Junior middleweight Vladimir Hernandez looks to make the most of his elevation to headliner on Saturday when he takes on Argentina’s Francisco Daniel Veron in a ten-rounder inside Fresno, California’s Save Mart Arena, live on ProBox TV. Hernandez and Veron find themselves atop the bill following the cancellation of...

Tonight (Friday), Katie Taylor will be facing off with Amanda Serrano in a highly anticipated trilogy bout. Ireland’s undisputed world junior welterweight champion Katie “The Bray Bomber” Taylor (24–1, 6 KOs) will go head-to-head with Brooklyn’s Puerto Rican unified featherweight world champion, Serrano (47–3–1, 31 KOs)....

In boxing, as in life, not all victories are won in the ring. Some are orchestrated behind closed doors — negotiated in silence, buried under nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) and paid for with promises that never see daylight. Canelo Alvarez (pictured), one of the most respected figures in modern boxing, may have just...

The WBC has noted two adverse findings for banned perfomance enhancing drugs (PEDs) under its Clean Boxing Program. The two boxers are former 154-pound title holder Jaume Munguia and  Francisco "Chihuas" Rodriguez, who last week won a WBC interim title. The WBC says its Results Management Unit has started the evaluation...

The WBC lightweight championship will be on the line on Saturday, as  Shakur Stevenson  defends his  crown against unbeaten  William Zepeda as part of a blockbuster New York City fight card,  live on DAZN pay-per-view. Stevenson, who hales from across the Hudson River in Newark, New Jersey, will head to the Big Apple looking...

Australian superstar and former world champion Tim Tszyu held a Las Vegas media workout on Thursday ahead of his much anticipated rematch against WBC 154-pound champion Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora which is part of a PBC pay-per-view event on Prime Video on Saturday, July 19th from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in...

Mexico's Erick Badillo is set to face Gerardo Zapata on July 12th at the Save Mart Arena in Fresno, California. The bout is a WBC light flyweight title eliminator, meaning the winner will earn the right to challenge the reigning champion, Thailand’s Panya Pradabsri. Badillo brings an undefeated record of 17 wins, including 8...

Rubén Neri Muñoz KO2 Khariton Agrba... A major night of action unfolded on July 5th in Ekaterinburg, Russia, as three WBA-sanctioned title eliminators shaped the immediate future of the super bantamweight, junior welterweight, and junior middleweight divisions.   The shock of the night came in the 140-pound bout, where...

Jake Paul tweeted a picture of himself meeting with Turki Alalshikh (likely in New York City), and commented: "My / MVP's goal has always been to disrupt and grow boxing, and Turki has done that in massive ways. Collaborating only helps ensure boxing, for women and men, continues to grow and regain its place as the biggest...

In a sport long controlled by gatekeepers, Jake Paul was never supposed to matter. He wasn’t born into boxing royalty. He didn’t come up through the amateur system. He never asked for permission. And yet today, Jake Paul — the YouTuber-turned-fighter, co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) with Nakisa Bidarian— have...

Georgiy Yunovidov TKO5 Evgeny Romanov ... In an upset, Georgiy Yunovidov (11-1, 7 KOs) stopped veteran Evgeny Romanov (19-2, 12 KOs) to claim the WBA interim bridgerweight title at the DIVS Arena in Ekaterinburg, Russia. It was a weak ending as Romanov simply quit after round five.Yunovidov, age 32, entered the bout as a...

Former champions Gary Russell Jr. and Mark Magsayo, as well as super bantamweight David “Rey” Picasso held virtual media availability on Wednesday to preview their respective bouts that will be part of a PBC on Prime Video lineup Saturday, July 19th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Their fights precede a...

After delivering a third-round knockout of Josec Ruiz last month, welterweight contender “Speedy” Rashidi Ellis (27-1, 18 KOs) is putting the division’s champions on notice: The time for avoiding him is over. The 31 year-old Lynn, Massachusetts native, known for blinding speed plus power, is calling out reigning world...

Light heavyweight Imam Khataev (13-1 including IBA pro bouts and the World Series of Boxing) is scheduled to face David Morrell in New York City this weekend, but the fight's status in unclear based on the surfacing an apparent positive test for a banned substance that dates back more than a year ago. Eye of the...

According to Matchroom Boxing, "[VADA,] the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association informed Matchroom, the World Boxing Council and the British Boxing Board of Control that Francisco Rodriguez has returned an adverse analytical finding as part of a post-fight night anti-doping test following his bout with Galal Yafai on June...

Defending Jake Paul may seem controversial to some. He’s polarizing, unconventional, and unapologetically disruptive—qualities that often provoke strong reactions, especially in a sport steeped in tradition like boxing. But I’ve spent the better part of my life standing up for those who are misunderstood or dismissed...

Boxing attorney John Hornewer, who quietly represented many great champions, including Lennox Lewis and Wladimir Klitschko, penned a short but meaningful tribute to the late Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward. Hornewer wrote: "July 7th...  My maternal grandfather's birthday. [Also promoter] Tom Loeffler's birthday......

It will be a historic night at Madison Square Garden this Friday, July 11, when Most Valuable Promotions puts on an all-female card headlined by the trilogy bout between Katie Taylor and New York City’s Amanda Serrano. In honor of the women making history, I offer this poetic tribute.  The ladies comin' to the...

Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) announced the signing of former IBF bantamweight champion Ebanie “The Blonde Bomber” Bridges (9-2, 4 KOs) to its growing roster. The addition of Bridges underscores MVP’s continued commitment to elevating women’s boxing and building the sport’s most dynamic, engaging fight cards. Bridges...

IBA President Umar Kremlev welcomed heavyweight icon Tyson Fury to Istanbul, Türkiye, for last week's boxing event this week. Fury — who has yet to return to the ring following his split-decision loss to Oleksandr Usyk in December 2024 — was joined by manager Spencer Brown, with the pair heaping praise on the IBA event. ‘It’s...

On Saturday, August 2nd at the Fairgrounds Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, Christy Martin Promotions will  present “Mayhem in Music City 2” featuring Victor “Jalapeno” Hernandez (14-0, 12 KOs) taking on Jayvon “El Elegido” Garnett (10-2, 5 KOs) ina ten-round featherweight headliner. Also scheduled in the co-featured bout will...

Promoter Bob Arum tweeted, "Congratulations to His Excellency Turki Alalshikh for putting together a sensational card on November 22nd in Riyadh. WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. [pictured] and lightweight sensation Abdullah Mason are tremendous young talents who will rise to the occasion. Arum's tweet was...

When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat in 1955, she didn’t just resist a bus driver—she disrupted the power structure. Her defiance echoed through every system that told her to sit down, be quiet, and wait her turn. Today, in boxing, Jake Paul is having his own Rosa Parks moment. That may sound like an...

Jack Catterall W7 Harlem Eubank... In an all-British clash, southpaw Jack Catterall made a wining but damaging move up to welterweight with a technical decision victory over Harlem Eubank at the AO Arena in Manchester. The bout was halted in the seventh round following a clash of heads that left both fighters bloodied and...

Khalil El Hadri TKO4 Samir Ziani ... Khalil El Hadri (21 wins, 3 losses) resoundingly defeated Samir Ziani (36 wins, 1 draw, 4 losses) by technical knockout in the fourth round of a junior lightweight bout. From the first bell, Ziani did as expected, immediately advancing and applying pressure. This strategy did not...

Yoseline Perez closed the week for Team USA at the World Boxing Cup: Astana 2025 with a silver medal. Perez’s bid for a gold medal came up just short in a 5-0 defeat in the 54-kilogram final against India’s Sakshi Sakshi. The World Boxing Cup: Astana 2025 was hosted at the Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov Martial Arts Palace in...

Former two-division champion Ricky Hatton announced a comeback fight for December 2nd at The Agenda in Dubai. Hatton tweeted that he will fight 46 year-old Eisa Al Dah of Dubai, who is 8-3. Hatton, also age 46, is 45-3 for his career. Hatton has not had an official fight since 2012, although he has fought in exhibitions...

An undisputed heavyweight champion of the world will be crowned on Saturday, July 19th at Wembley Stadium in London.  Unified WBC, WBO and WBA champ Oleksandr Usyk (pictured) and IBF champion Daniel Dubois will fight for all the belts in an historic event for the UK. Never before has an undisputed heavyweight championship...

WBC minimumweight champion Yokasta Valle will face Peru’s Rocío Gaspar. Their ten-round bout will headline a card on July 18th at the Cámara de Ganaderos de Liberia in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Valle, with a record of 33-3 and 10 KOs, previously fought at this venue in November, where she defeated Ramandeep Kaur by...

A host of the biggest names in boxing descended on Istanbul, Türkiye for a special presentation on behalf of the IBA. The presentation coincided with an IBA professional boxing event. IBA president Umar Kremlev was joined on stage by former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and pound-for-pound superstar Terence Crawford....

On Thursday, The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained "prominent Mexican boxer and criminal illegal alien" Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., and is processing him for expedited removal from the United States. Sauturday's New York Times ran a story...

Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions announced the following news on social media: "Grateful to announce the signing of Sardius Simmons, 2025 National Heavyweight Champion and one of the most decorated amateur heavyweights in the country. Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, a city with a deep boxing legacy, Sardius...

Here is a look at the recent lineage of the four major championships in the junior lightweight (130-pound) weight class. The current champions are Emanuel Navarrete (WBO), O'Shaquie Foster (WBC), Eduardo Nunez (IBF) and Lamont Roach (WBA). Boxingtalk will be updating and expanding this recent history of the junior...

Jason Sanchez scored a ten-round split decision over previously undefeated Julian Gonzalez... Veteran junior lightweight Jason Sanchez scored a ten-round split decision over previously undefeated Julian Gonzalez last Friday night at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The show was promoted by King's Promotions. Sanchez...

As someone who has followed boxing for years and worked across its business and promotional sides, I never expected to find myself defending Jake Paul. But I also can't deny what I see. Jake Paul has done more to revive interest in boxing-especially among younger fans and women - than most fighters with twice the...

Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia and the most powerful man in boxing, posted on Twitter that Abdullah Mason will collide with Sam Noakes for the vacant WBO lightweight title, as part of the Riyadh Season event being planned for November. The WBO title was recently...

As the summer heats up, so does CES Boxing with the signing of four sizzling young boxers just in time for 'Summer Heat 2025' on July 19th at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. Joining the CES Boxing roster are junior welterweight Jacob "Lefty"Marrero (9-0, 7 KOs) from Bridgeport, CT; lightweight Gianni Liguori (2-0-1, 2...

Do you think you have what it takes to fight in the Squared Circle? BKFC is hosting tryouts in Merrillville, Indiana on Saturday July 19th starting at noon and ending at 3:00 PM. The tryouts will be held at Team Colon Mixed Martial Arts located at 8215 Taney Pl. Unit D. Heavyweight 'Big' Ben Rothwell will be in...

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained "prominent Mexican boxer and criminal illegal alien" Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., and is processing him for expedited removal from the United States. Chavez, a former champion over a decade ago, has...

Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia and the most powerful man in boxing, posted on Twitter that David Benavidez (pictured) will defend his WBC light heavyweight world title against Great Britain's Anthony Yarde as he makes his Riyadh Season debut in November. At 30-0,...