Boxing News

Natasha Hooper - May 16, 2019

Winner of The Ultimate Fighter Season 5 and established UFC lightweight, Ross Pearson won his boxing debut in Australia this week. “The Real Deal” won a second-round TKO over opponent Salar King (5-11) in a middleweight bout. See it below:

Cole Shelton - May 15, 2019

Deontay Wilder is set to return to the ring this Saturday against Dominic Breazeale where he is looking to defend his WBC heavyweight title. And for the second fight in a row, Wilder has doubled down on his claim to kill someone in the ring. Before the Tyson Fury fight, the champion said he wants a body on his record. Now, the American is taking it a step further for this fight.

BJPENN.COM Staff - May 13, 2019

When Evolve’s Amir Khan heard news that he would be re-entering the ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix, replacing the injured Ariel Sexton in the semi-finals against Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev, he was already training for would-be opponent Iurie Lupicus. Khan, who was submitted by Sexton in the quarter-final round, had already bowed out of the tournament. With this turn of events however, the 24-year-old Singaporean finds himself once again in the thick of the lightweight title picture.

Cole Shelton - May 12, 2019

Patricio Freire became the second fighter in Bellator history to become a champ-champ last night at Bellator 221. The reigning featherweight champion moved up in weight to take on Michael Chandler, and knocked the lightweight champion out in just 61 seconds. However, immediately after the ref jumped in to stop the fight, Chandler got up and appeared to be fine. But, according to Freire, the 33-year-old was out.

Chris Taylor - May 4, 2019

A highly anticipated middleweight title unification bout between Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs headlined tonight’s DAZN boxing event in Las Vegas. Canelo Alvarez entered tonight’s title fight sporting a sensational professional record of 51-1-2. In his most previous effort, Canelo scored a third round TKO victory over Rocky Fielding.

Chris Taylor - May 4, 2019

A highly anticipated middleweight title unification bout between Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs headlined tonight’s DAZN boxing event in Las Vegas. Canelo Alvarez enters tonight’s contest sporting a sensational professional record of 51-1-2, his latest being a third round TKO victory over Rocky Fielding.

Chris Taylor - May 4, 2019

Gennady Golovkin was asked a ruthless question regarding Canelo Alvarez during today’s press conference for his upcoming bout with Steve Rolls. Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KO’s), who lost his WBA, WBC and IBO titles to Canelo via controversial decision in September 2018, was asked the following eyebrow raising question at today’s presser.

Chris Taylor - May 4, 2019

Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs will square off in a middleweight title unification bout this evening in Las Vegas, and both men are set for huge paydays. Alvarez (51-1-2, 35 KO’s), who recently signed a massive 365 million dollar deal with DAZN, will earn 35 million for his efforts this evening.

Tom Taylor - May 2, 2019

Earlier this week, UFC President Dana White and English boxing promoter Eddie Hearn crossed paths in Las Vegas. A photo of this meeting — shared to both of their Twitter accounts — caused a geyser of speculation on social media. Were they meeting to discuss White’s Zuffa boxing venture? Could one of Hearn’s boxers be crossing over to the UFC? The questions were endless…

Tom Taylor - May 1, 2019

Paulie Malignaggi and Conor McGregor share one of the most high-profile beefs in combat sports. Given the animosity between the retired boxer and the former two-division UFC champion, it should come as no surprise that Malignaggi had an interesting reaction when he encountered a McGregor-inspired mural out in the world. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw5P09XhOcN/ As he walked past this mural, Malignaggi was asked how he feels about McGregor. He responded by spitting on the mural. See it in the video above.

Tom Taylor - April 30, 2019

UFC President Dana White has recently laid out plans to venture into the boxing business, and on Monday, he gave us reason to believe these plans could actually be taking shape. On his official Twitter account, the UFC boss shared a photo of himself and English boxing promoter Eddie Hearn meeting at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas.

Chris Taylor - April 27, 2019

Conor McGregor competed in an exhibition boxing match last week in Dublin and is being accused of hitting his opponent with a cheap shot. McGregor’s opponent, Michael McGrane, told TMZ that ‘Mystic Mac’ struck him with the “cheapest shot” he’s ever seen in his life.

Tom Taylor - April 19, 2019

On June 22, at BKFC 6, Paulie Malignaggi will compete in a bare knuckle grudge match with Artem Lobov. This fight will serve as the climax of one of the most sizzling combat sports beefs in recent memory — and remarkably, it’s not even Malignaggi’s most high profile beef. The retired boxer’s original and most severe gripes were with Lobov’s training partner Conor McGregor. And he’s now hoping that, by putting Lobov “in a coma,” he can coax McGregor into a fight.

Tom Taylor - April 19, 2019

Paulie Malignaggi and Artem Lobov now have a date and locale for their anticipated bare knuckle grudge match. The pair will collide at BKFC 6 on June 22 in New Hampshire. Malignaggi first divulged these details in an interview with Helen Yee. BKFC President Dave Feldman later confirmed the news to MMA Fighting, though he added that an exact venue for the fight has not yet been locked down.

Tom Taylor - April 9, 2019

Late last week, RIZIN Fighting Federation boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara hinted at a deal with Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao. Sakakibara suggested that Pacquiao’s dealings with RIZIN would be linked to the April 21 RIZIN 15 card, now less than two weeks away, so a fight seemed unlikely from the get-go.

Thomas Taylor - April 7, 2019

It was only a matter before Conor McGregor reacted to Artem Lobov’s thrilling, Saturday-night victory over Jason Knight at BKFC 5. On Sunday evening, the Irish MMA superstar took to Twitter to congratulate his long-time training partner — and his foe — on this unforgettable fight. He also claimed that Lobov now deserves a new BKFC contract, and took a shot at their shared rival Paulie Malignaggi.

Christopher Taylor - April 6, 2019

Artem Lobov and Paulie Malignaggi will have the chance to settle their bitter rivalry at June’s BKFC 6 event. Shortly following Lobov’s thrilling victory over Jason Knight in this evenings BKFC 5 main event, the promotion announced that “The Russian Hammer” would be making a quick turnaround to fight Malignaggi this June.

Tom Taylor - April 5, 2019

Paulie Malignaggi has been itching to fight Conor McGregor for close to two years. As of yet, however, all he’s gotten is an ongoing Twitter beef, and the potential for a bare knuckle fight with McGregor’s training partner Artem Lobov. After a recent skirmish with Artem Lobov at a media day in New York City, Paulie Malignaggi says he’s no longer worried about Conor McGregor whatsoever, because he believes the Irishman is scared. He delved into the Irishman’s fears on a recent episode of MMA Junkie Radio.