Fighting

Isaac Cruz smashed Eduardo Ramirez inside of two rounds, winning a WBC lightweight eliminator and possibly setting himself up for a big fight by the end of 2022, or in early 2023. Cruz (24-2-1, 17 KO) put Ramirez (27-3-3, 12 KO) away with basically no trouble at all, dropping him once in the second round

Tyson Fury has thrown out a probing offer, if you will, to Anthony Joshua, looking to face his longtime media rival in a “Battle of Britain” for the WBC (and lineal!!!!!) heavyweight title by the end of the year. It’s a surprise move, with Fury and Oleksandr Usyk the fight most want now, as Usyk

Rankings go up on Mondays. Ranked fights this week: Lightweight: (7) Zaur Abdullaev vs Jovanni Straffon, Sept. 11 Junior Flyweight: (7) Masamichi Yabuki vs Thanongsak Simsri, Sept. 10 Women’s P4P: (2) Claressa Shields vs (8) Savannah Marshall, Sept. 10 Women’s P4P: (5) Mikaela Mayer vs (10) Alycia Baumgardner, Sept. 10 Notes: I keep questioning if

Andy Ruiz Jr rode three knockdowns to a close decision win over Luis Ortiz tonight, picking up his second straight win following his 2019 rematch loss to Anthony Joshua. Ruiz won on scores of 113-112, 114-111, and 114-111. Taking three points from Ortiz due to knockdowns, that would mean two judges had it even in

Just when it seemed like a lightweight fight between Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and Ryan Garcia would once again not come to pass, we might just be on the verge of a major announcement. Garcia started by posting a simple tweet which stating ‘December,’ which immediately caught then attention of Tank who quickly shot back. That

ESPN+ and Social Media, 8:00 am ET, Shields vs Marshall press conference. Given the heat between Shields and Marshall — and between Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner — this might actually be a useful presser! DAZN and YouTube, 9:00 pm ET, Yokasta Valle vs Thi Thu Nhi Nguyen. A 105 lb unification from Costa Rica,

Tyson Fury was a guest at WWE’s big Clash at the Castle show today in Cardiff, Wales, which was the company’s biggest UK event since the famed 1992 SummerSlam event at London’s Wembley Stadium. Fury was shown in the crowd at one point as one of the notables and celebrities in attendance — UFC champ

As former heavyweight titleholder Joseph Parker readies for his next outing against Joe Joyce on September 24 in Manchester, Parker says he’s sensing cracks in the armor of Joyce’s confidence stemming from their fight negotiations. As Parker sees it, Joyce and his team can’t be overly confident about their chances in beating him as they

Juan Francisco Estrada will return to action tonight in Hermosillo, Mexico, facing Argi Cortes in a 12-round junior bantamweight main event. The fights will start at 8 pm ET on DAZN, and there are two world title bouts on the undercard. Erika Cruz will defend her WBA featherweight title in a rematch with Jelena Mrdjenovich,

Tyson Fury says he’s ready to face Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world, sending out an aggressive message to the Ukrainian he calls a “middleweight.” “Usyk, middleweight, you say you want the WBC (belt) … it’s held by the ‘Gypsy King,’ and it’s held tightly, grasped tight,” Fury said on social

Scott Christ (56-28) Stylistically, I think this is a potentially very tough fight for both men, and I like this matchup. Ruiz at his best — and he looks to be in Good Andy Ruiz Shape — is fast, a sharp puncher, good power, and really tough. Ortiz is no longer near his best form;

Multiple sources report that Earnie Shavers, arguably the most destructive man to lace up the gloves, has passed away the day after his 78th birthday. Shavers, a fixture of the 1970s-1980s golden age of heavyweight boxing, was recognized by his pears as a nonpareil knockout artist. He amassed a 74-14-1 (68 KO) record in a

This weekend Liam Smith (31-3-1, 18 KOs) makes his debut for Boxxer as he’s set to take on Hassan Mwakinyo (20-2, 14 KOs) in Liverpool, England. Smith tells Sky Sports that he’s familiar with Mwakinyo having sparred with him in the past, and believes he’ll be coming to give his best effort thus cannot take

In our last rankings update on Aug. 22 (next one on Sept. 5!), I ditched the men’s pound-for-pound rankings. Longtime readers know it’s not my favorite thing in the world, to put it lightly, and something that happened on the prior weekend’s DAZN broadcast just hit me as a breaking point. I no longer wanted

Robert Helenius has perhaps the biggest fight of his career on schedule as he readies to face former heavyweight titlist Deontay Wilder on October 15. At age 38, one wouldn’t think Helenius could possibly be coming into his prime, but Helenius expects to show people that he’s not really past it and that he’s even

A week after receiving a stateside broadcast, Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker got some extra stakes last night when the WBO officially sanctioned it as an interim title fight, citing the ongoing negotiations for Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk and the Joes’ status as the top two heavyweight contenders. Nothing technically changes about the fight

Things have not been going well for Eddie Hearn of late vis-à-vis light heavyweight contender Joshua Buatsi. First, the WBA smacked down Hearn’s attempt to have Buatsi leapfrog Zurdo Ramirez for a crack at Dmitry Bivol, forcing Matchroom to focus instead on an ordered IBF eliminator against Jean Pascal. Then, earlier today, DiBella Entertainment outbid

Today has been just full of surprises. Not long after Lou DiBella snatched Joshua Buatsi vs Jean Pascal out from under Eddie Hearn’s nose, MarvNation Promotions won the rights to Jose Zepeda vs Regis Prograis with a gigantic $2.4 million bid, doubling up on PBC’s $1.2 million offer. From what I’ve been able to gather,