By George Willis Harold Lederman, the beloved unofficial boxing judge for HBO, died on Saturday following a long battle with cancer. He was 79. His daughter Julie, a well-respected boxing...
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Belfast boxer Michael Conlan has apologised to "the people he offended" by a ring entrance song which contained lyrics supporting the IRA. He was criticised after the Wolfe Tones' Celtic...
Amir Khan hasn’t realistically been a top 20 Welterweight for a long long time. Yet his name recognition gets him big fights, and is consistently landing headlines in Boxing publications....
By Alex Cramer “It’s very different in that it's not just a collection of interviews and footage from other people. It’s him in his own words and own footage,” Laila...
Top Super Welterweight contender Erickson “Hammer’’ Lubin faces French contender Zakaria Attou in a WBC 154-pound title eliminator in the co-main event on the card that takes place at NRG...
As Sergey Kovalev gets ready to fight Anthony Yarde in Russia on June 29th, we take a look at The Mighty Crusher: Not that long ago Sergey Kovalev, “The Crusher”...
By Michael Benson Tyson Fury has backed Dillian Whyte to get a title fight against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder next, but insists he won’t be facing him in a...
Los Angeles, CA (May 10, 2019) World Ranked and Undefeated Super Middleweight Alem Begic, (22-0-0, 19 KO’s), of Munich, Germany will make his highly anticipated United States debut battling cross-country...
By Richard Damerell Dillian Whyte is willing to face Tyson Fury next in a WBC final eliminator, but doubts whether the former world heavyweight champion would accept a fight....
By Aaron Hicklin LOS ANGELES — Nicholas Hoult laced up his black Adidas sneakers, grabbed an orange jump rope and found a spot in the alleyway behind Trinity Boxing Club,...
Britain's Leigh Wood retained his Commonwealth featherweight title after beating former champion Ryan Doyle at Nottingham Arena on Friday night. Wood, 30, stopped Doyle in the 10th-round to take...
Amir Khan has undergone surgery on a right elbow injury. The 32-year-old Briton said he felt pain in the elbow during his last fight, the WBO world welterweight title defeat...
Berchelt vs. Vargas II…can it live up to the drama of their first titanic clash?! Miguel “Alacrán” Berchelt and Francisco “Bandido” Vargas collide in a rematch. Saturday night, with...
By Michael Rosenthal Four past opponents assess the undefeated, unified super welterweight champion and explain why he’ll be a tough task for Julian Williams Saturday night on PBC on FOX....
By Scott Christ Bert Cooper, a heavyweight warrior in the 80s and 90s who turned pro in 1984 and last fought in 2012, passed away at the age of 53....
Congrats to Saul Sanchez (12-0, 7 KOs) who defeated Brandon Leon Benitez (14-2, 6 KOs) via 8th-round TKO to grab the vacant WBO Latino Bantamweight Championship at the Omega Products...
Congrats to the new WBO International Featherweight Champion Ruben Villa (16-0, 5 KOs), who defeated former WBO International Champion Luis Alberto Lopez (17-2, 8 KOs) by unanimous decision at the...
By Kevin Iole Teofimo Lopez’s rocket ride to the top will continue on July 19 when the two-time Yahoo Sports Prospect of the Year faces unbeaten Masayoshi Nakatani in the...
By Michael Benson Carl Froch has been teased with the prospect of a phenomenal comeback fight against Gennady Golovkin. The retired, former three-time super-middleweight world champion has made multiple...
By Michael Benson Tyson Fury says he does think his much-anticipated second fight with Deontay Wilder will happen this year. The pair’s first encounter last December proved to be...
By Dan Sansom hand during his WBA international featherweight title defeat to Enrique Tinoco on Friday night. Gill was dropped three times by body shots from the Mexican challenger before...
Fighters official Weight-in Results before they Battle tonight: ESPN & ESPN Deportes (10 p.m. ET) • Miguel Berchelt 130 lbs vs. Francisco Vargas 130 lbs (Berchelt's WBC Super Featherweight world title - 12 Rounds) • Emanuel Navarrete 121.6 lbs vs. Isaac Dogboe 121.4 lbs (Navarrete's WBO Junior...
By Steven Muehlhausen During the four-belt era, there has never been an undisputed middleweight champion at 154 pounds. The closest came in November 2004 when Winky Wright defeated Shane Mosely...
By Brian Mahoney NEW YORK (AP) — The giant banner behind him revealed not only a new nickname, but a new reality in boxing for Gennady Golovkin. “The return...
Charlie Duffield and Dan Azeez will meet in an all-London clash for the Southern Area Light-Heavyweight title on the undercard of Dillian Whyte’s Heavyweight showdown with unbeaten Colombian Oscar Rivas at The O2...
Ruben Villa (15-0, 5 KOs) vs Luis Alberto Lopez (17-1, 8 KOs) (Featherweight) López comes into the ring wearing white & gold trunks and his opponent Ruben Villa wearing white...
Boxing Action Magazine #1 P4P Boxer Ready for May 18th: Naoya Inoue will challenge Puerto Rico’s Emmanuel Rodriguez for the IBF bantamweight title in the World Boxing Super Series semifinals...
Saul Sanchez vs Brandon Benitez (Bantamweight) Benitez coming into the ring wearing rich red and white trunks. Sanchez coming into the ring wearing a beautiful Carolina blue robe with matching...
By Michael Benson Deontay Wilder thinks he knows why Tyson Fury is said to have hinted at retirement in a recent interview. After hearing Fury’s latest remarks, in which he...
By Peter Gilbert Leigh Wood secured an impressive stoppage win against Ryan Doyle to retain his Commonwealth featherweight title at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham. Wood dominated the fight and...
By Bradley Cullen In the latest installment of the JD NXTGEN series at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England, Enrique Tinoco pulled off an upset by outclassing the undefeated Jordan...
By Jake Donovan Two of boxing’s most determined warriors meet in a battle of wills when undefeated, unified super welterweight champion “Swift” Jarrett Hurd faces Julian “J-Rock” Williams Saturday night...
Thanks to Golden Boy Promotions, Oscar De La Hoya and Canelo Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin has just gone from a future hall of famer and all time great middleweight to a...
By Peter Gilbert Eddie Hearn: "I can't wait to let him off the leash with these British heavyweights, there's plenty of time and I'm just excited because I think he's...
By Thomas Hauser On May 4, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez successfully defended his WBC, WBA, and Ring Magazine titles against Danny Jacobs in Las Vegas and added Jacobs' IBF belt to...
By Rich Jones Anthony Joshua is already in America and enjoying the warm weather ahead of his US debut against Andy Ruiz Jr on June 1 Joshua touched down in...
By Amelia Hill Kelvin Bilal Fawaz, an amateur boxing champion who has fought in the England vest six times, has been arrested and locked in an immigration detention centre without...
By Brain Campbell If there has been a recurring theme in unified junior middleweight champion Jarrett Hurd's meteoric rise toward consideration among the best pound-for-pound fighters in the sport, it's...
By Jamie Gordon AMIR KHAN insists Kell Brook is set to snub a showdown and fight Terence Crawford. The Bolton fighter, 32, was beaten by the pound-for-pound star after being...
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — If Jarrett Hurd wants to leave his desired legacy as a 154-pound champion, he can't overlook challenger Julian Williams. There simply isn't time. The holder of...
Looks like Golden Boy Promotions back is against the wall and might have no choice but to take on Gennady Golovkin this September. After seeing that Demetrius Andrade and...
By Michael Benson Mike Tyson insists he does not know who would’ve emerged victorious from a hypothetical fight between himself and Anthony Joshua. Tyson – one of the most...
UNIFIED 154-POUND CHAMPION HURD & TOP CONTENDER WILLIAMS SQUARE-OFF BEFORE PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON FOX & FOX DEPORTES MAIN EVENT THIS SATURDAY NIGHT FROM EAGLEBANK ARENA IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA LIVE...
By Mark E. Ortega World Super Welterweight Champion Tony Harrison and Jermell were on fire at today’s press conference for their anticipated 154-pound rematch June 23 on PBC on FOX....
Leigh Wood is eager to emulate fellow Nottingham fighter Carl Froch by becoming a regular headline attraction in his home city as he prepares to make the first defence of...
By Scott Gleeson The Carolina Panthers have signed with former Georgia running back Elijah Holyfield, the son of four-time heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield, The Panthers announces in a Press Release....
Boxing Action Magazine #1 P4P King and WBA Bantamweight Champion Naoya Inoue is ready for his May 18 Showdown with IBF titleholder Emmanuel Rodriguez. After arriving in Scotland earlier today,...
By Samuel Rosenberg A great battle is expected when super welterweight contenders Jarrett Hurd (23-0, 16 KO’s) and Julian Williams (26-1, 16 KO’s) step into the ring. The final...
By Dennis Gasgonia There’s a reason why Nonito Donaire Jr. is confident about possibly facing Japanese “Monster” Naoya Inoue in the finals of the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight...
Mikey Garcia will step into the ring to help raise funds for a noble cause. On Sunday, June 9th, 2019 Team Garcia’s Founder and Multi-Division Pound per Pound Champion Mikey Garcia...
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