Fighting

Tonight at 9 pm ET on Showtime, Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano meet for the undisputed junior middleweight (154 lbs) championship of the world, as all four major titles are on the line in the main event. Wil Esco will be on the round-by-round for all three fights, and we’ll have that and more updates

No matter what happens on Showtime tomorrow night, Rolando Romero is leaving the ring with the WBA interim lightweight title around his waist. Late replacement Anthony Yigit came in two divisions heavy for their 135-pound co-main event, crushing the scales at 140.2. That late notice isn’t quite as exonerating as you might think. Per Dan

Scott Christ (42-13-2) Jermell Charlo’s going to lose rounds in this fight. He loses rounds in a lot of fights. Go back deep, go back years. He lost rounds against Vanes Martirosyan, lost rounds against John Jackson, lost rounds against Austin Trout and Tony Harrison (twice) and Jeison Rosario. He lost rounds to Jorge Cota,

With Guillermo Rigondeaux back in line to take on John Riel Casimero in an August 14 Showtime main event airing live from Carson, CA, Rigondeaux spoke to the media about his high expectations to put on a show on the evening. In particular, Rigondeaux says he’s been working on improvements with Ronnie Shields as his

Dan Rafael is reporting that the bantamweight WBO title bout between John Riel Casimero and challenger Guillermo Rigondeaux will officially take place on August 14 in Carson, California. Joining this excellent matchup are two additional bantamweight fights with several of the division’s top contenders. Casimero (30-4, 21 KO) was all set for a historic title

During a media interview captured by Fight Hype, Gabe Rosado shares his thoughts on the pending rematch between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, as well as giving a quick insight into who he’s looking to face next. Check out some of what Rosado had to say below. Rosado on how he views Fury-Wilder 3 “Well,

As revealed at the start of the month, Michael Hunter’s August 3rd WBA eliminator against Mike Wilson will kick off Triller’s “TrillerVerz” series, “an unprecedented series of spectacular combat sports and music” held on the first Tuesday of every month. I am hideously ill-equipped to analyze the headlining rap battle, so let’s just talk about

Mike Coppinger of ESPN reports that Cody Crowley will take on little-known Gabriel Maestre in the main event of an August 7 PBC on Fox card. The co-main features a much more compelling fight between rising contender Eimantas Stanionis and hard-nosed veteran Luis Collazo. Kicking off the event is the return of former super-lightweight and

Back in May, Sampson Lewkowicz revealed that towering super welterweight Sebastian Fundora signed to fight former European champ Sergio Garcia on FOX, and now the fight appears to have a home. Spanish boxing site Espabox reports that the two will square off in a WBC eliminator on PBC’s August 21st Errol Spence Jr. vs. Manny

After fighting all across North America for the last six years, former WBC super middleweight champion David Benavidez will return to his native Phoenix to face fellow former titlist Jose Uzcategui atop an August 28th Showtime card. Showtime officially announced the venue today; while they made no mention of the undercard, Francisco A. Salazar revealed

We’ve already seen at least one big unification bout crumble before our very eyes this year between heavyweights Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, and we just might see another disappear as RingTV reports that talks to stage a 168-pound fight between Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant have hit a snag. According to their sources and

If you’re like my parents, the most valuable keepsakes and achievements your kid left behind at home include mediocre report cards and poorly shaped Mother’s Day pottery. But, if you’re the parents of former super middleweight champ James DeGale? Your son has much more impressive mementos. And unfortunately, as we learned from DeGale’s Instagram account,

This past January, the cretins at the WBA elected to demote “super” welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao to “champion in recess,” citing “Pac-Man’s” lack of defenses since beating Keith Thurman for the belt in July 2019. This move bumped “world” champion Yordenis Ugas into Pacquiao’s old position, but when Pacquiao announced his upcoming August 21st clash

Rankings go up on Mondays at 10 am ET. Ranked fights this week: Junior Middleweight: (1) Jermell Charlo vs (2) Brian Castano, July 17 Minimumweight: (9) Ginjiro Shigeoka vs Toshiki Kawamitsu, July 14 Upcoming Fights: (7) Joe Joyce vs Carlos Takam, July 24 … (9) Michael Hunter vs Mike Wilson, Aug. 3 … (2) Anthony

Manny Pacquiao and Errol Spence Jr are officially set for their Aug. 21 fight, which will take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on FOX pay-per-view, with Spence’s WBC and IBF titles — plus the Ring Magazine welterweight championship — on the line. The two met up today to formally announce the fight on

YouTube and Facebook, 2:00 pm ET, Charlo-Castano final press conference. TyC Sports (ARG), 8:00 pm ET, Micaela Lujan vs Daniela Asenjo. The main event is for Lujan’s IBF 115 lb title YouTube and Facebook, 2:00 pm ET, Charlo-Castano weigh-in. Underpants, scales, the whole nine yards. Bad Left Hook will have live coverage. FITE, 7:30 pm

Showtime is set to end August with a very busy weekend. Dan Rafael reports that their Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley PPV, which Paul had previously claimed would take place on August 28th, will instead land a day later on Sunday the 29th. There’s a news conference scheduled for Tuesday in Los Angeles where an

With unified junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo set to clash with fellow titleholder Brian Castano on July 17, Showtime Sports releases it’s teaser trailer for it’s All Access treatment on the fight, highlighting behind the scenes footage of both fighters leading into this historic bout. “I’m a deep shark,” Charlo says, “I take my opponent