Rolly Romero and Teofimo Lopez defended their August 22 WBA welterweight title fight following criticism over Lopez receiving an immediate title shot in his 147-pound debut after losing to Shakur Stevenson.

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Jake Paul questioned Dana White and Zuffa Boxing’s position on the sport’s sanctioning bodies after White confirmed his fighters will be able to pursue the WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO titles on a “case-by-case basis.”

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Devin Haney and Keyshawn Davis have been granted more time to finalize a deal for their ordered WBO welterweight title fight after both camps jointly requested a 72-hour extension from the sanctioning body.

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Andy Ruiz Jr is back in action in September after a long period of inactivity and has one clear goal in mind. Back in June 2019, Ruiz Jr shocked the…

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Jack Dempsey’s rise to the heavyweight championship did not begin when he defeated Jess Willard for the title. It began one year earlier on July 27, 1918, when he demolished Fred Fulton in one of the quickest and most influential knockouts in heavyweight history. There was barely enough time for either man to establish himself before the fight was over.

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Eddie Hearn has once again given his view on how Conor Benn may get on when he fights Ryan Garcia later this year. Benn is finally counting…

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Richardson Hitchins called out Gervonta Davis after his one-sided decision win over Ricardo Salas at Zuffa Boxing 09 on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia also came up, but the bigger question is why Zuffa matched Hitchins against an opponent who did so little to strengthen his position for those fights.

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Edgar Berlanga already has his sights on bigger fights after stopping Steven Butler, using his post-fight press conference to lay out an ambitious list of opponents that includes Chris Eubank Jr., Jaime Munguia, Caleb Plant, Jermall Charlo, and Hamzah Sheeraz.

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Dana White expects Shakur Stevenson to return to the ring before the end of 2026, although he wasn’t ready to reveal who the former champion will face next. Stevenson recently signed with Zuffa Boxing, making his next assignment one of the promotion’s most important decisions.

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Edgar Berlanga climbed off the canvas to stop Steven Butler in the seventh round of their scheduled 10-round super middleweight main event Sunday night at the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. The referee, Eric Dali, halted the contest after 1:14 of Round 7 with Butler badly hurt following a sustained assault from Berlanga.

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Richardson Hitchins made a successful move to the welterweight division on Sunday night, receiving a unanimous decision over Ricardo Salas in the 10-round co-main event of Zuffa Boxing 9 at the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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Jalil Hackett escaped with a unanimous decision over former world title challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko on Saturday night in a 10-round middleweight bout at the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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Vladyslav Sirenko delivered one of the year’s most dramatic heavyweight knockouts on Sunday night, putting Otto Wallin down with one second remaining in the 10th and final round at the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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Mike Tyson produced the fastest knockout of his professional career on July 26, 1986, overwhelming Marvis Frazier in just 30 seconds at the Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, New York. The scheduled 10-round heavyweight bout barely lasted half a minute, yet it became one of the defining moments of Tyson’s rapid climb toward the heavyweight championship.

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Tyson Fury’s manager Spencer Brown dismissed Anthony Joshua’s comeback victory over Kristian Prenga, arguing the performance showed exactly why a fight with Fury would be one-sided.

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WBO mandatory challenger Keyshawn Davis believes a victory over Devin Haney would do more than earn him a world title. He sees it as the moment that changes his standing in the sport.

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Tim Tszyu revived his career with his victory over Errol Spence Jr., but if a move to middleweight is next, he shouldn’t spend the next year beating fringe contenders. The quickest way to find out if he belongs at 160 is to face Yoenli Hernandez immediately.

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Anthony Joshua admitted he never expected to find himself fighting through a first-round crisis after being dropped by Kristian Prenga on Saturday night in Jeddah. Instead of panicking, Joshua said he accepted the situation, tightened his defense, and trusted he would eventually wear his opponent down before scoring a second-round knockout.

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Zuffa Boxing returns tonight from the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, with Edgar Berlanga facing Steven Butler in a 10-round super middleweight main event.

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Gene Tunney brought the heavyweight championship era that followed Jack Dempsey to a decisive close on July 26, 1928, stopping New Zealand challenger Tom Heeney in the 11th round before a massive crowd at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Four days later, Tunney retired as the undisputed heavyweight champion, leaving the sport at the peak of his career.

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