By Alan Hubbard HAVING FAILED A late fitness test I was unable to get along to last Saturday‘s spectacular at the O2 Arena, but I have to say watching BT’s...
By Jimmy Ayash In a very exciting Vegas Card including what should be a barn burner fight between Yordenis Ugas & Omar Figueroa Jr., top P4P young gun Luis “The...
By Michael Rosenthal When Manny Pacquiao steps into the ring versus World Welterweight Champion Keith Thurman Saturday night on FOX Sports PPV, he seeks to join a small group of...
Former amateur star George Davey says he is realising a childhood dream by signing up to turn professional with Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren. The super welterweight, with more...
By Bob Velin The undefeated World Welterweight Champion is hungry as ever as he seeks to enhance his own legend with an emphatic win over boxing icon Manny Pacquiao Saturday...
By Greg Beachham LOS ANGELES (AP) — Manny Pacquiao has had a whole lot more to say about boxing ever since he became a politician. The 40-year-old Filipino senator who...
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Artur Beterbiev is to fight Ukraine’s Oleksandr Gvozdyk in a unification title bout at light heavyweight. The Russian Boxing Federation, which organizes some pro fights, says...
The Theater at MGM National Harbor (Oxon Hill, Md.) LIVE on ESPN+, TOMORROW at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT Undercard Streaming on ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT Teofimo Lopez 134.4 lbs vs. Masayoshi Nakatani 134.4 lbs (IBF Lightweight world title...
Mandela dedicated his life to fight against apartheid, a political system developed in South Africa based on racial segregation. And for that he was imprisoned for 27 years. Two years...
New York, July 18th, 2019 Tomorrow nights (7/19) entire "Rockin' Fights" card weighed-in today at Modell's Sporting Goods, ahead of tomorrow night's fights. Tomorrow night's entire card, including the WBC...
By Frank Warren IT WAS PROBABLY a sporting weekend like no other. From the relentless brilliance of Lewis Hamilton setting a record for British Grand Prix wins, to the majesty...
By Samuel Rosenberg Fight week festivities have officially started in Las Vegas with the arrival of Keith Thurman and Manny Pacquiao, who this Saturday will rise to the ring at...
By Caryn A. Tate The former world 140-pound titlist goes beyond boxing as he prepares to face John Molina Jr. in a welterweight battle Saturday night on FOX Sports PPV....
July 18th, 1951 The tough wily veteran and God fearing father of six, Jersey Joe Walcott finally on his 5th attempt, conquered the world crown with an spectacular KO in...
FRANK WARREN has added to his ranks with the signing of 5-0 super bantamweight Shabaz Masoud to fight under the Queensberry Promotions banner. Masoud, from Stoke-on-Trent, made his professional debut...
OXON HILL, Md. (July 17, 2019) —Teofimo Lopez is on the fast track to a world title shot. Standing in his way is a fellow unbeaten fighter, Masayoshi Nakatani, the...
LOS ANGELES (July 17, 2019): Golden Boy and Canelo Alvarez have made the strategic decision to postpone their typical September fight. The decision was made in an effort to secure the right opponent and...
DANNY "EL GALLO" GONZALEZ , TYRONE "PRETTY BOY" JAMES & JUSTICE "LIL NASTY" BLAND TOOK TO THE PODIUM TO SPEAK ON THEIR UPCOMING BOUTS Star Boxing held its official press-conference...
July 17th, 1976 Mexican Pipino Cuevas became the youngest Mexican boxer in history to conquer the welterweight championship stopping Puerto Rican, Angel Espada in round two, nineteen days shy of...
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF – In 2006, Roy Englebrecht revolutionized the world of fight promotion with the launch of Fight Promoter University. Now the Hall of Fame promoter is taking FPU...
PHILADELPHIA (July 17, 2019) — Robeisy Ramirez, one of the greatest Cuban amateur boxers ever, has a date for his long-awaited professional debut. The two-time Olympic gold medalist will take...
By Joseph Santoliquito The undefeated World Super Middleweight Champion has a score to settle with undefeated Mike Lee when they square off Saturday night on FOX. As they were being...
By Frank Bartolini New Jersey fight fans will not have to travel far to watch their home grown pugilists this summer as three scheduled fight cards in “The Garden State”...
Female super featherweight champion of the World Boxing Council, Eva Wahlstrom, will have a new rival, Ronica “Queen” Jeffrey, replacing Mexican Yareli “Chololita” Larios. The match promoted by Roy...
Welterweight contender Yordenis Ugas (23-4, 11 KOs) held a public workout prior to the upcoming showdown with Omar Figueroa Jr. (28-0-1, 19 KOs) which will be part of Pacquiao vs....
World Boxing Council super lightweight champion Jose Carlos Ramirez will defend his crown against WBO champion Maurice Hooker, who also arrives undefeated, with 26 fights including 17 of KO`s. The...
(July 16, 2019) — One of Great Britain’s most promising welterweights, Michael “The Problem” McKinson, is ready to conquer Europe. McKinson, a native of Portsmouth, England, will take on Russian...
By Ignacio LaGuarda STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — City resident Canio Carlucci has been eating at Pellicci’s Restaurant on the West Side for as long as he can remember, so he’s...
By Samuel Rosenberg There are only five days left for Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman to enter the ring in a highly anticipated battle for the World Boxing Association (WBA)...
July 16th, 1947 On this day in history, middleweights Rocky Graziano and Tony Zale collided for the second time. On this occasion, it was triumph for a badly cut Rocky,...
Cuban Yordenis Ugás fights former WBC lightweight champion, Omar Figueroa, in a welterweight elimination bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, on July 20. Ugás (23-4, 11 KOs),...
Undefeated Elmont, Long Island prospect, TYRONE JAMES (9-0 6KO's) has been making a name for himself in the New York boxing scene since 2016. James may well be the 'heir apparent' to the...
WBC bantamweight silver champion Luis “Pantera” Nery, closed his preparation in his home city Tijuana, declaring himself in fine fettle for this Saturday, in Las Vegas, Nevada. “Pantera” (29-0-0,...
By Jose Corpas Like fellow Cuban Kid Chocolate, Ugas is considered one of the best-dressed boxers in the world. But as he prepares to face Omar Figueroa Jr. in a...
LOS ANGELES (July 15, 2019) — The soccer field will become a fistic battleground Saturday, August 17, as Jose Benavidez Jr. will battle former world champion Luis Collazo in a...
Kid Chocolate, who’s remembered as a great Cuban fighter, became super featherweight Champion after stopping Benny Bass in the seventh round. The fight took place at the Shibe Park of...
By Tim Dahlberg Pernell Whitaker, an Olympic gold medalist and four division champion who was regarded as one of the greatest defensive fighters ever, has died after being hit by...
HALL OF FAME FLIES FLAGS AT HALF-STAFF FOR FOUR-DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION PERNELL WHITAKER CANASTOTA, NY - JULY 15, 2019 - The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced its flags...
By Alison Bower VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Norfolk native and Olympic boxing gold medalist Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker was hit and killed at a busy Virginia Beach intersection, police tell...
By Sean Nam The typically pleasant Manny Pacquiao is fuming over undefeated welterweight champion Keith Thurman’s trash-talk heading into their 147-pound showdown Saturday on FOX SPORTS PPV. And Pacquiao trainer...
By Mark E. Ortega Former world champion Antonio DeMarco gave welterweight contender Jamal James all he could handle during a 10-round war that saw James emerge victorious Saturday night on...
By Jake Lambourne and Stuart Atkins DANIEL DUBOIS has wasted no time in calling out Joe Joyce following his stoppage win against Nathan Gorman at the 02 Arena. The 21-year-old...
Ronny Rios (31-3, 15KO) scored a spectacular upset knockout victory over previously undefeated WBA #3 Diego De La Hoya (21-1, 10KO) to win the NABF Super Bantamweight Title. Both...
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