Fighting

Miguel Berchelt and Oscar Valdez are not sworn enemies, there’s no huge grudge angle to sell their Feb. 20 ESPN main event. It’s just a good fight people want to see, one that could very well be an absolute war. And Berchelt, despite his friendship with his Mexican countryman, says he’s not going to show

We haven’t heard much from the inimitable, indefatigable, indomitable Don King lately, save for a press release sent from his office which had The Don lobbying for votes for his guy Donald Trump on Nov. 3. That push didn’t get Trump over the finish line. We don’t know what King, now 89, thinks of Trump’s

Former two-division champion and pound-for-pound king and newly-announced Hall of Famer Andre Ward has been out of the ring since 2017, when he retired at the age of 33 with an undefeated record of 32-0 (16 KO). Now a month out from his 37th birthday, Ward has stuck to the decision, working as an analyst

Tonight at 9 pm ET on Showtime, we’ve got a tripleheader led by a 122-pound WBO title fight between Angelo Leo and Stephen Fulton Jr. Bad Left Hook will be here with for round by round updates on each fight, with Wil Esco on the RBR call. Leo and Fulton were originally meant to meet

Back with a new year makeover, Mikey Garcia comes out guns blazing when talking about the prospect of him ever working with Bob Arum and his Top Rank promotions company ever again. Check out what he had to say about his former promoter during this live stream with his fans… “Will I ever work with

Juan Francisco Estrada’s long-awaited March 13th rematch with Roman Gonzalez, which will unify the WBC and WBA “super” super flyweight titles, has a home and an undercard. The rematch headlines a title tripleheader at Dallas, Texas’ American Airlines Center on DAZN. The newly announced co-feature sees undisputed welterweight champion Jessica McCaskill (9-2, 3 KO) attempt

Former two-time WBC junior bantamweight titleholder Srisaket Sor Rungvisai will return to the ring on Friday, Mar. 12, facing Kwanthi Sithmorseng in a bout that will stream live on DAZN globally, except in Thailand. Rungvisai (49-5-1, 42 KO) is the WBC mandatory challenger at 115 pounds, and will look to stay busy and stay sharp.

Good news: Adrien Broner’s return to the ring won’t conflict with Joe Smith Jr. vs. Maxim Vlasov and Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov on February 13th. Bad news: Dan Rafael reports it will now conflict with Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul and Miguel Berchelt vs. Oscar Valdez on February 20th. Broner (33-4-1, 24 KO)

Golden Boy Promotions have announced a slew of additional matchups and talent for their Feb. 13 show, which will be headlined by two world title fights and stream live on DAZN. In those main fights, Joseph Diaz Jr will defend the IBF junior lightweight title against Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov, and Patrick Teixeira will put his WBO

A new year of Showtime boxing and the 20th anniversary year of ShoBox: The New Generation got going on Wednesday night from Connecticut, with Mykquan Williams taking a solid and clear decision over Yeis Solano in the 140-pound main event. Williams (16-0-1, 7 KO) was the promoted B-side, for what it’s worth — though that

Jake Paul will be returning to the boxing ring on April 10, and while he hasn’t named an opponent, he had plenty to say as he walked around in public with a bunch of dudes surrounding him and confirming to him that he is cool. Paul says the fight will be another pay-per-view event through

Tonight starting at 9 pm ET on Showtime, the 20th anniversary year of ShoBox: The New Generation kicks off with a triple-header, featuring junior welterweights Yeis Solano and Mykquan Williams in a 10-round main event. Solano, 28, is a Colombian southpaw who had his first 12 bouts in his home country, then two at the

David Morrell’s super middleweight title may not be particularly legit, but his next challenge certainly will be. The WBA today elevated the 23-year-old Cuban from “interim” to “world” champion, a largely meaningless distinction that nonetheless comes with orders to fight John Ryder. As always, the pair have 30 days to negotiate. Morrell (4-0, 3 KO)

During this latest episode of Brian Custer’s Last Stand Podcast, Adrien Broner makes an appearance ahead of his scheduled return to the ring on February 13. Broner discusses his immediate future, fighting depression and weight gain, and his aspirations to win another major world title. Check out some excerpts from the interview below… Broner on

A month to the day after securing the biggest win of his professional career, undefeated super middleweight and two-time Ecuadorian Olympian Carlos Gongora has joined forces with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing. ✍️ Welcome to the team IBO Super-Middleweight champion, Carlos Gongora! Some fights to be made at 168lbs! Read more ⬇️ — Matchroom Boxing

Top welterweight prospect Jaron Ennis missed out on a step-up fight last month, but he’s apparently already got eyes on another one. Steve Kim reports that a clash between “Boots” and former super lightweight champion Sergey Lipinets “is being discussed for April.” Ennis (26-0, 24 KO) was supposed to face Thomas Dulorme on Showtime’s December

Caleb Truax laughs. It’s not a nervous laugh, nor one of derision to my ignorance – I mean, I have just asked him to walk me through the relatively straightforward process of ice fishing. It’s wholesome and genuine; relaxed and welcoming. There is an aura of calm exuding from the former IBF super middleweight champion

SHO, 9:00 pm ET, ShoBox: The New Generation. This was originally meant to be a quadrupleheader, but a lot of ShoBox cards are meant to be quadrupleheaders, and rarely make it all the way there. The original main event between Patrick Cora and Hurshidbek Normatov is off, and neither of them are on the card