Featherweight Iman Lee (14-0, 8 KOs) showed poise, precision, and maturity beyond his years on Saturday, outclassing Mexico's Hector Munguia Calderon (15-1-1, 9 KOs) over six rounds to advance to phase three of the WBC Grand Prix single-elimination tournament. Fighting at the Global Theater in Riyadh’s Boulevard City and...

Jake Paul faces another former champion from a bygone era this weekend when he steps into the ring with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. [From 2011 to 2012, Chavez was the WBC middleweight champion. Paul vs. Chavez will be at cruiserweight]. The boasts and promises from ‘The Problem Child’ are consistent as ever heading into battle as...

This past Saturday, the state of Aragua, Venezuela played host to the ninth edition of the WBA Future of Venezuelan Boxing, held at the Centro Recreacional Yesterday, a venue rich in local boxing history. In the main event, 20-year-old Diego Carbajal (7-0, 4 KOs) kept his unbeaten record intact with an explosive...

The USA Youth High Performance Team earned seven gold medals at the 53rd annual USA Boxing National Junior Olympics and Summer Festival in Las Vegas. Lauryn Elmore (female 65 kg), Joseph Awinongya (male 80 kg), Kayla Moore (80+ kg), and Nnajai Wright (90+ kg) each made their tournament debuts on Saturday and earned gold...

Shea Willcox KO2 Kadhim Alkhazaali ... The two newest members of Granite Chin Promotions’ (GCP) roster, undefeated junior welterweight “Showtime” Shea Willcox and middleweight Rich Allen both turned in knockout wins for a sold-out crowd on Friday night at the Bridgewater Veterans Club in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Willcox,...

The upcoming IBA Pro Champions’ Night on July 2nd in Istanbul will feature not only professional boxing bouts but also bare-knuckle fights under the IBA banner. One of the main fight card highlights will be a clash between Turkish fighter Murat Kazgan, known as “Lord Pitbull,” and American Will Chope, nicknamed “The Kill.”...

As part of Riyadh Season, the Baker AlShidy Theatre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia hosted the first press conference for the highly anticipated clash between world super middleweight champion Canelo Álvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs) and multi-division champion Terence Crawford (41-0-0, 31 KOs). On September 13th in Las Vegas, the...

Vito Mielnicki W10 Kamil Gardzielik ... Middleweight Vito Mielnicki Jr. returned to his home state for another night in the spotlight. The 23-year-old shut out Poland’s Kamil Gardzielik via ten-round unanimous decision (100-89 on all three cards) Saturday evening at Newark's Prudential Center. Mielnicki (21-1-1, 12 KOs)...

Francisco Rodríguez W12 Galal Yafai ... In another example of the recent trend of Mexicans going to England to defeat Matchroom-promoted boxers, Francisco “Chihuas” Rodríguez (40-6-1) put on a great fight in Birmingham and defeated Galal Yafai by unanimous decision. Rodrgiguez is now the WBC interim flyweight champion....

Damian Knyba TKO8 Marcin Siwy... Heavyweight Damian Knyba (16-0, 10 KOs) scored an eighth-round stoppage over Marcin Siwy (25-1-1, 12 KOs) in an all-Polish showdown held in Newark, New Jersey. Knyba, who stands six-foot-seven, enjoyed a six-inch height advantage. He used an extended lead hand to keep Siwy at range while...

The second stage of the WBC Boxing Grand Prix tournament, a vision of late WBC president José Sulaimán, with the support of Riyadh Season and Turki Alalshikh is now in the books. The four-division tournament saw fights take place in the heavyweight and featherweight divisions. These are the results:HEAVYWEIGHT: In the...

Jahi Tucker W10 Lorenzo Simpson ... In Newark, New Jersey, Jahi Tucker (15-1-1, 6 KOs) settled his beef with Lorenzo Simpson (15-3, 9 KOs) with a ten-round points victory after weeks of online back-and-forth. The judges scored it 96-94 and 97-93 (twice) in Simpson's favor. The bad blood carried into the ring, as both wasted...

The WBC Boxing Grand Prix tournament, a vision of the late WBC president José Sulaimán, with the support of Riyadh Season and Turki Alalshikh, returned with its second round of fights from the Global Theater in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, streaming live on DAZN. The  action featured bouts in the middleweight and junior...

David Stevens W10 Petr Khamukov... Reading, Pennsylvania's David “Dynamite” Stevens (15-2, 10 KOs) got past a determined challenge from Russian Olympian Petr “The Surgeon” Khamukov (13-1, 6 KOs) with a ten-round unanimous decision in the super middleweight main event of the DAZN-televised ‘LA Friday Night Fights 2’ event on...

On August 16th, Riyadh, Saudia Arabia will play host to a high-stakes showdown between two undefeated warriors who only know one direction—forward. WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball (22-0-1, 13 KOs) of Liverpool puts his belt on the line against Australia’s Sam Goodman (20-0, 8 KOs) in a battle that’s expected to ignite...

Here are the boxers' weights for Saturday's ESPN+ show at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The ESPN+ stream begins at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT. Vito Mielnicki Jr. 159.5 pounds vs. Kamil Gardzielik 159.5 (ten rounds); Jahi Tucker 160 vs. Lorenzo Simpson 159.5 (ten rounds); Damian Knyba 254.5 vs. Marcin...

Venezuela Top Boxing announced that on Friday, August 1st, Venezuela's Carlos Cañizales, will once again challenge for the WBC light flyweight world title against Thailand’s Panya Pradabsri. This time, the fight will take place in the Poliedro de Caracas. They also confirmed the live broadcast via ESPN Nocaut for all of...

Thanongsak Simsri W12 Christian Araneta... In a cautious twelve-round chess match held in Tokyo, Thanongsak Simsri of Thailand claimed the vacant IBF junior flyweight championship. Simsri edged Christian Araneta of the Philipines on two of the judges’ scorecards, 115-112 and 116-111. The third judge had it 114-113 for...

Russian super middleweight Petr “The Surgeon” Khamukov (13-0, 6 KOs) will headline “LA Friday Night Fights” against David “Dynamite” Stevens (14-2, 10 KOs) this week in Long Beach, California. Khamukov faces Stevens, who was a standout amateur boxer out of Pennsylvania, in a ten rounder that will be streamed live this Friday...

After a tense back-and-forth at the press conference to announce their July 19th rematch, Mexican star and former 140-pound title holder Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz promised a decisive ending the second time he faces Mexican rival Angel Fierro as they square off again on a PBC pay-per-view event on Prime Video from the MGM...

The first European Convention of the WBA is set to delivering a big night of fights on July 17th at Madrid’s Teatro Las Vegas. The event, promoted by The Boxer Club, will feature eleven bouts. In the main event, Moroccan junior lighweight Moussa Gholam (23-1, 14 KOs) will be matched against Argentina’s Maximiliano Verón...

Vito Mielnicki Jr. (20-1-1, 12 KOs) is ready to light up Brick City a/k/a Newark, New Jersey. The Roseland native will take on unbeaten Polish middleweight Kamil Gardzielik (19-0, 4 KOs) in a ten-round main event this Saturday, June 21st at Prudential Center. In the ten-round co-feature, Jahi Tucker (14-1-1, 6 KOs) and...

New Jersey’s Vito Mielnicki Jr. returned home this week from his training camp in Houston wit trainer Ronnie Shields ahead of his homecoming fight against undefeated Kamil Gardzielik of Poland this Saturday night, June 21st at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The event, promoted by Top Rank and Rising Star...

Brian Norman KO5 Jin Sasaki... WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. defended his strap with a concussive fifth-round knockout of hometown challenger Jin Sasaki on Thursday at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo.  This marked the second successful defense for the 24-year-old Norman (28-0, 22 KOs), an Atlanta native...

 On June 21st, boxing returns to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, as the “Rumble by the River” lights up the town. In the main event, hometown favorite Tre’Sean “Trigger” Wiggins will square off against the battle-tested Dakota Linger in the welterweight division. Wiggins (16-5-3, 9 KOs), a slick southpaw known for his technical...

Undefeated middleweight Dante “The Inferno” Kirkman (4-0, 2 KOs) has earned his bachelor's degree from Stanford University, one of the finest academic institutions in the country. With this achievement, Kirkman becomes the first professional boxer in history to graduate from Stanford, fulfilling a lifelong dream born...

Here are the boxers' weights for the championship doubleheader in Tokyo. There will be live coverage from the Ota City General Gymnasium on ESPN+ very early Thursday morning starting at 4 a.m. ET/1 a.m. PT. The main event is expected to begin at approximately 7:15 a.m. ET/4:15 a.m. PT.WBO welterweight title —...

A strong heavyweight theme is emerging for the blockbuster Wembley Stadium night on Saturday July 19th when Daniel Dubois will attempt to topple Oleksandr Usyk and become undisputed world champion. On what will be a historic night whichever way it goes - it is the first time an undisputed heavyweight collision has taken...

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....