Melvin Jerusalem W12 Yudai Shigeoka...  Melvin Jerusalem is now a two-time champion in the 105-pound division after upsetting Japan's Yudai Shigeoka (8-1) via split decision on Sunday in Nagoya, Japan. A WBO champion for four months last year, Jerusalem (22-3) scored knockdowns in the third and sixth rounds on his way to...

Here are Boxingtalk's predictions for the Boxxer show in London on Sunday: Fabio Wardley (17-0) vs. Frazer Clarke (8-0) (British heavyweight title) … prediction: Wardley by mid- to late-round knockout; Florian Marku (13-0-1) vs. Chris Kongo (14-2) (welterweights) … prediction: Kongo by decision; Viddal Riley (10-0)...

Sebastian Fundora W12 Tim Tszyu ... Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora took home a split-decision over the previously unbeaten Tim Tszyu to capture the WBC and WBO junior middleweight championships at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. One judge scored the fight 116-112 for Tszyu, but was overruled by scores of 116-112 and...

Isaac Cruz TKO8 Rolando Romero ... On the big PBC show in Las Vegas, Mexico's Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz (26-2-1, 18 KOs) wrestled away the WBA junior welterweight championship from Rolando “Rolly” Romero (15-2, 13 KOs) with an eighth-round TKO triumph. After enduring pre-fight trash talk from Romero, it was Cruz who established...

Gilberto Ramirez W12 Arsen Goulamirian... In Inglewood, California, Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez became a two division champion, taking the WBA cruiserweight title from Arsen Goulamirian, who will go down in the books as a weak, inactive champion. All three judges scored it 118-110. Give Ramirez credit though. A natural...

Erislandy Lara KO2 Michael Zerafa... The PBC pay-per-view in Las Vegas also saw WBA middleweight champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara (30-3-3, 17 KOs) deliver an exciting stoppage of Australia's Michael Zerafa (31-5, 19 KOs) in the second round of the title fight. After a feel out first round, Lara found a home for...

Julio Cesar Martinez W12 Angelino Cordova ... Opening the Prime Video pay-per-view in Las Vegas, WBC flyweight champion Julio Cesar Martinez (21-3, 15 KOs) dropped the previously unbeaten Angelino Cordova (18-1-1, 12 KOs) twice on his way to a majority decision victory by scores of 114-112 twice and 113-113. Trained by...

Serhii Bohachuk W12 Brian Mendoza ... The Las Vegas undercard was topped by a toe-to-toe battle that saw Serhii Bohachuk (24-1, 23 KOs) take home a unanimous decision over Brian Mendoza (22-4, 16 KOs) to win the interim WBC junior middleweight title. Bohachuk dominated many of the early frames before Mendoza rallied in the...

Arvin Jhon Paciones KO1 Wanchai Nianghansa ... Filipino teenager Arvin Jhon "AJ" Paciones got a big road win in the light flyweight decision with a first-round knockout win over Thailand's Wanchai Nianghansa in Bangkok on Friday.  Paciones is now 8-0 with 5 KOs, while Nianghansa (18-14) sees a four-fight win...

On May 11th in Aguascaliente, Mexico, Erika Cruz (pictured) will defend her WBA 122-pound for the first time against undefeated mandatory challenger Nazarena Romero of Argentina. Cruz (17-2, 3 KOs) became a two-weight ruler by taking the title from Mayerlin Rivas in November, outworking the champion in Los Angeles to claim...

Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke have taken to the scales ahead of their British and Commonwealth title fight on Sunday, live on Sky Sports. Wardley (17-0) and Clarke (16-0 including the World Series of Boxing) at The O2 arena in LondonAt the weigh-in, Clarke was the bigger man by 23 pounds, outweighing Wardley 266...

Oscar Valdez TKO7 Liam Wilson... Former two-division champion Oscar Valdez stopped Australia's Liam Wilson (13-3, 7 KOs) in the seventh round to capture the WBO interim junior lightweight title on Friday at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. After trying to find his distance in the opening round, Valdez began...

Seniesa Estrada W10 Yokasta Valle... After ten rounds of sustained action, an undisputed world minimumweight champion was crowned. Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada (26-0, 9 KOs) Yokasta Valle (30-3, 9 KOs) via unanimous decision to unify all the belts in the 105-pound division, a first in boxing history. All judges scored the...

Here are Boxingtalk's predictions for a busy boxing Saturday: Arsen Goulamirian (27-0) vs. Gilberto Ramirez (45-1) (WBA cruiserweight title) … prediction: Ramirez by decision; Tim Tszyu (24-0) vs. Sebastian Fundora (20-1-1) (WBO and vacant WBC 154-pound titles) … prediction: Tszyu by mid- to late-round...

The weigh-in is complete for tonight (Saturday's) pay-per-view show at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu and Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora will meet for Tszyu’s WBO title and the vacant WBC title in the main event. Both men weighed in at 152.8 pounds... WBA junior...

Raymond Muratalla W10 Xolisani Ndongeni ... In Friday's undercard action in Glendale, Arizona, junior welterweight Raymond "Danger" Muratalla (20-0, 16 KOs) cruised to a ten-round unanimous decision against late-notice replacement Xolisani Ndongeni (31-5, 18 KOs) of South Africa. Muratalla boxed with tranquil confidence,...

Eduardo ‘Rocky’ Hernandez will return to the ring against Daniel Lugo (27-2-1 18 KOs) in Aguascalientes, Mexico on Saturday May 11th, live worldwide on DAZN, with Erika Cruz defending her WBA super bantamweight title against Nazarena Romero on the same show. The veue will be the Palenque de la Féria National de San...

Fresh off winning a bare knuckes (BKFC) championship in February, former junior middleweight champion Austin Trout is preparing to lead the Houston Hitmen in the upcoming season of the Team Combat League (TCL). While the TCL officially kicks off this weekend, Trout’s Hitmen won’t make their debut until April 11th. Trout,...

A showdown between unbeaten junior lightweights will now kick off PBC on Prime Video action as teenager Curmel Moton takes on Anthony Cuba in an eight-round clash today (Saturday) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Elijah Garcia was originally scheduled to top the live streaming presentation against Kyrone Davis, but was forced...

Here are the boxers' weights for Saturday's show at at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California: Louie Lopez 146.8 pounds vs. Jesus Resendiz 146.5; Nelson Oliva 155.6 vs. Franyerson Puerta 156; George Navarro 120.1 vs. MJ Bo 120; Eric Mondragon 132 vs. Jenel Lausa130.5; Leonardo Rubalcava 142.9 vs. Giovanny...

Here are the boxers' weights for Saturday night's RDR Promotions card at Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack: Greg Outlaw 143.6 pounds -vs.- Rondale Hubbert 140.8; LeAnna Cruz 117.8 -vs.- Josefina Vega 116; Rashan Adams 131.6 -vs.- Ryan Picou 134;  Deric Davis 133 -vs.- Yoses Vidales 134.6;  Lamar...

Tickets are on sale for the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame (ACBHOF) 8th Annual Awards & Induction Weekend to be held from September 27th through September 29th at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City and Boardwalk Resorts – Flagship Hotel.  The ACBHOF induction weekend commences on Friday September 27th with a...

Premier Boxing Champions will present their debut pay-per-view on Prime Video today (Saturday, March 30th) headlined by Tim Tszyu taking on Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora for Tszyu’s WBO title and the vacant WBC 154-pound world title, plus WBA 140-pound champion Rolando “Rolly” Romero and Mexican star Isaac...

Stephen "Breadman" Edwards, who trains Kyrone Davis, tweeted that undefeated middleweight Elijah Garcia has withdrawn from tomorrow's fight vs. Davis in Arizona: "I've been saying it for a while but it [hits] home this time. Boxing needs an insurance carrier for training camps. Kyrone Davis just had a great camp with lots of...

Here are Boxingtalk's Friday fight predictions for the ESPN action in Arizona: Oscar Valdez (31-2) vs. Liam Wilson (13-2) (WBO interim super featherweight title) … prediction: Valdez by unanimous decision; Seniesa Estrada (25-0) vs. Yokasta Valle (30-2) (undisputed female minimumweight championship) … prediction: Estrada...

Shohjahon Ergashev KO1 Juan Huertas... Fighting in Michigan, junior welterweight contender Shohjahon Ergashev of Uzbekistan knocked out Juan Huertas in the first round. An immobilizing body shot did the trick for Ergashev, who is now 24-1. He was coming off a failed IBF title bid vs. Subriel Matias. Huertas returns back to...

Boxers competing on Saturday's inaugural Prime Video pay-per-view event went face-to-face on Thursday at the final press conference before they enter the ring at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The press conference featured WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu and Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora, who will meet...

Dalton Smith KO5 José Zepeda... Sheffield junior welterweight Dalton Smith (16-0) has signed a new multi-fight promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing following his career-best win over Jose Zepeda on Saturday. The 27 year-old former amateur star, who is trained by his father Grant at the Steel City Gym,...

Two heavyweight fights have been added to Top Rank's show on Sunday, May 12th at RAC Arena in Perth. Both will take place after the main event (Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. George Kambosos for the vacant IBF lightweight championship). Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne (31-5, 27 KOs) returns to Australian soil to face New Zealand’s Hemi...

Here are the boxers' weights for Top Rank's championship doubleheader at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona:Vacant WBO interim junior lightweight title - 12 Rounds Oscar Valdez 129.7 pounds vs. Liam Wilson 129.6;Undisputed world minimumweight championship  — 10 Rounds Seniesa Estrada 104.2 vs. Yokasta...

On April 20th, the WBC world and WBA interim welterweight title will be disputed in the city of Zagreb, Croatia, between Ivana Habazin and Kinga Magyar.  The local boxer, Habazin (22-5), is the WBA mandatory challenger. [World champion Jessica McCaskill fights Lauren Price in May]. From Hungary, the 28 year-old Magyar has...

On Saturday, April 6th at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, two undefeated super bantamweights will collide in the eight-round co-feature as Star Boxing's Rajon Chance (8-0-1, 6 KOs) battles Travon Lawson (5-0, 3 KOs). That bout will support the previously announced ten-round light heavyweight main...

Jason Medi TKO5 Jimmy Mabundjii... Congolese light heavyweight Jason Medi put on an excellent performance on Wednesday night at the Turffontein Racecourse in Johannesburg, South Africa. In what was supposed to be his toughest fight to date, Medi dominated compatriot Jimmy Mabundjii from the first round until Mabundjii retired...

Liverpool featherweight Joe McGrail has signed a long-term promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and will make his next ring appearance on the April 27th show at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool, shown live worldwide on DAZN. The 21-year old has won all nine of his fights since joining the paid ranks with...

The International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum, which is celebrating its 35th Anniversary in 2024, announced that Hall of Famer Ann Wolfe will attend events planned for Induction Weekend set for June 6-9 in “Boxing’s Hometown,” Canastota, New York. “Ann Wolfe demonstrated incredible skill and power in the ring and...

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 59: Dodson vs. Aguero Weigh-Ins are officially in the book for Friday's show at the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to be streamed live worldwide on The BKFC App. Here are the fighters' weights:BKFC flyweight (125 pounds) title John Dodson 124.8 pounds -vs.- Dagoberto...

WBC interim 115-pound champion Carlos Cuadras has suffered a torn Achilles tendon in training and has been forced to withdraw from a May fight vs. Australia's Andrew Moloney. Former 108-pound title holder Pedro Guevara has replaced Cuadras and will now fight Moloney for, according to promoter Top Rank, "the vacant WBC...

The IBF announced that boxing judge Harry Davis of Toronto has passed away. Davis judged championship fights with Brian Viloria and Marvin Sonsona defending their titles. He also worked non-title fights involving many significant boxers, including Errol Spence, Jr. and Razor Ruddock. Davis was a member of the IBF for over...

Nicholas Walters W10 Joseph Adorno... Former featherweight champion Nicholas Walters is back at the world level after taking more than six years off from boxing during 2015-2022. Now fighting as a lightweight, Walters took a unanimous decision from Joseph Adorno in Plant City Florida. The Jamaican prevailed by scores of...

Yudai Shigeoka (8-0, 5 KOs) defends his WBC minimumweight title for the first time against Filipino Melvin Jersusalem (24-3, 12 KOs) on the last day of March at the International Conference Hall in Nayoya, Japan. Yudai’s younger brother Ginjiro, also a southpaw, with a record of 10-0, 8 KOs, defends his IBF title against...