On January 30th in Moscow, Russia, Edmond Khudoyan will face undefeated Filipino Jeplex Quirante in a minimumweight contest. At 29 years old, Khudoyan firmly established himself as one of the world’s elite amateur minimumweights. His résumé includes a silver medal at the 2025 IBA World Championships in Dubai, where he dropped...

There is a new main event on DAZN tonight (Friday) as Raul Curiel (16-0-1) will now face Jordan Panthen (11-1) in California after Alexis Rocha withdrew from an anticipated rematch with Curiel. Rocha struggled to cut weight on Wednesday and was subsequently hospitalized, forcing his exit from the welterweight clash. It marks...

Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia and the most powerful man in boxing, announced what he called a "big, big fight" for September 12th in Saudi Arabia. In a video posted on social media on Thursday, standing next to Alalshikh were former multi-division champion Saul...

Denmark's Dina Thorslund (23-0, 9 KOs) returns to the ring in her home country on January 31st against Brazil’s Lila Furtado (11-3, 2 KOs) for the WBC interim featherweight title. Thorslund (pictured), previously the undisputed bantamweight champion, now fights under MVP Promotions. She vacated her titles earlier this year...

WBA junior middleweight champion Abass Barou is once again embracing his road warrior status. Baraou, who was born in Germany and is of Togolese descent, will attempt to unify titles against Puerto Rican sensation and WBO champ Xander Zayas on Saturday, Jan. 31, at Coliseo de Puerto Rico in Zayas' hometown of San Juan....

Wise Owl Boxing is proud to announce the signing of undefeated professional bantamweight Chantel “Chicanita” Navarro. A Glendale, California native, Navarro brings an amateur background, proven drawing power, and mainstream appeal to the Wise Owl roster. She comes from deep-rooted boxing bloodlines and has been surrounded...

Today (Jan. 15th), the U.S. Postal Service will honor Muhammad Ali, known as “The Greatest,” with two stamps. Ali once said, “I should be a postage stamp, because that's the only way I'll ever get licked.” Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. in Louisville, KY, Ali was known across the globe as a champion in and beyond the...

WBO 154-pound champion Xander Zayas is focused on making history. The 23 year-old Puerto Rican will face Germany's relentless WBA king Abass Baraou in a unification showdown on Saturday, Jan. 31st, at Coliseo de Puerto Rico in his hometown of San Juan. ayas-Baraou marks just the second unification clash ever held on the...

Tomorrow (January 16th), the bright lights of Palm Springs, California, will shine on a matchup that could help shape the future of the junior welterweight division. Rising Uzbek standout Ruslan Abdullaev will take on seasoned Uruguayan veteran Eduardo “El Verdugo” Abreu. Abdullaev (3-0, 1 KO) enters the bout carrying the...

 On January 16th, the Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert will host a rematch between Manuel “Gucci Manny” Flores and Jorge “El Niño Dorado” Chávez, as the two super banamweights look to break the deadlock that left fans wanting more last summer. Their first encounter, held in July 2025, ended in a majority draw. One judge scored...

IBF women's lightweight champion Elif Nur Turhan has signed a multi-fight extension to remain with Matchroom Boxing. She will make the first defense of her title on Saturday, January 31st in Newcastle, England, live on DAZN. The ‘Golden Turk’ Turhan (12-0, 8 KOs) last month solidified her reputation as one of the most...

Here are the boxers' weights for Thursday Night's card at the War Memorial in Trenton, New Jersey: Shinard Bunch 143.8 pounds -vs.- John Paul Magalong 144.4; Jean Pierre Valencia 158.2 -vs.- Kenneth James 158.4; Daniel Bean 257.4 -vs.- Michael Cserenyi 238.4; Cornelius Mitchell 240 -vs.- Marquel...

Dalton Smith is the new WBC 140-pound champion after a spectacular stoppage win over Subriel Matias in Brooklyn. Smith started brilliantly in the opening round of the fight at the Barclays Center, and was happy to trade with the fearsome Puerto Rican ruler as the fight caught fire early, but as the fifth round entered...

Welterweight Joel Iriarte will square off against Jireh De Los Santos this Friday night, as part of a Golden Boy Promotions card at Acrisure Arena in Greater Palm Springs, Palm Desert, California. The 22 year-old Iriarte will meet the 23 year-old De Los Santos. Iriarte enters the bout as a hard-hitting unbeaten fighter who...

On Friday, January 30th at Live! Casino Hotel Maryland in Hanover, Maryland, ProBoxTV will present another night of 50/50 matchups (live 7:00 pm ET/4:00 pm PT). Presented by Lamont Roach Sr.'s NoXcuse Promotions, the ten-round junior welterweight main event matches Bryan “Nino Maravilla” Flores (27-1-1, 16 KOs) of...

2024 World Youth champion Adam Olaniyan has joined forces with Frank Warren and Queensberry ahead of his forthcoming professional debut in Dublin on March 14th, live on DAZN. The Irishman, age 19, from Tallaght, is the newest addition to the Queensberry heavyweight battalion and the two-time European gold medalist will...

Queensberry Promotions reports: "Heavyweight contender Moses Itauma has sustained an injury in camp and therefore the Magnificent 7 show has been re-scheduled for March 28th. Itauma [was injured during training] camp for his fight with Jermaine Franklin on 24th January. Due to this the whole Magnificent 7 show has...

The WBC will crown a new 126-pound champion on January 31st, when Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington (16-0, 9 KOs) faces Carlos Castro (30-3, 14 KOs) in New York City on the Teofimo Lopez vs. Shakur Stevenson undercard at Madison Square Garden. Carrington, a New Yorker, is the current WBC interim champion, a belt he captured in July...

With ex-champion Daniel Dubois passing on the opportunity to face Frank Sanchez in an IBF heavyweight eliminator, on December 2, 2025, the IBF ordered Richard Torrez, Jr. to begin negotiations with Sanchez for the IBF #1 ranking. An agreement was not reached during the time frame set forth by the IBF, so the IBF has scheduled...

Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority, announced a welterweight championship showdown between WBC champion Mario Barrios (pictured) and social media favorite Ryan Garcia in a twelve-round contest set to take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on February 21st. It will be streamed...

Matt “The Silencer” Guymon is prepared to do battle with former junior lightweight titlist Jamel “Semper Fi” Herring in a bare knuckle fight when they throw hands at BKFC 86 on Jan. 17th at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connectcut, to be streamed live on DAZN. Herring is the most recent champion from professional...

With orld super middleweight champion Terence Crawford announcing his retirement, on December 22, 2025, the WBO ordered the commencement of negotiations between Hamzah Sheeraz and Diego Pacheco for a fight to determine the next WBO champion in that weight class. The parties were granted twenty days to negotiate and reach...

Golden Gloves, South Africa's best-known promoter, is starting off 2026 as it ended 2025 – with a show at Johannesburg's Emperors Palace. Unveiling the March 28th line-up for “Sole Survivor” this week, Golden Gloves executives revealed that the main event will be a South African light heavyweight championship bout...

On February 21st, WBC atomweight champion Camila “Magnífica” Zamorano (13-0, 1 KO) defends her 102-pound title against Claudia Verónica Ruiz (7-2-1) in Sonora, Mexico. Still a teenager, Zamorano is being pushed aggressively by the WBC. She became the youngest interim champion in boxing history at 17. When undisputed...

Jadier Herrera TKO8 Ricardo Núñez... In Oberhausen, Germany on Saturday, Cuban lightweight Jadier Herrera (18-0) captured one of two WBC interim lightweight titles by defeating Panama's Ricardo “El Científico” Núñez (26-8) by technical knockout in the eighth round. The fight was held at the Rudolf Weber Arena as part of...

Dalton Smith KO5 Subriel Matias... In Brooklyn, New York, Dalton Smith elected to slug with a slugger and although he took some punishment, in the end it worked out just fine. Smith knocked out Puerto Rico's Subriel Matias to become the WBC junior welterweight champion. Smith (19-0) joins Fabio Wardley (WBO heavyweight),...

Agit Kabayel TKO3 Damian Knyba... Fighting in his native Oberhausen, Germany, heavyweight contender Agit Kabayel retained the WBC interim championship by stopping Poland's Damian Knyba in the third round. The referee stopped the fight too soon, as Knyba never left his feet and Kabayel's punches were not all landing...

Agit Kabayel will defend the WBC interim heavyweight title this Saturday in Germany, marking his first title defense. Kabayel weighed in at 240.3 pounds.  His challenger, Poland's Damian Knyba weighed in at 257.9.  In 2014, the German fighter challenged Gbenga Olokun, winning the bout by split decision. That got...

Puerto Rican power puncher Subriel Matías will defend the WBC junior welterweight title against Britain’s Dalton Smith in Brooklyn today (Sautrday). Matías weighed in at the division limit of 140 pounds. Smith came in at 139.6.  Matías is known for his aggressive style and relentless pressure. He owns a record of 23 wins, 22...

The WBC lightweight champion is Shakur Stevenson, who is moving up to junior welterweight later this month to challenge world champion Teofimo Lopez. The WBC also recognizes O'Shaquie Foster as the WBC interim lightweight champion. But this Saturday, January 10th, undefeated Cuban Jadier Herrera faces Panama's...

As 2025 wound down, light heavyweight Gradus Kraus (9-0, 8 KOs) signed a long-term promotional agreement with Boxxer, the British promotional company. From the Netherlands, Kraus is hoping to make his mark on the world stage. He joins Boxxer on the back of the biggest victory of his professional career. Headlining in front...

On January 31st, the Coliseo José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico will play host to a junior middleweight unification bout between WBA champion Abass Baraou and WBO champion Xander Zayas. Baraou will be on hostile soil as the German champion will be making the first defense of his WBA belt against a popular and...

WBC interim middleweight champion Jesus Ramos Jr, is determined to become the WBC's full champion, but standing in his way is the current champion, Carlos Adames.  On a visit to Mexico, Ramos made his intentions crystal clear.  Adames will defend his Green and Gold Belt against Austin ”Ammo” Williams on January 31st at...

Lightweight Aqib Fiaz believes he is a class above Jordan Flynn ahead of their clash on January 24th. The pair meet on the undercard of Moses Itauma's heavyweight contest with Jermaine Franklin at Manchester, England's Co-op Live Arena which will be streamed on DAZN. Both men have bounced back from their sole defeat with...

Mexico's Alan “Rey” Picasso attended the WBC's weekly press event, Martes de Café, following December loss, via wide unanimous decision, to Naoya Inoue for the undisputed world super bantamweight championship. During the conference, a video highlighting moments from his fight against the Japanese star was shown....

Arnold Gonzalez will take on Jahyae Brown in an eight-round welterweight bout which will serve as the co-feature on Thursday night, January 15th at the War Memorial in Trenton, New Jersey. CB Promotions will stage the first of what it hopes will be a monthly series that will take place in East Coast venues. Gonzalez of New...

Subriel Matías is the current WBC junior welterweight champion. Matias (23-2) won the title in July of last year after defeating Alberto Puello by majority decision. This Saturday, January 10th, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York will mark the Puerto Rican’s first title defense of his second championship reign...

Josh Padley will fight for the vacant European junior lightweight title at the end of this month. Matchroom Boxing announced on Monday that Padley will face Jaouad Belmehdi of France for the belt on January 31st. The fight will be on the undercard of the show headlined by the 154-pound world title contest defense of...

Tapia Promotions presents "Burque Brawl" this Friday night January 9th in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Seven bouts in all are set to take place including the professional debuts of Nicco and Johnny Tapia Jr. Both are the sons of the legendary multi-division champion, the late Johnny Tapia, a proud son of New Mexico. Also on...

Hendri “La Bazuca” Cedeno (16-0, 12 KOs) from La Romana, Dominican Republic now proudly represents Reading, Pennsylvania. He is set to take the biggest step of his career. against fellow Dominican Alfredo Santiago (17-2, 8 KOs), who now fights out of Puerto Rico, in a ten-round junior welterweight bout. The action takes...