Sweden's Mikaela Lauren-- age 48!-- collides with Michaela Kotaskova on November 30th in Vienna. Lauren (33-7-1 with 14 KOs) held the WBC junior middleweight championship from 2014 through 2016 and a number of other lesser-known titles as well. After four years out of the ring, Lauren is 1-1-1 in a busy 2024. Kotaskova...

On November 16th at the Allianz Cloud in Milan, Italy, Tunisian-born welterweight Akrem Aouina (11-1-0, 5 KOs) will face Italy's Nicholas Esposito (19-0, 5 KOs). Akrem comes into this fight after defeating Pietro Rossetti by decision, winning the Italian championship last June. For his part, Esposito comes to the fight...

Star Boxing announced the full card for Star Boxing's 49th edition of its "Rockin' Fights" series on November 23rd at the Paramount in Huntington (Long Island), New York. Local fan favorite Wendy ('Haitian Fire') Toussaint (15-3, 7 KOs) will take on Brian Agustin Arregui (10-4, 7 KOs). This is Toussaint's first fight back...

Guillermo Rigondeaux KO1 Dannis Aguero Arias... It wasn't much of a fight, but former world 122-pound champion Guillermo Rigondeaux, now 44 years old, got his first win in almost a year and a half, a first-round KO over Dannis Aguero Arias of the Dominican Republic. The bout took place in Miami. Arias has a good record (20-3),...

Jake Paul and the legendary Mike Tyson step into the ring on Friday (November 15th) for one of the most discussed and debated fights of the year. Netflix will televise the eight-round, two-minute bout, which will take place at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, which holds 80,000. Paul puts his 10-1 record on the line, with his...

WBA cruiserweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (46-1, 30 KOs) confidently puts his title belt on the line this Saturday in an intriguing unification fight against WBO champion Chris “The Gentleman” Billam-Smith (20-1, 13 KOs), headlining the inaugural Latino Night show as part of Riyadh Season, in Riyadh, Saudi...

The IBA Kunlun Fight World Cup is set to ignite Beijing with world-class boxing and kickboxing action on November 16th. This groundbreaking event, hosted at the National Indoor Stadium, will be live streamed globally.  The show starts with four kickboxing matches. The boxing event features four quarterfinal showdowns in...

Scotland's Sam Hickey has signed a long-term promotional pact with Boxxer as he looks to build on his amateur success and bring world titles back to Scotland.  One of the country’s most decorated amateur fighters, Hickey claimed Gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where he was also named the tournament’s Best Male Boxer,...

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will step into the ring at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, for a rematch for the undisputed junior welterweight championship this Friday night. The world championship bout will support the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul main event. Taylor and Serrano will meet for the second time after their...

Turki Alalashikh wrote: "Earlier this week, I finalized a deal to acquire 100% of The Ring Magazine, and I want to make a few things clear, the print version of the magazine will return immediately after a two year hiatus, and it will be available in the US and UK markets. The magazine will be fully independent, with...

The minimumweight (105-pound) unification fight between WBA champion Thammanoon Niyomtrong a/k/a Knockout CP Freshmart and WBO champion Oscar Collazo will be one of thefeatured bouts on the Latino Night show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this Saturday (November 16th).  Niyomtrong (pictured), from Thailand will face the Puerto...

Former champion Israel Vazquez has received a devastating cancer diagnosis. The WBC is attempting to make sure he gets the care he deserves, setting up a GoFundMe page. Vazquez campaigned from 1995 through 2010, going 44-5 and providing fans with so many exciting fights. He won the IBF 122-pound title in 2004 and the...

In Sanvignes Les Mines, France, late substitute Jorge Pinilla from Spain surprisingly beat local favorite Mickael Lacombe in a junior middleweight thriller. After a back-and-forth fight, Pinilla stopped Lacombe (13-9-1) with a body shot in round seven, improving his deceiving professional record to 8-4... In Reims,...

On Saturday, November 23rd, Bakary Samake, an emerging French junior middleweight, will face Australia's Wade Ryan, at the Forum des Halles in Paris. The event will be open to the general public and 5,000 spectators are expected. Samake, a 21-year old, has a record of 16-0 with 8 KOs. He comes into this fight after...

Subriel Matias KO2 Roberto Ramirez... Former 140-pound title holder Subriel Matias made a successful return in his native Puerto Rico, geting a second-round knockout win over Mexico's Roberto Ramirez (26-4-1). It was the first fight for Matias (21-2 with 21 KOs) since losing his IBF title to Liam Paro in June. A left hook to...

WBA junior middleweight champion Terence Crawford (pictured) offered some advice to a potential oppoent, namely IBF welterweight champion Jaron "Boots" Ennis. Fighting in his hometown of Philadelphia on Saturday, Ennis (33-0) defeated Karen Chukhadzhian but really had to work hard to win a bout in which he was the...

Former champion Heather "The Heat"  Hardy is dealing with extended post-consucssion symptoms. She tweeted, "I still haven’t gotten an MRI since i got hurt training for the BKFC [bareknuckles] fight. I got a doctor to give me glasses but he told me my eyes were fine, it’s my brain [that is the problem]. The glasses don’t help...

The countdown for the Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez vs. Christian Billam-Smith (pictured) cruiserweight unification bout is now just six days. Ramirez (WBA champion) and Billam-Smith (WBO champion) will do battle in the main event of the Riyadh Season show on November 16th in Saudi Arabia.The British Billam-Smith has been...

Mexican super middleweight star Jaime Munguia is returning home to take on France’s undefeated Bruno Surace in a ten-round main event on Saturday, Dec. 14th at Estadio Caliente in Munguia's hometown of Tijuana, Mexico.  A former 154-pound champion, Munguia will make his fourth appearance of the year in the premier venue of...

German junior welterweight Simon “Saucy” Vollmer (6-0, 2 KOs) is the latest signee of Los Angeles-based boxing managers 3 Point Management (3PM). Vollmer made his successful 3 PM debut, dominating Leon Martinez (2-3-1, 2 KOs) en route to a six-round unanimous decision on a show promoted this past May by Red...

Jaron Ennis W12 Karen Chukhadzhian... Fighting in his hometown of Philadelphia, Jaron "Boots" Ennis (33-0) retained his IBF welterweight championship, defeating an improved Karen Chukhadzhian (24-3) in a rematch from their 2023 encounter. Ennis won by scores of 119-107 (a bad scorecard), 117-109 and 116-110, but he really had...

Jesse Rodriguez KO2 Pedro Guevara ... Two-division champion Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez retained his WBC super flyweight championship with an easy knockout win over well-credentialed Pedro Guevara of Mexico. Guevara had not been stopped in 47 prior fights. Rodriguez scored two knockdowns in round two, the first with a body shot and...

Manuel Gallegos TKO8 Khalil Coe... Mexican light heavyweight Manuel ‘Meño’ Gallegos (21-2-1) upset New Jersey's Khalil Coe (9-1-1) this Saturday in Philadelphia with a determined, gritty and irresistible  performance. At the beginning of the fight, Coe kept his distance with a powerful jab, but as the rounds progressed,...

Julian "Let Me Bang" Lane earned his third straight BKFC victory in Saturday’s BKF show in Billings, Montana. Lane defeated former boxing junior middleweight contender Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo via unanimous decision in their hotly anticipated match-up. The fighters weighed about 170 pounds each. Two judges scored the...

Raymond Ford W10 Orlando Gonzalez... In Philadelphia, former featherweight champion Raymond Ford made a successful debut in the junior lightweight division. Ford floored Orlando Gonzalez in rounds two and eight and won a comprehensive points decision over ten rounds. JABBR's Fight Stats confirmed Ford's dominance, giving him...

Philadelphia's Jesse "Hard Work" Hart (pictured) will defend his home turf when he battles Ricardo Luna in an eight-round light heavyweight bout on Friday, November 22nd at the Liacouras Center on the University of Temple campus. The card show will feature five Philly fighters, two Pennsylvania fighters and three New...

Keyshawn Davis KO3 Gustavo Lemos ... Hometown hero and lightweight contender Keyshawn Davis knocked out Argentina's Gustavo Lemos in the second round Friday evening before a sold-out crowd of 10,568 at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia. This marked the biggest boxing event at the famed venue since local legend Pernell "Sweet...

Here are Boxingtalk's fight picks for Matchroom's show in Philadelphia on Saturday: Jaron Ennis (32-0) vs. Karen Chukhadzhian (24-2) II (IBF welterweight title) … prediction: Ennis by late-round knockout; Jesse Rodriguez (20-0) vs. Pedro Guevara (42-4-1) (WBC super flyweight title) … prediction: Rodriguez by...

Troy Isley W10 Tyler Howard ... In the Norfolf, Virginia co-feature, Keyshawn Davis' Olympic teammate, Troy Isley (14-0, 5 KOs), won a gritty ten-round decision over Tyler Howard (20-2, 11 KOs) in the middeweight division. Isley, from Alexandria, Virginia, picked up his third victory of 2024. The judges' scores were 99-91...

The WBO has issued a purse bid order for a middleweight mandatory defense. Champion Zhanibek Alimkhanuly (pictured) must defend against British challenger Hamzah Sheeraz. On Monday, November 4th, representatives from both teams filed via email a joint petitioned requesting an extension of the negotiation period to reach...

BKFC on DAZN: Montana takes place tonight (Saturday) at First Interstate Arena in Billings, MT, LIVE worldwide on DAZN. In a fight that traditional boxing fans will be interested in, Alfredo "Perro" Angulo squares off with Julian "Let Me Bang" Lane. Angulo is a former member of the Mexican Olympic boxing team and a former...

Former junior lightweight champion Joseph “JoJo” Diaz (33-6-1, 15 KOs), age 31, makes his return to the ring today (Saturday) after spending six months in a rehab program, getting himself back into physical and mental fighting shape. The fight takes place on the ProBoxe show at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida....

On Saturday as part of a ProBox TV event at the Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida, Nicklaus Flaz will square off in a welterweight bout against Christian Gomez. Flaz has a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 9 knockouts. In July, Flaz defeated Alfredo Escarcega by technical knockout in the fourth round. From Vega...

Here are the weigh-in results for Friday's ESPN+ broadcast from Norfolk, Virginia: Keyshawn Davis 134.2 pounds vs. Gustavo Lemos 141.4 (10 rounds) Lemos is overweight for the 135-pound bout but fight will go on; Referee: Raul Caiz Jr.;  Judges: Mark D’Attilio, Chris Flores and Steve Weisfeld; Troy Isley 158.9 lvs....

Former WBA champion Raymond Ford will return to the ring this Saturday to face Puerto Rico's Orlando Gonzalez in the super featherweight  division at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.  Ford-Gonzalez will support a big show featuring title defenses by Boots Ennis and Bam Rodriguez. Ford is coming off a June 1st loss...

The WBA Championships Committee extneded the deadline for the purse bid for the mandatory bout between welterweight champion Eimantas Stanionis and challenger Shakhram Giyasov, which was originally scheduled for November 8th.  Both teams requested an extension of the deadline and the sanctioning organization decided to...

Nearly seven months after falling short in an attempt at an interim title, welterweight Giovani “El Gallo de Oro” Santillan is set to reignite his charge towards the top of the division. Santillan will square off against Ghana’s Frederick Lawson in a ten-round showdown on Saturday, Dec. 7th at Footprint Center in...

Promoter Frank Warren (pictured) wrote: I, my family and everyone at Queensberry Prommotions wishes our dear friend Francisco 'Paco' Valcárcel a happy retirement as he steps down as the president of the WBO. Paco Valcarcel is a man who I and everyone in boxing have the utmost respect for.  Under his guidance and leadership for...

P4P Entertainment is looking to put on its biggest show to date this Saturday night (November 9th) at the Boeing Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas.  Ten fights in all are set to take place.  In a battle of South Texans, Nick Molina (6-2-1) of Laredo takes on "King" Julian Delgado (3-0) of Corpus Christi in a six-round...

Regiment Royal Serving Marine Commando and hugely decorated amateur star George Crotty will turn professional with the promotional backing of Frank Warren and Queensberry. Crotty, age 29, from Hertford, England, has won an array of honors across an amateur career that ultimately spanned 149 fights, of which he had his...