Boxing is at an inflection point. The sport has historically operated within a decentralized marketplace. Promoters such as Matchroom Boxing, Queensberry Promotions, and Golden Boy Promotions negotiated events independently.
Sanctioning bodies including the WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO governed championship recognition...

Jai Opetaia W12 Brandon Glanton... Zuffa Boxing returned to the Meta Apex in Las Vegas, where Jai Opetaia punished Brandon Glanton for twelve rounds to claim the inaugural Zuffa cruiserweight championship.  All three official scores were 119-106, and it should be considered a shutout, as Opetaia had a point deducted and...

Vlad Panin TKO9 Shinard Bunch ... “Superbad” Vlad Panin got his Zuffa Boxing career off to a winning start with a ninth-round technical knockout victory over Shinard Bunch (22-4-1) in their welterweight matchup. Panin started swiftly, fighting on the front foot and taking the initiative in the early rounds, while Bunch seemed...

Here the boxers' weights for the Zuffa show in Las Vegas on Sunday:Twelve-round Zuffa cruiserweight title bout:  Jai Opetaia (199.5 pounds) vs. Brandon Glanton (200) Ten-round welterweight bout: Ricardo Salas (145.5) vs. Jesus Saracho (146.5); Eight-round featherweight bout: Adan Palma (125.5) vs. Pablo...

Sadly, the IBF will strip cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia of its title over a dispute with Zuffa Boxing, who is planning to offer its own version of boxing championships. Here is the IBF's statement: The International Boxing Federation (IBF) has withdrawn sanction of the optional defense of the IBF cruiserweight...

Japanese boxing is preparing for one of the most important nights in its history when undefeated four-division champ Naoya Inoue faces undefeated three-division champ Junto Nakatani for Inoue's world super bantamweight championship on May 2nd at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo. Inoue enters the fight as one of the...

The historic May 2nd Tokyo Dome card will also feature Japanese legend Kazuto Ioka seeking to make in Japanese history. At 37 years old, Ioka (32-4-1) will attempt to make history by challenging Takuma Inoue for Inoue's WBC 118-pound title. Inoue (21-2) is the brother of world super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue,...

Welterweight Shinard “Showtime” Bunch (22-3-1) just can’t quit his passion. Bunch will introduce himself to a wider audience on Sunday night at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas, where he’ll take on Vlad Panin (23-2) in a ten-round welterweight bout.  The 26-year old admits that he’s come close to walking away from boxing before,...

Boxing Insider’s Club Boxing Series returns to the Tropicana Showroom in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, March 7t with a six-bout card sanctioned by the New Jersey Athletic Control Board. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster. Here are the boxers' weights: Justin Figueroa 159 pounds -vs.- Luis...

Jhung Ciou W8 Ryuga Hattori ... Boxing in Taiwan celebrated a rare win on the international stage as local son Jhung Ciou defeated Japan’s Ryuga Hattori (6-4-1) by unanimous decision. It was an eight-round bout held in the minimumweight division. The event, organized by the promotional team Pro Boxing Team Taoyuan in the city...

MVP returns to New York City for MVPW 02 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden on Friday, April 17th — the inaugural U.S. event for MVPW, the new global platform for women’s boxing. In the main event, unified junior lightweight champion Alycia Baumgardner (pictured) will take on Korea's Bo Mi Re Shin in a ten-round bout...

MVP and ESPN have entered a long-term partnership to bring the sport’s biggest women's fights and brightest stars to a global stage. The deal will also support the launch of MVPW -- the first dedicated women’s boxing league -- created to showcase elite female talent and tap into the rapidly growing women’s sports audience....

PFL - The Professional Fighters League- published the following statement on its social media today: "The Professional Fighters League had made the decision to part ways with Francis Ngannou," the company stated. "We have great respect for Francis as both an athlete and a person, and we wish him success in the next chapter...

In the wake of Zuffa boxing signing one of Matchroom Boxing's biggest start, Conor Benn, Matchroom's Eddie Hearn (pictured) has struck back. On Thursday, Hearn announced he had entered into an advisory agreement with reigning UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall. Zuffa is essentially UFC's boxing arm. There is no intent...

Boxing legend and multi-division champion Thomas Hearns will appear at the Ninth Annual Box Fan Expo on Saturday May 2nd. BoxFan Expo will take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on the weekend of the cruiserweight title fight between Gilbero "Zurdo" Ramirez and David Beanvidez, which is...

Uprising Promotions will bring its next amateur boxing event to one of New York City's most iconic outdoor venues, announcing Rumble on the River at Seaport Pier 16 in Manhattan for Saturday, May 30th. Once again, the event proudly partners with Bigvision Community, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting young adults in...

Zuffa Boxing 04 will take place on Sunday March 8th at the Apex in Las Vegas. IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia will take on Brandon Glanton, but what is at stake will be the inaugural Zuffa Boxing cruiserweight chapionship. [Editor's note: it is unclear if the IBF will continue to recognize the winner of...

Here is a look at the recent lineage of the four major championships in the junior lightweight (130-pound) weight class. The current champions are Emanuel Navarrete (WBO / IBF), O'Shaquie Foster (WBC) and James Dickens (WBA). On March 14th, Dickens faces Anthony Cacace, who won the IBF title in 2024, then vacated it and...

On Friday, March 13th, ProBoxTV returns to Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida, for another installment of “The Contender Series. In the ten-round main event, light heavyweight Najee Lopez (15-0, 12 KOs) of Ellenwood, Georgia, takes on Manuel Gallegos (22-3-1, 19 KOs) of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. In other...

Former WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. has formed a new promotional company, Throwback Boxing Promotions, along with veteran boxing promoter Jolene Mizzone. They have also announced the new outfit’s first signing, Edwin De Los Santos. With the combined experience of Norman, who fought his way up the rankings...

Boxingtalk belatedly salutes Argentina's Edith Soledad Matthysse, who etched a second championship reign into her career at the age of 45, three weight classes up from her original championship division. On February 22nd, Matthysse captured the WBA junior welterweight world title with a commanding performance over...

Polish middleweight Karol Welter will see action this Friday against Venezuela’s Evander Castillo at the Hotel Terminal in Wroclaw, Poland. Welter brings a record of 20-1 with 8 knockouts into the bout, while Castillo stands at 21-4 with a formidable 19 wins coming by way of knockout. Welter enjoyed a breakout 2025...

Promotional disputes in boxing often play out in interviews and social media posts. Contracts, however, are not decided in public. They are decided by the language in the wrtten agreement — and by what that language requires. On Monday, a federal court ordered the dispute between junior middleweight contender Vergil Ortiz...

WBC junior middleweight champion Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora has his sights set on re-establishing himself as the top fighter at 154 pounds when he takes on former unified welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman on Saturday, March 28th headlining a PBC pay-per-view event available on Prime Video from the...

Gabe Rosado (pictured) will become the latest fighter to make his Misfits debut this weekend when he faces Ty Mitchell in Derby, England this Saturday, live on DAZN. Rosado, a former contender at middleweight and super middleweight, is now 40 years old. After a long losing streak, he returned weith two wins in 2025 to raise...

Bryce Mills KO4 Tobias Green ... More than 3000 fans were in a 3400-seat building on Saturday night at Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York. Most were there to see Bryce Mills (21-1-, 8 KOs), a 24 year-old junior welterweight who put on the best performance of his five-year career with a fourth-round knockout over Tobias...

Abel Ramos W10 Tahmir Smalls... On Saturday night, veteran welterweight Abel Ramos captured a split-decision victory over previously unbeaten Tahmir Smalls. The bout took place at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. From the opening bell, Ramos (29-6-3) attacked consistently to the body to neutralize Smalls’ speed and...

De-Kang Wang TKO11 Herlan Gómez... Chinese super bantamweight De-Kang Wang rang up an eleventh-round technical knockout over Filipino Herlan Gómez. The bout was held on Thursday, February 26th in Wenshan, China. Gómez came out aggressively, pressing the action early and forcing Wang onto the back foot in the opening rounds....

Bill Haney (pictured, left), the father and manager of undefeated WBO welterweight champion Devin Haney, seems to be very interested in having his son unify against WBA champion Rolly Romero. Bill Haney tweeted, "Just got off the phone with Louie DeCubas [of PBC]. Romero, the ball’s back in your court. May 30th." The other...

Judge Cristina Silva of United States District Court in Nevada has blocked junior middleweight contender Vergil Ortiz from taking one of the most attractive fights the sport of boxing has to offer right now, a fight against former welterweight champion Jaron Ennis. Silva issued a preliminary injunction barring Ortiz...

Boxxer announced some additional bouts for the Tyson Fury vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov undercard on Saturday, April 11th at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, live on Netflix. [Previously named as the co-feature was Conor Benn vs. ex-champ Regis Prograis]. Heavyweight roster mates Jeamie TKV and Richard Riakporhe will clash...

UPDATE: The Bivol vs. Eifert purse bid has been postponed yet again by the IBF, this time until Tuesday, March 10th. This is at least the third postponement of this potential world light heavyweight championship fight. Original story (Feb. 12, 2026): The IBF announced that a purse bid for world light heavyweight champion...

Mykal Fox W10 Ray Robinson... In a poised display of ring generalship and distance control, Mykal Fox scored a unanimous decision victory over Ray Robinson on Saturday, February 21st at Live! Casino & Hotel in Maryland. The junior middleweight contest was a chess match between two technically refined southpaws. Fox made full...

Attorneys for Vergil Ortiz, Jr. filed an emergency request with a federal court in Nevada, asking it to confirm that the temporary restraining order that the court entered on February 13th has expired. Oritz's legal team correctly pointed out to the court that under the court's rules of procedure, temporary restraining...

Yamil Peralta KO2 Juan Díaz ... In a triumphant ring return, two-time Olympian Yamil Peralta of Argentina got a win in the cruiserweight division with a big knockout of Venezuela’s Juan Díaz (13-4). The bout was the featured attraction on February 28th at Casino Buenos Aires. Peralta ended things abruptly in the second...

Emanuel Navarrete TKO11 Eduardo Nunez... Emanuel Navarrete unified the junior lightweight crowns on Saturday night with a TKO triumph over now frmer-IBF champion Eduardo Nunez. The pair arrived at Glendale, Arizona's's Desert Diamond Arena each seeking to secure a second strap to add to their collection amid a crowded...

Terry Washington KO2 Eduardo Yudel Reyes... California's unbeaten light flyweight Terry “Terrible” Washington rang up a second-round knockout of seasoned Mexican Eduardo Yudel Reyes (18-5). The bout took place at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California, and proved one-sided from the opening bell. Washington set a fast...

On March 12th, the IBA returns to Saint Petersburg with an international fight card headlined by a junior middleweight clash between Pavel Sosulin and Liberian-born Victor Nagbe. Sosulin (16-0, 8 KOs including World Series of Boxing and IBA pro bouts) steps into the ring at a pivotal stage of his career. Nicknamed “Mex” for...

Jahi Tucker TKO6 Sona Akale... Star Boxing delivered another edition of its long-running “Rockin’ Fights” series at The Paramount in Huntington (Long Island), New York. In the ten-round middleweight main event, Long Island’s Jahi Tucker faced Minnesota's Sona Akale in a high-energy contest from the opening bell. Both fighters...

Ruben Aguilar TKO8 Luis Lopez ... Ruben “El Pollito” Aguilar looked ready for another step up in the 147-pound division while dismantling normally durable Luis Lopez over eight brutal rounds.  Fighting on ProBoxTV’s latest broadcast from College Park Center at the University of Texas in Arlington, Aguilar (24-0-1, 21 KOs) of...