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Sky Sports and MVP strike a deal on Dubois vs. Harper fight week

Source: Sky Sports Sky Sports and Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) have agreed a multi-year broadcast deal. MVP will stage two all women's events in the UK a year, the first on this Sunday; Sky Sports will also show select US shows starting with Alycia Baumgardner versus Bo Mi Re Shin on April 18th. The deal means Sky Sports...

Zayas to defend vs. Ennis on June 27th

Source: Matchroom The WBO / WBA junior middleweight titles will be on the line in a sizzling summer showdown in the Big Apple, as Xander Zayas defends his two belts against former welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday June 27th. It will be streamed on DAZN pay-per-view and promoted...

Francis Hogan wins by DQ

Source: CES Boxing Francis Hogan DQ5 Patrick Allottey...  On Saturday at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly Massachusetts, local middleweight Francis "Frank the Tank" Hogan improved to 22-0 with 18 KOs via a fifth-round stoppage of Ghana’s Patrick Allotey (45-11, 35 KOs). From the opening bell, it was a tactical battle of Hogan’s...

Davies grabs Grandelli's European featherweight title

Source: DAZN Liam Davies TKO6 Francesco Grandelli ... Liam Davies is the new European featherweight champion after Francesco Grandelli was pulled out of the fight by his corner at the end of round six. The fight took place on the Queensberry show in Manchester, England that was headlined by Moses Itauma defeating Jermaine Franklin. ...

BKB results from Connecticut

Press Release There were two bare knuckles fight shows in Connecticut last weekend, both claiming to be sold out. BKB made its Connecticut debut on Saturday, March 28th in front of a sold-out crowd at Foxwoods Resort Casino. Two new BKB champions were crowned. ‍In the main event, BKB light heavyweight champion Cub “The Savage” Hawkins,...

More fights added to April 10th Dirty Boxing show

Press Release Miami fan-favorite Bryan “El Gallo” Duran will make his Dirty Boxing Championship (DBX) debut in a 145-pound showdown against Kameeko “Wild Child” Hall taking place Friday, April 10th at the James L. Knight Center in Miami and streaming live and for free beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT on the Dirty Boxing...

Francisco Rodriguez Jr. tests positive for PEDs

By Scott Shaffer According to United Kigndom Anti-Doping (UKAD), Mexican flyweight Francisco Rodriguez Jr. has been banned from all World Anti-Doping Code-compliant sports competitions for two years, following Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) for the presence and use of prohibited substances.  On June 21, 2025, UKAD collected a urine...

Zuffa Boxing 05 coming this Sunday

UFC.com Zuffa Boxing returns on April 5th with Z05. In the main event, Andres Cortes puts his lightweight credentials on the line against hard-hitting Dominican Eridson Garcia in a ten-round showdown that promises fireworks from the opening bell. In the chief support, Filipino fan-favorite Mark Magsayo, a former champion, collides...

Bob Arum and Top Rank mark 60 years in the game

Press Release What began 60 years ago with a Muhammad Ali world title defense in Toronto became one of the most influential promotional runs in boxing history.  On March 29, 1966, Bob Arum promoted his first fight, launching a six-decade journey that helped shape generations of champions, defining moments, and the global growth of the...

WBC featherweight eliminator set for April 17th

Source: WBC Scotland's Nathaniel Collins (17-0-1, 8 KOs) and European champion Cristóbal Lorente (20-0, 8 KOs) of Spain will face off in the ring once again, but this time with a much larger prize on the line. The winner of the April 17th rematch in Glasgow will become the WBC mandatory challenger for the featherweight title...

BKFC results from Connecticut

Press Release In one of the craziest heavyweight fights in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) history, the surging Parker Porter smashed his way to 4-0 with a fourth straight stoppage against Haze “The Hooligan” Wilson on Saturday at the sold-out Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. fighting in his home state, Porter...

Itauma continues to grow as a heavyweight

Source: DAZN Moses Itauma KO5 Jermaine Franklin... On Saturday night, Moses Itauma contiued to flash future champion poitential as beat the tough American heavyweight Jermaine Franklin by knockout. Landing the final blow in the fifth round, Itauma wore his opponent down, sending him to the canvas in the third before finishing off Franklin...

Gabriela Sanchez wins interim flyweight belt

Source: WBC Gabriela Sánchez W10 Tamara Demarco... Gabriela “La Bonita” Sánchez (13-6) captured the interim WBC flyweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Argentina’s Tamara Demarco (13-9-1) in Puebla, Mexico. Fighting in front of her home crowd, Sanchez showcased composure and control throughout the bout. After a measured...

Fundora stops Thurman in six

Sean Sullivan @ ringside Sebastian Fundora TKO6 Headlining a PBC on Amazon Prime PPV event at the MGM Grand Garden Areana in Las Vegas, “The Towering Inferno” Sebastian Fundora successfully defended his WBC junior middleweight crown with a dominant performance against former welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman.  The champion, 153.6...

Cubans invade Vegas: Wins for Hernandez and Tellez

Sean Sullivan @ ringside Yoenis Tellez W10 Brian Mendoza... In the PBC co-feature at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the Hector Bermudez-trained Yoenis “El Bandolero” Tellez, of Santiago de Cuba, overcame a stern test from veteran Brian Mendoza of Las Vegas to earn a well-deserved ten-round unanimous decision. The junior middleweight...

PBC undercard results from Las Vegas

Sean Sullivan @ ringside Gurgen Hovhannisyan TKO5 Cesar Navarro... Six-foot-seven Armenian heavyweight Gurgen “Big Gug” Hovhannisyan, 281.4 lbs., of Los Angeles, stalked and slowly brown down Cesar Navarro, 210.2 lbs., of Phoenix, en route to a fifth-round stoppage victory. Consistently circling the ring, southpaw Navarro did his best to keep...

Acosta defeats Rios in Long Beach

Source: ProBox Bryan Acosta W10 Ronny Rios... Mexican featherweight Bryan “Latino” Acosta (21-2, 8 KOs) returned to the win column by grinding out a fan-friendly ten-round unanimous decision over 36 year-old Ronny Rios (34-6, 17 KOs). Fighting in the ten-round main event of ProBoxTV’s “The Contender Series” broadcast from Thunder Studios in...

Weigh-in report from Las Vegas

Source: PBC Here are the boxers' weights for the PBC pay-per-view show in Las Vegas: Sebastian Fundora (153.6 pounds) -vs.- Keith Thurman (152.6); Yoeniis Tellez (153.8) -vs.- Brian Mendoza (153.2); Yoenli Hernandez (158.4) -vs.- Terrell Gausha (160.8); Gurgen Hovhannisyan (281.4) -vs.- Cesar...

Red Owl show set for April 3rd in Allentown, PA

Press Release On Friday night April 3rd, Red Owl Boxing will present a night of boxing that will streamed live on DAZN from Allentown, Pennsylvania's Archer Music Hall. In the main event, Antonio Perez (11-0 with 5 KOs) will take on veteran Abraham Montoya in a ten-round lightweight bout. In the eight-round co-feature, bantamweight...

Al Bernstein to call Team Boxing League fights

Press Release TBL Team Boxing League ("TBL") today announced that Hall of Fame broadcaster Al Bernstein will join the league as a lead analyst for its upcoming season, elevating the league's broadcast team with one of the most respected voices in boxing history. Bernstein, whose career in boxing broadcasting spans more than four decades,...

Conah Walker to host Sam Eggington in Wolverhampton

Source: Matchroom Conah Walker headlines in his hometown of Wolverhampton, England in a mouth-watering Midlands derby with Birmingham’s battle-hardened Sam Eggington on Saturday, May 2nd, live on DAZN. Welterweight Walker (17-3-1, 8 KOs) is on a golden career run with his eyes set on landing a dream world title shot in 2026 after...

Bare knuckles action on tap for Mohegan Sun

Press Release  Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) returns to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on Saturday (March 28th), streamed live worldwide on The BKFC App. BKFC's heavyweight division takes center stage as undefeated Parker Porter, a former UFC mixed martial artist, locks horns with Haze “The Hooligan”...

The “So-Called” Ali Revival Act: The New Framework Risks Recreating What old one Meant to Stop

By Charles Muniz Promises of reform were central to the pitch. But in boxing, rights don’t live in promises—they live in contracts. The issues surrounding centralized control in boxing and the erosion of structural safeguards have been examined in prior analysis and white papers by the author. These concerns are not new—they reflect a...

Jarrell Miller confident as usual

Source: Matchroom Jarrell Miller has promised to make it a hairy night for Lenier Pero when they clash in a WBA heavyweight eliminator at BleauLive at Fontainebleau in Las Vegas on Saturday April 25th, live worldwide on DAZN. Miller (27-1-2 22 KOs) went ten rounds against Kingsley Ibeh in New York in January, marking his return to action...

Itauma quits the party life to focus on Franklin

Source: DAZN Heavyweight contender Moses Itauma has turned his back on the partying and admits that it can all wait until he is retired. The unbeaten 21-year old aims to register victory number fourteen when he faces Jermaine Franklin at the Co-op live arena in Manchester on Saturday night, live on DAZN. Itauma is arguably the...

Thurman: "Is this fight my redemption or the beginning of Fundora’s legacy?"

Source: PBC  WBC junior middleweight champion Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora and former unified welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (pictured) opened fight week events with a stare down and previewed their championship clash during the live streamed PBC Opening Bell show before they step into the ring this...

Chavez Jr. books April fight in Northern Mexico

Source: WBC The next bout for Julio César Chávez Jr. (55-7) is now set, as the former WBC middleweight champion turned cruiserweight will step back into the ring on April 25th in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico. His opponent will be Jhon Caicedo, who enters with a record of 13-1 and 5 KOs. Chavez has one win in January since a disastrous...

Apochi faces undefeated Duquesne on Friday

By Christian Schmidt BiYu Promotions is set to present the first installment of its "Ascension" series this Friday night, March 27th in Houston.  Six exciting bouts are set to take place with undefeated boxers Joshua Franco (2-0), Jason Moreno (5-0), Christopher S. Gonzalez (8-0-1) and Chavon Davis Stillwell (8-0) all set to put their...

Team Combat League rebrands as Team Boxing League

Press Release Team Boxing League ("TBL"), formerly known as Team Combat League, announced a multi-year agreement with Envoy Media Co., the new media company led by Dr. Phil McGraw, to serve as the league's official producing partner and media hub platform beginning with TBL's fourth season, which launched over the weekend. Under...

Salita to co-promote Leo vs. Aleem title fight in May

By Scott Shaffer Salita Promotions announced a world title fight coming in a few weeks: "May 9th, we’re bringing the action to Atlanta. Angelo Leo vs. Reese Aleem for the IBF featherweight championship." Salita Promotions apparently made a deal with Manny Pacquiao Promotions to bring the fight to Atlanta. In February, the IBF held a purse...

ProBox back in California this Saturday

Press Release This Saturday, March 28th, (6:00 pm EDT/3:00 pm PDT) ProBoxTV returns to Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California, for an early edition of “The Contender Series” boxing.Presented by Robert Garcia, Garry Jonas (Pro Box Promotions), and Sampson Lewkowicz (Sampson Boxing), in the ten-round bantamweight main event,...

Zuffa-friendly Ali Act amendment moves forward

Press Release Press release from U.S. Congressional representative Shanice Davids, a supporter of the controversial amendment to the Muhammad Ali Act, the U.S. federal statute that governs boxing: "Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act, a bipartisan bill sponsored by Representatives...

Iwata title win changed from decision to TKO

Source: WBC The WBC reported that, following a technical review, the Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) has officially amended the result of the WBC 108-pound title bout held on March 15th. Following a formal petition issued by the WBC on March 19th, the JBC initiated a comprehensive investigation as there was clear video evidence compelling...

Is MMA legend Jon Jones considering bare knuckle fighting?

Source: IBA UFC legend Jon Jones has officially partnered with the IBA bare knuckle project as a global ambassador. Jones has not fought since 2024 and retired from the UFC last year even though he was that organization's reigning heavyweight champion. [Editor's note: It is believed Jones' retirement was motivated by UFC's failure to...

Golden Boy and DAZN come to terms

Edited Press Release It was announced on Tuesday that Golden Boy Promotions and DAZN have reached an exclusive, multi-year deal for Golden Boy to deliver boxing content to the streaming service that bills itself the global home of boxing. DAZN called it an extension of the prior agreement, wording no doubt designed to assist Golden Boy in its...

PBC Opening Bell debuts today

Press Release Wednesday marks the debut of PBC Opening Bell, a live streamed show that will preview Saturday's pay-per-view boxing action in Las Vegas with special guests and interviews with the main event fighters. PBC Opening Bell: Fundora vs. Thurman will be co-hosted by hip-hop artist Cam’ron, Treasure “Stat Baby” Wilson and...

Lopez returning to Box Fan Expo

Press Release Two-division world champion Teofimo Lopez will appear at the Ninth Annual Box Fan Expo on Saturday May 2nd. BoxFan Expo will take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on the weekend of the cruiserweight title fight between Gilbero "Zurdo" Ramirez and David Benavidez, which is scheduled to take...

It's fight week in South Africa

Source: Golden Gloves South Africa In an unusually cordial scene for a high‑stakes boxing week, the fighters set to feature in this weekend’s South African boxing event met face‑to‑face, and the mood was strikingly respectful. Instead of icy stares or verbal barbs, there were hugs, handshakes, and a shared sense of professionalism that set the tone for...

Dalton Smith to defend vs. Alberto Puello

Source: Matchroom England's Steel City King is back with Dalton Smith’s Sheffield return officially set for Saturday, June 6th when he defends his WBC junior welterweight championship for the first time against ex-titlist Alberto Puello (and former PED user) live on DAZN. Sheffield Utilita Arena will play host to what promises to be yet...

Isis Sio emerges from coma

Press Release There is positive news out of California, where teenage boxer Isis Sio is fighting for her life after a first-round knockout loss over the weekend resulted in a brain injury and medically induced coma. Here is a statement issued by Sio's family and team: "Isis is a passionate, disciplined, and well-prepared athlete...