Fighting

Despite Bob Arum’s claims that Tyson Fury’s next fight would see him enter the ring without his WBC title on the line, a decision he claimed received Mauricio Sulaiman’s blessing, the sanctioning body’s plans have changed. They’ve now ordered Fury and interim champ Dillian Whyte to come to terms by January 11th, otherwise they’ll head

2022 is just a day away, and boxing is just about to start getting back into the swing of things following pretty much a dead week in the holiday season. As such, the staff predictions also return. Last “season,” as it were, Patrick L. Stumberg walked away with the championship, for which he has received

Less than two months after claiming super featherweight gold in her biggest win to date, Alycia Baumgardner has signed a “multi-fight promotional deal” with Matchroom Boxing. Baumgardner (11-1, 7 KO), whose sole prior defeat came by 2018 split decision to future super lightweight champion Christina Linardatou, came out of virtually nowhere to demolish Terri Harper

Prepare your fainting couches and smelling salts, boxing fans, because 2022 is starting off hot, hot, hot. If a worth-every-penny (?) Luis Ortiz-Charles Martin New Year’s Day PPV somehow weren’t thrilling enough to risk heart palpitations, maybe the pending January 4th announcement of Logan Paul vs KSI 3 will push you over the edge. Logan

The war of words because UFC’s Dana White and celebrity boxer Jake Paul probably isn’t going to stop any time soon, as White has thrown another shot toward Paul. “I got a challenge for Jake Paul. This guy keeps saying that I’m a coke head, right? He can randomly cocaine test me for the next

Bob Arum recently sat down with iFL TV to discuss, among other things, Tyson Fury’s next bout. Though the WBC previously ordered “The Gypsy King” to face either interim champ Dillian Whyte or unified champion Oleksandr Usyk, Arum claims that neither of them are on the table, as Usyk is due for a rematch with

Following a one-sided stoppage loss to Alycia Baumgardner in November, former 130 lb titleholder Terri Harper will return in March, and is moving up to the lightweight division. Promoter Eddie Hearn says he spoke with Harper’s trainer Stefy Bull and confirmed the planned move. Harper (11-1-1, 6 KO) has dealt with injury issues, including a

Matchroom Boxing’s impending move into the Australian market has picked up another name, as unbeaten junior welterweight Liam Paro has signed a “long-term” deal with the promoter. Paro (22-0, 13 KO) scored a notable win over Yomar Alamo on the Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley undercard on Dec. 18 in Florida, and the 25-year-old will

Down goes another compelling matchup. Jérôme Abiteboul, who promotes unbeaten heavyweight contender Tony Yoka, announced today that “La Conquete’s” January 15th clash with Martin Bakole has been postponed indefinitely due to France’s Omicron restrictions limiting events to 2,000 spectators. Per Abiteboul, more than 5,000 tickets had been sold, rendering a more limited audience “not economically

Boxing saw a new wave of pay-per-view offerings again in 2021, and the sport will kick off 2022 with yet another one, as Premier Boxing Champions and FOX are sticking a five-fight heavyweight event headlined by Luis Ortiz vs Charles Martin behind a $39.99 paywall. As we mentioned Sunday, whenever a major promotional outfit like

Premier Boxing Champions returns for a special Christmas night event from Newark, featuring welterweight prospect Vito Mielnicki Jr and middleweight prospect Joey Spencer in showcase bouts, with Mielnicki in the main event at home in New Jersey. Our coverage will begin with the prelims on FS1 at 6 pm ET, and continue with the main

Saturday, January 1 PPV, 8:00 pm ET, Luis Ortiz vs Charles Martin. 2022 kicks off right, as Premier Boxing Champions present a pay-per-view they are admitting isn’t worthy of pay-per-view by way of pricing it at $39.99, which once upon a time when some of us were more youthful and relevant was actually a premium

Vito Mielnicki Jr closed his 2021 in the ring with a win at home in New Jersey, stopping Nicholas DeLomba in the 10th and final round of tonight’s PBC on FOX main event from Newark. Mielnicki (10-1, 7 KO) dominated the fight with DeLomba (16-4, 5 KO) for the most part, which wasn’t unexpected or

For any boxers in training and tweakers in the audience that may be wondering why the holiday treat they ordered hasn’t arrived in time for Christmas day – Don’t blame pandemic supply chain delays. Blame Thai customs officials, who seized a shipment of boxing equipment stuffed with 425 pounds [193 kilograms, if you go in

Triller is going public. In a press release issued yesterday, Triller announced plans to merge with SeaChange International, Inc. as a step towards trading publicly on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol “ILLR”. Triller is best known to boxing fans as the company behind a series of boxing events and music showcases. Their

From a certain point of view, a Jake Paul vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr fight is appealing. That point of view is held by folks who are not in the purist camp, people that appreciate that life is ideally seen as a source of bemusement. Think about all the tomfoolery, buffoonery, the slapstick buildup, the

During a virtual media conference call with WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman, he outlines some of his organization’s recent initiatives including the introduction of a bridgerweight division as well as its inception of the franchise title. Check out some of what he had to say on the subject below. “What is the franchise designation?,” Sulaiman asks

Former world titleholder Daniel Jacobs has officially reached an agreement with John Ryder for a February 12 super middleweight fight that will headline on DAZN, airing live from London, as Mike Coppinger as reports for ESPN. Reports surfaced last week about the plans but it appears to have now gotten over the finish line. The