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Claressa Shields believes Jermell Charlo has a better shot against Canelo Alvarez than Jermall. Although it was initially expected to be Jermall going up against Alvarez, it was later revealed that his younger brother in the undisputed super welterweight champion Jermell would get the opportunity on Sept. 30. Theoretically, Jermell is less likely to win. […]

Francis Ngannou could make even more money if he pulls off the impossible against Tyson Fury. It was announced last week that “The Predator” would be making his professional boxing debut against the WBC heavyweight champion on Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It will be a 10-round fight with the result going on the […]

There’s one boxer Devin Haney should avoid at all costs according to ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith. Haney remains the undisputed lightweight champion following his close unanimous decision win over Vasiliy Lomachenko in May. The target still remains on his back, though, as Shakur Stevenson — now his WBC mandatory — appeared to be next […]

Devin Haney has until Friday to decide what his next career move will be. The unified lightweight champion is coming off a razor-thin unanimous decision win over Vasiliy Lomachenko back in May. He was expected to face one of either Shakur Stevenson or Gervonta Davis next. However, there has also been talk of him vacating […]

Errol Spence Jr. is down to fight Canelo Alvarez in the future. Alvarez is set to defend his super middleweight titles against Jermell Charlo on Sept. 30. Spence, meanwhile, will finally collide with Terence Crawford in a highly-anticipated welterweight title unification clash later this month on July 29. While there’s a rematch clause involved in […]

Jake Paul only expects one result against Nate Diaz — a clean knockout finish. Paul returns to the ring when he faces former UFC star Diaz in a ten-round, 185-pound matchup taking place Aug. 5 in Dallas, Texas. It will be his first taste of action since suffering his first-ever professional defeat against Tommy Fury […]

Canelo Alvarez had no problem fighting either Charlo brother. The super middleweight champion will defend his 168-pound titles against undisputed super welterweight champion Jermell Charlo in Las Vegas on Sept. 30 as the first fight of his new PBC deal. However, the announcement came as a shock to just about everyone in the combat sports […]

Should WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury retire today, he won’t get inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame. That’s according to former British world champion and Hall of Famer Carl Froch who believes “The Gypsy King” still hasn’t done enough to get in. That’s also despite the fact that Fury is a multiple-time world champion, […]

Jermaine Franklin gave his prediction for the upcoming fight between Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte. Joshua and Whyte will face each other in a rematch set to take place at The O2 in London on Aug. 12. The winner will likely go on to face American knockout artist Deontay Wilder in December. For most observers, […]

If it wasn’t clear enough, Oleksandr Usyk is desperate to fight Tyson Fury. The pair have tried to make a heavyweight title unification fight come to fruition twice in 2023 with negotiations collapsing on both occasions. Fury, instead, is now slated to fight former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou on Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi […]

It looks like Francis Ngannou has set his family up for future generations. It was recently announced that the former UFC heavyweight champion and current PFL star would be making his professional boxing debut when he faces WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury on Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It’s a massive relief for Ngannou […]

Jake Paul is making some progress with his fighter union — but there’s still plenty of roadblocks. Paul takes on Nate Diaz in a 10-round boxing match contested at 185 pounds on Aug. 5 in Dallas, Texas. While he’s preparing for what could be arguably his toughest test yet in the boxing ring — at […]

The fight card featuring the much-anticipated showdown between Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford just got more stacked with the addition of the clash between Nonito Donaire Jr. and Alexandro Santiago. The World Boxing Council announced on Wednesday night that the match between Donaire and Santiago for the organization’s bantamweight title has been moved to […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn’t believe Francis Ngannou will be able to land a power shot on Tyson Fury. It was recently announced that Fury would be boxing the former UFC heavyweight champion on Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Although the number of rounds were not known initially, it was later revealed to be 10 rounds. […]

WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo revealed the reason why his brother Jermell is now fighting Canelo Alvarez. Alvarez is set to defend his super-middleweight titles against the younger Charlo in Las Vegas on Sept. 30. However, the announcement came as a massive surprise given that just about everyone expected Jermall to be the one facing […]

Devin Haney’s next fight is close to being official. The unified lightweight champion most recently defended his titles after a razor-thin unanimous decision win over former champion Vasiliy Lomachenko in May. It was an extremely close fight with many in the boxing world believing Lomachenko did enough to win the contest. It also led to […]

It’s now official — WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will be boxing former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. Contrary to reports of an exhibition, they will be competing in a professional boxing match taking place Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The fight will include three ringside judges using the 10-point must system. “I can’t […]

As the boxing world continues to buzz with excitement, it has been confirmed that Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou will face off in a highly anticipated heavyweight showdown on October 28th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou will take place “under the official rules of professional boxing, with 3 judges ringside adopting […]

Oscar De La Hoya believes Jermell Charlo could be an even more dangerous fight for Canelo Alvarez. In what came as massive shock, it was recently announced that Alvarez would defend his super-middleweight titles against Charlo on Sept. 30 in Las Vegas. The reason it was shocking is because Alvarez was expected to fight WBC […]

Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk believes it’s pretty clear that Tyson Fury is ducking his fighter — and that’s something his fans won’t forgive. It appeared at one stage that Fury and Usyk would collide in a highly-anticipated heavyweight title unification fight earlier this year. That was, until Fury seemingly made negotiations difficult before the […]

Boxing analyst Teddy Atlas revealed what he believes to be the reason for the decline of former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Joshua has come under fire for his recent performances that saw him lose twice to Oleksandr Usyk in their title fights, while his unanimous decision win over Jermaine Franklin in April left much to […]

The next super fight in combat sports may soon be getting an announcement, as a boxing match between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou is “expected to be announced very soon,” according to Ariel Helwani. Details of the fight have yet to be released, but it will likely be an exhibition boxing match that could turn […]

Errol Spence Jr. believes it would have been a dent on his and Terence Crawford‘s legacy if they didn’t fight. After years of trash talk and build-up, Spence and Crawford will finally collide when they battle each other in a welterweight title unification fight July 29 in Las Vegas. Spence puts up his WBA, WBC, […]

Shawn Porter gave his prediction for the upcoming super-middleweight title clash between Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo. Despite initially appearing as if he would face Jermall Charlo following the announcement of his three-fight PBC deal, Alvarez would end up booking a Sept. 30 date with his brother Jermell as he defends his super middleweight titles […]

Otto Wallin believes Tyson Fury is the one preventing his fights from coming to fruition. Fury hasn’t competed since December when he TKO’d Derek Chisora in their trilogy fight. The WBC champion was expected to fight Oleksandr Usyk in a title unification bout since with plans for it to take place earlier this year. Once […]

Shakur Stevenson has received a fight offer for the undisputed lightweight championship versus Devin Haney. But he said his 25 percent purse is not enough to get him to accept. Via his Twitter: “I don’t think I’m the A side I just know my worth and 25 percent ain’t it,” Stevenson said, “and I didn’t […]

Errol Spence Jr. will have an excuse ready when he loses to Terence Crawford. That’s according to Crawford’s trainer Brian McIntyre who was recently previewing the matchup. At long last, Spence and Crawford will finally battle each other when they compete in a welterweight title unification clash July 29. The winner of the fight will […]

Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder claims Oleksandr Usyk ducked him multiple times. Usyk is expected to defend his WBO, IBO, IBF and WBA titles against mandatory Daniel Dubois in August. He was expected to face Tyson Fury in December soon after, but as has been the case for a while, things remain uncertain with […]

Brandon Moreno has one big goal in combat sports before he hangs up his gloves. Moreno is set for his first title defense in his second reign as flyweight champion when he defends his 125-pound crown against Alexandre Pantoja in the co-main event of UFC 290 on July 8. While he’s focused on the present, […]

There appears to be major progress with the Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder fight. According to Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn, the fight — tentatively planned for a Saudi Arabia mega card in December — is virtually agreed in principle. “We’re in a great place with them [Saudi],” Hearn told Boxing News. “We virtually have a […]

It looks like we could be getting Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou after all — but with a twist. Fury was expected to fight Oleksandr Usyk not only earlier this year, but in a proposed Saudi Arabia mega card set to take place in December. That no longer seems to be the plan as things […]

It looks like we’re going to see Deontay Wilder vs. Anthony Joshua this year one way or the other. Wilder is currently in negotiations with Andy Ruiz Jr. and has been going back-and-forth with the former unified heavyweight champion over a fight that could take place in the next few months. However, the grand plan […]

Canelo Alvarez is one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world and currently holds all four of the super middleweight belts. All eyes have been on the Mexican’s next fight and many believed he’d be facing Jermall Charlo but instead, Canelo is set to clash with his twin brother Jermell Charlo on September 30th […]

Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder snapped at Andy Ruiz Jr. It was recently revealed that Wilder’s team had sent Ruiz a lucrative offer for a fight to take place later this summer. Ruiz’s father, however, would call “The Bronze Bomber” a liar and took issue with his son only being offered 30 percent of […]

Canelo Alvarez recently made headlines in the boxing world when it was announced he had signed a three-fight deal with Premier Boxing Champions (PBC). Although it’s not official, it’s expected he will defend his super-middleweight titles against WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo next. But assuming Alvarez beats Charlo, who could he face in the other […]

Michael Bisping believes Jake Paul was very strategic in picking Nate Diaz as his next opponent. Diaz is the latest former UFC star to face Paul as he will make his boxing debut against the YouTuber-turned-boxer in a 185-pound, 10-round fight that takes place Aug. 5 in Dallas, Texas. Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn recently […]

Tyson Fury will defeat Oleksandr Usyk for one specific reason according to former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield. Although negotiations over a heavyweight title unification fight between Fury and Usyk collapsed earlier this year, there is an expectation that the duo will compete at the end of the year in a Saudi Arabia mega event in […]

Life after boxing has been a mixed bag for Andre Ward. The former undisputed light heavyweight champion retired from the sweet science in 2017 at the age of 33 following his second win over Sergey Kovalev. It meant like only a few of the highest-level combat sports icons, he was able to retire on top […]

Jermall Charlo picked the boxer he felt was the face of the sport. Along with who the best pound-for-pound boxer is, the “face of boxing” is another unofficial accolade that gets fans, fighters and the media alike debating endlessly. And as far as WBC middleweight champion Charlo is concerned, he feels Gervonta Davis currently holds […]