Mike Tyson made the final successful defense of his undisputed heavyweight championship at Atlantic City’s Convention Hall, stopping Carl “The Truth” Williams in just 93 seconds on July 21, 1989. The ending was controversial, but the victory preserved Tyson’s aura of invincibility for one more fight before his stunning upset loss to Buster Douglas seven months later.

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The Hall of Famer expects Tszyu to threaten early before Spence’s pressure and conditioning change the fight after Round 6

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Salvador Sanchez made the 10th defense of his WBC featherweight title against Azumah Nelson at Madison Square Garden in New York City on July 21, 1982, in what became the final fight of his remarkable career. Three weeks later, Sanchez was killed in an automobile accident in Querétaro, Mexico, at just 23 years old, transforming his grueling victory over Nelson into one of boxing’s most poignant final performances.

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Bill Haney taunted Keyshawn Davis after the WBO ordered a July 27 purse bid for Devin Haney’s mandatory title defense.

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Winning an Olympic gold medal is often treated as the highest achievement in amateur boxing, but success under the professional rules has always been a different challenge. Shorter fights, smaller gloves, longer rounds, and a completely different style have prevented many decorated Olympians from reaching the top of the professional ranks.

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Carson, California – After having the toughest match of his young career against Kevin Sadjo last December, Diego Pacheco (26-0, 19 KOs) made changes to his team to improve and tighten up his skills. He wants to be fully ready for when he challenges for a world title.

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Edgar Berlanga isn’t blaming bad luck, trainers or promoters for the rough stretch that led to a year out of the ring. Instead, he says the biggest obstacle was himself.

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Lamont Roach Jr. says he has moved on from a rematch with Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, but his latest comments suggest he hasn’t completely let it go. Roach also continues mentioning Shakur Stevenson as a future target despite having a difficult assignment against William Zepeda on August 1 that he hasn’t gotten past yet.

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The only fighter to hand Muhammad Ali a knockout defeat has sensationally claimed that he is actually the greatest heavyweight in boxing history. Throughout the course of his outstanding…

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Shakur Stevenson still wants Devin Haney for his October Zuffa Boxing debut, but he already has another name in mind if that fight doesn’t happen. Stevenson identified Gary Antuanne Russell this week as the opponent he would pursue instead, calling him one of the toughest fighters he has ever shared the ring with. Russell holds the WBA light welterweight title.

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Teofimo Lopez may have made one of the biggest business moves of his career. DAZN announced Monday that the two-division world champion has signed directly with the streaming platform, bypassing the traditional promoter model that has dominated boxing for decades.

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Dalton Smith finally has a date for the first defense of his WBC light welterweight title, but the biggest challenge may not be simply beating Alberto Puello. It may be avoiding the trap that has ended the reigns of plenty of new champions.

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The WBO’s decision to schedule a July 27 purse bid for Devin Haney’s mandatory welterweight title defense against Keyshawn Davis has shortened Haney’s timetable. Instead of chasing Shakur Stevenson, Haney would be better served keeping his title and fighting Keyshawn.

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Ben Whittaker has landed the biggest opportunity of his professional career after a deal was confirmed for him to face Conor Wallace in an IBF light heavyweight final eliminator on October 3 at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham, England. The fight will be shown live on DAZN.

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Hearn believes Joshua is in the best place mentally since turning professional, but Kristian Prenga may provide few answers about the former champion’s future

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Floyd Mayweather Jr’s father and former trainer, Floyd Sr, has sensationally claimed that he believes his son should have been handed at least one defeat during his glittering career.

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Daniel Dubois and Moses Itauma are in the sights of a two weight world champion. Both of these Brits haven risen to the top in recent years as…

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Arslanbek Makhmudov was the last person to face Tyson Fury, so he is well placed to predict how he will get on with Anthony Joshua. Fury spent the…

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Eddie Hearn believes the negotiating position for a fight between Jaron “Boots” Ennis and Vergil Ortiz Jr. has completely changed after Ennis’s victory over WBA and WBO junior middleweight champion Xander Zayas.

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Vernon Forrest removed any lingering doubt that his first victory over Shane Mosley had been earned when he defended his WBC welterweight title with a second straight win over the former pound-for-pound king on July 20, 2002, at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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