Fighting

Rolando Romero has broken his silence on losing his December 5 fight against Gervonta “Tank” Davis, which will now see Isaac Cruz face Davis in the Showtime pay-per-view main event. Romero, 26, did not address the numerous allegations of sexual assault that led Showtime and Premier Boxing Champions to pulling him from the event. A

Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant are set to fight for the undisputed super middleweight championship tonight on Showtime pay-per-view, and Bad Left Hook will be here with full live coverage beginning at 9 pm ET. All updates, including round-by-round for every fight from Wil Esco, will come in this stream: Canelo will defending the WBC,

This time last week, José Uzcátegui was on schedule for a title eliminator fight against David Benavidez. Uzcátegui (31-4, 26 KO), a former IBF super middleweight champion, would have headlined a Showtime main event, and potentially put himself in line for another shot at a championship belt. Then, he took a drug test. Uzcátegui tested

Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant have hit Las Vegas ahead of Saturday’s Showtime pay-per-view main event, which will see the first undisputed super middleweight champion in the four-belt era crowned. “It means a lot to me to win this fight for my legacy,” said Canelo. “That’s why we are here. He’s a good fighter with

Former welterweight titleholder Shawn Porter talks a bit about how impressed he was with Jaron Ennis’ first round knockout of Thomas Dulorme, saying he knows Ennis is ready to jump in with creme of the crop. Check out some of what Porter had to say on the up-and-coming welterweight below. Porter on what he thought

First it was “likely,” then they agreed to terms, and now it’s official. Former unified lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko will face onetime IBF titlist Richard Commey at Madison Square Garden on December 11th, following the Heisman Trophy presentation on ESPN. Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KO) and Commey (30-3, 27 KO) are coming off of impressive knockout

Two days after news broke that Rolando Romero would “likely” be pulled from his December 5th fight with Gervonta Davis due to numerous accusations of sexual assault, a Showtime spokesman has officially confirmed “Rolly’s” exit. Mike Coppinger reports that IBF #2 contender Isaac Cruz has agreed to step in, though nothing has yet been announced.

Matchroom Boxing outbid Top Rank on Monday for the right to promote Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan, making Conlan the ‘opponent’ in a fight for the first in his career. Top Rank submitted a bid of $1.2 million, which Matchroom topped with a $1.5 million bid of their own. As the defending titleholder, Leigh Wood

Zepeda frankly embarrassed Josue Vargas, drilling him with a clean left hand that put the confident young fighter on the canvas, and Vargas just had no real chance of recovering. Before the home fighter in New York even knew it, he was slumped in the corner and the fight was over in the first round.

10) Terri Harper vs Alycia Baumgardner (Nov. 19, DAZN) Harper (11-0-1, 6 KO) defends her WBC 130 lb title against Baumgardner (10-1, 6 KO) in Sheffield, England, where Terri should have some good support. Harper is in consistently fun fights; even if she wins in pretty one-sided fashion, she just has the sort of style

ESPN+ and Social Media, 4:00 pm ET, Mayer-Hamadouche press conference. Social Media, 5:00 pm ET, Canelo-Plant press conference. We’ll have the live stream for you and a place to chat, see if they slap each other again. Bad Left Hook will have live coverage. Social Media, 2:00 pm ET, Canelo-Plant undercard press conference. ESPN+ and

RADZHAB BUTAEV TKO-9 JAMAL JAMES During tonight’s Showtime main event Radzhab Butaev (14-0, 11 KOs) scored a big win, beating Jamal James (27-2, 12 KOs) by forcing a ninth round stoppage in a good action fight. Butaev came out ready to battle James with jabs, except Butaev was steadily targeting the body with his, and

Conor Benn and undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor are set for December 11 returns in Liverpool, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn announced today at the Cameron-McGee show in London. Hearn declined to name opponents for either, but for Benn, he gave some hints. “The right steps at the right time. This young man would fight

Jamal James takes on Radzhab Butaev in a semifinal fight of a four-man WBA box-off at welterweight in tonight’s Showtime main event, and we’ll have full live coverage for all three fights this evening. The show starts at 10:00 pm ET, and will also feature rising welterweight star Jaron “Boots” Ennis taking on Thomas Dulorme,

Lightweight contender Rolando Romero is presently in line for the opportunity of a lifetime as he’s scheduled to face Gervonta Davis in a December 5 Showtime PPV main event. Yet a dark cloud now looms over Romero as the young fighter was seemingly bombarded by numerous accusations of sexual assault, apparently prompted by one woman

Scott Christ (51-18) Vargas is a talented fighter, and maybe his speed and skills will be enough. But I almost feel like — given how Zepeda’s fights tend to go the last few years — the better Vargas fights, the better Zepeda might be, too. If Zepeda feels he’s got a sincere threat in front

Dillian Whyte was in attendance during a Matchroom press conference today and took the opportunity to respond publicly to all those who have bashed him for pulling out of a scheduled bout with Otto Wallin while instead seeking to go straight into a bout with Tyson Fury. Taking the stage and responding to those who

David Benavidez has a new opponent for his Nov. 13 Showtime main event, as the two-time former titlist will now face Kyrone Davis. Benavidez had been scheduled to fight Jose Uzcategui, who was pulled from the fight today after failing a drug test. Davis (16-2-1, 6 KO) is, if we’re being honest, not a very