A lot of boxing fans appear to have already made up their minds about the August 1 fight between William Zepeda and Lamont Roach Jr. The early reaction on social media has been overwhelmingly in Zepeda’s favor, and it’s not difficult to understand why.

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Ernesto Mercado’s next move turned out to be one few people saw coming.

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Lamont Roach Jr. and William Zepeda will fight for the vacant WBC lightweight championship on August 1 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. The bout will headline the launch of TNT Sports and DAZN’s new monthly boxing series, “The Fight.”

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O’Shaquie Foster isn’t convinced boxing fans and fighters will quickly embrace Zuffa Boxing’s plan to build its own championship structure.

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Dillian Whyte has weighed in on Moses Itauma‘s chances of defeating former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. Itauma made his highly-anticipated return to the ring back in…

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Ben Whittaker appears increasingly aware of the criticism surrounding his opposition, and the Olympic silver medalist made it clear he believes many fans are overlooking the level of fighters he has already faced.

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Eddie Hearn says Tyson Fury is free to take another fight before his planned showdown with Anthony Joshua, but he does not believe it will change what happens when the two British heavyweights finally meet.

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The WBC has followed through on its promise to reward Rico Verhoeven for his performance against Oleksandr Usyk, placing the Dutch kickboxing star at No. 8 in its latest heavyweight rankings despite his 11th-round stoppage loss on May 23.

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Tyson Fury is building towards a super fight with Anthony Joshua later this year, but is set to take another tune-up first. Fury beat Arslanbek Makmudov in a…

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Rico Verhoeven stunned the boxing world with his recent performance against Oleksandr Usyk and has named a list of UK heavyweights he thinks he could now defeat. Verhoeven is known…

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Tyson Fury appears close to announcing a warm-up fight before the biggest contest of his career, but former champion Duke McKenzie has named one man he should avoid. Fury returned…

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Anthony Joshua’s latest comments about his future drew a skeptical reaction from fans after he rattled off a list of heavyweight opponents he still hopes to face.

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Devin Haney wasted little time responding after the WBO elevated Keyshawn Davis to the #1 spot at welterweight.

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Eddie Hearn has dismissed suggestions that a fight between WBC junior welterweight champion Dalton Smith and Adam Azim should be negotiated on equal financial terms, arguing that Smith’s résumé and world-title status put him firmly in control of the matchup.

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Anthony Joshua’s achievements have often been celebrated as one of British boxing’s great success stories. Simon Jordan believes the former two-time heavyweight champion was elevated beyond what his career actually justified.

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Chris Billam-Smith believes Ryan Rozicki’s reputation as an unstoppable pressure fighter overlooks a key detail. Ahead of Saturday’s cruiserweight fight in Bournemouth, the former WBO champion pointed to moments in Rozicki’s career where he feels the Canadian showed vulnerability.

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Shakur Stevenson believes the biggest names in boxing will eventually have to face him. Some fans think he is missing a more important issue.

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Anthony Joshua believes Fabio Wardley is right to take an immediate rematch with Daniel Dubois, though many fans have questioned whether a second fight is the best move after the punishment he absorbed in their first meeting.

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Sugar Ray Leonard says even members of his own team underestimated Thomas Hearns before their 1989 rematch, despite his belief that Hearns would be far more dangerous than many expected.

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Anthony Joshua isn’t saying Tyson Fury looked washed against Arslanbek Makhmudov. He doesn’t need to.

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