Kenan Guzel W5 Edem Zeyraliyev ... On Sunday, Kenan Guzel was victorious at the Bostanci Show Center in his hometown of Istanbul. In the main event of a show promoted by Tunal Academy and broadcast live on DAZN, Guzel defeated Uzbekistan´s Edem Zeyraliyev after an entertaining although anticlimactic, encounter. Guzel entered...

Arturo Cárdenas W10 Jordan Martínez ... Super bantamweight Arturo “Rey” Cárdenas earned a convincing victory over Jordan Martínez (16-1-1) in a rematch held last weekend in Glendale, Arizona. The Mexican boxer claimed a unanimous decision after ten rounds with scores of 100-90, 98-92 and 97-93. The bout represented an...

For boxing fans, the take-away talking point of UFC's big show at the White House in Washington, D.C. was the hints UFC's sister company, Zuffa Boxing, is going to ramp up its attempt to dominate the world of prop boxing in the same way that UFC effectively controls mixed martial arts. Like the UFC, Zuffa Boxing is headed...

In mixed martial arts news, Justin Gaethje achieved his lifelong dream on the South Lawn of the White House on Sunday night, earning a fourth-round stoppage win over Ilia Topuria to claim the UFC lightweight (155-pound) title when Topuria declined to continue. For boxing fans, the biggest news of the show were the hints...

The IBF announced that the Reggie Suganob vs. Sivenathi Nontshinga junior flyweight purse bid scheduled for tomorrow, June 16th, has been cancelled. There was no immediate report on whether the parties reached a voluntary agreement to fight or decided to go in another direction.PRIOR STORY: On May 12th, the IBF ordered...

Oshae Jones W10 Elia Carranza... In a closely-contested rematch, champion Oshae Jones retained her IBF and IBO junior middleweight titles at MVPW 04, fighting Elia Carranza to a split draw (96-94, 94-96, 95-95).  Jones boxed behind her jab and busy combinations across 10 rounds, while Carranza’s pressure and right hand kept...

Tiara Brown W10 Hannah Rapp... WBC featherweight champion Tiara Brown retained her title at MVPW 04, outworking previously unbeaten Hannah Rapp in a grueling, in-close battle to win by unanimous decision. Official scores were 97-93 and 99-91 (twice). Much of the fight played out at close range, where Brown’s sharper...

Sebastiano Argiolas W8 Simone Buremi... On Saturday night in Narcao, Italy, junior middleweight Sebastiano Argiolas defeated fellow Italian Simone Buremi. Argiolas had to dig deep against a determined Buremi who showed from the start that he had come to win. It was a grinding fight for both boxers, but the champion had...

In less than two weeks, Star Boxing returns to The Paramount NY in Huntington for another action-packed night at Rockin' Fights 54 takes center stage on on Saturday, June 27th. Long Island bus driver, "Haitian Sensation" Wendy Toussaint (17-4, 7 KOs) will headline the card against Oakland southpaw Aaron Cooley (17-5, 7 KOs)...

Jesse Rodriguez KO6 Antonio Vargas... Just as Antonio Vargas was steadily connecting against Jesse Rodriguez, 'Bam' cranked up the heat. That led to Rodriguez dropping Vargas with a left hand in the fifth round and again with an explosive right-left combination the next frame to record a sixth-round knockout at Desert...

The WBA, through its Championships Committee, has officially designated David Jiménez as the new WBA super flyweight champion after Jesse Rodríguez vacated the title to move up to the bantamweight division and challenge Antonio Vargas. [Rodriguez knocked out Vargas on Saturday to claim WBA recognition at 118 pounds]....

Ronnie Alvarez TKO7 Filip Stankovic ... Middleweight Ronnie Alvarez (7-0, 6 KOs) scored a seventh-round TKO over Filip Stankovic (9-4, 6 KOs) on Saturday at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The scheduled eight-round contest took place on the undercard of the event headlined by the bantamweight world championship...

Tommy Fury W6 Eddie Hall... In a crossover fight at AO Arena in Manchester, England, and  live on DAZN pay-per-view, Tommy Fury and Eddie Hall battled each other for six rounds, despite a a 107.8-ound weight discrepancy between the two. Hall, the former World's Strongest Man, came in at 325.6 while Fury weighed a...

The WBC announced the death of former lightweight champion Guts Ishimatsu Suzuki, who passed away at 76 years of age due to pneumonia on June 2nd in Tokyo. The sad news was disclosed by his relatives. Ishimatsu left an indelible mark on the history of Asian pugilism, by becoming the eleventh world champion in the history...

"Voodoo" Peter Latorre (6-0, 6 KOs) is making a name for himself on the Long Island boxing scene, and on June 27th he returns to The Paramount in Huntington, New York looking to deliver another memorable performance at Star Boxing's Rockin' Fights 54. Inside the ring, Latorre has been perfect thus far, stopping every...

Middleweight Amir “Cashman” Anderson (7-0, 7 KOs) of Syracuse, New York, is ready to face fellow unbeaten foe Jonas Sylvain (9-0-1, 5 KOs) of Boynton Beach, Florida, in a scheduled ten rounder on Friday, June 19th at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California. The bout will be part of MF Pro's inaugural U.S. event,...

The New York Times reports that UFC fighter Conor McGregor (who boxed Floyd Mayweather in 2017) used performance-enhancing drugs in the aftermath of a badly broken leg in 2021. The Times did not have direct evidence of a positive test, but quoted a McGregor social media post in which the former mixed martial arts...

Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez will bid to become a three-weight champion against WBA bantamweight title holder Antonio Vargas this Saturday. Other bouts on the Glendale, Arizona card include Elif Turhan defending her IBF women's lightweight title against Gabriela Tellez; In the 122 pound division, Arturo Cardenas faces...

Argentina's Evelin “La Princesita” Bermúdez will defend her WBA / WBA / WBO light flyweight championships this Saturday at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, where she will face dangerous Mexican Estefany Alegría (14-1) in a matchup fueled by the longstanding boxing rivalry between Argentina and Mexico. Bermúdez (22-1-1) enters...

Featherweight boxing comes to the Turning Stone Resort Casino in New York this Friday night as Vic Pasillas and Ryan Lee Allen square off at 126 pounds. In the chief support, Kenmon Evans and Zachary Randolph will clash at cruiserweight. Pasillas is 18-1 overall, and 2-0 since a three-year layoff. He will take on...

Today (June 12th), Yakama Legends Casino in Toppenish, Washington will host a middleweight rematch between Canada's Natasha Spence and American veteran Maricela Cornejo.  Spence (10-8-2) enters the ring on a two-fight win streak determined to impose her physical strength. The Canadian is known for her forward...

Tommy Fury fights the 'The Beast' Eddie Hall on a Misfits fight night on Saturday, June 13, live on DAZN. Hall is a retired professional strongman and media personality who gained international fame for winning the 2017 World's Strongest Man competition. He is famous fr being the first person in history to deadlift 500...

Floyd Mayweather‘s upcoming exhibition bout will be shown live on DAZN as he faces Greek kickboxer, Mike Zambidis, in Athens on June 27th.  The former pound-for-pound superstar has featured in several high-profile contests in recent years, and his next one will see him welcome Zambidis back to boxing after a solitary bout...

Cuban middleweight Pedro Veitia (7-0-1, 7 KOs), fighting out of Orlando, Florida, is preparing a significant fight against fellow unbeaten Taiwo Afolabi (6-0, 6 KOs) of Lagos, Nigeria, by way of Staten Island, New York. The six-round showdown will take place on Saturday, June 13th, at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando,...

Two undefeated South Jersey heavyweights met face-to-face this week to debate their June 13th collision. Seldon Jr. (8-0, 6 KO) and Popper (7-0, 6 KO) spent nearly half an hour trading on experience, family legacy, last fights, and which corner has been doing the talking. Seldon vs. Popper headlines a seven-bout card...

On Saturday, Aug 29th, MVP Promotions comes to BP Pulse Live in Birmingham, England for MVPW06. The show will be headlined by a pound-for-pound showdown between USA’s Mikaela Mayer and UK’s Chantelle Cameron for the unified junior middleeight world championship. In the co-feature, UK’s unified lightweight world...

Following the official announcement by undefeated Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodríguez that he is moving up in weight, the WBC formally declared the organization’s world super flyweight championship to be vacant. Rodríguez (23-0, 16 KOs) has built a spectacular career in modern boxing, backed by Teiken Promotions. Interestingly, the story...

Zuffa Boxing’s first event on the road saw a packed night of fights play out in front of a raucous crowd at the Bournemouth (England) International Centre with the main event between local hero Chris "CBS" Billam-Smith and Canada's Ryan Rozicki delivering an exciting fight on the English South Coast. After the event, Dana...

Long Beach, California native Ashton "H2O" Sylve (14-1, 11 KOs) returns to his hometown to face former champion Joseph "JoJo" Diaz (34-9-1, 15 KOs) in a scheduled ten-round junior welterweight event on Friday, June 19th at Thunder Studios. The event, titled "Pugilist Revolution," marks the first American boxing card promoted...

Nimal Farmer W8 Michael Anderson... RDR Promotions' “Crossroads at Brick City” event in Newark, New Kersey on Saturday saw Nimal Farmer earn the biggest victory of his professional career. Farmer (7-1-2, 4 KOs) recorded a unanimous decision victory over Newark veteran Michael “Slick” Anderson (25-5-1, 19 KOs). The 25...

Joe Joyce will end a year-plus hiatus from the ring when he faces Russian heavyweight Artem Suslenkov (17-1 including IBA Pro and World Series of Boxing bouts) this July in Moscow. The 2016 Olympic silver medal winner will form part of the undercard beneath gold-medal rival Tony Yoka's headline bout with WBA regular...

DAZN has confirmed a deal with UK boxing promoter Boxxer, which will see the promotion deliver major fight nights on the platform in the coming months, including a pay–per–view event scheduled for later this year. The first event will be the rematch between Troy Williamson and Callum Simpson on Saturday, August 8th at the...

Canada's Leila Beaudoin and Colombia's Paulina Angel will square off in Quebec, for the WBA interim 130-pound title. The WBA full title in this division is held by Alycia Baumgardner.  Beaudoin (14-2-2) enters the biggest opportunity of her professional career in outstanding form. She is known for her sharp technique,...

IVB Boxing recently anounced that on Saturday, July 11th at San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza, it would join forces with Sampson Boxing and Paco Presents to present an "inclusive" night of fights, headlined by WBO flyweight champion Anthony “Princesa” Olascuaga vs. Andy Dominguez. Ed Pereira, CEO of iVB brazenly said he...

Albert Ramirez W12 Lerrone Richards... Venezuelan light heavyweight Albert Ramirez was pushed to the limit in an extremely controversially judged contest. In a tactical chess match held in Ramirez's home base of Montreal, Ramirez retained his WBA interim title with a split-decision victory over the British challenger...

Taiga Imanaga W10 Shuma Nakazato... On Sunday at the Sumiyoshi Hall in Osaka, Japan promotional outfit MUTO presented a fight card that saw two new OPBF monarchs owned in high-intensity battles. In the main event for the OPBF lightweight title, regional contender Taiga Imanaga became the new champion by dethroning Shuma...

Josh Padley W12 Aqib Fiaz...Josh Padley defended his European junior lightweight crown by the skin of his teeth in a close-fought win over Aqib Fiaz in Sheffield, England. Headlining at the Utilita Arena, Padley edged a split-decision to keep his EBU strap in what proved to be an entertaining encounter. The fight would have been...

Jahyae Brown D8 Anthony Vieira ... Jahyae “Golden Child” Brown battled undefeated Anthony Vieira to a split draw in the main event of Fight Night at Fenway on Saturday night in Boston. In an eight-round contest that remained competitive until the final bell, the judges turned in contrasting scorecards: one scored the bout...

BKFC celebrated its eighth anniversary on Thursday with a night of bare knuckles action at the sold-out Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Broward County, FL welterweight Bryce “Baba Yaga” Henry kept his undefeated record intact when Julian “Let Me Bang” Lane was disqualified in the fourth round. The referee...

WBA 118-pound champion Antonio Vargas (19-1-1, 11 KOs) has put the finishing touches on what he describes as the best training camp of his professional career as he prepares to defend his title against pound-for-pound star Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez (23-0, 16 KOs) in a twelve-round championship showdown on Saturday, June 13th...