Boxing News

IBF Middleweight World Champion Daniel Jacobs (35-2, 29KOs) of Brooklyn, N.Y. hosted a media workout today at CEA Fitness in Long Island, N.Y. ahead of his 12-round unification fight against Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KO...

World Boxing Organization (WBO) No. 1-ranked contender “Mighty” Aston Palicte (25-2-1, 21 KOs)will face three-division world champion Kazuto Ioka (23-2, 13 KOs)for the vacant WBO Junior Bantamweight World Championshi...

By Tim Royner: Alexander Povetkin is willing to fight #1 WBC heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte, who needs a dance partner for his July 13 contest on Sky Box Office. The former WBA champion Povetkin (34-2, 24 KOs) says ...

By Mark Eisner: Canadian middleweight Steve Rolls has agreed to terms for a fight against Gennady Golovkin in June on DAZN, according to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. The Golovkin-Rolls bout is in advanced stages a...

By Mark Eisner: As far as Saul Canelo Alvarez is concerned, he’s closed the chapter on his rivalry with Gennady Golovkin after beating him twice, and he now wants to move on to a potential fight against WBO light heavy...

Another fight, another impressive win for Vasiliy Lomachenko.What changes have been made in ESPN's boxing divisional rankings? Dan Rafael reveals his new world standings and what's next for the fighters.

James Kirkland (32-2, 28 KO) former regional WBO-NABO Junior Middleweight Champion inked a comprehensive management deal with up & comer Davies Entertainment in a move signaling: The Boom is Back! San Antonio, April 16, ...

By Aragon Garcia: Daniel Jacobs thinks it’s crazy the way former middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and his team talk about fighters supposedly being afraid to fight him, but then they turn around and say they’ll...

Katie Taylor, who holds three lightweight belts, will take on titlist Delfine Persoon for the undisputed women's lightweight world championship on June 1 in New York.

By Chris Williams: Amir Khan (33-4, 20 KOs) is being overlooked and counted out by a vast amount of boxing fans ahead of his fight against #2 pound-for-pound fighter Terence Crawford (34-0, 25 KOs) this Saturday night, b...

Katie Taylor will face Delfine Persoon for the undisputed Lightweight championship of the World on Saturday June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK. Tayl...

IF EVERYTHING PLAYS out according to plan, Jack Catterall would like to be contemplating a world title unification clash against Josh Taylor in the not too distant future. There are several obstacles standing in the way ...

By Joseph Hirsch (author of My Tired Shadow and other novels) – Boxing fans are a fickle bunch. If you don't believe me, go back through the historical record and check. Yes, these days people love "The Bronx Bull" Jak...

By Sean Jones: IBF middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs (35-2, 29 KOs) has a goal in mind to avenge his loss to Gennady Golovkin after he deals with WBA/WBC champion Saul Canelo Alvarez in their fight next month on May 4 ...

Former two-division world titleholder Zab Judah is returning to the ring June 7 against fellow New Yorker Cletus Seldin after nearly 1½ years without a bout.

By Jim Dower: Former two time 168 lb world title challenger Jessie Hart (25-2, 21 KOs) revealed on Monday that he’ll be moving up to light heavyweight to take on former WBO 175 lb champion Eleider “Storm” Alvarez (...

By Tim Royner: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder says he won’t regret hurting mandatory challenger Dominic Breazeale when they face each other next month on May 18 on Showtime Championship Boxing at the Barclays ...

By Mark Eisner: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is expecting a big crowd of over 12,000 fans for this Saturday’s title fight between WBO welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford and former two-time light welterweigh...

By Eric Coronado Jr.: Last weekend we saw Claressa Shields (9-0-0, 2 KOs) masterfully dismantle long-time undefeated champion Christina Hammer, who now has a record of 24-1-0. Considering Shield's accomplishments as a tw...