Fighting

Shannon Courtenay still has her vacant WBA bantamweight title fight on April 10 on Matchroom’s Benn-Vargas card, which will stream live on DAZN, but there’s been a change of opponent. Rachel Ball, who beat Courtenay last summer, was set for a rematch, but the 30-year-old Ball (7-1, 0 KO) is still battling effects from COVID-19,

As was made official last night, Demetrius Andrade will defend his WBO middleweight title against Liam Williams on Saturday, April 17, streaming live on DAZN. Williams (23-2-1, 18 KO) has called for the fight for some time, and now he’s got the shot. “I’ve been quite vocal saying I’ll smash him, and I actually am

Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez put on an instant classic tonight in Dallas, but as happens in boxing, even the best fights are susceptible to controversy once it’s all over. Estrada (41-3, 28 KO) won a split decision, but judge Carlos Sucre scoring the fight 117-111 for Estrada was quickly and widely criticized.

IBF super middleweight titleholder Caleb Plant is sitting in an ideal spot right now, more or less, as he awaits a possible autumn fight with Canelo Alvarez, which could crown the first-ever undisputed champion in the 168-pound division. Canelo (55-1-2, 37 KO) will first look to unify his WBC and WBA titles with the WBO

Tonight at 8 pm ET on DAZN, Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez headline a card that features seven world titles at stake over three fights, plus three more bouts on the undercard. Wil Esco will be on the live, round-by-round call for the top three fights on the show — Estrada-Chocolatito 2, McCaskill-Braekhus

Tonight at 9:30 pm ET streaming live on DAZN, former junior bantamweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai returns to face Kwanthai Sithmorseng in a 10-round main event from Thailand, with an eye on tomorrow night’s Estrada-Chocolatito 2 card in Dallas. Rungvisai (49-5-1, 42 KO) has won two straight since losing to Juan Francisco Estrada in their

Former junior bantamweight champ Srisaket Sor Rungvisai returns to the ring tonight in Thailand, and he’s not only got his mind on that fight, but on the Estrada-Chocolatito rematch coming Saturday. Rungvisai (49-5-1, 42 KO) says he’s not overlooking opponent Kwanthai Sithmorseng, but he’s expected to win and feels he will do so impressively, setting

Last year was a good year for thinking about retiring, if you were a fighter edging in that direction. The tunnel we’re still making our way through was dark and twisted and we will feel reverberations of trauma from COVID for generations to come. But people fought to live, to get through this shit because

Zhilei Zhang started out strong in his Feb. 27 fight against Jerry Forrest, and it looked imminent that the 37-year-old Chinese heavyweight would finish off Forrest, after buzzing and dropping him in rounds one, two, and three. The 6’6” southpaw, 256 pounds at the weigh-in, had a considerable strength advantage over the 32-year-old Forrest, five

Tonight at 9 pm ET on Showtime, ShoBox: The New Generation returns with a four-fight card from Connecticut, with Brandun Lee returning to face Samuel Teah in the 10-round, 140-pound main event. The 21-year-old Lee is one of the most exciting prospects to hit the series in a while now, and this is another main

Junior welterweight prospect Brandun Lee continued tearing through his opposition to date, scoring a vicious third round knockout win over tough veteran Samuel Teah in tonight’s ShoBox: The New Generation main event. The 21-year-old Lee (22-0, 20 KO) looked like his usual self, brimming with confidence, full belief in his power, and sharp-shooting away on

It’s impossible to ignore the universal adoration for Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez in the boxing world. Guilty, I’m a paid-up member of the fan club. The proud Nicaraguan has been a joy to watch across his four title-winning divisions, with this Saturday marking his 53rd professional bout, and second against Juan Francisco Estrada – a rematch

Whether we like it or not, the WBC bridgerweight division is set to commence on March 16th when Oscar Rivas headlines a $29.99 FITE PPV in his current stomping grounds of Quebec. Rivas (26-1, 18 KO) hasn’t fought since July 2019, when he fell short against Dillian Whyte in a bid for the interim WBC

Top Rank’s collection of promising young fighters grew by one today with the addition of 2016 Olympian and unbeaten super lightweight Lindolfo Delgado, who will make his promotional debut as part of the May 22nd Jose Ramirez vs. Josh Taylor undercard. The 26-year-old Delgado (11-0, 11 KO), who joined forces with the ever-growing MTK/Rick Mirigian

Manny Pacquiao turned pro in boxing in 1995, just about a month after he turned 16 years old. He fought his first 23 bouts at home in the Philippines before heading to the famed Korakuen Hall in Tokyo in 1998 to meet Shin Terao. Pacquiao dropped Terao three times and won in 2:59. That was

During this video interview with Fight Hub TV, Teofimo Lopez talks to Marcos Villegas of the recent reports that Gervonta Davis could move up to 140lbs to take on Mario Barrios. In particular, Lopez shares some of his thoughts on why he sees a pattern of behavior with Davis and why think move to 140

With his suspension now behind him, Asian Boxing reports that WBC light flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji is set to defend his title against mandatory challenger Tetsuya Hisada on April 24th. Teraji (17-0, 10 KO), who also uses the nom de guerre “Ken Shiro,” has defended the title seven times since taking it from Ganigan Lopez

The plan would go something like this: Joe Smith would fight Maxim Vlasov in Las Vegas on Feb. 13, get his hand raised in triumph on the Top Rank show, and leave the ring with the WBO light heavyweight strap on hand. He’d have it available to wear, if he so chose, at his wedding