The IBO will sanction a junior lightweight final eliminator when undefeated "Sugar Boy Roy" Royston Barney-Smith and "Bomber" Reece Bellotti meet in Dublin on Saturday. The winner gets the opportunity to fight for the IBO world title, currently held by Jono Carroll, who is Irish. Barney-Smith is 16-0 with five reasonably...

BKB heavyweight champion Gustavo "The Cuban Assassin" Trujillo (8-0, 8 KOs) will once again put his streak of eight consecutive first-round knockouts on the line when he defends his championship against Mark "The Veteran" O'Neil (3-4) at BKB 58 on Saturday, August 29th at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida....

Steven and Daniel Grandy, reached a major milestone this past Friday, July 24th, celebrating their 18th birthday and beginning the next chapter of their promising careers. Now eligible to compete as adults, the twin brothers are eager to showcase the growth they've achieved inside and outside the ring when they return to...

Tickets are now sale for WBC interim super middleweight champion Lester Martinez’s fight against Luka “The Thunder” Plantic, 13-0 (10 KOs) of Croatia. Martinez (20-0-1, 16 KOs), of Guatemala City, and Plantic (13-0, 10 KOs), will meet in the twelve-round main event of a ProBox Promotions show on Saturday August 29th at...

Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) and Matchroom Boxing announced a landmark strategic alliance that brings together two of boxing’s most influential promotional organizations in a long-term collaboration focused on accelerating the continued global growth of women’s boxing. The alliance brings together MVP’s...

Boxingtalk salutes former three-belt welterweight champion Errol Spence, Jr., who announced his retirement following last weelend's decision loss to Tim Tszyu. Spence addressed his future while giving Tszyu credit for his performance. “It was a good fight and congratulation to Tim. It’s been a great event and everyone...

WBO president Gustavo Olivieri wrote: "upon joint written request of the representatives for [WBO welterweight champion] Devin Haney and [WBO mandatory contender] Keyshawn Davis, the WBO Championship Committee has approved a 72-hour extension of the negotiation period for the ordered WBO Welterweight Championship...

Anton Kadushin, coach of WBA heavyweight world champion Murat Gassiev, has stated that no negotiations regarding the boxer’s next bout are currently underway. “At the moment, there are no negotiations concerning Murat’s next opponent. Murat is taking time to rest and recover after a bout for which he spent four months...

Tickets are on sale through axs.com for The Ring card headlined by Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn, which takes place September 12th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Garcia, of Victorville, California, will make his first defense of the WBC 147-pound championship against England’s Benn in their twelve-round bout. Garcia (25-2,...

Callum Dan TKO3 Poramin Saengpak... Super middleweight Callum Dan (8-0) of Great Britain stopped Poramin Saengpak (23-16) at 1:54 of the third round Saturday at World Siam Stadium in Bangkok. Dan controlled the super middleweight bout from the opening bell and led 20-18 on all three scorecards after two rounds. In the third...

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) made its South American debut Saturday at Antel Arena in Montevideo, Uruguay. In the main event, Gaston "Tonga" Reyno stopped Josh "Jarhead" Krejci at 1:29 of the first round to improve to 4-0. Reyno dropped Krejci twice before the referee halted the lightweight bout. "I'm...

Edgar Berlanga TKO7 Stephen Butler... At Zuffa Boxing 09 in New York City, local favorite Edgar Berlanga triumphed by seventh-round technical knockout over Stephen Butler of Canada. Berlanga landed a hard combination in the center of the ring but Butler was still trading punches when the referee jumped in and basically...

Richardson Hitchins W10 Ricardo Salas ... Former junior welterweight champion Richardson Hitchins announced his arrival in the welterweight division with a near-flawless display to defeat Mexico’s Ricardo “Magic Man” Salas via unanimous decision. Hitchins decided to move up a division upon his arrival in Zuffa Boxing. He...

Vladyslav Sirenko KO10 Otto Wallin... Vladyslav Sirenko went toe to toe with experienced heavyweight campaigner Otto Wallin, then closed the show with a devastating two-punch knockout in the last second of the fight to claim a massive victory on his Zuffa Boxing debut. After a high-energy opening round from both fighters,...

Tim Tszyu W12 Errol Spence ... Former junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu took home a unanimous decision victory over former unified welterweight champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. in their middleweight bout on Saturday night from Afterpay Arena in Sydney, Australia. After the twelve-round bout ended, the official...

Demetrius Andrade KO1 Douglas Ataide ... Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade wasted no time at Mohegan Sun on Friday, dispatching Brazilian challenger Douglas Ataide inside of a round.  Fighting for the first time in two-and-a-half years – following his only defeat, a stoppage loss to David Benavidez, as well as the death of his...

Ahmad Reda W10 Paul Fleming... The PBC pay-per-view from Sydney, Australia featured lightweight Ahmad Reda (9-0, 6 KOs) who cruised to a unanimous decision over Australian Olympian Paul Fleming (28-2-2, 18 KOs) after ten rounds. In a crossroads battle between rising prospect and veteran contender, Reda was first to the...

Anthony Joshua KO2 Kristian Prenga ... There was big drama, but Anthony Joshua defeated Kristian Prenga by knockout at 2:43 of the second round. Just twenty seconds into the fight, while in the clinch, Prenga drops Joshua with a short right uppercut. After the knockdown, Prenga dominated the rest of the round with hard...

Junior lightweight Dominique “Trapp” Francis will fight on his biggest platform yet as the Fighters First Management signee makes his Zuffa debut this Sunday, July 26th on Paramount+ against Argentina's Hector Andres Sosa (18-4). “Sosa is a tough competitor,” said Francis (16-0, 10 KOs). “We haven’t gotten in there yet, but...

Hamzah Sheeraz W12 Simon Zachenhuber ... Heavily favored Hamzah Sheeraz stumbled and barely defeated Simon Zachenhuber by majority decision to retain the WBO super middleweight title. The scores of 114-114, 115-113 and 116-112 reflect Sheeraz' showing, and it was not the performance many were expecting from Sheeraz. He...

Josh Kelly W12 Caoimhin Agyarko ... In Saudi Arabia, Josh Kelly defeated Caoimhin Agyarko by unanimous decision to retain the IBF junior middleweight title. Official scores were 114-113 and 115-112 (twice). According to DAZN, Kelly "escaped with one," getting the win based on his performance in the first half of the fight....

The previously scheduled Stephen Fulton Jr. vs. Liam Wilson bout has been removed from today's Australian pay-per-view card. According to Fox Sports Australia, Fulton arrived at the official morning weigh-in six pounds overweight.This was the second straight fight Fulton came in overweight. Fulton tweeted, "My apologies goes...

Errol "The Truth" Spence Jr. and Tim Tszyu successfully made the increased middleweight limit ahead of Saturday's main event at Afterpay Arena in Sydney, Australia. Spence was a welterweight champuon, Tszyu a junior middleweight champion, but at Spence's request, the weight limit for this fight was increased to 160 pounds....

Tyson Fury TKO7 Marius Wach ... In Pattaya, Thailand, former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury defeated Poland's Marius Wach when the 46-year old quit on his stool after the seventh round. The result means that a British super fight between Fury and another British former world champion, Anthony Joshua, is now one step...

On June 23rd, the IBF ordered its 105-pound interim champion, Maria Baumstarh of Argentina and Yadira Bustillos of Las Vegas to begin negotiations for the rematch bout for the interim title. An agreement was not be reached within the timeframe set forth by the IBF, so the IBF has scheduled a purse bid for August 4th. Kim...

BKFC will make its South American debut today (Saturday) with BKFC Fight Night Uruguay at Antel Arena in Montevideo, Uruguay. The main event features Uruguay's Gaston "Tonga" Reyno against Josh "Jarhead" Krejci in a lightweight bout. Reyno enters the contest with a 3-0 BKFC record. The co-feature marks the BKFC debut of...

Former unified welterweight champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. (pictured) and  former junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu spoke at the final press conference before their middleweight showdown that headlines a PBC pay-per-view event available this Saturday, July 25th (U.S. date and time) from Afterpay Arena in...

Fomrer multi-division champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has confirmed that his comeback bout against undefeated WBC super middleweight champion Christian Mbilli (pictured) will now take place on October 31st in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The fight was originally scheduled for September 12th but was postponed due to personal...

Former two-division champion Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade (32-1, 19 KOs) returns to the ring Friday, July 24th when he faces Douglas Ataide (20-5-1, 11 KOs) on a CES Boxing show at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. The bout marks Andrade's first fight since his loss to David Benavidez in November 2023. Andrade said...

Frank “The Ghost” Martin has signed a multi-year promotional contract with Top Rank. The 31-year old former lightweight title challenger, now campaigning at junior welterweight under head trainer Buddy McGirt, will return in the fall.  "Frank Martin has established himself as an elite talent, and the biggest opportunities...

BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing has signed [faded] former contender Henry "Hammerin' Hank" Lundy to a multi-fight agreement. The Philadelphia native brings nearly two decades of professional boxing experience to BKB after compiling a 32-14-1 record with 14 knockouts. [Over the last five years, Lundy has a boxing record of 1-6]....

At a jovial weigh-in in Pattaya, Thailand, former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury scaled in at 265 pounds for his untelevised tune-up bout against Marius Wach. The 46 year-old Wach weighed in at a 291.4 ahead of the fight. Wach is 39-13 and has lost three of his last four boxing matches, with the losses coming against...

The world's leading cruiserweight, Jai Opetaia, has filed a federal lawsuit against the IBF over the manner in which the IBF stripped him of the cruiserweight championship. The lawsuit accuses the sanctioning body of orchestrating a coordinated campaign to strip him of his world title after he signed with Zuffa Boxing....

Former unified welterweight champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. and former junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu (pictured) showed off their skills during the official fight week media workout in advance of their showdown that headlines a PBC pay-per-view event available on Prime Video and DAZN this Saturday, July 25th...

Iron Mike Legacy: The Mike Tyson Immersive Experience, the world’s first licensed immersive experience dedicated to the life, boxing career, and legacy of former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson announced that it will debut on The Strip at the Flamingo in Las Vegas in Fall 2026. Public ticket sales begin on August 5,...

On Friday, August 14th, two undefeated light heavyweights will put their records, reputations and championship dreams to the test when Chavon "Silent Assassin" Stillwell (10-0, 8 KOs) battles Izaiah Dent (10-0, 9 KOs) in a scheduled ten-round main event at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas. The showdown headlines...

IBA Pro announced that Al Siesta has concluded his tenure as director and no longer holds a position within the organization, effective immediately. IBA Pro thanked Siesta for his contribution during his tenure and wished him every success in his future endeavors. The IBA's statement said the organization remains...

Former boxing champions Victor Ortiz and JoJo Diaz made successful bare knuckle boxing debuts, as BKB debuted to a sold-out crowd at LA Live on Saturday night. Ortiz, a former welterweight champion in 2011, showed his resilience and power to earn a hard-fought five-round unanimous decision victory over Dominic Salcido....

[Cynics will say this is an "e-mail championship" but] the WBO World Championship Committee has officially elevated Denzel Bentley to WBO world middleweight champion following Zhanibek Alimkhanuly’s voluntary relinquishment of the title. Bentley, from the United Kingdom, has a pro record of 22-3-1. He won the vacant WBO...

The WBO has requested medical documentation from WBO/WBA junior flyweight champion René Santiago after being advised that he suffered an elbow injury during training that will prevent him from participating in his scheduled title defense. [No title defense has been publicly announced but Santiago was ordered by the WBA to...