Boxing News

LOS ANGELES (May 25, 2016) - Golden Boy Promotions is taking it up a notch for the Francisco Vargas vs. Orlando Salido fight night with the addition of fan favorite contender and prospect boxing stars

Tyson: 'Ridiculous' to allow pros in Olympics

Fort Myers, FL (May 24, 2016) - Welterweight Bryant "Goodfella" Perrella of Fort Myers, FL faces his toughest foe to date when he challenges Washington, DC's David "Day Day" Grayton Saturday,

TACOMA, Wash. - To say Stan Naccarato was instrumental to the success of the Battle at the Boat boxing series would be an understatement. A former multiple-time chairman of the state boxing commission

By Scott Gilfoid: If former two division world champion Ricky Burns (39-5-1, 13 KOs) can beat #1 WBA Michele Di Rocco (40-1-1, 18 KOs) this Saturday night for the vacant WBA 140lb title, he'd like

Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing sends his warm congratulations to his newest champion, John Riel Casimero of Cebu City, Philippines, for his KO 4 victory over previously unbeaten IBF flyweight

By Sishaq: Having since returned from the Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Amir 'King' Khan mega-fight and watched the replay on TV the following are a few observations. First, congratulations to

By Allan Fox: Trainer Freddie Roach says he's waiting to see what happens with former eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao to see if he'll come back to the sport for one more fight against

By Patrick McHugh: The World Boxing Council came out with a statement on Wednesday, saying that they're still investigating the positive drug test from #1 WBC mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin

By Scott Gilfoid: #6 WBC Tony Bellew (26-2-1, 16 KOs) is arguably getting a title shot this Sunday night that he doesn't deserve against the talented and higher ranked #1 WBC Ilunga Makabu (19-1,

May 25, 2016: WBC World Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder was scheduled to fight Mandatory Challenger Alexander Povetkin on May 21, 2016. On May 13, 2016, the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency ("VADA")

South African superstar Zolani Tete makes an eagerly-anticipated return to his adopted city of Liverpool on Saturday 4 June to defend his IBF International Bantamweight against Mexico's Victor Ruiz

By Jeff Aranow: 44-year-old Shane Mosley (49-9-1, 41 KOs) is getting a title shot on Saturday night against WBA interim welterweight champion David Avanesyan (21-1-1, 11 KOs) at the Gila River Arena

By Allan Fox: There is a great deal of talk around the internet about a potential fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor. The latest news rumors have Mayweather fighting McGregor on

By Patrick McHugh: Former two division world champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Golden Boy Promotions is dealing with a lawsuit this week with another promoter in Miami, Florida. Once Canelo and

By Rishad Marquardt: "Most boxers are boxing for respect, they're boxing because they want to prove they're the best at whatever they do, at whatever weight category. And if that's proven not

By Jeff Aranow: IBF mandatory challenger Joseph Parker (19-0, 16 KOs) plans on having fixed his defensive issues by the time he steps inside the ring to face IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua

By Jeff Aranow: Erislandy Lara (23-2-2, 13 KOs) had little problems last Saturday night in defending his WBA World junior middleweight title in beating Vanes Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs) by a 12 round

HOUSTON, TX (May 24, 2016) - WBA and IBO Super-Welterweight Champion, Erislandy "The American Dream" Lara (23-2-2, 13 KOs) is focused on breaking the record for most consecutive world title defenses