Galal Yafai made a huge statement in November when he devastated Sunny Edwards in a sixth-round TKO to win the WBC interim flyweight title. Now, the 2021 Olympic gold medalist can push one step closer to a world championship opportunity when he clashes with Francisco Rodriguez Jr. at bp pulse in Birmingham, England, live...

On Friday night, June 27th, undefeated junior lightweight Julian Gonzalez takes on veteran Jason Sanchez in the eight-round main event at the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia. The nine-bout card is promoted by King's Promotions. Gonzalez, of Reading, Pennsylvania has a record of 16-0-1 with 12 knockouts. The 23-year old is...

Domestic bantamweight rivals Akani Sambu and Sabelo Cebekhulu will clash in a pick-em fight on June 27th at the Khoroni Hotel Casino in Thohoyandou, South Africa. Sambu (6-1-1 with 3 KOs), will face fellow South African Sabelo Cebekhulu (7-1 with 3 KOs), in the headlining fight of a show billed as “Survival of the...

Atlanta's newest champion traveled nearly 7,000 miles to take care of business. WBO welterweight king Brian Norman Jr. has finished preparations for Thursday's world title defense against Japanese challenger Jin Sasaki at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo. This is the second title defense for Norman (27-0, 21 KOs), who...

UPDATE: Without further comment, the IBF announced this morning thatit has cancelled a purse bid for a proposed heavyweight elimination bout between Frank Sanchez and Filip Hrgovic. The thrice-postponed purse bid was scheduled for today (Tuesday) Usually this means that a deal has been reached for the two men to fight each...

On July 19th, the heavyweight landscape could shift as Daniel Dubois takes center stage at Wembley Stadium, facing world champion Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch loaded with history, tension, and undisputed stakes. In their first meeting, Dubois dropped Usyk with a body shot many felt should have ended the fight - only for it to...

Nonito Donaire W9 Andrés Campos.... In the main event of a WBA convention in Buenos Aires over the weekend, Filipino boxing legend Nonito Donaire revived his career at age 42. The former four-division champion captured the WBA interim bantamweight title with a unanimous technical decision over Chile’s Andrés Campos. The bout...

Undefeated Russian Olympic gold medalist Albert Batyrgaziev (14-0 including IBA pro fights) will put his WBA interim 130-pound title on the line against Liverpool’s James “Jazza” Dickens (35-5, 14 KOs) on July 2nd in Istanbul. The twelve-round main event, which will also be for the IBA pro belt, headlines the IBA.Pro...

Cristina Navarro KO1 María Milano ... Cristina “La Piccolina” Navarro (7-3) stepped into the ring at the Pabellón Siglo XXI in Zaragoza, Spain with one thing on her mind: get it done and fast. Just 58 seconds into the opening round, the hometown fighter landed four pinpoint punches that sent Venezuela’s María Milano...

El Salvador has a goal to become a center for major boxing and MMA events as part of President Nayib Bukele’s broader vision. The Central American nation's boxing federation has appointed International Boxing & MMA Consultants, Inc. (“IBMC”) as the national athletic commission overseeing professional boxing, mixed martial...

Ryad Merhy’s TKO4 Andrej Pesic... Belgium witnessed Ryad Merhy’s rebirth as a bridgerweight, as he defeated Andrej Pesic (15-4-1) in the fourth round. Pesic was knocked down twice in the fourth round. During the break before the fifth round, it was decided that the Serbian could not continue. It was Andrej Pesic’s...

Undefeated WBO welterweight champion Brian “The Assassin” Norman Jr. has embraced the challenges presented by his upcoming title defense as he steps into the ring in Tokyo to take on Japanese contender Jin Sasaki this Thursday, June 19th streaming live on ESPN+ (estimated start time for main event is 7:15 a.m. ET/4:15 a.m....

Camila Zamorano W10 Mika Iwakawa ... Seventeen-year old Camila “Magnifica” Zamorano of Mexico won the WBC interim title at atomweight (102 pounds), after convincingly defeating Japan’s forty-one year-old Mika Iwakawa via unanimous decision. Iwakawa (13-8-1) had two prior regins as an atomweight title holder. Fighting on home...

Rajon Chance W10 Yan Carlos Perez... On Saturday night in White Plains, New York, Star Boxing presented a show headlined by Rajon Chance vs Yan Carlos Perez in which Chance scored a hard fought, narrow ten-round unanimous decision over the previously undefeated Dominican. Chance and Perez set a quick pace from the outset as...

Leonardo Mosquea TKO8 Iván Gabriel García... European cruiserweight champion Leonardo Mosquea is on a roll. A Dominican based in France, Mosquea added a win to his resume on Friday by forcing Argentina’s Iván Gabriel García (10-4-1) to retire on his stool following the eighth round of a bruising battle in Bron, France. From...

Team USA picked up nine medals in the Czech Republic to close out the World Boxing Challenge Grand Prix Usti Nad Labem. Yoseline Perez (women's 54 kg) and Alyssa Mendoza (women's 57 kg) led the way for the USA with gold medals in their respective weight classes, marking the first international gold medals of 2025. Perez...

Surging heavyweight Parker Porter improved to 2-0 with a come-from-behind KO over Dillon “Bad Boy” Cleckler at Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) Fight Night on Saturday at the sold-out Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. The West Hartford, CT product picked himself up off the canvas and rallied for the KO at 1:08...

After Saturday's defeat against IBF junior welterweight champion Richardson Hitchins, former world lightweight champion George Kambosos stopped short of announcing his retirement, but his tweet clearly shows a man contemplating the end of his career. Kambosos wrote: "It’s a tough game but one game that I have always loved...

Richardson Hitchins TKO8 George Kambosos... Tagging former world lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. with sharp output at will, Richardson Hitchins implored the challenger's corner to stop the fight during the eighth round. "If you love your son, you'll stop the fight," Hitchins told DAZN's Chris Mannix about the words...

Andy Cruz TKO5 Hironori Mishiro... Cuba's Andy Cruz displayed footwork, diverse shot selection, speed and power that were too much for Hironori Mishiro to handle Saturday night. After dropping the Japanese fighter twice during the third round, Cruz poured it on in the fifth to force the referee to stop the action for a...

Erislandy Álvarez W10 Eduardo Costa do Nascimento... The first night of the KO to Drugs Festival, held as part of the WBA Fedelatin Convention at Casino Buenos Aires, provided a showcase for Cuba's Erislandy Álvarez. The 2024 Olympic gold medal winner claimed a dominant unanimous decision victory over Brazil’s Eduardo Costa...

In a tightly contested battle at Philadelphia's 2300 Arena, California welterweight Israel Mercado edged out local man Brandon Pizarro via majority decision. From the opening bell, Mercado made his intentions clear: relentless pressure, sharp punching, and smart footwork to neutralize the defending champion’s offense....

Andrew Tabiti KO4 Jacob Dickson... In front of an enthusiastic crown in Accra, Ghana's Buxom Boxing Arena, Andrew Tabiti of the United States got a big road win, knocking out Ghana’s Jacob Dickson in the fourth round. This bout was contested in the bridgerweight division. Tabiti (22-2) ended a year's worth of inactivity. His...

On day three of the World Boxing Challenge Grand Prix in Usti Nad Labem, Czech Republic, four Team USA boxers earned bronze medals and four more advanced to the gold medal rounds. Yoseline Perez (women’s 54 kg), Alyssa Mendoza (women’s 57 kg), Malachi Georges (men’s 90 kg) and Kelvin Watts (men’s 90+ kg) all won on...

Last week, Keyshawn Davis was stripped of the WBO lightweight title for failing to make the 135-pound limit.The WBO has announced the two boxers who will face off to fill the title vacancy: Sam Noakes of the United Kingdom and Cleveland's Abdullah Mason (19-0, 17 KOs). Their repsective promoters now have twenty days to reach...

As previoulsy announced, the world heavyweight championship will be contested on July 19th in England when Oleksandr Usyk defends his crown against IBF titleholder Daniel Dubois, a rematch of Usyk's previous win. In the first of two featured fights that have now been revealed, two-weight champion and now heavyweight...

On Friday, July 11th, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano III will stream live globally on Netflix. The show will be broadcast on all Netflix plans at no additional cost. The all-women show is scheduled to see 21 world title belts contested across five championship bouts. One of the...

Team USA dominated day two of the World Boxing Challenge Grand Prix Usti Nad Labem 2025, securing seven wins in nine bouts on Thursday. Two Team USA competitors secured their first international medals, while four veterans secured their first international wins of 2025 during Thursday's action. Rene Camacho (men's 65 kg)...

2021 Dominican Olympian Rohan Polanco returns to action in a ten-round welterweight contest against Quinton Randall on Saturday, July 26th at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. Polanco will be joined on the undercard by his countryman, featherweight Yan Santana, who will make his New York City debut in a ten-rounder...

Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) announced the remaining preliminary card bouts for the Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. event, airing live globally on DAZN pay-per-view on Saturday, June 28th from Honda Center in Anaheim, California, with Golden Boy Promotions serving as the official licensed promoter. Victor...

Brian “The Assassin” Norman Jr. will defend his WBO welterweight title against Japan's Jin Sasaki on Thursday, June 19th, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo. In the first fight on the ESPN+ stream, Filipino southpaw Cristian Araneta (25-2, 20 KOs) and Thailand’s Thanongsak Simsri (38-1, 34 KOs) collide for the vacant...

On Friday, July 11th, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano III will stream live globally on Netflix. The show will be broadcast on all Netflix plans at no additional cost. The all-women show is scheduled to see 21 world title belts contested across five championship bouts. One of the...

Oscar “La Migraña” Duarte (29-2-1, 23 KOs), known for his relentless pressure and knockout power, will go toe-to-toe with Chicago’s own Kenneth “Bossman” Sims Jr. (22-2-1, 8 KOs), a slick technician with everything to prove in front of a hometown crowd. The two junior welterweights will have nowhere to run during...

Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia and the most powerful man in boxing, tweeted that he wants more fighting and less running in the fights he pays for; "From this point on, I don’t want to see any more Tom and Jerry-type boxing matches where one fighter is running around...

Pierce O’Leary W12 Liam Dillon... In the chief support bout on the Fabio Ward vs. Justis Huni undercard in Ipswich, England last weekend, Ireland gained a new European champion. Pierce O’Leary earned continental junior welterweight honors when he outgunned Liam Dillon over a dozen rounds. O'Leary is now 17-0 while Dillon falls...

When two pound-for-pound kings step into the ring, history doesn’t wait — it swings. The undisputed face of Mexican boxing will square off against the undefeated American phenom in a historic showdown, and it’s all happening live on Netflix. On Saturday, Sept. 13th, Netflix will stream the blockbuster bout between Mexico’s...

The Box Fan Expo has announced its return to Las Vegas and its Eighth Annual Box Fan Expo. The event, open to fans, will return to the Las Vegas Convention Center on Saturday, September 13th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. during Mexican Independence Day weekend. The Boxing Expo will coincide with the mega-fight between Canelo...

The brackets have been announced for the World Boxing Challenge Grand Prix Usti Nad Labem (Czech Republic). The competition begins today (Wednesday) with two of Team USA’s eleven athletes in action on the opening day. Jajaira Gonzalez (women’s lightweight) and Rene Camacho (men’s welterweight) will start things off for...

UPDATE: The IBF has yet again postponed a purse bid for a proposed heavyweight elimination bout between Frank Sanchez and Filip Hrgovic.  Already delayed from May 15th to May 22nd and again until June 10th, the new scheduled date for the auction process is now June 17th. PRIOR COVERAGE: May 22, 2025: The IBF has again postponed...

 The IBF received official notification on June 5th that Vasily Lomachenko was retiring from the sport of boxing, thereby relinquishing his title as IBF lightweight world champion. The IBF is proud and honored to count Mr. Lomachenko among its roster of former champions. His achievements in the ring, as both a professional...