Ryan Garcia’s combination of popularity, marketability, and drawing power has elevated him above every other American boxer in the eyes of veteran broadcaster Gareth A. Davies, who believes no fighter in the United States can currently match his reach inside or outside the ring.

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Paulie Malignaggi believes Lamont Roach Jr.’s defensive approach played directly into William Zepeda’s strengths, allowing the Mexican pressure fighter to build momentum throughout their WBC lightweight title fight. The former two-division world champion argued Roach relied too heavily on a catch-and-shoot style that kept him within Zepeda’s punching range.

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Kell Brook has been reflecting on his decorated career, saying that one fight in particular will always be a regret. Brook competed between 2004 and 2022 and was seen…

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Retirement is likely just around the corner for Oleksandr Usyk, but now the man he will likely face before walking away has been named. There is nothing left in…

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Trainer Robert Garcia made one thing clear after Top Rank asked fans who Raymond Muratalla should fight next. The new IBF lightweight champion is headed to 140 pounds, and his team wants recognizable opponents.

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Nearly a century after Jack Dempsey dropped Gene Tunney in their famous 1927 heavyweight championship rematch, boxing still has no definitive answer to its most enduring question. Did the delayed count allow Tunney to escape a knockout, or did referee Dave Barry simply enforce the rules exactly as they were written?

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Artur Beterbiev has spent more than a year waiting for a trilogy fight with Dmitry Bivol, but every month that passes creates new problems. At 41 years old, inactivity is no longer just a scheduling issue. It raises legitimate questions about whether one of boxing’s most feared pressure fighters can return as the same fighter after such a long absence.

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Shakur Stevenson believes Devin Haney is walking away from a bigger payday by refusing to pursue a fight at 144 pounds. Responding to criticism on X, Stevenson argued Haney would make substantially more money facing him than from the WBO title fight that recently fell apart.

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Aaron Pryor announced himself as one of boxing’s brightest stars on August 2, 1980, knocking out WBA junior welterweight champion Antonio “Kid Pambelé” Cervantes in the fourth round before an enthusiastic hometown crowd at Cincinnati’s Riverfront Coliseum.

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Keyshawn Davis’ coach, Dorsett Barnwell, believes his fighter made the right decision by withdrawing from an ordered WBO welterweight title fight against Devin Haney, arguing the $2.1 million purse fell well short of what Davis deserved.

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William Zepeda’s CompuBox totals against Lamont Roach Jr. were impressive on their own. He threw 884 punches and landed 218 to capture the vacant WBC lightweight title by unanimous decision. The numbers become even more interesting when compared with his previous fight against Shakur Stevenson.

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Shakur Stevenson insists he is being reasonable by asking Devin Haney to meet him at a 144-pound catchweight, arguing that he could just as easily demand the fight take place at 140 because he holds a world title there.

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Lennox Lewis believes Anthony Joshua may no longer belong in the ring after another vulnerable performance raised fresh questions about the former unified heavyweight champion.

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Thomas Hearns announced himself as boxing’s newest force on August 2, 1980, blasting out WBA welterweight champion Pipino Cuevas in two rounds before a roaring hometown crowd at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. The emphatic stoppage handed the 21-year-old his first world title and signaled the arrival of a future Hall of Famer.

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William Zepeda had barely finished celebrating his first world title before Adrien Broner offered a blunt opinion on how the new WBC lightweight champion would fare against Gervonta Davis.

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After winning the vacant WBC lightweight title with a unanimous decision Saturday night at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Zepeda explained that he spent the year following his loss to Shakur Stevenson reshaping parts of his style. The adjustments paid off against Roach, who struggled to establish the counterpunching rhythm that had carried him through previous title fights.

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At Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas on Saturday night, promoters Bob Arum (Top Rank), Tom Brown (TGB Promotions), Oscar De La Hoya (Golden Boy Promotions), Gary Jonas (ProBox Promotions), and Lamont Roach Sr. (NoXcuse Promotions) presented a world title doubleheader on DAZN.

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William “El Camarón” Zepeda finally reached the top of the lightweight division Saturday night, overwhelming Lamont “The Reaper” Roach Jr. over 12 rounds to capture the vacant WBC lightweight championship at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

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Raymond Muratalla left little doubt about the outcome Saturday night, but the unbeaten IBF lightweight champion admitted afterward that his latest title defense came under difficult circumstances. After outboxing Robson Conceição over 12 rounds, Muratalla revealed that making the lightweight limit has become increasingly difficult and suggested his future belongs at 140 pounds.

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Richardson Hitchins wasted no time making his intentions clear after Devin Haney unexpectedly found himself without an opponent. With Keyshawn Davis out of the picture following the WBO purse bid and Shakur Stevenson once again insisting on a 144-pound catchweight, Hitchins publicly put himself forward for a fight with Haney at 147 pounds.

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