Boxing News
Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia currently in the works for 2024: “The ball is rolling”
Susan Cox - December 21, 2023
Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia is currently in the works for 2024. Haney, 25, is an American professional boxer who has held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the World Boxing Council super lightweight title since December 2023.
Eddie Hearn recalls meeting UFC CEO Dana White for the first time: “A little bit in awe”
Zain Bando - December 20, 2023
Eddie Hearn isn’t one to shy away from chopping it up with some of sports’ most brilliant minds. Hearn, the mainstay behind Matchroom Boxing for the last several years, sat down with TNT Sports to discuss times when the British promoter rubbed elbows with prominent figures in sport and entertainment.
Jake Paul partners with USA boxing to help train Olympians going to Paris
Cole Shelton - December 19, 2023
Jake Paul will be helping the American boxers prepare for the Paris Olympics in 2024. With the Paris Olympics set for August of 2024, it was announced on Tuesday that Paul has teamed up with USA Boxing to help train with the Olympic-bound athletes. Paul will also go to Paris with the boxers as he looks to put the spotlight on the amateur boxers.
Tyron Woodley calls for PFL trilogy bout with Jake Paul: "Fighting anybody in MMA outside of me is disrespect"
Josh Evanoff - December 19, 2023
Tyron Woodley finds it a bit disrespectful he’s not in the conversation for Jake Paul’s PFL debut. ‘The Problem Child’ is fresh off his return to the ring over the weekend. On Friday night, Jake Paul moved to 8-1, with a knockout win over Andre August. Following the victory, there was naturally talk of his PFL debut. Ever since the beginning of his boxing career, he’s teased a move to the cage.
Jake Paul reignites feud with Dana White over PFL comments: "The UFC is falling!"
Josh Evanoff - December 15, 2023
PFL star Jake Paul is firing shots at Dana White just hours ahead of his boxing return. ‘The Problem Child’ is currently expected to return to the ring later tonight in Orlando. Back for the first time since a unanimous decision victory over Nate Diaz in August, Jake Paul will face Andre August. The 10-1-1 pro boxer is a big underdog for the contest, but one has to figure that names such as Dana White will be cheering him on.
Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder reportedly locked in for March 9th in Saudi Arabia
Josh Evanoff - December 13, 2023
Former heavyweight boxing champions Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder will (likely) get to square off early next year. ‘AJ’ and ‘The Bronze Bomber’ were in talks throughout much of this year. However, the best-laid plans often go awry. Despite Eddie Hearn’s comments about the two boxing on December 23rd in Saudi Arabia, they later lost that date to Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk. Well, they lost the date for a little bit.
WATCH | Claressa Shields gets brutally dropped sparring with male boxer
Josh Evanoff - December 11, 2023
World boxing champion and PFL star Claressa Shields has responded after a video leaked of her being dropped in sparring. The female middleweight champion has been out of the ring since a decision win over Maricela Cornejo in June. That victory was a big one for Claressa Shields, as it came in her hometown of Detroit. Not long following the bout, the boxing champion signed a deal to return to the PFL in 2024. As of now, she’s expected to meet rival Savannah Marshall in a rematch at some point next year.
Eddie Hearn reveals Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou 2 is likely already official: "Got to cash in"
Josh Evanoff - December 11, 2023
According to Eddie Hearn, Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou will likely meet in the boxing ring again. ‘The Gypsy King’ and ‘The Predator’ faced off in October, in the first boxing match of Francis Ngannou’s combat sports career. Heading into the matchup, the PFL heavyweight was naturally, a major underdog. However, he shocked the combat sports world in Saudi Arabia, nearly upsetting Tyson Fury.
Devin Haney pitches shutout, wins WBC super lightweight title
Zain Bando - December 9, 2023
Tonight’s marquee main event saw Devin Haney knock off Regis Prograis and win the WBC super lightweight title at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif. Devin Haney is undergoing a career switch, as he announced before the fight that he’d be moving up in weight to take on tougher competition.
Deontay Wilder reveals what he needs in order to accept mixed rules bout with former UFC champion Francis Ngannou
Fernando Quiles - December 8, 2023
Deontay Wilder has listed what to be done in order for a mixed rules bout with Francis Ngannou to come to fruition. Ngannou has forced his way into the boxing conversation thanks to his performance against WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Despite losing the 10-round heavyweight tilt via split decision, Ngannou was praised for scoring a knockdown on Fury and nearly pulling off a massive upset.
Francis Ngannou thinks it would be "too hard" for Deontay Wilder to fight him under MMA rules: "We were thinking of mixed rules"
Fernando Quiles - December 7, 2023
Francis Ngannou believes Deontay Wilder would have a difficult time fighting him under MMA rules. Ngannou has made a huge dent in the boxing world. He scored a knockdown on Tyson Fury in their pro boxing match back in October. Fury narrowly escaped with a split decision victory, and now Ngannou is a hot ticket in boxing’s heavyweight division.
Premier Boxing Champions signs multiyear rights deal with Amazon Prime Video
Fernando Quiles - December 7, 2023
Premier Boxing Champions has found a new broadcast home. The top boxing promotion had seen its fights air on Showtime, but the premium network is doing away with combat sports beginning in January 2024. As a result, PBC needed a new media rights deal going into the new year with big-name boxers on its roster such as Canelo Alvarez and Gervonta Davis.
Ryan Garcia KO's Oscar Duarte in eight-round main event (Video)
Zain Bando - December 2, 2023
Ryan Garcia returned to the ring Saturday night for the first time since April, as he looked to bounce back after an April KO loss to Gervonta “Tank” Davis and knock off Oscar Duarte. The pair met in front of a sold-out Toyota Center in Houston, Tex., competing in a 12-round bout at welterweight.
Interim Boxing champion reveals Francis Ngannou turned down December 23rd bout: "Walk in the park for me"
Josh Evanoff - December 1, 2023
Zhilei Zhang nearly booked a boxing match against Francis Ngannou for later this month. ‘The Predator’ famously made his boxing debut in October, against Tyson Fury. Despite Francis Ngannou entering the matchup as a massive underdog, he nearly shocked ‘The Gypsy King’. The PFL heavyweight scored a knockdown in round three, and even cut the British boxer.
Tom Aspinall says he loves boxing but can’t stand the sports current model: “The way the sport is going at the moment is absolutely terrible”
Harry Kettle - December 1, 2023
UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has criticized the state of boxing after admitting his love for the sport. When it comes to heavyweights in combat sports, Tom Aspinall is up there with the best of the best. He now holds gold in the UFC following his sensational knockout win over Sergei Pavlovich last month.
Oscar De La Hoya claims he's "really concerned" about Ryan Garcia's "state of mind" ahead of his return fight
Cole Shelton - November 30, 2023
Oscar De La Hoya deleted a tweet that took aim at his fighter Ryan Garcia. Garcia is signed to Golden Boy Promotions but the two have not seen eye-to-eye since he lost to Tank Davis earlier this year. De La Hoya was nowhere to be seen at the post-fight press conference, which Garcia wasn’t happy with and he has taken shots at him since then.
Paulie Malignaggi claims he would have “destroyed” Conor McGregor had they squared off in the ring
Harry Kettle - November 29, 2023
Former boxer Paulie Malignaggi has claimed he would’ve destroyed Conor McGregor if they’d ever squared off in a boxing match. Many years ago, Conor McGregor went head to head with Floyd Mayweather in a mammoth crossover boxing showdown. While McGregor came up short, he earned the respect of many – and he also put on one of the biggest pay-per-view events of all time.
Dana White slams reported KSI vs. Tommy Fury and Logan Paul vs. Dillon Danis PPV buys: "They're lying motherf*ckers"
Josh Evanoff - November 28, 2023
Dana White doesn’t believe that KSI and Logan Paul’s boxing returns did 1.3 million pay-per-view buys. In October, ‘The Nightmare’ and ‘The Maverick’ returned against separate opponents. In the main event, KSI faced the undefeated Tommy Fury in his biggest boxing challenge to date. Meanwhile, Logan Paul faced former Bellator fighter Dillon Danis in the co-main event.