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Thurman: "watch what happens when I hit Fundora's chin"

Source: PBC WBC 154-pound champion Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora and former unified welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman went face to face at a press conference in Los Angeles Wednesday to promote their PBC pay-per-view fight scheduled for Saturday, March 28th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Fundora...

Rothwell vs. Arlovski III happening in BKFC on Saturday

Press Release In the main event of BKFC's KnuckleMania VI on Saturday, Wisconsin's Ben Rothwell will defend his BKFC heavyweight championship for the first time against long-time rival Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski, live on the BKFC App and the BKFC YouTube page from Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. Sprinkle in the fact that Arlovski...

Late announcement: MVP adds more women stars to its roster

Compiled By Scott Shaffer Last week, Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions continued its dominance of women's boxing by announcing yet another mass signing of some of the sport's top athletes. Paul tweted, "We are proud to officially announce the signing of [WBC featherweight champion] Tiara Brown, [IBF junior middleweight champion] Oshae...

Introducing New Mexico's Ariana Carrasco

Press Release Ariana Carrasco has signed a long-term management agreement with Trifon Petrov and Imperial Boxing. Carrasco trains at Dona Ana Boxing Gym in Las Cruces, New Mexico under her father Rene Carrasco. She started boxing at age 12 and had over 80 amateur fights. She had an impressive amateur career and won 12 national...

DAZN inks deal with MF Pro

Press Release MF Pro has agreed a long-term broadcast deal with DAZN, and they intend to start the partnership off with April 4th’s pay-per-view heavyweight clash between Derek Chisora and Deontay Wilder. News of another MF Pro show, live only on DAZN, will be announced on Friday. Kalle Sauerland, who has promoted close to 50 world...

Stevenson stripped after refusing WBC's demand for $100K

Compiled By Scott Shaffer Rather than allow Shakur Stevenson a reasonable period of time to decide in which weight class he wants to campaign, the WBC stripped him of his 135-pound title less than three days after he moved up to win the world 140-pound championship from Teofimo Lopez. Stevenson remains the world / WBO junior welterweight champion....

Wilder: "I need Chisora more than he needs me"

Press Release Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder (44-4-1, 43 KOs) and perennial contender Derek “War” Chisora (pictured, 36-13, 23 KOs) will collide in a DAZN pay-per-view at London's O2 Arena on April 4th, with tickets going on sale on Friday.At the London press conference on Wednesday, Chisora said: "We...

IBF sends Leo vs. Aleem to purse bid

By Scott Shaffer On December 23rd, the IBF ordered its featherweight champion Angelo Leo and its #1 ranked contender Ra’eese Aleem to begin negotiations for a mandatory defense of the title. An agreement was not reached within the timeframe set forth by the IBF, so the IBF has scheduled a purse bid for February 17th. Leo (26-1) is...

Spotlight on Fundora vs. Thurman

Source: PBC WBC junior middleweight champion Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora will be looking to continue his reign against former unified welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman in a clash that headlines a PBC pay-per-view event on Prime Video on Saturday, March 28th from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Fundora...

Appendicitis forces Ramirez out of interim title defense

Source: WBA The WBA light heavyweight interim title fight highly between Venezuela's Albert Ramírez and Britain’s Lerrone Richards has been officially postponed due to a last-minute medical issue affecting the Venezuelan fighter. According to a medical report confirmed by his team, Ramírez was diagnosed with acute appendicitis. The...

Sumo wrestling returns to New Jersey in April

Press Release World Elite Sumo (WES) rumbles into Newark, New Jersey's Prudential Center on Saturday, April 18th. Following the sold-out success of Sumo Fight Club at White Eagle Hall (Jersey City, NJ) , WES continues its national expansion with a globally inspired event designed to thrill both longtime combat sports fans and first-time...

Watch: De Leon Castro stops Olguin

Source: Boxlab Promotions This past weekend at San Juan's Coliseo José Miguel Agrelot, Puerto Rican junior lightweight Carlos De Leon Castro (7-0, 6 KOs) gave his hometown a sixth-round technical knockout victory over Diuhl Olguin (17-48-7). Olguin is on a 1-16 run, with 14 of those losses coming by decision. “Man, fighting in front of my people...

Dubois vs. Harper tops all-women show on April 5th

Source: Sky Sports Caroline Dubois vs. Terri Harper and Ellie Scotney’s undisputed title fight top an all-women’s TV bill on Sunday April 5th live on Sky Sports. The card at London's Olympia will be Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions first UK event. Dubois takes on British rival Harper in a ten-round unification bout for the WBO and...

Report: Mayweather sues Showtime claiming it sent his money to Haymon... but he doesn't sue Haymon!

By Scott Shaffer TMZ Sports reports that retired great Floyd Mayweather Jr. is suing Showtime and its former executive, Stephen Espinoza for $340 million. The lawsuit alleges that for Mayweather's most lucrative fights, including vs. Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor, Showtime and Espinoza directed payments to accounts controlled...

Stevenson and Roach show mutual respect

Compiled By Scott Shaffer World junior welterweight champion Shakur Stevenson (pictured) on X: "Just rewatched my fight, Teo [Teofimo Lopez] is a really good fighter, great boxing skills. I just made him look that way [overmatched] because of my skills but other guys wouldn’t make him look like that! My jab, my defense, my IQ. I’m just on another level...

Lauren Price books next title defense

Source: Boxxer Lauren Price will defend her world welterweight championship against Stephanie Pineiro Aquino on Saturday, April 4th at the Utilita Arena in Cardiff. This event, presented by Boxxer, will be broadcast live and free-to-air on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. Also an Olympic champion, Price (9-0, 2 KOs) can already stake her claim as...

Spotlight on Fundora vs. Thurman

Source: PBC WBC junior middleweight champion Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora will be looking to continue his reign against former unified welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman in a clash that headlines a PBC pay-per-view event on Prime Video on Saturday, March 28th from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Fundora...

Battle of unbeatens added to Saturday's Rhode Island show

Source: CES Boxing Stamford, Connecticut middleweight Douglas “El Uno” Marroquin (8-0, 5 KOs) will step into the spotlight on February 7th when he faces fellow unbeaten Rufus Macauley (4-0, 3 KOs) in the co-feature of CES Boxing’s Winter Brawl 2026 at the Historic Park Theater in Cranston, Rhode Island. Limited tickets to Winter Brawl 2026...

A few words with middleweight Euri Cedeno

Source: Boxlab Promotions  This past weekend in San Juan, Puerto Rico at the Coliseo José Miguel Agrelot, middleweight Euri Cedeno (14-0-1, 12 KOs) of the Dominican Republic delivered a dominant victory. Cedeno turned in a flawless performance, earning a ten-round unanimous decision win and sweeping the scorecards 100-88 across the board. From...

The Boxingtalk Scoreboard

Source: WBA Juan Cruz Uncos W10 Alan Cantero...  In a fight packed with three knockdowns, two point deductions and constant swings of momentum, Argentina’s Juan Cruz Uncos (10-3-1) survived the chaos to capture a unanimous decision victory over Alan Cantero (10-2-1). The 122-pound bout, held this weekend in Buenos Aires, turned into a test...

Mielnicki to fight in Atlantic City in April

Press Release On Saturday, April 11th, middleweight Vito “White Magic” Mielnicki Jr. (22-1, 13 KOs) of Roseland, New Jersey will enter the ring with Mexican-born Omar Ulises “La Bala” Huerta (15-0-1, 13 KOs) in the opposite corner. Scheduled for ten rounds, Mielnicki - Huerta will be the main event of the Sampson Boxing show at Jim...

Welcome to Ball vs. Figueroa fight week

Source: DAZN Nick Ball (pictured) defends his WBA featherweight title this weekend as he faces former two-weight world champion Brandon Figueroa live on DAZN. Ball is chasing a fourth straight title defense against 'The Heartbreaker' who has designs on a third title reign of his own as he heads to Liverpool. Figueroa will enjoy a...

Chisora on Wilder fight: “This is what I live for”

Press Release Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder (44-4-1, 43 KOs) and perennial contender Derek “War” Chisora (pictured, 36-13, 23 KOs) came face-to-face in New York City, where they officially announced their high-stakes bout scheduled for April 4th at The O2 Arena in London. The face-off, staged in front...

Dana White: Zuffa boxing ratings coming soon

Source: Zuffa Boxing With two Zuffa Boxing events now in the books, co-founder Dana White said the management team will start to work on establishing an official rankings system for Luffa Boxing, and said that, having dome similar work before for other brands under the TKO banner, he doesn’t anticipate any problems getting them up and...

Fundora vs. Thurman on for March 28th

Source: PBC WBC junior middleweight champion Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora (pictured) and former unified welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman will go face-to-face at a press conference on Wednesday in Los Angeles before they headline a PBC pay-per-view on Prime Video taking place Saturday, March 28th at the MGM...

Oliveira vs. Reynoso preview

Source: CES Boxing For ‘Prince’ Ray Oliveira Jr. (10-4, 2 KOs), the opportunity arrives on February 7th, when the 35-year-old New Bedford, Massachusetts native headlines ‘Winter Brawl 2026’ against Rhode Island's Victor Reynoso (11-0, 7 KOs) in a New England welterweight showdown. The main event tops a seven-bout card at the Historic Park...

Thorslund returns from maternity leave with a win

Source: WBC Dina Thorslund W10 Almudena Álvarez... Dina Thorslund reaffirmed her status as a top female boxer by capturing the WBC interim featherweight title with a commanding victory over Spanish softie Almudena Álvarez. Fighting before her home crowd at the Sydbank Arena, Thorslund (24-0) showcased her skills from the opening...

BKFC has big show in Philly this weekend

Press Release BKFC returns to its hometown of Philadelphia on Saturday under the bright lights of the Xfinity Mobile Arena. “Big” Ben Rothwell defends his BKFC heavyweight championship for the first time against Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski. Both men are former mixed martial arts stars, and Arlovski is the proud owner of a pair of...

Francesca Hennessy remains undefeated... barely

Source: WBC Francesca Hennessy W10 Ellie Bouttell,... At the Copper Box Arena in London, Britain’s Francesca Hennessy was pushed to the limit in a far-from-comfortable night. Her opponent, Ellie Bouttell,  stubbornly refused to be a mere stepping stone. It was a classic clash of styles: constant pressure and short inside hooks...

Ex-champ Valenzuela gets win at lightweight

Source; Zuffa Boxing Rayo Valenzuela W10 Diego Torres... In the headline bout at Zuffa Boxing 02 in Las Vegas, former WBA junior welterweight champion Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela kicked off a new chapter in his career as he dropped to lightweight outpoint hard-hitting Diego “Azabache” Torres over ten rounds. There was no feeling-out process as both...

Bohachuk defeats Butaev by split decision

Source: Zuffa Boxing Serhii Bohachuk W10 Radzhab Butaev... In Zuffa Boxing's chief support on its second show, Ukrainian warrior Serhii Bohachuk battled past Russian rival Radzhab Butaev in a back-and-forth middleweight battle. A former interim champion at junior middleweight, Bohachuk moved up to 160 pounds for a middleweight clash with Butaev...

More Zuffa results: Kalajdzic gets career-best win

Press Release Radivoje Kalajdzic KO7 Oleksandr Gvozdyk ... On Zuffa Boxing 02 undercard action, Radivoje Kalajdzic knocked out ex-champ Oleksandr Gvozdyk in their light heavyweight contest. It was  a stunning come-from-behind victory for Kalajdzic, who recovered from two knockdowns to knock out Gvosdyk in a dramatic turnaround. Gvozdyk...

Matchroom announces Feb. 21st undercard

Press Release Nottingham, England's Motorpoint Arena is set to be completely sold out on Saturday, February 21st, when two former champions – and bitter enemies – Leigh Wood and Josh Warrington collide in an eagerly awaited rematch. Super bantamweight Molly McCann, who last year switched to boxing following a successful MMA career, wants...

Josh Padley wins European championship

Source: DAZN Josh Padley TKO2 Jaouad Belmehdi... Josh Padley moved to claim the vacant European 130-pound championship in emphatic style as he dispatched Jaouad Belmehdi inside two rounds in Newcastle, England on Saturday. Fighting on the Bakhram Murtazaliev-Josh Kelly undercard, the Doncaster native made short work of his latest opponent...

Boxlab returns to Orlando on Feb. 20th

Press Release Boxlab Promotions announced “Night of Champions XIV,” set for Friday, February 20th at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. The event will be streamed live worldwide on the Boxlab Promotions YouTube channel. The ten-round main event will feature junior middleweight Alex Bray (10-0, 8 KOs), from Melbourne, FL, as...

Fight Club OC returns on Feb. 12th

Press Release Fight Club OC is back on February 12th inside The Hangar at The OC Fair & Events Center in Costa Mesa (Orange County), California. Six bouts are sscheduled, five of them boxing and one mixed martial arts alongside a Hustler Casino Knockout Promotion where fans in attendance can win up to $1,000 cash. The best-known boxer on...

Atlantic City Hall of Fame names 20 new members

Press Release The Atlantic City (New Jersey) Boxing Hall of Fame (ACBHOF) unveiled twenty honorees for induction into its Hall of Fame. The annual Awards & Induction Weekend is scheduled to take place from Friday, September 25th through Sunday, September 27th at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. Here is the list of inductees:...

Stevenson puts on a clinic vs. Lopez

Sean Sullivan @ ringside Shakur Stevenson W12 Teofimo Lopez... Headlining at Madison Square Garden, undefeated Shakur Stevenson put on a boxing master class, easily routing Teofimo Lopez over twelve one-sided rounds to earn Stevenson's world (and WBO) junior welterweight championship. It was a historic win because Stevenson is now a champion in a...

Zayas now a unified champion at 154 pounds

By Scott Shaffer Xander Zayas W12 Abass Baraou... In San Juan, Xander Zayas defeated Abass Baraou of Germany by unanimous decision to become the unified WBO / WBA junior middleweight champion. Fighting in front of his Puerto Rican fan base, Zayas moved backwards for most of the fight but threw tons of punches, a strategy that worked...

Back to business: Keyshawn Davis wins by TKO

By Scott Shaffer Kewshawn Davis TKO12 Jamaine Ortiz... Ex-WBO lightweight champion Kewshawn "The Businessman" Davis made a successful debut in the junior welterweight division on Saturday in New York City. Davis, who lost that title on the scales before his prior fight, stopped the capable Jamaine Ortiz in round twelve. By way of comparison,...