Fighting

We’ve got a mildly quiet weekend coming in boxing, but at least louder than last week, and on the whole, louder than the next two — boy, this is not a great stretch for the ol’ sweet science, huh? Anyway, Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev will meet again in a DAZN main event from London,

Remember back in the first week of June when Adrien Broner said he’d be fighting Omar Figueroa on July 23rd in Chicago, and then we got a month of radio silence? We’ve got an update. Various sources report that the pair are now set to square off at Hollywood, Florida’s Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &

Ahead of this weekend’s WBC featherweight title fight where Rey Vargas will challenge Mark Magsayo for the green strap, Vargas talks about gearing up for this matchup and why he believes he’s got what it takes to once again become a world champion. “I’ve been preparing well for this fight,” Vargas said. “I’m always looking

The hits keep coming for top welterweight prospect Rashidi Ellis. Julius Julianis revealed earlier today that Alberto Palmetta, who was slated to welcome “Speedy” back to the ring this Saturday after nearly two years away, aggravated a back injury he suffered during training and has been forced to withdraw. Francisco Salazar says a replacement is

Ahead of their September 10 undisputed middleweight title unification, Savannah Marshall says she’s not getting all too wrapped up in the pre-fight banter with Claressa Shields, and adds she feels plenty comfortable despite being in Shields presence during their promotional run. Marshall tells Sky Sports that she’s familiar with Shields style and attitude, and believes

Floyd Mayweather just took some time to chat with Fight Hype about his thoughts on the war or words between former training partners Canelo Alvarez and Ryan Garcia. Since Garcia departed Team Canelo he’s been fairly vocal about not being pleased with how things worked out over there, and here Floyd suggests that Garcia needs

Dan Rafael reports that visa issues have knocked former title challenger Ricardo Nunez out of Saturday’s bout with unbeaten Frank Martin, which was set to open Showtime’s Mark Magsayo vs. Rey Vargas tripleheader. Despite the short notice, the relevant parties have scrounged up a surprisingly solid replacement in Jackson Marinez. The Dominican Republic’s Marinez (19-2,

The September 10th Claressa Shields vs. Savannah Marshall/Mikaela Mayer vs. Alycia Baumgardner doubleheader is set to feature a low barrier of entry. Top Rank officially confirmed earlier reports that the card will air on ESPN+ in the United States to go along with the Sky Sports broadcast across the pond. We also got a fresh

The Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury saga continues. As you may recall if you care about this, Fury was denied a visa to enter the United States last week, which scrapped the New York press conference for their scheduled Aug. 6 fight on Showtime PPV at Madison Square Garden. Since then, it’s been pretty quiet.

LONDON — If you glanced at BoxRec the past couple days or simply Googled Joe Joyce, then you’d assume he made light work of veteran Christian Hammer inside the OVO Arena, Wembley, on Saturday. And I guess he did — to some degree. It only took the aptly-monikered “Juggernaut” four rounds to dispatch of the

Rankings go up on Mondays. Ranked fights this week: Junior Middleweight: (7) Israil Madrimov vs (8) Michel Soro, July 9 Junior Middleweight: (9) Magomed Kurbanov vs Patrick Teixeira, July 9 Featherweight: (2) Mark Magsayo vs (7) Rey Vargas, July 9 Flyweight: (9) Giemel Magramo vs Jerry Tomogdan, July 8 Minimumweight: (5) Ginjiro Shigeoka vs Naoya

Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner have a date for their three-belt unification at 130 lbs, with Michael Rothstein reporting at ESPN.com that the bout will be part of the Claressa Shields vs Savannah Marshall event on Sept. 10 in London. “The ESPN family of networks” will also have the U.S. rights to the show —

Mark Magsayo is in jovial spirit. It’s easier reminiscing on his childhood now that his shoulder is draped in the green and gold of a WBC featherweight world title. “I wasn’t born to be a boxer, but I was certainly born to be a fighter,” the 26-year-old tells Bad Left Hook from his camp in

Mairis Briedis is set to defend his IBF cruiserweight title against unbeaten challenger Jai Opetaia, with Briedis going on the road in Australia for the fight. The main event is expected to go on sometime around 7 am ET. We’ll have discussion and live updates in the comments section. How you can watch Briedis vs

Joe Joyce returned to action in his standard “Juggernaut” form, eating some early shots from a hopeful Christian Hammer before pounding his way to a relentless victory inside of four rounds. Joyce (14-0, 13 KO) was meant to be fighting Joseph Parker, either on this date or in September, but had to settle for the

Jai Opetaia proved more than enough for his big moment, taking the IBF cruiserweight title from Mairis Briedis in a violent, bloody, courageous battle. Opetaia (22-0, 17 KO) led the action in the early rounds, landing at will with a straight left hand that Briedis (28-2, 20 KO) took far too long to solve. Opetaia

Heavyweight contender Joe Joyce will return to action today, facing veteran gatekeeper Christian Hammer, topping a Queensberry Promotions card from London. Along with Joyce vs Hammer, which admittedly is not the most fascinating main event, we’ll see Jason Cunningham defend the Commonwealth 122 lb title against former bantamweight world titlist Zolani Tete, plus more. The

The WBC scheduled two purse bids today: one between super lightweight champion Josh Taylor and mandatory challenger Jose Zepeda, which was rendered moot after Taylor elected to ditch his belt at the last minute, and another for a final eliminator between top-ranked light heavyweights Callum Smith and Mathieu Bauderlique. There were no surprises in that