Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez knocked out Juan Francisco Estrada in the seventh round to win the WBC junior bantamweight title Saturday night at the Footprint Center in Phoenix in a candidate for fight of the year.
Teofimo Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) defended his WBO and Ring Magazine junior welterweight world titles with a unanimous decision win over Canadian contender Steve Claggett (38-8-2, 6 KOs) Saturday evening at James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida.
Nigeria’s Emeka Nwokolo grabbed the vacant WBA North American super welterweight belt by defeating Colombia’s Jeovanis Barraza on Sunday at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois had to be separated after nearly coming to blows in a tense face-off. It was announced on Wednesday that the two Brits will fight for the IBF heavyweight world title at Wembley Stadium on September 21. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn revealed after that the 34-year-old threatened to smash a…
Oscar Valdez and Liam Wilson will meet at the site where each suffered their most recent defeat. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that plans are underway for Valdez-Wilson to take place on March 29 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The two sides are in advanced talks to reach a deal for a junior lightweight…
Ghana middleweight Seth “Freezy Macbones” Gyimah has dropped out of competition for a spot on the 2024 national Olympic team.
Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko refutes claims that he forsook former Kenyan boxer Conjestina Achieng.
Boxing’s highest national governing body added a transgender athletes policy to its rulebook that requires genital reassignment surgery and stringent hormone testing before competition, making it among the strictest policies for trans athletes.
It isn’t any fun taking on fighters who were once considered great but are now clearly past their best. It’s a normal trend in boxing. When a fighter is looking to make a name for himself, he’ll face a faded contender or former world champion who’s seen better days. It’s normal. It’s even expected…
Teofimo Lopez will defend his WBO 140-pound world title against Jamaine Ortiz on Thursday, Feb. 8, at Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.