Former junior welterweight champion Regis "Rougarou" Prograis announced his retirement from boxing following last weekend's loss to Conor Benn in London. Boxingtalk salutes Prograis, who leaves with a record of 30-4 after a pro career that spanned 2012-2026. He enjoyed two title reigns: as WBA champion commencing in 2019 and...

On May 2nd, WBA / WBO cruiserweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez will defend his 200-pound titles against undefeated two-division champion David “El Monstro” Benavidez, who is the reigning WBC light heavyweight title holder. That fight headlines a PBC pay-per-view event available on Prime Video at T-Mobile Arena in...

Yonkers, New York native Iman Lee (14-0-1, 8 KOs) will see action on Saturday, April 18th when he faces Jose Nunez Sosa (8-2, 6 KOs) in a ten-round junior lightweight contest at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. Tickets are on sale now at CESFights.com. Doors open at 4pm, with the Jimmy Burchfield...

Super middleweight Wilkens Mathieu will return home for the first main event of his career on June 11th at Quebec City's Théâtre Capitole. By far the biggest test of his career awaits him, as Brazil's Esquiva Falcão (32-2, 21 KOs) — an Olympic silver medalist and former middleweight title challenger — will face the...

Last week, Bare Knuckle Boxing (BKB) announced the signing of former interim champion and fan-favorite warrior Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo (26-8, 21 KOs in traditional boxing) to a multi-fight deal, adding another proven striker to its rapidly growing roster. Angulo is expected to make his BKB debut July 18 at BKB 56 in...

TBL Team Boxing League’s (“TBL”) fourth week of the season offers three nights of contests pitting major metropolitan city teams against one another in a format that lends itself to non-stop action. TBL features male and female boxers competing across a series of weight classes in a total of 24 individual one-round...

Moscow is set to host a high-risk, high-reward heavyweight collision this Friday (April 17th) as  local man Artem Suslenkov squares off against blown-up cruiserweight Artur Mann of Germany. Sporting a record of 16-1 (including IBA Pro and World Series of Boxing bouts), Suslenkov has emerged as one of his country’s...

On May 16th at Norfolk, Virginia's Scope Arena, ex-welterweight title holder Brian Norman (28-1, 22 KOs) returns to action against Canada’s Josh Wagner (19-2, 10 KOs). The main event that night will be a rematch of a no contest between Norfolk's Keyshawn Davis, a former lightweight champion, and Nahir Albright....

On Friday (April 17th), Spanish featherweight Cristóbal Lorente will enter hostile territory to face undefeated Nathaniel Collins of Scotland in a rematch that will serve as a WBC featherweight eliminator. The event, organized by Queensberry Promotions, will determine who gets to the head of the line for a shot at WBC...

Star Boxing has located a replacement opponent to preserve an undefeated vs. undefeated showdown in New York City's on Friday. Long Island’s Alex Vargas (14-0, 5 KOs) will now face Chicago's Rani Jalomo (7-0-1, 4 KOs) on the Most Valuable Promotions show at the Infosys Theater in Madison Square Garden. Originally scheduled...

Team Boxing League ("TBL") and Manny Pacquiao Promotions ("MPP") announced the official signing of a partnership, solidifying Manny Pacquiao's transition from global boxing icon to franchise owner and long-term stakeholder in the future of the sport. As part of the agreement, Pacquiao and MPP will join the ownership group...

WBA / WBO cruiserweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez plans to make the most of his opportunity to headline Cinco de Mayo Weekend in Las Vegas as he takes on undefeated two-division champion David “El Monstro” Benavidez on a PBC pay-per-view event available on Prime Video on Saturday, May 2nd at T-Mobile Arena. “It’s...

A high-stakes Northern California rivalry will take center stage on May 15th as undefeated Oakland bantamweight Anthony Garnica faces San Jose’s Eros Correa on a show presented by Showtime Boxing Promotions. Taking place at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California, the event will be televised live on Fox Deportes, bringing...

Michael Osumah TKO4 Sergio Gil... Nigerian power took center stage in Las Vegas, where unbeaten junior middleweight Michael Osumah scored a fourth-round technical knockout of Argentina’s Sergio Gil (22-16-2) on Saturday night at the The Cosmopolitan. From the opening bell, the difference in firepower was undeniable. Osumah...

South African female junior welterweight Nozipho Bell, whose don her best work in the featherweight division, returns on April 28th in Gquberha, South Africa. Bell (15-5-1 with 5 KOs) will take on Namibian-born Zimbabwean Chiedza Homakoma (8-9-3 with 4 KOs) on a show staged by Mbali Zantsi. The 36 year-old Bell has been...

Last weekend, the IBA held a night of combat fighting at the Almaty Arena in Kazakhstan as the inaugural IBA NOMAD 14 joint tournament captivated a capacity of 13,000 spectators. The fights appeared to be bare knuckle fights using mixed martial arts style gloves. The full replay of the show is available on the IBA...

Former cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith agreed to a multi-fight promotional deal with Zuffa Boxing [and seems destined for a fight with Zuffa champion Jai Opetaia, considered the top 200-pounder in the world]. Billam-Smith will have his next fight to be announced soon; "This move is about proving I am the best in...

DAZN has announced the addition of four new female broadcasters to its on-screen boxing talent team in the United Kingdom. Host Anna Woolhouse, reporters Ariana Bravo and Olivia Wayne, and social reporter and creator Jolie Sharpe will join the platform this month. The quartet of new faces join existing talent in host...

Fight week has arrived in New York City as Alycia Baumgardner (pictured) defends the IBF, WBO, WBA and IBO junior lightweight titles against Bo Mi Re Shin on Friday, April 17th to kick off the United States debut of MVPW, the new global platform for women’s boxing. But there has been a change in the main card as the...

On May 30th, the Hall des Expositions in Belgium will host a key fight in the bridgerweight division, as WBC champion Kevin Lerena faces local man Ryad Merhy in a mandatory defense. In the 224-pound division, which is still seeking to establish itself on the global stage, this matchup represents far more than a...

On April 29th at Australia's Melbourne Pavilion, the women’s super bantamweight division adds a new chapter as Skye Nicolson faces Mariah Turner in am all-Australian bout for the interim WBC title. As WBC interim champion, Nicolson (15-1) enters this fight with the hope of moving closer to a shot at the full WBC title, which...

A true clash of styles and trajectories unfolds on Saturday, April 18th as Stamford’s Slawomir "Heavy Hitter" Bohdziewicz (7-0, 6 KOs) meets Manchester's Jose Carlos “Rated R” Rivera (9-4-1, 5 KOs) in an all-Connecticut light heavyweight showdown at CES Boxing’s 'The Riverside Rumble' at the Connecticut Convention Center...

Las Vegas super bantamweight Angel "AK-47" Barrientes (14-1, 9 KOs) has a key moment impending in his young career as he prepares to face Isaac Rojas Garcia (18-0-1, 12 KOs) in a ten-round bout on Saturday, April 25th at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas. The event, promoted by Matchroom Boxing in association with...

Ha So Baek TKO7 Riku Kunimoto... The Asian middleweight scene took an unexpected turn this Sunday following a dominant performance by Mongolia's Ha So Baek, who was crowned the new OPBF middleweight champion despite a reported record of just 5-2. In the main event of the card presented by MUTO Promotions at the Sumiyoshi...

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) made its Hawaiian state debut on Saturday with BKFC Fight Night Honolulu at the sold-out Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. Doug “ColdRed’ Coltrane smashed his way back into the win column at the expense of Honolulu’s Maki “Coconut Bombz” Pitolo in the main event. The bout...

Tenshin Nasukawa TKO9 Juan Francisco Estrada... Japan's Tenshin Nasukawa (8-1) defeated legendary former two-division champion Juan Francisco “Gallo” Estrada by technical knockout in the ninth round, in a WBC bantamweight elimination bout held at the Ryogoku Kokugikan. From the opening bell, Nasukawa imposed his will thanks to...

Fully committed to boxing after some legal trouble early in his pro career, Bridgeport, Connecticut-based southpaw Jacob “Lefty” Marrero will be looking to impress on April 18th in his first main event.  The unbeaten Marrero (11-0 with 8 KOs), will be taking on Rowin Javier Sanchez in a lightweight contest at the...

Ufa, Russia will host an IBA pro boxing show on April 25th, headlined by an IBF lightweight eliminator between undefeated contenders Artur Subkhankulov of Russia and Bahodur Usmonov of Tajikistan. The winner will be in position to challenge for the IBF belt currently held by unbeaten Raymond Muratalla. Subkhankulov enters...

Alan Chaves and Miguel Madueno will clash at lighweight on Saturday April 25th at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas, as part of a card topped with the WBA heavyweight title eliminator between Jarrell Miller and Lenier Pero, exclusively live worldwide on DAZN. Chaves (21-0 18 KOs) penned a promotional deal with Matchroom last...

The Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, Ghana was electric this past weekend. In the most explosive clash of the night, Theophilus Allotey (14-0) captured a big win in the super flyweight division with a stoppage victory over Jonas Erastus (10-2). Allotey set a relentless pace from the opening bell, showcasing superior power...

USA Boxing earned three gold medals and one silver medal on Sunday at the 2026 Gee Bee Boxing Tournament in Helsinki, Finland. The United States’ competition week concluded with all eight boxers earning medals. Deborah Grant was named the tournament’s Best Female Boxer after securing her gold medal. Moises Rodriguez...

Tyson Fury W12 Arslanbek Makhmudov... Ex-heavyweight champion Tyson Fury returned from retirement – again – as he claimed victory over hard-hitting Russian contender Arslanbek Makhmudov in his comeback fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The fight viewed like a fighter shaking off his ring rust as Fury gradually...

Conor Benn W10 Regis Prograis ... Conor Benn showcased his speed and conditioning as he comprehensively outworked former two-time 140-pound champion Regis Prograis over 10 rounds at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Benn pushed the pace throughout the ten-round matchup as he forced Prograis onto the back foot for almost...

Richard Riakporhe TKO5 Jeamie Tshikeva...  Former cruiserweight title challenger Richard Riakporhe completed a successful move to heavyweight in London as he stopped defending British champion Jeamie “TKV” Tshikeva in the fifth round to capture the domestoc heavyweight title. In an eventful opening round, Riakporhe appeared...

Justis Huni W10 Frazer Clarke... Australian heavyweight contender Justis Huni used his superior speed and conditioning to edge a majority decision verdict over hard-hitting Brit Frazer Clarke after ten competitive rounds. Huni was coming off a 2025 loss to Fabio Wardley, who is now the WBA heavyweight title holder. After a...

Vito Mielnicki W10 Omar Huerta... Vito “White Magic” Mielnicki Jr. (23-1, 13 KOs) of Roseland, New Jersey, won a unanimous ten-round decision while dominating formerly undefeated Omar Huerta (15-1-1, 13 KOs) of San Ysidro, California. Fighting in the main event at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City and broadcast live...

Hebert Conceicao Sousa W10 Johan Gonzalez... Brazilian middleweight Hebert Conceicao Sousa (11-0, 5 KOs) survived a scare to outpoint dangerous puncher Johan “The Chelo Manotas” Gonzalez (36-5, 34 KOs) of Las Vegas via Venezuela, by unanimous decision. Fighting in the ten-round main event at Prudential Center in Newark,...

Tyson Fury and Arslanbek Makhmudov weighed in for Saturday's fight in London's Tottenham Hostspur Stadium. Fury was 267.9 pounds, down from the 281 he weighed for his last fight, a loss to reigning world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk at the end of 2024. Fury will outweight Makhmudov by three pounds, as the Russian...

Here are the boxers' weights for Saturday's ProBox TV event at t Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey: Vito Mielnicki Jr. 159.6 pounds vs. Omar Ulises Huerta 157.6;  Yan Marcos 154.6 vs. Dwyke Flemmings Jr. 153.6;  Heidan Martinez Morillo 139.7  vs. Daiyaan Butt 139.8;  Arjan Iseni 174.4 vs....

IBA’s new bare knuckle boxing partnership with Nomad Fighting will officially debut on April 11th at Almaty Arena in the capital of Kazkhstan. Top Dog champion Shahobiddin Egamov is already known for his toughness and refusal to break under pressure. Egamov built his reputation the hard way — including a bout in which he...