Undefeated IBF welterweight champion Jaron "Boots" Ennis brings his record of 31-0 with 28 knockouts and 1 no contest into his Philadelphia homecoming fight against David Avanesyan this Saturday. The DAZN-broadcast show takes place at the Wells Fargo Center. Boots told DAZN cameras why he is confident of retaining his...

The 224-pound bridgerweight division is heating up. In the best match-up in the weight class' nascent history, WBC champion Lawrence Okolie (pictured) has reached an agreement with WBC interim champion Kevin Lerena for a mandatory title defense. The exact datre and venue will be announced soon, according to the WBC. A...

Janibek “Qazaq Style” Alimkhanuly (pictured) will defend his WBO and IBF middleweight world titles against unbeaten contender Andrei Mikhailovich this Saturday, July 13th, at 11 p.m. ET/ 8 p.m. PT exclusively on ESPN+. In the ten-round lightweight co-feature, Raymond Muratalla will face former champion Tevin Farmer. The...

This Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Australia's Skye Nicolson will defend her WBC featherweight title against Dyana Vargas of the Dominican Republic. Nicolson (10-0) comes into this fight after winning a vacant title last April, defeating Sarah Mahfoud by a wide unanimous decision. Vargas arrives with...

Cristian Cangelosi KO1 Aelio Mesquita... Sicilian junior middleweight Cristian Cangelosi (9-0, 5 KOs) returned to the ring with a bang last Friday at the Royale Nightclub in Boston. Now living in Brookyln, the Palermo-born Cangelosi stopped Aelio Mesquita (21-14-1, 19 KOs) within one minute of the first round of a scheduled...

Johnny Fisher TKO1 Alen Babic... Rapidly improving British heavyweight Johnny Fisher needed just 36 seconds to stop Croatia's Alen Babic at the Copper Box Arena in London. Fisher knocked Babic down quickly, and when the Croat stumbled badly getting up, the referee quickly ended the bout. Fisher is now 12-0 with two...

Promoter Tony Holden posted this on social media: "[I have] reached out to [British promoter] Frank Warren... Holden Productions and DiBella Entertainment are offering to negotiate Kenzie Morrison (21-1-2 at heavyweight) fighting Tommy Fury (10-0 at cruiserweight). Fury vs Morrison would not only be an entertaining match...

Japanese bantamweight Katsuma Akitsugi (10-0, 1 KO) squares off against all-action Mexican Jesus Ramirez (22-3-3, 16 KOs) tonight (Wednesday) in a fight that could see the winner move on to a world title challenge. Akitsugi, now based out of Los Angeles, enters after knocking off three undefeated opponents in his last...

Manager Keith Connolly says that Danny Jacobs has retired in the wake of last weekend's loss to Shane Mosley, Jr. Boxingtalk salutes the former IBF middleweight champion on a great career that saw him go 37-5 and also win a WBA regualr title. Connolly wrote on social media: "I spent twenty years in the boxing world with...

360 Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions confirmed a junior middleweight bout between Ukrainian Serhii Bohachuk, the WBC interim title holder and  Texas' Vergil Ortiz (pictured). The bout is scheduled for August 10th at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, on a card that will be broadcast live on DAZN. Bohachuck (24-1,...

Russia’s Muslim Gadzhimagomedov and China’s Zhaoxin Zhang will fight for the vacant WBA bridgerweight championship on Friday, July 12th in Serpukhov, Russia. The title went vacant after former champion Evgeny Tishchenko tested positive for banned substances. Gadzhimagomedov is a Tokyo (2021) Olympic silver medalist in...

Chris Eubank Jr. and Boxxer have today announced a partnership deal, with the middleweight contender targeting mega-fights and vowing to silence his domestic rivals. The son of a beloved former champion, Eubank has continued his family legacy in a career which has seen the Brighton star capture IBO super middleweight and...

Undefeated Albanian heavyweight Nelson Hysa hopes to have a triumphant homecoming against Germany’s Thorsten Fuchs in the twelve-round main event tomorrow (Thursday, July 11th) at Skanderbeg Square in the nation's capital, Tirana. Hysa-Fuchs and undercard fights will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ starting...

Super bantamweight Angel 'AK-47' Barrientes (11-1, 7 KOs) will return to the ring on Saturday, July 20th in Tampa, Florida to face Edwin Rodriguez (12-8-2, 5 KOs) as part of the Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry MVP undercard. This fight is expected to be an action-packed bout, and Barrientes hopes to establish himself as a rising...

Albert Batyrgaziev and Jono Carroll will step into the ring on Friday, July 12th to fight for the WBA interim junior lightweight belt in Serpukhov, Russia. Batyrgaziev, the home fighter will face the experienced Irishman in a bout that will provide the winner with the opportunity to fight the WBA 130-pound champion, who...

Puerto Rican junior lightweight Christopher “Pitufo” Diaz (28-4,18 KOs) was scheduled to face Henry Lebron (19-0, 10 KOs) in a ten-round bout this weekend on the Jaron "Boots" Ennis undercard in Philadelphia. However, the fight was called off due to Lebron getting injured. Diaz will now face Derlyn Hernandez-Gerarldo...

On July 26th, Boxlab Promotions and MVP Promotions will present "Most Valuable Prospects VII" at the Caribe Royale Orlando Hotel on Friday, July 26th. The event, airing worldwide on DAZN, will feature Carlos De Leon (1-0, 1 KO), a Puerto Rican looking to rise in the junior lightweight division. De Leon will face Darwin...

Three-division champion and two-division undisputed king Terence “Bud” Crawford (pictured) looks to conquer a fourth weight class when he takes on WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov on Saturday, Aug. 3rd at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. Crawford-Madrimov tops a pay-per-view show that includes heavyweight Jared...

William Zepeda KO3 Giovanni Cabrera...  On Saturday in Ontario, California, lightweight contender William Zepeda put Giovanni Cabrera away in three rounds with a nasty body shot that sent him to the canvas. Zepeda, an avoided Mexican southpaw, improved his record to 31-0, while the American Cabrera is now 22-2 with two losses...

Ricardo Sandoval TKO10 Ángel Acosta... This weekend in Ontario, California, flyweight Ricardo Sandoval won by technical knockout in the tenth round against former 108-pound champion Ángel “Tito” Acosta of Puerto Rico. The fight was close, but Sandoval landed the best blows as the fight wore on. In the tenth round, after an...

Tatenda Biningu (14-1 with 8 KOs) continues his climb up the ranks on Saturday July 13th in Harare, Zimbabwe. The 22-year old, whose sole defeat came in his 2019 debut, but he went on to success in the super bantamweight divisiom, and has since moved up two weight divisions. Now he will attempt to go to the next level, when...

Andres Gregorio TKO1 Eliu Canario... Brazilian super flyweight Andres Gregorio defeated Venezuela's Eliu Canario via first-round technical knockout this weekend. The Cassasp Club in Santana, Brazil, was the venue where Gregorio came out with a quick and convincing victory. Gregorio, age 25, executed his punching combinations...

Fernando Martinez W12 Kazuto Ioka ... Fernando “Puma” Martinez now owns both the WBA and IBF super flyweight championships after removing Japanese legend Kazuto Ioka from the WBA throne on Sunday at the Kokugijan venue in Tokyo. Ioka was the first male Japanese boxer to become a four-division champion. From Argentina,...

On July 27th at her upcoming challenge for the WBC heavyweight championship [the WBC considers the women's heavyweight division to begin at 175+ pounds] at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, boxing superstar and two-time Olympic Gold medalist Claressa Shields will present her first-ever “GWOAT” (Greatest Woman Of All Time)...

Robson Conceição W12 O'Shaquie Foster...  After losing his WBC junior lightweight championship to Robson Conceição by a controversial decision, O'Shaquie Foster had this to say: "Dirty game. [That was] one of the easiest fights of my life. We will be doing everything possible to make this right. But I will tell y'all this, in...

Junior welterweight contender Brandun Lee has signed promotional terms with Frank Warren as of last week. The undefeated Californian will now fight under the Queensberry banner. The 25 year-old from La Quinta, California, who entered his first fight at the age of 8, enjoyed a storied career in the amateurs, where he compiled...

Shane Mosley Jr.  W10 Danny Jacobs.... In Anaheim, California over the weekend, Shane Mosley Jr.  scored the best win of his career, defeating former champion Danny Jacobs.  Mosley (22-4, 12 KOs) stamped his contender status with a convincing unanimous decision victory over ten super middleweight rounds. "The plan was to pick...

Nate Diaz W10 Jorge Masvidal... In a long-awaited rematch between MMA stars, Nate Diaz got revenge, taking home a majority decision victory over Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal Saturday night in a ten-round light heavyweight boxing showdown at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. "Mission accomplished,” said Diaz (1-1). “I feel the...

Shakur Stevenson W12 Artem Harutyunyan... There is no place like Newark for Shakur Stevenson. The WBC lightweight champion defended his crown in front of the hometown faithful with a unanimous decision over Artem Harutyunyan on Saturday evening at Prudential Center by scores of 119-109, 118-110, and 116-112.

Stevenson (22-0,...

Robson Conceicao W12 O'Shaquie Foster... Robson Conceição upset O'Shaquie "Ice Water" Foster by split decision to win the WBC junior lightweight world title in a tactical affair. Conceição fell short in world title bids three times before but did just enough to edge the defending champion in a verdict that sparked...

Keyshawn Dominates Madueno: Lightweight contender Keyshawn Davis overcame the persistent pressure of Miguel Madueno and a plethora of roughhouse tactics, grinding out a unanimous decision to improve his record to 11-0.

Davis, the Olympic silver medal star from Norfolk, Virginia, kept calm and used his well-timed counter...

Here are Boxingtalk's predictions for Saturday's fight action: O’Shaquie Foster (22-2) vs. Robson Conceicao (18-2-1) (WBC junior lightweight title) … prediction: Foster by decision; Shakur Stevenson (21-0) vs. Artem Harutyunyan (12-1) (WBC lightweight title) … prediction: Stevenson by unanimous decision; William...

Filipino super flyweights Jayson Mama and Carlo Demecillo will fight each other on a Sanman Boxing show on July 11th at the Sunken Arena in Malungon, Philippines. Having turned professional in 2016, “Smasher” Mama brings a fine 19-1 record with 10 KOs to the dance. In December of 2021, he challenged Sunny Edwards for the...

Brick City is ready to host a summer fight extravaganza headline by a native son, Shakur Stevenson, looking to put the rest of the lightweight division on notice. Stevenson will defend his WBC world title against top contender Artem Harutyunyan on Saturday evening in Newark, New Jersey. Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs),...

Undefeated super flyweight prospect David Cardenas (6-0, 4 KOs), the 19-year-old rising star from San Antonio, TX, is set to step back into the ring this Saturday, July 6, 2024, against Steveen Angeles Cruz. This will be Cardenas' first scheduled 6-round bout, and it promises to be an exciting showcase of his talent...

Camponovo Sports' hard-hitting lightweight Miguel Madueño (31-2, 28 KOs), from Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico, is set to face the undefeated 2020 USA Olympian Keyshawn Davis (10-0, 7 KOs), from Norfolk, Virginia, in a thrilling 10-round bout. This highly anticipated fight, promoted by Top Rank, will take place on Saturday, July...

Eight Team USA boxers will be competing at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, including four males and four females. These eight boxers are set to take the ring in Paris for the Olympic Games, which begins on July 27th and run through August 10th. On this most American of holidays, let's take a look at these eight US...

On August 9th, "Punch-Out at Polar Park II”, presented by Shearns Boxing Promotions (SBP) will feature boxers in the Bay State of Massachusetts at the second boxing event ever held at beautiful Polar Park in Worcester. The Greg Hill Foundation will receive a portion of the proceeds to continue improving the lives of...

Boxxer announced that a show headlined by Zak Chelli vs. Callum Simpson on Saturday, August 3rd at Oakwell Stadium in Barnsle, England, is already sold out. Simpson, a local product, challenges Chelli for the British and Commonwealth super middleweight titles. All the action will also be available to watch live and...

Fanmio announced it will team up with UFC Fight Pass to distribute a pay-per-view pro boxing showdown between Nate Diaz and Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal on Saturday, July 6th live from Honda Center in Anaheim, California. UFC Fight Pass will distribute the event non-exclusively with other leading Pay Per View...