3+ hour, 55+ min ago  (215+ words) Bozy Ennis says Vergil Ortiz Jr. is no longer a priority for unified junior middleweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, revealing that the unbeaten contender has slipped down Team Ennis’ list of potential opponents after months of inactivity surrounding the proposed…...

4+ hour, 24+ min ago  (271+ words) The 24-year-old Mercado (19-0, 18 KOs) enters the fight riding an eight-bout knockout streak and has rapidly climbed the rankings to No. 4 with the WBO and No. 5 with the IBF. With those positions, he is closing in on a title opportunity in…...

13+ hour, 5+ min ago  (367+ words) Terence Crawford’s reported plans to travel to Sydney and sit ringside for Errol Spence Jr.’s comeback against Tim Tszyu have prompted discussion among boxing fans about what his presence means for the event. Crawford has not publicly explained why…...

20+ hour, 48+ min ago  (406+ words) The WBA has given the winner of the August 22 welterweight title fight between Rolando “Rolly” Romero and Teofimo Lopez until November 19 to reach an agreement with mandatory challenger Jack Catterall. On paper, it looks like the next fight is already…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (507+ words) One of boxing’s greatest rivalries reached its dramatic conclusion on June 10, 1948, when Tony Zale reclaimed the world middleweight championship with a devastating third-round knockout of Rocky Graziano before 21,497 fans at Ruppert Stadium in Newark, New Jersey. Graziano entered as the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (370+ words) Jai Opetaia is set to return on September 12 as part of the undercard for Ryan Garcia’s WBC welterweight title defense against Conor Benn at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The undefeated cruiserweight champion’s opponent has not yet been finalized. Boxing…...

22+ hour, 41+ min ago  (391+ words) David Benavidez has already learned one of boxing’s hardest lessons. The question is whether he’s about to learn it again. For nearly five years, Benavidez pursued a fight with Canelo Alvarez, calling him out repeatedly while building an unbeaten record…...

23+ hour, 29+ min ago  (404+ words) Lamont Roach Jr. expects William Zepeda to bring the same relentless pressure that has carried him to the doorstep of a world title. As far as the reigning WBA super featherweight champion is concerned, the unbeaten Mexican would be making…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (233+ words) Errol Spence Jr.’s arrival in Australia ahead of his July 25 clash against Tim Tszyu included a traditional Aboriginal welcome ceremony, giving the former unified welterweight champion a memorable introduction to the host country. The ceremony offered a respectful welcome…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (310+ words) Jaron Ennis has spent too much of his career waiting. He waited years at welterweight for the biggest fights to materialize, and many of them never did. Now, after winning the WBA and WBO junior middleweight titles by stopping Xander Zayas,…...