Wilkens Mathieu is moving fast to find out how close he is to the top of the super middleweight division. The 21-year-old will defend his NABF belt against former world title challenger Vladimir Shishkin on October 8 at Théâtre Capitole in Quebec City.

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Hamzah Sheeraz has spent months pursuing the biggest names at super middleweight. The WBO has now given him something very different: a dangerous mandatory against Janibek Alimkhanuly that brings considerable risk without anything resembling a Canelo Alvarez payday.

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Brian Norman Jr. has the punching power to regain his WBO welterweight title from Devin Haney. What he needs is a different approach from the one that failed him in their fight last November.

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Legendary heavyweight Lennox Lewis surprisingly overlooked Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield when tasked with naming the hardest punching opponent he ever faced. Lewis remains one of…

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Walking away from boxing is the hardest thing any fighter has to do, and now one former world champion from the UK has revealed that he has resisted the urge…

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Frank Warren has responded to Eddie Hearn’s recent threat about calling off the fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. The path has seemingly been cleared for these…

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Dave Allen has lost interest in Anthony Joshua against Tyson Fury, mirroring the frustration of boxing fans who spent years hoping the fight would happen while both men were closer to their best.

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Muhammad Ali’s first defense of his reclaimed heavyweight championship became far rougher than anticipated against Chuck Wepner on March 24, 1975, at the Richfield Coliseum near Cleveland. Ali dominated most of the fight, but Wepner scored an official knockdown and repeatedly infuriated the champion with hard punches behind the head.

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Rocky Marciano’s perfect record nearly vanished against Roland La Starza on March 24, 1950, at Madison Square Garden. Ten tough rounds left Marciano with a thin split decision win that La Starza disputed for the rest of his life.

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Eddie Hearn views Devin Haney as a massive favorite against Liam Paro, questioning how the IBF welterweight champion can beat him if their proposed unification goes forward.

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Teofimo Lopez says taking a tuneup after his one-sided loss to Shakur Stevenson isn’t an option. Considering the risk involved in fighting even a fringe 147-pound contender, there may be good reason for him to go directly after Rolando “Rolly” Romero’s WBA title instead.

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Edgar Berlanga claims signing with Zuffa Boxing made him richer than his fight against Canelo Alvarez. The admission offers a glimpse at how much money the new promotion may be spending on its high-priced acquisitions.

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Martin Bakole looked ready to break into the heavyweight elite after destroying Jared Anderson in August 2024. Two years later, Bakole has failed to build on that victory, with promoter Ben Shalom believing inactivity alongside poor conditioning is damaging his career.

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Ernesto Mercado promised to knock out Emmanuel Tagoe within three rounds after the two traded insults Thursday at the final press conference for their light welterweight fight.

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Andy Cruz returned to No. 3 in the IBF lightweight rankings, placing the Cuban contender near the front of the line if champion Raymond Muratalla follows through on moving to 140 pounds.

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Dmitry Bivol could be back in the ring and defending his unified light heavyweight titles against a British star before the year is out. Bivol is a Russian stylist…

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Eddie Hearn believes Fabio Wardley has little choice but to take an immediate rematch with Daniel Dubois, arguing that another shot at the heavyweight crown may never come if he passes it up.

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Prichard Colón, the former Puerto Rican boxer whose career ended with a devastating brain injury following his 2015 fight against Terrel Williams, has died at 33.

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Zuffa Boxing has matched two experienced light heavyweights, with Craig Richards facing Radivoje Kalajdzic in a 10-round co-main event on September 26 at the Copper Box Arena in London.

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The legendary Roberto Duran once credited a Scottish boxing great with being the most skilful opponent he ever shared a ring with. Known as ‘Hands of Stone’, Duran’s decorated…

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