Eddie Hearn says Johnny Fisher’s decision to sign with Zuffa Boxing came down to more than just a bigger payday. Hearn said Fisher needed a series of rebuilding fights after the first loss of his professional career, and that’s a product he couldn’t realistically sell to DAZN viewers.

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Shakur Stevenson says Zuffa Boxing’s plan to have just one world champion in each weight class is exactly what boxing needs, arguing that the current four-belt system makes it harder to put together the sport’s biggest fights.

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Emanuel Navarrete and O’Shaquie Foster are in advanced talks for a fall junior lightweight unification fight that would also crown a new Ring Magazine champion at 130 pounds.

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Tim Tszyu believes no one can know what version of Errol Spence Jr. will show up on fight night, saying the former unified welterweight champion won’t truly be tested until he gets hit.

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Hamzah Sheeraz’s first defense of his WBO super middleweight title has drawn immediate criticism from boxing fans, many of whom believe the July 25 matchup against Germany’s Simon Zachenhuber keeps the unbeaten champion on a safe path toward a future fight with Canelo Alvarez.

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Turki Alalshikh completed the Jeddah lineup by adding two world title fights and several rising contenders to DAZN’s July 25 event

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The British heavyweight has officially signed with Dana White’s promotion and will make his first appearance under the Zuffa Boxing banner at the Copper Box Arena

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Edgar Berlanga believes Dana White has the blueprint to transform him from a boxing star into a mainstream attraction, saying the UFC boss understands how to build fighters into global brands.

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The IBA president claims Artur Beterbiev agreed to a third fight while Bivol’s team continues exploring other options as mandatory obligations close in

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Matthew Saad Muhammad and Yaqui Lopez produced one of the greatest championship fights in boxing history on July 13, 1980, a savage 14-round war that earned Ring Magazine’s Fight of the Year honors and featured one of the sport’s most unforgettable rounds.

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Long before Riddick Bowe defeated Evander Holyfield to become the undisputed heavyweight champion, he spent his first full year as a professional fighting at a pace that would be almost impossible to imagine in today’s heavyweight division.

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Shakur Stevenson has made it clear what he wants after signing what he described as an “insane” deal with Zuffa Boxing. The unbeaten four-division world champion is looking for blockbuster fights against boxing’s biggest names, but one matchup he isn’t interested in is against fellow Zuffa fighter Jose Rayo Valenzuela.

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Tyson Fury’s decision to face 46-year-old Mariusz Wach in Thailand has drawn criticism from boxing fans, but Eddie Hearn believes there was a simple reason behind it.

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With Oleksandr Usyk vacating three of the four major heavyweight titles, the heavyweight division has suddenly become more open. Derek Chisora believes that despite the new opportunities, only two fighters have separated themselves from the rest of the pack.

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Former four-division world champion Adrien Broner wants a fight with Ryan Garcia, and he used social media Sunday to make his case in a fiery video directed at the WBC welterweight champion.

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Holding a world title is difficult. Keeping it year after year is even harder.

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Max Kellerman believes Gervonta Davis has become boxing’s biggest example of “out of sight, out of mind.”

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Ricardo Mayorga walked into the Orleans Arena on July 12, 2003, carrying far more than the WBA, WBC, and The Ring welterweight championships. He also carried the burden of proving that one of boxing’s biggest upsets earlier that year had not been a lucky night.

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Simon Jordan ridiculed Tyson Fury’s upcoming comeback fight by sarcastically describing his opponent, Mariusz Wach, as “147 years old” before dismissing the matchup as another one-sided showcase.

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Conor Benn could be moving closer to fighting for his maiden world title. Benn has had a rather stop-start career so far, with much of it dominated by a…

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