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...

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 Grat Britain's Anthony Yarde as he makes his Riyadh Season debut in November. At 30-0, Benavidez...

James Dickens TKO4 Albert Batyrgaziev... In an upset, British veteran James “Jazza” Dickens (36-5, 15 KOs) handed 2021 Olympic champion Albert Batyrgaziev (14-1 including IBA pro fights) his first professional loss with a stunning knockout victory to claim the WBA interim junior lightweight world title. The bout...

A three-fight PBC on Prime Video lineup will see the return of two former champions and a battle of super bantamweight contenders leading up to a pay-per-view event headlined by Mario “El Azteca” Barrios defending his WBC welterweight title against Hall of Fame boxing legend Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao on Saturday, July 19th...

A British title fight is coming to the Altrincham Ice Dome on Saturday August 23rd, live on DAZN worldwide as domestic junior welterweight  champion Jack Rafferty will defend against Mark Chamberlain. Also the Comonwealth champion, Rafferty (26-0, 17 KOs) secured his British champion status with a stoppage victory over...

On July 19th  at The Star in Frisco, Texas, Mexico's Arturo Cardenas a/k/a Arturo Popoca will face Dominique Crowder of the United States in a bantamweight contest. The Mexican has already had success at super bantamweight with a run of three quality wins in 2024. This will be a battle of unbeatens as Cardenas has a record...

WBC/WBA flyweight champion Kenshiro “Amazing Boy” Teraji will return to the ring on July 30th to defend his titles against American Ricardo Sandoval. The bout will take place at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, Japan. Teraji  has a record of 22-1, 14 KOs and is a two-division champion who enjoyed two reigns at junior...

Mexican lightweight Angel “Tashiro” Fierro sent a direct message to his compatriot and rival Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz during a tense face-to-face at the Los Angeles press conference in June to announce their rematch, and has continued to express his ire toward Cruz as their July 19th showdown approached. The two Mexicans will...

The ESPN Original Series, The Fight Life, returns for its second season on Monday, July 7th. New episodes will be available to watch on demand on ESPN+, beginning July 7th. After each episode’s debut, The Fight Life will also air across ESPN’s linear platforms (check local listings). Season two will chronicle a year in...

Matchroom Boxing has unveiled its new, remastered brand identity (pictured)that will propel the company into a new era. Spanning four decades, the world’s leading Boxing promotion has been at the forefront of the sport since it was established by Matchroom Sport President, Barry Hearn OBE. Since its inception, Matchroom...

Heavyweight Malachi Georges got a huge win on Monday at the World Boxing Cup tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan 2025. Georges landed a two-punch combination that knocked out Abbes Mouhiidine of Italy in round one. This was a big win, as Mouhididine was a silver medal winner at the 2021 world amateur championship. Georges,...

One day after Vergil Ortiz criticized Jake Paul (pictured) for his "circus fight," boxer / social media star Ryan Garcia came to Paul's defense. Here is what Garcia tweeted: "You can’t say Jake’s fights are rigged. It’s getting ridiculous. He’s just winning. May not be against the people you want or are qualified to give him...

Boxing Insider delivers a summer night of boxing at the Tropicana in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Friday, July 25th at 7 PM, showcasing a junior flyweight bout between Andy Dominguez and Byron Rojas, and a heavyweight fight bwtween Roney Hines and Devin Rodriguez. The show will streamed live on DAZN. Tickets are available...

Former 130-pound champion Tevin Farmer gave his thoughts on getting stopped in the first round by up-and-coming Floyd "Kid Austin" Schofield, Jr. on Saturday. Here is what Farmer posted on Facebook: "Boxing is a brutal sport, anything can happen on any given night. That’s the reality of this game, and that’s why it’s...

Michal Cieslak TKO4 Jean Pascal. ... Poland's Michal Cieslak was crowned WBC interim cruiserweight champion with a resounding victory over former world light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal. Cieslak showed power, precision, and determination from the outset of the fight. At the end of the second round, Cieslak landed...

WBC welterweight champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios held a media workout in Las Vegas on Saturday as he prepares for a challenge from International Boxing Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao on a pay-per-view show on Prime Video, set for Saturday, July 19th from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Barrios (29-2-1, 18 KOs)...

In Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) action in Birmingham, England, Connor “Brum Town Bomber” Tierney defeated Danny “The Bastard” Christie via TKO at BKFC 77. Christie’s corner stopped the fight 14 seconds into the fourth round. Tierney is now 9-2 on the strength of back-to-back victories, while the Carlisle,...

Former two-division champion Brandon “The Heartbreaker” Figueroa will look to set himself back onto a championship path, this time with a new trainer in Manny Robles at the helm, as he takes on Joet Gonzalez as part of the PBC pay-per-view event on Prime Video taking place Saturday, July 19th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena...

Turki Alalshikh, Alalshikh, the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia and the most powerful man in boxing, informally announced on social media that WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman will be defending his title vs. Devin Haney (pictured) in a battle on undefeated boxers, with Haney attempting...

Vergil Ortiz (pictured), holder of the WBC interim junior middleweight title tweeted the following in the wake of Jake Paul's victory over a very unaggressive Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.: "Jake Paul is scamming the entire world with his circus fights selling them as real fights but the entire world continues to eat it all up and...

Hailing from Ciudad Cuauhtémoc in Chihuahua, Mexico, Yamileth "Yeimi" Mercado (pictured) has held the WBC super bantamweight world title since November 2019, when she dethroned Kenya’s Fatuma Zarika. Since then, she’s racked up seven successful title defenses, highlighted by her most recent win, a unanimous decision in...

Avni Yildirim KO3 Jhon Caicedo... On Thursday at the Sinan Erdem Sports Complex in Istanbul, Avni Yildirim (27-5) defeated Jhon Caicedo in a light heavyweight bout. The previously unbeaten Caicedo was beating the Turk on the scorecards in the first round, but by the second, Caicedo (13-1) no longer had the strength to maintain...

Akani Sambu W10 Sabelo Cebekhulu... On Friday in Thohoyandou, South Africa, Akani Sambu fended off the challenge of compatriot Sabelo Cebekhulu, winning a controversial split decision. The 118-pound contest headlined “Survival of the Fittest”, a card promoted by Mama Rocks Boxing Promotions at the Khoroni Hotel Casino....

Jake Paul W10 Julio Cesar Chavez Jr... In Anaheim, California, Jake Paul got in ten rounds of good work but was never seriously challenged by Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. Paul won nearly every round but failed to hurt Chavez, a former champion from 2011-2012 who hasn't taken boxing seriously for years. Paul tired over the last...

Gilberto Ramirez W12 Yuniel Dorticos...  Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez started slowly but worked his way back into the fight, and wound up retaining his WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles by unanimous decision over Yuniel Dorticos in Anaheim, California on Saturday. Official scores were 115-112 (twice) and 117-110 for Ramirez. Doticos,...

Floyd Schofield Jr. TKO1 Tevin Farmer.... Floyd Schofield Jr. got a career-best win in Anaheim, California, destroying former 130-pound champion Tevin Farmer in the first round of their lightweight contest. Schofield knocked down Farmer twice and was on the verge of the third knockdown when the referee intervened to save...

Julian Rodriguez KO10 Avious Griffin... New Jersey welterweight Julian Rodriguez dramatically resurrected his career by knocking out previously undefeated Avious Griffin just a few seconds before the final bell was about to sound. Rodriguez did well in the first half of the fight but had to come back from a...

PPV.com, which does not require a subscription, returns in the U.S. and Canada for the historic battle between  International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao (pictured), boxing's only eight-division champion and reigning WBC welterweight champion Mario "El Azteca" Barrios.  In a career made up of...

Jake Paul returns to the ring tonight (Saturday) when he clashes with ex-middleweight title holder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, live on DAZN pay-per-view. Paul (11-1, 7 KOs) did not get a stoppage win over Mike Tyson in November but did defeat the legend on points. Chavez Jr. (54-6-1 with...

Christian Mbilli TKO1 Maciej Sulecki ... Montreal-based powerhouse Christian Mbilli captured the WBC interim super middleweight title on Friday with a first-round technical knockout against Poland's Maciej Sulecki at Videotron Centre in Quebec City. Mbilli (32-0 including the World Series of Boxing) marched forward from...

Deontay Wilder TKO7 Tyrrell Herndon... Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder made a winning comeback in Wichita, Kansas on Friday against a low-level opponent, Tyrrell Herndon. Wilder was fighting for the first time since getting knocked about by Zhilei Zhang a little more than a year ago. Wilder scored a...

Here are the undercard results from Top Rank's show at Videotron Centre in Quebec City: Heavyweight Arslanbek Makhmudov (33-5 including the World Series of Boxing) needed less than two minutes to stop Ricardo Brown (12-1, 11 KOs). Makhmudov was returning from a loss vs. fringe contender Guido Vianello last...

Today (Saturday), Germany’s Leon Harth (22-6-1, 13 KOs) squares off against Montenegro’s Dilan Prasovic (18-5, 15 KOs) in a ten-round bridgerweight clash in Munich. For the 37-year-old Harth, this is more than just another fight—it’s an opportunity to reignite his career. A seasoned orthodox fighter with a steady rhythm and...

Today (Saturday), the boxing scene in the Dominican Republic takes center stage at Club Mauricio Báez in Santo Domingo. Two headline bouts will showcase rising talent. In the featherweight main event, Jonathan Cabrera Sánchez (10-0, 8 KOs) will square off against fellow undefeated Juan Mendoza (7-0-1, 3 KOs). Cabrera, age...

Here are the boxers' weights for Friday night's King's Promotions card at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia: Julian Gonzalez 132.2 pounds -vs.- Jason Sanchez 131; Shannel Butler 125 -vs.- Cara McLaughlin 123.8; Brendan O'Callaghan 157.8 -vs.- Travis Floyd 154; Aleksandre Dokvadze 185.2 -vs.- Mike Diorio...

International Boxing Hall of Famer Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (pictured) held a media workout in Los Angeles on Wednesday, along with his trainer, fellow Hall of Famer Freddie Roach, as he prepares to challenge WBC welterweight champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios headlining a PBC pay-per-view event on Saturday, July 19th at the...

Here are the weigh-in results from Quebec City for the ESPN+ broadcast today (Friday) starting at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT:WBC interim super middleweight title — twelve rounds Christian Mbilli 167.7 pounds vs. Maciej Sulecki 167.7;  Steven Butler 167.6  vs. Jose De Jesus Macias 167.8 (ten rounds); Arslanbek Makhmudov...