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Orlando Gonzalez looked like he might finish the night clearly and quickly against Jorge Castaneda, tagging Castaneda with a neck-snapping straight left in the 1st round and knocking him down in the 2nd. But Castaneda got up and fought back hard, hanging in through his early struggles to survive the distance and split the decision.

Mikaela Mayer is scheduled to make her official debut at welterweight a the top of the year when she faces Natasha Jonas for the IBF title on January 20. Speaking to Sky Sports, Mayer responds to assertions that she’ll notice a real difference in size and power in this new division and says she’s be

In anticipation of the upcoming December 9 collision between Devin Haney and Regis Prograis, with a WBC 140 lb world title on the line, both fighters sat down for an in-person conversation with Chris Mannix to build the drama. Check out some excerpts below with the full video in the link above. Haney on why

As we gear up for next month’s huge heavyweight card on December 23 with Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder fighting in separate bouts, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman tells Sky Sports that the card is almost like a de facto tournament for the sanctioning body and will be sure to shake up their standings. “In itself

It’s Tuesday, we’ve got your podcast! On this week’s show: First Half: Ryan Garcia is back this weekend! What to make of this matchup, yet another new trainer, and the bit of the undercard worth mentioning with grandpas and juniors and Schofields? We’ve also got Michael Conlan vs Jordan Gill — is this a sleeper

After unification talks with WBC titlist Juan Francisco Estrada collapsed over finances, WBA super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka announced last night that he’ll face former flyweight title challenger Josber Perez atop a New Year’s Eve show in Tokyo. Since ringing in 2012 with a knockout of Veerawut Yuthimitr during his minimumweight days, Ioka (30-2-1, 15

Raymond Ford’s bid for WBA featherweight gold will land on a rival network, as Top Rank outbid Matchroom $317,500 to $255,555.55 for the rights to his ordered clash with Otabek Kholmatov. The bout could land on February 16th in the States, February 17th in Riyadh, or March 2nd in Verona, NY. Dan Rafael reports that

Next update comes on Monday, Dec. 11. Ranked fights the next two weeks: Upcoming Fights: (3) Deontay Wilder vs (9) Joseph Parker, Dec. 23 … (5) Anthony Joshua vs Otto Wallin, Dec. 23 … (7) Filip Hrgovic vs Mark De Mori, Dec. 23 … (10) Frank Sanchez vs Junior Fa, Dec. 23 … (1) Tyson

Demetrius Andrade’s night didn’t go how he was hoping, as he took his first pro loss via sixth round stoppage to David Benavidez. But Andrade (32-1, 19 KO) says he’ll be back and continue hunting another world title, while giving Benavidez his credit — at least for being the bigger man and “a hell of

Highlights! Ryan Garcia returns to the ring for the first time since his loss to Gervonta Davis, as he faces Oscar Duarte in a DAZN main event on Saturday night! DAZN’s having a big Saturday overall, with TWO (2) shows in the afternoon, one from Belfast, one from France! There are vacant European titles to

David Benavidez impressed again tonight, smashing Demetrius Andrade in six rounds and potentially setting himself up for a big showdown with Canelo Alvarez next May. Benavidez (28-0, 24 KO) has already called out Canelo directly, saying he feels he’s the “real champ” at 168 lbs, where Canelo is the undisputed, four-belt champion. It’s clear that

Katie Taylor is the new undisputed champion at 140 lbs, beating Chantelle Cameron in an outstanding rematch today in London. The win means that Taylor now reigns as full undisputed champion at both 135 and 140. Taylor got the majority decision nod — and it was earned — on scores of 95-95, 96-94, and 98-92.

Chantelle Cameron and Katie Taylor meet again today in Dublin, six months after Cameron beat Taylor to retain her undisputed 140 lb championship. The card takes place at the very same 3Arena today, which had an incredible atmosphere back in May, and with Taylor potentially fighting to continue her career — or retire with a

David Benavidez and Demetrius Andrade are in tonight’s main event, which will be the final Showtime boxing pay-per-view offering ever. Benavidez will defend his WBC interim super middleweight title in the meeting of unbeatens, plus we’ll see Jermall Charlo’s return and two more world title fights. Live updates start at 8 pm ET, with Wil

Jermall Charlo’s 163-pound catchweight for tomorrow’s fight with Jose Benavidez Jr wound up being insufficiently generous, as he hit the scales at a whopping 166.4. He received some extra time to shed the weight, as usual, but actually wound up gaining an extra 0.2 pounds on his second attempt. Benavidez, a career welterweight, came in

We’ve got two big fights this Saturday to close out the month of November as the year winds down! On the final Showtime pay-per-view offering, David Benavidez will battle Demetrius Andrade in a super middleweight main event, and over on DAZN earlier in the day, Chantelle Cameron and Katie Taylor will square off for a

Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn spoke to Fight Hype about which super middleweight might have the best shot to beat Canelo Alvarez, including the likes of David Benavidez, Demetrius Andrade, and David Morrell. Here’s what he had to say when the question was posed to him. “Morrell — look, the rumblings in the boxing world is

It’s Tuesday, we’ve got your podcast, and it’s a BEEFY one! On this week’s show: First Half: We preview the Benavidez vs Andrade PPV, including which fight might (or should!) steal the show, as well as Saturday’s Chantelle Cameron vs Katie Taylor rematch! We also dig in on some of the heavyweight happenings this week,