Fighting

Carl Frampton’s boxing career came to an end on Saturday in Dubai, where he was beaten inside of six rounds when making a challenge for Jamel Herring’s WBO junior lightweight title. The fight Frampton goes out on was an ambitious bid to win a world title in a third weight class, to add something more

Shakur Stevenson isn’t being unclear at all: He wants a belt at 130, and he’s got Jamel Herring in his sights. Herring (23-2, 11 KO) retained his WBO belt on Saturday, dominating Carl Frampton in Dubai. Stevenson (15-0, 8 KO) has also called out WBC titlist Oscar Valdez, who is now seen as the real

DAZN, 2:00 pm ET, Conor Benn vs Samuel Vargas, Shannon Courtenay vs Ebanie Bridges, Savannah Marshall vs Femke Hermans. Matchroom return in the UK with a mild step up for Benn, more a test of style for him than a big step up from his last fight against Sebastian Formella. Vargas definitely brings a different,

Where exactly are we as a nation regarding COVID and how people are behaving? It sure seems to me in the East, as the temps edge up, thoughts of spring are conjured. People I know are reserving tickets to see live music, and anyone reading this has a good idea that plenty of people are

Murodjon Akhmadaliev had a successful homecoming in Uzbekistan, retaining his WBA and IBF junior featherweight titles with a fifth round stoppage win over Ryosuke Iwasa, though the timing of the stoppage will certainly be debated. No one will argue that Akhmadaliev (9-0, 7 KO) definitely looked on his way to a stoppage win over Iwasa

Today at 2 pm ET, Jamel Herring headlines against Carl Frampton in Dubai, with Herring’s WBO junior lightweight title on the line in a much-delayed fight that finally hits the ring. The fight will stream live on ESPN+ for those in the U.S., and air on Channel 5 for fans in the U.K. and Ireland.

There is genuine excitement in the voice of Vadim Kornilov. Guiding the careers of some of the biggest breakthrough fighters in the sport has its obvious perks, and the Brigade Sports manager is seeing the fruits of this success blossom before his very eyes. Live on DAZN this Saturday, Murodjon Akhmadaliev, Israil Madrimov, Shakhram Giyasov,

During this conversation with Fight Hype, WBC titleholder Devin Haney discusses his upcoming fight against Jorge Linares and his expectations to put on a much better performance now that he’s feeling physically better. Check out some excerpts of what Haney had to say on the fight below. Haney on what he believes will be the

It may not be the most stacked weekend of action that we’ve seen, but there are still plenty of things to consider ahead of this weekend’s boxing. Is Bakhodir Jalolov a genuine heavyweight sleeper? Uzbekistan heavyweight Bakhodir Jalolov returns to action on Saturday night, taking on Kristaps Zutis in his eighth professional outing. At 6’7”,

Welterweight prospect Conor Benn is set to face veteran Samuel Vargas on Saturday, April 10, and while he stresses hard that he’s not overlooking Vargas, he does have his thoughts about what he might want to do after. “I made the mistake once of overlooking an opponent and I hit the deck twice. I can

With Jorge Linares officially set to challenge Devin Haney for the WBC lightweight title May 29 on DAZN, the Venzuelan veteran and three-division titlist Linares (47-5, 29 KO) says he’ll show he’s still a major player at lightweight. “This is my moment to show the world that I still have a lot more to give

Top super featherweight prospect O’Shaquie Foster appears to have a fight on his hands, though it won’t take place in a ring. Chris Mannix reports that promoter Lou DiBella has filed suit against the 27-year-old “alleging breach of contract and seeking damages” Per Mannix, Foster (18-2, 11 KO) “wants out of a promotional agreement that

Fresh off her win over Anabel Ortiz on March 20, WBA world champion Seniesa Estrada talks to RingTV about her desire to stay at 105lbs in order to capture more world title belts before she eventually pursues the titleholders a division above. Of course Estrada says she’s been trying to land a fight against 108lb

During the virtual press conference for Andy Ruiz’s next outing against Chris Arreola, Ruiz takes some media questions about where he’s at in his career today that’s different from the last time we saw him lose against Anthony Joshua in their rematch. Ruiz, of course, admits that he wasn’t dialed in nor training properly for

Hey, at least this one’s an exhibition. Puerto Rican periodical El Nuevo Dia reports that local legend Miguel Cotto and fellow multi-division champion Juan Manuel Marquez will meet in a June 12th exhibition match. An official announcement will come on April 5th. The location and respective purses remain unknown. The 40-year-old Cotto (41-6, 33 KO)

The April 17 fight between Jake Paul and Ben Askren has drawn a lot of reactions from the combat sports world, but one thing you can say is that former MMA standout Askren is making the build-up fun if nothing else. Askren posted a Rocky IV parody training montage for the bout to social media

Well, this is new. According to the Daily Telegraph, Wednesday’s super welterweight clash between Tim Tszyu and Dennis Hogan is in some last-minute danger, as Hogan “has sensationally vowed to cancel his Wednesday night showdown with Tim Tszyu if prevented from wearing a pair of sponsored boxing trunks.” More specifically, Hogan (28-3-1, 7 KO) has

Rankings go up on Mondays at Noon ET. Ranked fights this week: Junior Lightweight: (3) Jamel Herring vs (10) Carl Frampton, Apr. 3 Junior Featherweight: (1) Murodjon Akhmadaliev vs (4) Ryosuke Iwasa, Apr. 3 Before we get going, a note this week We are no longer going to list titles in the rankings. If you