Boxing News

Diaz, Alvarado return on same card in Houston

By Jeff Aranow: This Saturday's fight between interim WBA heavyweight champion Luis "The Real King Kong" Ortiz (24-0, 21 KOs) and Tony Thompson (40-6, 27 KOs) will not have Ortiz's interim WBA

IOC: Boxers won't need headguards at Rio 2016

By Dan Ambrose: The ticket prices for the May 7 fight between WBC middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Amir Khan were released today by HBO, and they seem to be reasonably priced compared

BETHLEHEM, PA. (March 1, 2016) - Unbeaten middleweight prospect Ievgen Khytrov (12-0, 11 KOs) takes on Alabama's Kenneth McNeil (9-1, 6 KOs) in a 10-round bout that highlights an exciting undercard taking

By Jeff Aranow: Interim WBA heavyweight champion Luis "The Real King Kong" Ortiz (24-0, 21 KOs) will be defending his title this Saturday night on March 5 on HBO Boxing against 44-year-old Tony Thompson

(March 1, 2016) - WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) will make his first title defense of 2016 against former two-time world champion and resurgent

By Scott Gilfoid: Well, it looks like we can forget about unbeaten heavyweight prospect Hughie Fury (18-0, 10 KOs) facing a top contender like his trainer Peter Fury was talking about. Instead of facing

By Dan Ambrose: Mexican boxing great Julio Cesar Chavez is very concerned with his son former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (49-2-1, 32 KOs) after he left training camp this week. Chavez

Merseyside favourite Derry Mathews says he wants a war with Manchester's Terry Flanagan. The all-action Scouser has promised to go toe to toe with his bitter North West rival when the pair battle

LOS ANGELES (March 1, 2016) - Tickets for the WBC, RING Magazine and Lineal Middleweight Championship battle between Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) and former two-time world champion

By Chris Williams: Former eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao is still slowed up from the after effects for an eye injury that he suffered a couple of weeks ago. Pacquiao hasn't been able to

Ghanaian lightweight star Richard Commey (23-0, 21 KOs) has decided to vacate his Commonwealth title in order to focus on a World title challenge. The 28 year-old from Accra claimed the Commonwealth

By Dan Ambrose: Former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan says he didn't want a rehydration clause for his May 7 fight against WBC middleweight champion Saul Canelo Alvarez because he wanted

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay "Bronze Bomber" Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) says it never entered into his mind to vacate his WBC title after promotional team lost the purse bid to the

By Chris Williams: An irritated looking Adrien Broner walked out of his press conference earlier on Monday when he was being asked to do pose for photos with challenger Ashley Theophane in their kickoff

By Chris Williams: 39-year-old superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. has absolutely zero interest in competing in the Olympics in 2016 and 2012. Mayweather won a bronze medal in the 1996 Olympics. He was beaten

(Photo: German Villasenor / Team Margarito) By Dan Ambrose: For fans of former IBF/WBA/WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (38-8, 27 KOs), they'll be able to get their fix with him, as he's

By Jeff Aranow: Former world champion Naseem Hamed believes think Amir Khan is making a mistake by choosing to move up in weight two divisions to face WBC middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez

Easter stepping up to face former titlist Mendez

(Photo credit: Stephanie Trapp/Mayweather Promotions) By Chris Williams: In a little over a month from now, WBA light welterweight champion Adrien Broner (31-2, 23 KOs) makes his first defense of his WBA

February 29, 2016 Melbourne, AUSTRALIA/New York: Star Boxing's undefeated Super Middleweight Zac Dunn (20-0 16KO Melbourne, AU), captured the vacant WBC International Silver Super Middleweight championship