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Shakur Stevenson vs. Felix Caraballo Weights

06/08/2020

Shakur Stevenson 130 lbs vs. Felix Caraballo 130 lbs (Super Featherweight— 10 Rounds) Judges/Referee: Tim Cheatham, Dave Moretti and Steve Weisfeld/Russell Mora Jared Anderson 236.5 lbs vs. Johnnie Langston 218.3 lbs (Heavyweight— 6 Rounds) Judges/Referee: Patricia Morse Jarman, Max...

Mikaela Mayer tests positive for COVID-19

06/07/2020

Junior lightweight contender Mikaela Mayer has tested positive for COVID-19 and won’t fight in the co-main event of Las Vegas’ first major boxing card since the start of the coronavirus...

Floyd Mayweather To pay for George Floyd’s funeral

06/02/2020

Former boxing champion Floyd Mayweather has offered to pay for George Floyd’s funeral and memorial services, and the family has accepted the offer. Mayweather personally has been in touch with...

Shakur Stevenson & Jessie Magdaleno in June Action

06/01/2020

LAS VEGAS (June 1, 2020) — It can all be summarized in three long-awaited words: boxing is back. Top Rank on ESPN returns Tuesday, June 9, as WBO featherweight world...

VARGAS: I WILL BECOME A THREE-WEIGHT WORLD CHAMP

05/28/2020

Jessie Vargas believes he will become a three-weight World champion and said on the latest episode of Matchroom Boxing’s podcast ‘The Lockdown Tapes’ that he’s ready to go all-out to...

Conor McGregor ready to Box Oscar De La Hoya

05/07/2020

By Brent Brookhouse It has been more than a decade since Oscar De La Hoya set foot in a boxing ring as a competitor. That, however, did not stop "The...

Julio Cesar Chavez Talks Career

05/05/2020

Julio Cesar Chavez says fighting on Cinco de Mayo was so special for him to connect with his fans as he joins Jessie Vargas in a special episode of ‘Peleamundo’....

ANDRADE: I WOULD BUST BILLY-JOE UP

05/05/2020

Demetrius Andrade hopes to finally get to face bitter rival Billy Joe Saunders when boxing returns – and told Matchroom Boxing’s Podcast ‘The Lockdown Tapes’ that he would ‘bust up’...

STAR TRAINERS ROACH, GARCIA & ROZIER VIEW THE PANDEMIC

04/30/2020

Boxing has been hit as hard as any sport as fighters kick their heels waiting to hear when they will be back between the ropes, and as the trio of...

Eddy REYNOSO: MARTINEZ has Great Future at Fly

04/25/2020

Eddy Reynoso says Julio Cesar Martinezwill aim to unify the Flyweight division before moving to Super-Flyweight for blockbuster bouts against the likes of Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez, as...

Busiest Boxing Champ looks to Future at 122 & 126

04/20/2020

(April 20, 2020) — WBO junior featherweight king Emanuel Navarrete is the world's busiest world champion, a 25-year-old pressure fighter who is proud to represent his Mexican heritage at the sport's...

ESTRADA: I WILL GET REVENGE IN CHOCOLATITO REMATCH

04/18/2020

Super-Fly rivals are the first guests with Jessie Vargas on ‘Peleamundo’ Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez are hunting a blockbuster unification rematch – and Estrada told Gonzalez in the first ever...

Referee Legend Eddie Cotton, 72, Dies From COVID-19

04/17/2020

Retired referee Eddie Cotton has died from COVID-19. Cotton, 72, died early Friday morning. The Paterson, New Jersey, native had been hospitalized for more than a week. Cotton was a...

Miguel Berchelt Ready For Showdown Against Oscar Valdez

04/15/2020

(April 15, 2020) — His message is crystal clear. WBC super featherweight world champion Miguel "El Alacran" Berchelt (37-1, 33 KOs) wants all the big names. Whether it’s fellow Mexican action star Oscar Valdez,...

Unified World Champion Jose Ramirez Wants All The Belts

04/13/2020

(April 13, 2020) — WBC/WBO super lightweight world champion Jose Ramirez is staying ready. The 2012 U.S. Olympian has not fought since knocking out Maurice Hooker last July in a title...

DMITRY BIVOL Throws Hat into Canelo Sweepstakes

04/07/2020

Los Angeles, CA (April 7, 2020) WBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Dmitry Bivol, (17-0, 11 KOs), has once again called for the opportunity to drop one weight class and battle ‘Pound-for-Pound’...

A Talk with Vasiliy Lomachenko

04/06/2020

(April 6, 2020) — Unified lightweight world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko is riding out the COVID-19 pandemic in his native Ukraine, but the three-weight kingpin is chomping at the bit to get his...

Bob Arum Celebrates 54 Years in Boxing

03/31/2020

(March 31, 2020) — Bob Arum started at the top, and he’s still here. A one-time practicing attorney who worked in the tax division for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern...

AARON APONTE Turns PRO AFTER OUTSTANDING AMATEUR BOXING CAREER

03/30/2020

Miami, FL (March 30, 2020) Top Amateur Standout Aaron Aponte has entered the professional ranks enlisting the support of renowned manager Peter Kahn, it was announced today. One of...

TYSON BEATS ALI in HEAVYWEIGHT LEGENDS TOURNAMENT

03/30/2020

Mike Tyson won the inaugural ‘eWBSS Heavyweight Legends’ Tournament’ Sunday night with hundreds of thousands of fight fans watching the final via Facebook. The three judges scored it 114-111 in...

COVID-19: MATCHROOM BOXING SCHEDULE UPDATE

03/30/2020

Manchester and Cardiff events rescheduled In line with the BBBofC and Government guidelines relating to COVID-19, Matchroom Boxing have postponed all events scheduled to be taking place in May, including...

HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2020 & 2021 WILL BE ENSHRINED TOGETHER

03/29/2020

CANASTOTA, NY - MARCH 29, 2020 -The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced today that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021 will be enshrined together...

Roger Mayweather Dies at 58

03/17/2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Roger Mayweather, a former world champion who also trained his nephew Floyd Mayweather Jr., has died at the age of 58. Floyd Mayweather announced the death...

Canelo Alvarez & Gennadiy Golovkin agree to Trilogy Fight

03/17/2020

By Brian Campbell With Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez having already delayed the announcement for his May super middleweight title bout against Billy Joe Saunders due to the coronavirus outbreak, the...

QUEENSBERRY PROMOTIONS Puts Boxing Events on Ice

03/17/2020

Following the guidelines and advisory measures announced by both the Government and The British Boxing Board of Control, Queensberry Promotions feel it would be inappropriate to proceed with any forthcoming...

Connecticut Based Boxing Magazine Temporarily Closing

03/17/2020

Boxing Action Magazine will temporarily be closing it’s Connecticut office’s for the rest of March and April. The targeted opening day at this time will be May 1st. Employee safety...

Julio César Chávez vs Meldrick Taylor 30 Years Ago Today

03/17/2020

On March 17, 1990, a classic for all ages in Las Vegas Hilton, where Julio César Chávez and Meldrick Taylor fought a terrific contest of courage, willpower and firepower. Chavez...

MATCHROOM BOXING POSTPONE ALL EVENTS IN MARCH & APRIL

03/17/2020

Matchroom Boxing Put out the Following Press Release This morning: Following advice from the Government and the BBBoC relating to COVID-19, Matchroom Boxing have postponed all events scheduled to be taking...

MARYLAND APRIL 17 SHOW POSTPONED

03/16/2020

Matchroom Boxing USA’s event at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland on Friday April 17 has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Former World Super-Lightweight champions Regis Prograis...

Britain’s anti-doping body Looking at Tyson Fury

03/16/2020

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s anti-doping body is expected to look into allegations in a newspaper report in which a farmer said he was offered money to provide an alibi in...

Virus Puts the Emergency Break on Boxing

03/16/2020

UPCOMING TOP RANK EVENTS POSTPONED THROUGH APRIL (March 16, 2020) — Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Top Rank has postponed all events scheduled for March and April. We are monitoring the situation...

PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS POSTPONES KIRKLAND-HERNANDEZ FIGHT

03/13/2020

Coronavirus has caused yet another postponed fight as James Kirkland's return to action against Marcos Hernandez will not take place on March 14. The UFC and Bellator announced Thursday that their respective...

USYK VS. CHISORA PRESS CONFERENCE

03/13/2020

USYK VS. CHISORA PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES Eddie Hearn: "Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for making it to central London today amongst the madness. We are all systems go, May 23rd,...

ZELFA BARRETT SIGNS WITH MATCHROOM BOXING

03/13/2020

Zelfa Barrett has signed a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and will make his highly-anticipated Sky Sports debut on the blockbuster Dillian Whyte vs. Alexander Povetkin bill at Manchester...

STEVENSON-MARRIAGA Show @ MSG Canceled

03/12/2020

Top Rank Press Release: NEW YORK (March 12, 2020) — After close consultation with the New York State Athletic Commission, it has been determined that Saturday’s and Tuesday’s events cannot...

Shakur Stevenson & Michael Conlan Prepare for Unique MSG Shows

03/12/2020

NEW YORK (March 12, 2020) — WBO featherweight world champion Shakur Stevenson will defend his world title Saturday against Miguel Marriaga (ESPN, 10:30 p.m. ET), and WBO No. 1 featherweight...

Errol Spence & Mikey Garcia in the Running for Pacquiao Fight in July

03/12/2020

By Jimmy Ayash The sport of boxing with all the rumors in combination with possible matchups & purse possibilities has more drama then students at a high school. Here’s what...

Top Rank Will Hold Boxing Shows @ MSG Without Fans

03/12/2020

By Jimmy Ayash Top Rank Boxing Will proceed with their two Boxing shows scheduled this week ( Saturday & Tuesday evening) at Madison Square Garden, New York City. In what...

Eddie Hearn: Oleksandr Usyk is Underrated as a heavyweight

03/12/2020

By Andy Scott & James Dielhenn The brilliant Usyk fights for just the second time as a heavyweight against Chisora on May 23 at The O2 in London, live on...

James Kirkland: The Greatest Hits

03/12/2020

By Kenneth Bouhairie A look back at the best moments in the storied career of the popular slugger as he takes on Marcos Hernandez in a middleweight battle Saturday night...

Joe Joyce Confident in his Skills

03/12/2020

By Alan Hubbard I am among the many who believe that 22-year-old Daniel Dubois the best young prospect in boxing today and that the sledgehammer slugger from Greenwich is the...

Catskills Clash 3 Card Taking Shape

03/12/2020

Monticello, NY March 12, 2020 Star Boxing's "Catskills Clash" returns to Monticello, New York at the beautiful Resorts World Catskills for the third edition of boxing's resurgence in the historic...

Shakur Stevenson & Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Team Up

03/11/2020

NEWARK, N.J. (March 11, 2020) — WBO featherweight world champion Shakur Stevenson was born and bred in Newark, a.k.a. “Brick City,” the oldest of nine children who dreamed of one day...

USYK COLLIDES WITH CHISORA AT THE O2

03/11/2020

Ukrainian pound-for-pound star Oleksandr Usyk will face British favourite Derek Chisora in a colossal Heavyweight clash at The O2 in London on Saturday May 23, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and DAZN in the...

Claressa Shields Vs Marie Eve Dicaire on May 9

03/11/2020

World Boxing Council super welterweight champion Claressa Shields will defend her title against another undefeated world champion, Canadian star Marie Eve Dicaire. The bout is scheduled for May 9 in...

Top Rank Signs Light Heavyweight Contender Maxim Vlasov

03/10/2020

(March 10, 2020) —Top Rank has signed veteran light heavyweight contender Maxim Vlasov to a long-term promotional agreement. Vlasov, a 33-year-old boxer-puncher from Samara, Russia, has won regional titles at super middleweight, light heavyweight...

SELBY VS. KAMBOSOS JR PRESS CONFERENCE

03/10/2020

Eddie Hearn: “Well good afternoon everyone. Thank you for turning out today on this beautiful Welsh afternoon. It’s a pleasure to be back, it really is. I think anytime that...

Karol Itauma Turns Pro

03/10/2020

EIGHT-TIME NATIONAL champion and Youth Olympic gold medallist Karol Itauma is set to turn professional with Frank Warren and fight under the Queensberry Promotions banner. Based in Chatham, Kent, the 19-year-old has...

BRIEDIS’ TRAINER: TEAM DORTICOS GIVES US EXTRA MOTIVATION

03/10/2020

With just two weeks to go, Maris Briedis’ trainer Dmitrijs Šiholajs says bold statements from Team Dorticos have not gone unnoticed at Team Briedis ahead of the WBSS Cruiserweight Ali...

Jose Ramirez-Viktor Postol Set for May 9

03/09/2020

FRESNO, Calif. (March. 9, 2020) — It took a little longer than expected, but WBC/WBO super lightweight world champion Jose Ramirez, the pride of California’s Central Valley, is set to...

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