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Gervonta Davis was playing with his food against Ryan Garcia. “Tank” remained undefeated after landing a brutal body shot in the seventh round that dropped Garcia to one knee after a delayed reaction. As the ten-count started, Garcia looked like he would be able to return to his feet and resume the fight. However, the […]

All eyes in the boxing universe were on Saturday night’s grand showdown between two of the best young fighters today in Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia at t T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. That fight ended with Davis on top, as he knocked out Garcia in the seventh round to keep his record unblemished and […]

Gervonta Davis stopped Ryan Garcia with a body shot in their highly-anticipated fight on Saturday night. It took seven rounds, but Davis ultimately took care of business. The bout led to no shortage of reactions on Twitter. Gervonta Davis stops Ryan Garcia with a NASTY body shot in Round 7 😱 (via @ShowtimeBoxing)pic.twitter.com/sclJKWUTrr — ClutchPoints […]

A big-time bout does not really need any added razzmatazz a day before the bell rings. But if there were some casual boxing fans on the fence about buying the super lightweight showdown between Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Ryan Garcia, the two men likely swung them over with their intense encounter at the weigh-in, via […]

The day is finally here. Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia will clash on Saturday evening in one of the most highly-anticipated boxing bouts of the year. On Friday, things got quite heated at the pre-fight press conference, with Davis appearing to get into it with Bernard Hopkins, who is part of Garcia’s team. Following the […]

The time has finally come for this Boxing superfight, two years in the making. Opposite worlds will clash as the boxing community was shocked to hear this fight was accepted. WBA Wold Lightweight Champ Gervonta “Tank” Davis will square off against the young and talented “King” Ryan Garcia. Someone’s undefeated record has got to go and the fighters […]

On Saturday night, Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis will face off in the biggest boxing fight of the year. Although it’s a catchweight fight with no larger title implications, it’s the rarest and most beautiful kind of fight: two of the best fighters in the world, at the peak of their powers, squaring off without […]

If the fight is as good as their face offs, Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia promises to be a blockbuster event. After having a heated face off last month that lasted three minutes, the pair came face-to-face again during a Thursday pre-fight press conference to promote their 136-pound catchweight mega fight taking place Saturday night […]

Jake Paul finally got his wish. He will be fighting Nate Diaz in a 185-pound boxing match set to take place August 5 in Dallas, Texas. In Diaz, Paul has arguably the biggest opponent he’s faced yet in terms of drawing and star power. However, the YouTuber-turned-boxer made a big mistake in choosing to fight […]

Boxing legend and promoter Floyd Mayweather is willing to work with Francis Ngannou. Ngannou vacated his heavyweight title and departed the UFC earlier this year after failing to come to terms on a new contract with the Las Vegas-based promotion. He has long signaled his desire to compete in boxing and was even in talks […]

Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor are cool with each other again. Aldo recently made his professional boxing debut when he fought fellow UFC veteran Jeremy Stephens to a split decision draw at Gamebred Boxing 4. McGregor was watching and tweeted that he and Aldo should box in the future — something the latter didn’t respond […]

Jake Paul is not as good as everyone initially thought according to former two-weight UFC champion Daniel Cormier. Paul will face former UFC star Nate Diaz in a 185-pound eight-round boxing match set to take place August 5 in Dallas, Texas. It will be Paul’s first fight since suffering his first professional boxing defeat after […]

The stakes have seemingly gotten much higher for the upcoming Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia boxing fight. The pair of exciting lightweights are finally set to collide in a mega fight on April 22 in Las Vegas that will be contested at a catchweight of 136 pounds. Leading up to the fight, Davis hosted an […]

British Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn is one of the leading names in the sport today, representing champion fighters through Matchroom Sport like Anthony Joshua, Canelo Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin, Oleksandr Usyk, and Vasyl Lomachenko. With former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou abruptly leaving the UFC and stepping into the world of boxing, there’s no surprise that […]

UFC president Dana White had a surprising reaction to the Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz boxing match. It was shockingly announced earlier this week that Paul would box the former UFC star in an eight-round fight taking place August 5 in Dallas, Texas. As we all know, White does not get along with Paul for […]

Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder believes he easily carries more power than Mike Tyson. When it comes to knockout power today, most boxing fans think of Wilder who has knocked out every single one of his opponents other than Tyson Fury. Of course, back in the day, Tyson was known for his own explosive […]

Tommy Fury and One Direction’s Liam Payne have hinted at a surreal fight at Old Trafford in Manchester this summer. Tommy Fury is coming off of a win against Jake Paul, so this announcement comes as quite the surprise. ‼️ One Direction's Liam Payne and Tommy Fury on Instagram today… pic.twitter.com/pnVZnqOuO3 — Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) […]

Last month, a run-in with Floyd Mayweather turned Jake Paul from a boxer to a trackstar. After a March 8th game between the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers, Paul was approached by Mayweather and his friends outside of Kayesa Arena in downtown Miami, who were chirping Paul and giving him a hard time for losing […]

Jake Paul is going back to boxing former UFC stars again. The YouTuber-turned-boxer’s next fight has been confirmed as he will face MMA legend and former UFC star Nate Diaz in a pro boxing bout. It will be contested at 185 pounds in an eight-round main event set to take place August 5 in Dallas, […]

Canelo Alvarez had a simple message for all the haters criticizing his upcoming matchup with John Ryder. Alvarez defends his super middleweight titles against Ryder on May 6 during Cinco de Mayo weekend in Guadalaraja — notably being the first time he has fought in his native Mexico since 2011. For Alvarez, the fact that […]

Whatever little interest Jorge Masvidal had in fighting Jake Paul is now gone. “Gamebred” was among the many MMA names Paul had called out to face in a boxing match. It never came to fruition — given that Masvidal is still contracted to the UFC — and the YouTuber-turned-boxer went on to fight and defeat […]

The long-awaited welterweight title unification fight between Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford looks set for the summer. According to RING Magazine sources, the contest will take place June 17 in Las Vegas, Nevada. An official announcement will be made during the Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia fight which takes place later this month on […]

Julia Rose is in the past, and Jutta Leerdam is in the present for social media superstar turned boxer Jake Paul. “The Problem Child” made his relationship with the Dutch speed skater Instagram official on Monday, posting this photo while on a getaway:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Jake […]

Heavyweights Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury have faced each other in the ring three times, but even that hasn’t abated their hatred for one another. While Wilder and Fury have largely been respectful and cordial when discussing each other in public over the last few years and even shared a hug at the Jake Paul-Tommy […]

It looks like there is no longer any mutual respect between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor. Aldo fought fellow UFC veteran Jeremy Stephens to a majority decision draw in their boxing match at Gamebred Boxing 4 last night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. McGregor was seemingly watching the events play out and took to social media to […]

Roy Jones Jr. was outmatched against a much younger opponent. And to the pleasant surprise of many, he didn’t end up on the receiving end of a brutal knockout. Jones took on Anthony Pettis in the main event of Gamebred Boxing 4 Saturday night at Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee. It was the boxing legend’s first fight […]

Boxing is a cruel sport. Even beyond the whole getting punched repeatedly aspect of it, the sport’s complicated, gnarled structure has a way of eating its own as fighters try to navigate the tricky limbo of promoters and match-makers. No other sport punishes losing quite like boxing. NBA teams can lose three of five games without blinking […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard will have some free time on his hands now that the team has officially shut him down for the rest of the NBA season. He is turning his attention directly to his other passion of boxing, sharing who he believes should next challenge NABO super middleweight champion Edgar Berlanga. […]

Carlos Alcaraz’s tennis playing style has been likened to that of boxing legend Mike Tyson. That’s according to Daniil Medvedev’s coach Gilles Cervera who was commenting on Alcaraz’s dominating win over his student in the Indian Wells Open final earlier this month. Despite Medvedev being on a 19-game winning streak, Alcaraz made light work of […]

There’s no better time for Canelo Alvarez vs. David Benavidez than now. Benavidez defended his interim WBC super middleweight title on Saturday night after he battered former IBF champion Caleb Plant over 12 rounds. With scorecards of 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113 in his favor, Benavidez earned the unanimous decision victory as he settled his beef with […]

Negotiations for a highly-anticipated boxing match between undefeated fighters Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk came to a screeching halt on Thursday, and Fury was not at all happy about it. To put it lightly. The two undefeated heavyweights were set to fight on Apr. 29, but that is no longer happening after both sides couldn’t […]

Negotiations over a heavyweight title showdown between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have officially collapsed. It appeared boxing fans would finally get the dream fight slated to take place April 29 at Wembley Stadium after Usyk accepted Fury’s demands of a 70/30 purse split. However, Fury later had issues over a rematch clause (which Usyk […]

Canelo Alvarez has his next fight booked, and it will be taking place in his native Mexico. Alvarez confirmed on social media Tuesday that he will be defending his super middleweight titles against John Ryder on May 6. The Cinco de Mayo weekend clash, which will be live on pay-per-view, will notably be taking place […]

Is Francis Ngannou or Deontay Wilder the biggest knockout artist in combat sports? We may just find out soon. Ngannou is currently a free agent since vacating his heavyweight title and departing from the UFC earlier this year. It’s no secret that “The Predator” is looking to test himself in boxing next. And it appears […]

The Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk saga continues. After it appeared there was solid progress being made for a heavyweight title unification fight on April 29 with the purse split now agreed to by both parties, there’s a new development now. On Monday, Fury released a video stating he was upping the stakes and wanted […]

Boxing may have found its next star in 22-year-old Diego Pacheco. The super middleweight from Los Angeles is 6-foot-4 with amazing reach and power in both hands. His height, length and the ferocity of his knockouts have earned Pacheco comparisons to Tommy “Hitman” Hearns. Pacheco (18-0, 15 KOs) was originally scheduled to be in the […]

Tyson Fury is putting his retirement on hold again. The WBC and Ring Magazine heavyweight champion has a tendency to retire after every fight these days, but retirements in boxing are like hotel stays — they are only temporary. “The Gypsy King” will be back in the ring on April 29 at Wembley Stadium in […]

On April 22, the sport of boxing will see a true mega fight again as Gervonta Davis clashes with Ryan Garcia in a 136-pound catchweight contest in Las Vegas, Nevada. Quite frankly, it’s a relief for boxing fans worldwide as many feared all the trash talk between the pair over the years would just end […]

Floyd Mayweather and Jake Paul were at each others throats in Miami after the Heat lost 104-100 to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. The incident lasted just a few seconds before the Problem Child left the area, according to TMZ Sports. The two boxers have not gotten along since Paul took off the hat […]