Fighting

Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya had he weekly sound off yesterday, and started by reviewing last weekend’s big event between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson — a fight De La Hoya believes was scripted. De La Hoya would then go on a rant about how it’s the fighters today who are killing the

With Sunny Edwards set to collide with Galal Yafai on Nov. 30, Matchroom Boxing releases behind the scenes footage of both fights in their Make The Days Count segment. Both Edwards and Yafai have long been familiar with one another dating back years now, and while there’s mutual respect between the fighters, there’s also a

Amanda Serrano appeared on CBS Mornings today in New York to talk about her rematch against Katie Taylor and it turning out to be such a big platform for women’s boxing. Serrano tries to keep it gracious when asked about her thoughts on the official outcome, but says she still looks forward to making a

Fans of swangin’ and/or bangin’ rejoice, as Dan Rafael reports that heavyweights Derek Chisora and Jarrell Miller are finalizing a February 8th showdown in Manchester. Now 40 years old, Chisora (35-13, 23 KO) has spent the last decade or so oscillating between “worryingly shot” and “surprisingly resilient.” He’s currently in the latter stage after a

Speaking to Fight Hype, trainer Robert Garcia shares his thoughts on who should be considered as the greatest Mexican fighter of all time between Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez. Here’s some of what Garcia had to say on the topic. “To just the regular fans, Chavez is always going to be #1,” Garcia said.

In the wake of Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez’s unifying victory over Chris Billam-Smith, fellow cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia is set for a significantly less glamorous bout, battling IBF mandatory Hiseyin Cinkara on DAZN this coming January 8th. Despite Ramirez’s triumph, there’s a strong argument to be made that Opetaia (26-0, 20 KO) is the man to

With the formal announcement of David Benavidez and David Morrell, Leonard Ellerbe speaks to Fight Hub TV about the upcoming matchup on behalf of PBC. Ellerbe says he doesn’t expect an easy night at the office for either fighter once that bell rings. Ellerbe on Benavidez vs Morrell “Terrific matchup. These two have been going

Tommy Fury is slated for his next boxing match, but it’ll come against former UFC fighter Darren Till in January. So while Fury and Jake Paul both have a lot in common with how they approach their ‘boxing careers,’ it’s only a matter of time before they meet once again. Fury handed Jake Paul his

December 14th just got even more bloated, as Boxxer revealed a show at Liverpool’s Exhibition Centre headlined by a welterweight title unification between Natasha Jonas and Ivana Habazin. Following back-to-back failed title bids against Terri Harper at 130 and Katie Taylor at 135, Jonas (15-2-1, 9 KO) jumped all the way to 154, swiftly picking

Boxing’s slop ecosystem remains healthy after last Friday’s Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson debacle, as Tommy Fury will meet former UFC title challenger Darren Till in a January 18th DAZN main event at Manchester’s Co-op Live. As far as I’m aware, it’s an exhibition. Fury (10-0, 4 KO) spent 2023 establishing himself as the king

Japanese kickboxing ace Rukiya Anpo will parlay his unexpectedly strong performance against Manny Pacquiao into another payday, as Fanmio announced that he’ll meet Ryan Garcia in an exhibition as part of a December 30th PPV. I’ve seen a few places claim it’ll be eight two-minute rounds as opposed to Japan’s usual 3×3 for these things,

WBO president Gustavo Oliveiri announced today that top-ranked middleweight contender Hamzah Sheeraz has withdrawn from his ordered title shot against Janibek Alimkhanuly just before the purse bid. Per Jake Donovan, Sheeraz (21-0, 17 KO) will “most likely” parlay his number-one spot with the WBC into a February 22nd shot at Carlos Adames (24-1, 18 KO)

Katie Taylor once again beat Amanda Serrano tonight in Arlington, Tex., retaining her undisputed super lightweight championship in another controversial decision. All three judges scored the fight 95-94 for Taylor. This was not quite the barnburner that their 2022 bout at Madison Square Garden was, but there was a lot of good action, and this

Amanda Serrano lost another controversial decision to Katie Taylor tonight, with much of the discussion from the bout stemming from Taylor leading with her head — or just headbutting, to put it very simply — and a bad cut that opened on Serrano as a result. How bad was the cut? It was this bad.

Tuesday, Nov. 19 TrillerTV+, 8:00 pm ET, CountryBox: Where Music Meets Boxing. THIS IS NOT A JOKE: 59 year old Oliver McCall, the same one that turned pro in 1985, who won the WBC heavyweight title over 30 years ago against Lennox Lewis and famously had a mid-fight emotional breakdown in the ring during their

Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez unified the WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles today in Riyadh, beating Chris Billam-Smith in a rugged main event that deserves major credit on both sides. Ramirez took the fight on scores of 116-112, 116-112, and 116-113, a clear win in a very competitive fight where Billam-Smith, as always, simply would not go

Jake Paul scored an easy win over 58-year-old Mike Tyson tonight in Texas, surprising nobody who didn’t go in with the delusion that Mike Tyson is anything near what he used to be. Paul (11-1, 7 KO) won the farcical fight on scores of 79-73, 79-73, and 80-72, with the ancient Tyson (50-7, 44 KO)

Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez and Chris Billam-Smith will meet in a cruiserweight title unification, one of two title unifications highlighting another show from Riyadh, technically co-promoted by Golden Boy and Boxxer. The card streams at Noon ET today on DAZN. Along with Zurdo vs Billam-Smith, we’ll see Oscar Collazo and Thammanoon Niyomtrong (aka Knockout CP Freshmart)