenging him to take random tests, Jake Paul fired back with a bunch of stuff about UFC fighter pay, health care, and

Luis Ortiz has started to look his age, but “King Kong” remains dangerous, as he got off the canvas twice tonight and rallied to stop Charles Martin in the sixth round of a heavyweight slugfest main event on FOX pay-per-view. The 42-year-old Ortiz (33-2, 28 KO) hadn’t fought at all in 14 months, and really

Boxing gets going for 2022 here on night one, as Premier Boxing Champions present an all-heavyweight pay-per-view headlined by veterans Luis Ortiz and Charles Martin. The main card PPV action will start at 8 pm ET, and prelim fights and plenty of hype will air starting at 5 pm ET on FOX. The PPV is

Mikaela Mayer has established herself as one of the top names in women’s boxing today, winning a pair of fights in 2021 including a thrilling slugfest with Maiva Hamadouche in November, where Mayer unified the WBO and IBF titles at 130 lbs. Now, like everyone, Mayer (16-0, 5 KO) looks ahead to what’s coming in

He had to work for it, but WBO super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka kept his dreams of unification alive this morning with a unanimous decision over late replacement Ryoji Fukunaga. Ioka (28-2, 15 KO) was initially slated to meet IBF titlist Jerwin Ancajas, who was forced out earlier this month due to Japan’s tightened travel