IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis will need to defend his newly won WBA title against his mandatory Shakhram Giyasov next rather than taking a unification match against WBO champ Brian Norman Jr. or WBC belt-holder Mario Barrios.

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Trainer Jose Benavidez Sr. roasted Canelo Alvarez in an interview for his plans to fight little known William Scull on May 3rd in Riyadh, and then 154-lb belt-holder Terence Crawford on September 13th in Las Vegas.

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Trainer Jose Benavidez Sr. says he thinks Dmitry Bivol chose to avoid his son, David Benavidez, and that’s why he vacated his WBC light heavyweight title rather than defend against him.

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Atlantic City, New Jersey – Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis (34-0, 30 KOs) captured the crown by successfully defeating Eimantas Stanionis (15-1, 9 KOs) in a masterful performance at the iconic Jim Whelan  Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Boots, as lineal champion, now holds the IBF, WBA, and Ring Magazine titles. He hopes to become undisputed champion by going after the other two divisional champions in Mario Barrios, who holds the WBC title, and Brian Norman Jr., who is the WBO champion.

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In the chief support bout of the Jaron Ennis vs Eimantas Stanionis event, former WBA featherweight world champion Raymond “Savage” Ford delivered a dominant performance, as he defeated Thomas Mattice (22-5-1, 17 KOs) by way of unanimous decision.

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Gennady Golovkin has 42 wins from 45 fights, losing just twice and drawing once. All three of those results were against Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in one of modern boxing’s…

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By Frank Bay: The main event failed to live up to the hype on a terrible card from top to bottom. The only thing I could think of while watching as Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis outslugged Eimantas Stanionis was wondering what weight Ennis was fighting at.

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Shakur Stevenson says he’d drop his plans to defend his WBC lightweight title against interim champion William Zepeda next if Gervonta Davis agrees to fight him. If he says Tank has another fight he’s got planned, he’ll go ahead with the clash against Zepeda.

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A former world heavyweight champion is preparing to end his retirement for a showdown with Deontay Wilder. Known more commonly as ‘The Bronze Bomber’, Wilder makes his long awaited…

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Jaron “Boots” Ennis (34-0, 30 KO) overpowered Eimantas Stanionis (15-1, 9 KO) in Atlantic City to add the WBA welterweight championship to his IBF belt. Boardwalk Hall had palpable energy as the building hosted its first major title fight since 2014, when Sergey Kovalev beat down Bernard Hopkins. Philadelphia 76ers point guard Tyrese Maxey walked Philly native Ennis down to the ring, and unlike the 76ers this season, Ennis lived up to expectations.

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Muhammad Ali was defeated on just four occasions inside the professional ring. George Foreman – who lost to Ali in 1974’s The Rumble in the Jungle – once said…

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Many in the sport would like Tyson Fury to reverse his retirement decision for one last fight, however some rivals believe he has timed his hanging up of the…

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IBF light welterweight champion Richardson Hitchins says he views George Kambosos Jr. as an “accomplished bum,” and he’s going to send him back to the “club shows” circuit in Australia after he beats him on June 14th at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York City. Hitchins (19-0, 7 KOs) states this will be Kambosos Jr’s “last paycheck” in the sport.

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Amir Khan is a British boxing icon following Olympics success and a two-time world championship winning pro campaign. The fan favourite from Bolton was known for his stellar hand…

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Promoter Eddie Hearn says a clash between Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Terence Crawford is “the best fight in boxing.” After the way IBF welterweight champion Ennis (34-0, 30 KOs) decimated the hapless WBA champ Eimantas Stanionis (15-1, 9 KOs) in six rounds last Saturday night in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Hearn is right. Boots vs. Crawford is the “best fight” in the sport.

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Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis’ promoter, Eddie Hearn, got on his soapbox, lecturing WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. to “show ambition” by agreeing to fight in Boots’ hometown of Philadelphia at the Wells Fargo Center in a unification next.

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Mike Tyson ended an almost two-decade retirement to face YouTuber-turned-fighter Jake Paul. The contest was initially postponed due to serious health concerns on Tyson’s part, but…

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Oleksandr Usyk has said he only has a couple of fights left but there are many more boxers who want to challenge him. Usyk is a generational great who…

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Despite coming off the back of a loss, Anthony Joshua is still high on the hit lists of many heavyweight contenders. The Brit is one of boxing’s biggest stars…

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Carl Froch has called for a heavyweight to hang up the gloves and ‘take up darts.’ Froch’s own retirement in 2015 came off the back of an emphatic stoppage of…

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