Fighting

Main Event Jose Zepeda is an established contender at 140 lbs, while Josue Vargas is looking to get over the hump by taking a big step up in competition in Saturday’s Top Rank main event on ESPN+. Zepeda (34-2, 26 KO) has been one of boxing’s more oddly fascinating fighters for the last couple years

Claressa Shields made a little noise this week by saying she could spar with just her left hand and “embarrass” Jake Paul in a boxing ring, so Paul got right to trolling Shields after her loss in PFL MMA on Wednesday night: “The truth hurts but it’s necessary,” Paul wrote. “Clarissa (sic) Shields is a

The World Boxing Association announced a Monday, November 1st purse bid for a featherweight matchup between Leigh Wood and Michael Conlan. The move comes after representatives for both fighters failed to reach an agreement, even after an extension from the original purse bid date of October 11th. Leigh Wood currently holds the WBA “regular” title

Boxer/mixed martial artist Claressa Shields seeks to double her win output in the MMA realm, when she faces off with Abigail Montes Wednesday night on a PFL card. At a Monday presser, the two-time Olympic gold medalist who holds an 11-0 record in boxing, touched on many topics, with her traditional pull-no-punches style. Shields’ frustration

Earlier this month, WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire revealed that he was “finalizing” a December 11th clash with interim champion and mandatory challenger Reymart Gaballo. Now, the reliable Julius Julianis reports that the fight could serve as half of a Dubai doubleheader with John Riel Casimero vs. Paul Butler, which was already targeted for that

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum in surverying the heavyweight landscape for Tyson Fury’s next appearance, now that he’s completely settled his business with Deontay Wilder. And looking ahead to what might be in store for Fury, Arum says Fury will ultimately make the decision on whom he’ll face but that both Dillian Whyte and Joe

Dan Rafael reports that WBA “world” super featherweight champion Roger Gutierrez and interim champion Chris Colbert, whom the sanctioning body ordered to fight for the now-vacant “super” title earlier this year, are “penciled in” to fight February 19th on Showtime. Venezuela’s Gutierrez (26-3-1, 20 KO) seemed destined for opponent status after falling short against Rene

With super middleweight titleholders Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant set to put all the major world titles on the line in a Nov. 6 pay-per-view fight, Showtime releases it’s first episode of All Access, focusing on both fighters as they prepare to make history. You can watch the full opening episode in the video link

Rankings go up on Mondays. Ranked fights this week: Welterweight: (7) Jaron Ennis vs Thomas Dulorme, Oct. 30 Welterweight: (9) Jamal James vs Radzhab Butaev, Oct. 30 Junior Welterweight: (4) Jose Zepeda vs Josue Vargas, Oct. 30 Upcoming Fights: (8) Joseph Parker vs Derek Chisora, Dec. 18 Upcoming Fights: TBA Notes: This will be Kovalev’s

Shakur Stevenson became a two-weight world champion tonight, stopping Jamel Herring in the 10th round to take the WBO junior lightweight title in Atlanta. The 24-year-old Stevenson (17-0, 9 KO) largely dominated this one, with his speed, skill, and just overall level proving too much for the veteran Herring (23-3, 11 KO), who saw his

ESPN+, 2:00 pm ET, Archie Sharp vs Alexis Boureima, Tursynbay Kulakhmet vs Juan Carlos Abreu. An MTK Global show from the famed York Hall in London, nothing special about it really, but it’s boxing. Bad Left Hook might have live coverage. Telemundo, 11:30 pm ET, Fanlong Meng vs Israel Duffus. Other Shows: Hector Manuel Zepeda

Not even two months ago, when Oscar Valdez scored a controversial (for a few reasons) win over Robson Conceicao, we wrote then that the winner of the Oct. 23 fight between Jamel Herring and Shakur Stevenson was the only real option for Valdez next, including this bit: Top Rank have guided themselves to what Bob

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury just took to Twitter to wish former titleholder and heavyweight rival Deontay Wilder a happy birthday. No, there’s no sarcasm or baiting going on here, just Fury trying to be a classy fellow with his saga with Wilder officially over. “This is a very special happy birthday message to my

Jamel Herring defends his WBO junior lightweight title against Shakur Stevenson in the main event of tonight’s Top Rank boxing show on ESPN+ and ESPN, with full coverage beginning here at 7:25 pm ET. The main card, headlined by Herring-Stevenson, goes live at 10:30 pm ET. All updates from the full show, including round-by-round for

Murodjon Akhmadaliev will have something scary waiting for him if he gets past Ronny Rios. The WBA has given Ra’eese Aleem and former title challenger Azat Hovhannisyan until November 5th to come to terms for a super bantamweight final eliminator and avoid a purse bid. While fighters usually get 30 days to negotiate, the WBA

Matchroom appears to have successfully taken their lemons and made lemonade. Mike Coppinger reports that Joseph Diaz Jr., who was slated to face WBC interim lightweight champion Ryan Garcia before “Kingry” injured his hand, has agreed to meet world titlist Devin Haney on December 3rd or 4th. The contracts are “not signed but should be

Scott Christ (50-18) I think I’m probably closer to leaning upset than just about anyone is going to be. Shakur Stevenson has not really been tested as a professional. His best win is over Joet Gonzalez, and while Joet is a decent fighter, he also fought about the worst possible fight against Shakur. Other than

Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Rolando Romero are set for a Dec. 5 Showtime pay-per-view main event in a 12-round lightweight fight, and the two met up on Thursday to officially announce the event at a press conference. Romero (14-0, 12 KO) is taking a big step up in class, but does have natural power and