Boxing News

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.

Harry Kettle - December 11, 2023

Boxing star Ryan Garcia has given his thoughts on Devin Haney’s emphatic victory over Regis Prograis last weekend. On Saturday night, Devin Haney picked up yet another win as he stretched his record to 31-0 in professional boxing. He defeated Regis Prograis, and he did so with ease as he walked his way to a decision victory.

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.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - 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.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - 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.

Cole Shelton - December 5, 2023

Amanda Serrano has vacated her WBC featherweight title in protest over the women’s boxing ruleset. Currently, women’s fights are 10, 2-minute rounds compared to the men’s having 12, 3-minute rounds. Serrano has voiced her displeasure in the past about it and in her last fight, she fought 12 three-minute rounds but her WBC belt was not on the line as the body wouldn’t sanction the fight due to the extra rounds and time.

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.

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.

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.

Zain Bando - November 29, 2023

The boxing world has just been shaken up, thanks to now-former four-division lightweight belt holder Devin Haney. The 25-year-old revealed Wednesday evening to ESPN’s Mike Coppinger that he has relinquished all four belts, just months after defeating Vasiliy Lomachenko in Las Vegas. Haney remained unbeaten with the main event victory.

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.

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.

Josh Evanoff - November 24, 2023

Yes, Roy Jones Jr. and Tommy Fury might seriously meet in a boxing match in 2024. Last month in Saudi Arabia, ‘Captain Hook’ and ‘TNT’ were in attendance to watch Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou. There, the two had a brief meeting caught on video where they joked about a fight. For his part, Roy Jones Jr. is coming off a decision loss to Anthony Pettis in April, while Tommy Fury last defeated KSI in October.

Cole Shelton - November 23, 2023

Tommy Fury is in talks to return to the boxing ring in an exhibition bout. Fury is coming off a decision win over KSI back in October and since then there’s been a word on when he will return. But, now, his father, John Fury, revealed in an interview that they are in talks with Roy Jones Jr. to box Tommy Fury.

Zain Bando - November 21, 2023

Monday marked a historic day for MMA, as Donn Davis’ PFL and Scott Coker’s Bellator unified to become second-fiddle to the UFC. It also teased speculation about what could be next on the boxing side of things, specifically for former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. Donn Davis, who appeared on the latest edition of “The MMA Hour” with Ariel Helwani, said there is a possibility of Ngannou fighting Deontay Wilder, the former WBC heavyweight champion.

Zain Bando - November 20, 2023

Boxing personality Jake Paul has chimed in on the Bellator-PFL merger, which was announced Monday morning by PFL chairman Donn Davis. The two promotions will begin their partnership in 2024. Jake Paul, who boxes Andre August December 15, said he’s excited for the future of MMA and said the timing couldn’t be more perfect.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - November 19, 2023

“Iron” Mike Tyson has his pick for the heavyweight title unification bout between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. Queensberry Promotions and Top Rank Boxing announced plans to book Fury vs. Usyk before “The Gypsy King” fought Francis Ngannou. While no date was announced, reports surfaced claiming the hope was to have the Usyk fight take place before the end of this year. Fury got more than he bargained for against Ngannou, suffering a knockdown and barely winning the fight via split decision.

Josh Evanoff - November 17, 2023

Tyson Fury reportedly made far more than Francis Ngannou in their high-profile boxing match last month. Last month in Saudi Arabia, ‘The Gypsy King ‘and ‘The Predator’ faced off. The boxing match was the first in the career of Francis Ngannou, while the bout was the only thing standing between Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk. The heavyweight title unification was tentatively slated for December 23rd.