Eddie Hearn says Ben Whittaker has the ability to beat WBC light heavyweight champion David Benavidez within the next 18 months, making a bold prediction about his unbeaten fighter despite Whittaker not yet having fought at world level. Hearn spoke to FightHype about Whittaker's ceiling. "I'll tell you now, the level, the only level that […]
MVP has signed British super bantamweight champion Tysie Gallagher, adding the IBF's number five ranked 122-pound contender to its MVPW women's boxing roster. Gallagher, 10-2, is the first-ever female British super bantamweight champion and also holds the Commonwealth, BBBoC British, and WBO International titles at 122 pounds. She challenged for the WBO world title in […]
Unified minimumweight champion Oscar Collazo will defend his WBA and WBO titles against Neider Valdez on Saturday night at Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California on DAZN — despite Valdez entering the fight having won just two of his last six bouts, according to BoxingScene. Valdez, 15-3-3 with 12 knockouts, arrived in California on Wednesday as […]
Rico Verhoeven says his appeal of the TKO stoppage in his fight against Oleksandr Usyk was denied by the commission, but he is using the ruling to call for an immediate rematch, arguing that both fighters and the fans deserve to see how the story ends. Verhoeven posted a statement on Instagram following the commission's […]
Floyd Mayweather is facing criminal charges in Nevada after a Las Vegas jeweler filed a complaint alleging he knowingly delivered a bad check for $200,000 in exchange for a designer watch purchased on Christmas 2024, according to ESPN. Mayweather, 49, faces theft and intent-to-defraud charges. The theft count was filed because he allegedly obtained property […]
Conor McGregor and Terence Crawford engaged in a public back-and-forth on social media after McGregor defended Ilia Topuria from Crawford's post-UFC Freedom 250 criticism and challenged the boxing champion for mocking an MMA fighter while refusing to step into a cage himself. Crawford had posted a shot at Topuria following his corner stoppage loss to […]
Zuffa Boxing has signed Washington D.C. light heavyweight prospect Nasheed "Sugar Sheed" Smith, the promotion confirmed via BoxingScene. Smith, 25, is 10-0 with 7 knockouts and trains under Barry Hunter at Headbangers Gym in D.C. The 6-foot-2 southpaw has stopped six of his opponents inside two rounds and most recently went the distance for a […]
Ben Shalom says Adam Azim is targeting a world title shot next and that a long-anticipated grudge match with WBC junior-welterweight champion Dalton Smith is now within the next two fights. Shalom spoke to BoxingScene following Azim's three-round demolition of Steve Claggett, which earned the 15-0 junior-welterweight a number four IBF ranking. "If he'd have […]
Eddie Hearn says the WBA is expected to order a title fight between Rolly Romero and mandatory challenger Jack Catterall, though uncertainty remains over whether Romero will take an interim fight first. Hearn spoke on the Mr. Versace podcast, making clear that Matchroom intends to push for the mandatory defense to happen. "It's going to […]
Lamont Roach says he signed a contract for a rematch with Gervonta Davis that never happened because Davis' side did not follow through, and says he is moving on rather than waiting for a fight that may not materialize. Roach spoke to FightHype following the majority draw in their March 2025 WBA lightweight title fight, […]
Dana White says Zuffa Boxing's competition is no longer other boxing promoters but the biggest sports leagues in the world, and promised a wave of major announcements in the coming month following the company's UK debut in Bournemouth. White spoke at the post-fight press conference after Zuffa's first UK event. "People always ask me about, […]
The Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury fight has contracts signed for late 2026, likely November, but key details remain unresolved — including the venue, with initial conversations about a potential US location now reportedly underway. Eddie Hearn told BoxingScene that the signed contract specifies a UK location, meaning any shift to America would require renegotiation. […]
Jack Catterall has publicly challenged WBA welterweight champion Rolly Romero after reports emerged that Romero could take a voluntary fight before making his ordered title defense against the British contender. Catterall won the WBA International welterweight title with a unanimous decision over Shakhram Giyasov at the Glory in Giza event on May 23, which led […]
Floyd Schofield Sr. says negotiations for a WBA lightweight title fight between his son Floyd Schofield Jr. and Gervonta Davis are progressing and his team is ready for the challenge, describing it as the next step on their road to greatness. Schofield Sr. spoke to BoxingScene with a June 22 deadline approaching for the two […]
O'Shaquie Foster says he deserves a top-10 pound-for-pound ranking after his run of victories and has called on Shakur Stevenson to make good on his word and fight him. Foster spoke to BoxingScene after his unanimous decision win over Raymond Ford on May 30 in Houston. "I should be top 10. I should be top […]
Jesse Rodriguez says the perfect path to a fight with Naoya Inoue would go through Inoue's brother first, suggesting a bout with WBC bantamweight champion Takuma Inoue as a stepping stone to the mega-fight the boxing world is already anticipating. Rodriguez spoke to Ring Magazine's Manouk Akopyan on X ahead of his June 14 bantamweight […]
Ramon Cardenas will fight Sam Goodman for the WBC interim junior-featherweight title on the July 25 Errol Spence Jr. vs. Tim Tszyu Prime Video pay-per-view card in Australia, with ProBoxTV founder Garry Jonas confirming the bout to BoxingScene. Cardenas, 27-2 with 15 knockouts, is ranked number four by the WBC. His last major outing came […]
Adrien Broner claims Jon Jones nearly took a left hook from him after Jones became aggressive and verbally abusive during a recent night out in Las Vegas. Broner described the incident on a live stream. "He cussed me out real bad that last time I was with him. He was real drunk. He was just […]
Eddie Hearn says Leo Atang's hand speed is creating an unusual problem for referees, with officials potentially stepping in too quickly because of how fast the 19-year-old heavyweight throws his combinations. Hearn made the comments to iFL TV after Atang improved to 7-0 with his sixth knockout victory since turning professional in 2025, stopping France's […]
Negotiations for Gervonta Davis' mandatory WBA lightweight title defense have effectively stalled, with Floyd Schofield Sr. saying his team is now in a 20-day waiting period before the WBA determines its next step. Schofield Sr. told MillCity Boxing that legal complications on Davis' side have brought talks to a halt. "We can't do nothing until […]
