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A superfight between undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and WBC super middleweight titleholder David Benavidez will not happen, according to Benavidez’s promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz. Lewkowicz said Benavidez, who is 27-0 (23 KOs), will shift his attention to David Morrell, the No. 4 contender at super middleweight by The Ring. Alvarez is looking to fight […]

Jake Paul and Jorge Masvidal ended up being face-to-face in a parking lot in Miami on Wednesday. The interaction — posted by the Betr social media account — occurred outside the “Betr warehouse” with both men surrounded by their personal crew and cameramen. It starts off with Paul telling the camera that “apparently Masvidal showed […]

Teddy Atlas would like to train one fighter in particular should he return to coaching. The 66-year-old is primarily a boxing commentator and analyst today while he also has his own YouTube channel. However, he was also a coach back in the day and trained a number of world champions including Michael Moorer, Timothy Bradley […]

This Saturday night sees a mega clash in the super lightweight division as WBO champion Josh Taylor defends his belt against former unified lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez at Madison Square Garden in New York. Taylor is coming off a controversial split decision win over Jack Catterall last year in a fight that many felt the […]

Jon Jones fighting Tyson Fury in the Octagon is a circus — but it’s a circus former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping would gladly watch. Talk of Fury fighting Jones in MMA has intensified, especially after UFC president Dana White himself stated he would be open to promoting it. While it seems extremely unlikely, it […]

Andre Ward believes people are looking at recent footage of Nate Diaz the wrong way. Diaz is currently getting ready to make his professional boxing debut when he faces Jake Paul in an eight-round, 185-pound boxing match on Aug. 5. Unlike previous former UFC fighter opponents of Paul’s, Diaz has a background in boxing and […]

Frank Warren believes if anyone is greedy, it’s Oleksandr Usyk — not Tyson Fury. Usyk and Fury were in negotiations earlier this year over a highly-anticipated heavyweight title unification clash in London. At one point, it seemed extremely close, especially after Usyk agreed to Fury’s demands for a 70/30 purse split. However, negotiations eventually collapsed […]

Oscar De La Hoya gave his prediction for the upcoming welterweight title fight between Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford. After years of waiting, boxing fans will finally get to see the two best welterweights collide in a title unification clash July 29 in Las Vegas. While most observers would have liked to have seen […]

The Dmitry Bivol camp doesn’t appear to be expecting a rematch with Canelo Alvarez this year. Following his super middleweight title defense over John Ryder last month, it was expected that Alvarez would run things back with Bivol in September. However, negotiations haven’t gone smoothly — Alvarez wants the fight at 175 pounds like it […]

Ben Askren expects Jake Paul to come out on top against Nate Diaz. Paul returns to the ring in August when he faces former UFC star Diaz in an eight-round, 185-pound boxing match. It will notably be Diaz’s professional boxing debut. One person who knows a lot about making their boxing debut against Paul is […]

Former Carolina Panthers star defensive end Greg Hardy was a nightmare on the gridiron. One of the most feared defenders in the league, he tallied 11 sacks in 2012 and 15 sacks in 2013. The six-foot-five ex-NFL star has been busy fighting for dollars during his post-NFL career, with mixed results. Hardy’s MMA record currently […]

Boxing champion Gervonta Davis has been taken into custody at Baltimore Central Booking following an impromptu court hearing regarding his hit-and-run case from 2020. He was sentenced to three months of house arrest early in May, but will now serve out the remainder of that time in jail, according to Justin Fenton of the Baltimore […]

Representatives for WBC interim super middleweight champion David Benavidez are prepared to offer undisputed champ Canelo Alvarez a deal that includes close to $50 million in guaranteed money, according to Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix. Mannix said the actual purse “would be in the neighborhood of $40 million.” He added splits on gate revenue and PPV […]

Terence Crawford believes there’ll only be one outcome if former UFC star Francis Ngannou boxes with a top heavyweight today. The WBO welterweight champion was asked about the new PFL signing’s chances in boxing the likes of a Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua or Deontay Wilder. It’s something he can actually do thanks to his PFL […]

Devin Haney has his next opponent in mind. Although the scorecards were controversial, Haney remains the undisputed lightweight champion following a razor-thin unanimous decision win over Vasiliy Lomachenko last month. He was expected to remain at lightweight to only face either Shakur Stevenson or Gervonta Davis next. However, that no longer seems to be the […]

Terence Crawford believes he would have beaten Floyd Mayweather. “Me,” Crawford said on the “Million Dollaz Worth of Game” podcast. “Man, me.” Crawford is considered the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world by ESPN. He will have the biggest test of his career July 29, when he faces the fourth-ranked pound-for-pound fighter, Errol Spence Jr., […]

For Errol Spence Jr., fighting Terence Crawford to become the undisputed welterweight champion was the only choice for him in his return to the ring. The 33-year-old southpaw shared as much in his recent appearance on ESPN’s First Take, noting that the Crawford fight is what he wanted all along. Even though he could have […]

A boxing fight between WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua is in talks for September, according to ESPN’s Mike Coppinger. The fight would take place in the United Kingdom, where both fighters are from. Coppinger said talks for a two-fight boxing card that would have Fury face WBO, WBA, IBF […]

The thought that controversial Conor McGregor is going to come out of retirement is exciting news to fight promoters and some fight fans. McGregor has certainly helped fuel the fire with a public announcement that he wants to come back. The  United States Anti Doping Agency (USADA) also heard from the fighter that he intends […]

Gervonta Davis and Terence Crawford are two of the best boxers in the world — but who carries more one-punch knockout power? Crawford is the WBO welterweight champion with an unbeaten 39-0 record with 30 of those wins coming by way of knockout. Davis — who is also undefeated with his most recent win coming […]

The date is set. The boxing fight is made. Welterweights Terence Crawford (39-0, 30 KOs) and Errol Spence Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs) will fight in the biggest bout the sport has had in recent years July 29 in Las Vegas. The bout will take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and be broadcasted […]

The lightweight title fight between Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko was one of the most highly-anticipated matchups of the year — but mainly for the hardcore boxing fan. Haney just about edged Lomachenko to come away with the unanimous decision win and defend his lightweight titles. Despite how competitive the fight was, many observers felt […]

The combat sports world was left to speculate whether Tyson Fury really was indeed 6’9” tall after a recent picture. The WBC heavyweight boxing champion was pictured alongside former UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira and the first thing people noticed was how close their heights were. While Fury is said to be 6’9”, Pereira’s official […]

Teddy Atlas doesn’t believe Gervonta Davis is the sole face of boxing just yet. With his win over Ryan Garcia in their blockbuster super fight last month, many in the boxing world have now crowned “Tank” as the face of the sport. At the same time, there are some who dispute that claim such as […]

Devin Haney has had enough of Vasiliy Lomachenko. Haney defended his lightweight titles against Lomachenko this past weekend in Las Vegas after winning a razor-thin unanimous decision. However, many felt Lomachenko was the deserving winner, including the Ukrainian and his team. “I don’t want to talk about the decision. All [the] people see what happened […]

It’s finally going to happen. A huge fight between welterweight champions Errol Spence Jr. and Terrance Crawford now has a date, per Mike Coppinger of ESPN. “Breaking: Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. have agreed to a deal to fight for the undisputed welterweight championship on July 29 at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, sources tell […]

Eddie Hearn hopes Nate Diaz beats Jake Paul — but his gut feeling tells him otherwise. Diaz makes his professional boxing debut when he faces Paul in an eight-round 185-pound boxing match taking place Aug. 5 in Dallas, Texas. It will also be his first fight since departing the UFC last year when he submitted […]

Canelo Alvarez is still targeting a rematch with Dmitry Bivol. That’s despite Sampson Lewkowicz, the promoter of David Benavidez, recently meeting with Alvarez’s manager and trainer Eddy Reynoso and later declaring he would send an official offer. Tuve el placer y honor de compartir una reunión con @CANELOTEAM y Luis De Cuba Jr. por el […]

Conor McGregor recently made headlines when he declared he would be open to facing undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez in a boxing match. The Irishman is extremely confident in his chances today, especially after seeing Alvarez’s last performance against John Ryder earlier this month. Conor calls out Canelo (via @TheMacLife) pic.twitter.com/1FvleinQuP — Happy Punch […]

Recent footage of Nate Diaz preparing for Jake Paul emerged on social media and it’s safe to say it wasn’t received well by Twitter. Diaz makes his professional boxing debut when he takes on the YouTuber-turned-boxer in an eight-round match set for Aug. 5 in Dallas, Texas. For some, they believe Diaz — despite being […]

Shakur Stevenson didn’t feel Devin Haney did enough to defeat Vasiliy Lomachenko. Haney outpointed Lomachenko with all three judges scoring their lightweight title fight in favor of the champion last night in Las Vegas — a result many felt should have gone the other way. Stevenson was no different as he was ringside and went […]

Devin Haney of the United States became the undisputed WBA, WBO, WBC, and IBF Lightweight World Champion on Saturday when he defeated Boxing legend Vasyl Lomachenko in a unanimous decision. The fight was a technical back-and-forth affair that saw both fighters have their moments in the ring. Devin Haney started fast and controlled the first […]

It’s fair to say the Vasiliy Lomachenko camp was not happy with the Devin Haney decision last night. Haney earned the unanimous decision win in his lightweight title fight against Lomachenko in a very close and competitive fight that could have gone either way. However, many observers, including the resulting booing Las Vegas crowd, felt […]

Conor McGregor has been the face of the UFC even though he has not been active. The two-division champion carried the sport to elevated audiences. He is now a businessman and has moved on from what have been the best fights of his career. Two of those came against Nate Diaz, who is fighting YouTube […]

Ahead of their lightweight title bout on Saturday, Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko went face to face at their pre-fight weigh-in on Friday morning in Las Vegas. Unfortunately, things got heated. Haney was seen mouthing off to the Ukrainian before giving him a vicious shove. The American ultimately left the stage shortly after. Take a […]

Tyson Fury (the best boxer in the world) and Jon “Bones” Jones (the best mixed martial artist in the world) will never fight each other for obvious reasons; namely, they play different sports—Jones would undoubtedly beat Fury in the octagon while Fury would undoubtedly best Jones in a boxing ring. But logic has never gotten […]

All eyes will be on Las Vegas Saturday night as the MGM Grand Garden Arena lays host to another boxing super-fight for the ages as we give you a prediction and pick for ESPN’s Top Rank Boxing Main Event. Boxing great and former Lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko will challenge one of the faces of boxing, WBA, WBO, […]

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has tried to make a fight with WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. The sides have not agreed to a fight yet. Tyson Fury issued another challenge to Usyk Thursday on social media. ‼️ Tyson Fury calls out Oleksandr Usyk to make the undisputed heavyweight world […]

Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn believes super lightweight will eventually become the premier division in the sport of boxing. As things stand, the lightweight division is stacked with a number of names including current unified champion Devin Haney, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Shakur Stevenson, Gervonta Davis, Ryan Garcia and Isaac Cruz just to name a few. We’ll […]