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Makhachev Decisions Garry; Retains Welterweight Title
Islam Makhachev retained the UFC Welterweight title with a unanimous decision over top-ranked Ian Machado Garry at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.
Makhachev, 170...
Lopez-Romero: Teofimo says DAZN deal starts with “The Takeover”
By Norm Frauenheim
Teofimo Lopez is coming off a one-sided loss with a rich new deal that coincides with a move upscale and a primetime...
OFFICIAL WEIGHTS FOR MOST VALUABLE PROMOTIONS’ MVPW-05
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – AUGUST 7, 2026 – Today at Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida, Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) and Australia’s first-ever undisputed world...
Benavidez-Opetaia: More than just talk?
By Norm Frauenheim
In a shuffle between the only two cruiserweights anybody knows, David Benavidez and Jai Opetaia changed opponents like pawns on a chess...
TROY WILLIAMSON AND CALLUM SIMPSON EXCHANGE WORDS AT FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE AHEAD OF BLOCKBUSTER...
Troy Williamson and Callum Simpson exchanged words at the final press conference today ahead of their blockbuster rematch for the British and Commonwealth Super Middleweight Titles on Saturday, August 8 at...
Confident Lamont Roach says he can win “any way he wants to”
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS — A draw creates inevitable controversy and often doubt, but none of that was apparent in bold confidence expressed by...
Lamont Roach looking to knockout a double draw
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS — Bear Bryant, who is to college football what Elvis is to rock-and roll, once said a tie is like...
Official Weigh-In Results | Zuffa Boxing 09
MAIN CARD
Main Event - Super Middleweight - 10 Rounds: Edgar Berlanga (168.6) vs Steven Butler (168.4)
Co-Main Event - Welterweight - 10 Rounds: Richardson Hitchins (146.8)...
Center Stage: Spence-Tszyu in a fight for answers on a busy weekend
By Norm Frauenheim
Boxing, often said to be on the fringe, will be there and just about everywhere else this weekend with fights across the...
CES Boxing Championship Jackpot 2026 Weights from Uncasville
UNCASVILLE, CT – The talk is done and the weights are in at Mohegan Sun Arena, where CES Boxing presents Championship Jackpot 2026 tonight...
TOP RANKED LIGHTWEIGHTS (#8) MATEUSZ GAMROT AND (#12) QUILLAN SALKILLD HEADLINE ACTION-PACKED UFC FIGHT...
Las Vegas – UFC® returns to Meta APEX with a stacked card headlined by a can’t-miss main event that sees No. 8 ranked lightweight contender Mateusz...
BKFC DEBUTS IN URUGUAY THIS SATURDAY, JULY 25! GASTON ‘TONGA’ REYNO HEADLINES 11-FIGHT CARD
Montevideo, Uruguay (July 23, 2026) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, premieres in Uruguay this Saturday, July 25 at the Antel Arena...
RYAN GARCIA VS. CONOR BENN TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY
July 22, 2026 —The bad blood will be settled on Saturday, September 12, when welterweight champion Ryan Garcia defends his crown against British star Conor...
Fight For Relevance: Spence says Tszyu doesn’t “matter”
By Norm Frauenheim
Errol Spence Jr. arrived in Sydney to a friendly welcome this week despite mounting hostility before opening bell against Tim Tszyu, who...
State of the Game: Boxing’s day of dueling news
By Norm Frauenheim
In a rare show of unity in boxing’s balkanized state, an alliance of promoters and a streaming service staged a news conference,...
PRE-SALE BEGINS TOMORROW AT 10 AM PT, TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY FOR WORLD TITLE SHOWDOWN...
LAS VEGAS – July 8, 2026 – Pre-sale tickets will be available beginning tomorrow at 10 a.m. PT for the Summer showdown between WBA Welterweight...
Errol Spence a virtual no-show in build-up for Tszyu
By Norm Frauenheim
Errol Spence Jr., unseen in the ring since his devastating loss to Terence Crawford nearly three years ago, goes Down Under in...
MICK TERRILL & THE VARGAS BROTHERS HEADLINE BKB 57 CO-MAIN DOUBLEHEADER IN LONDON
LONDON, June 30, 2026 – Bare Knuckle Boxing (BKB) today confirmed a blockbuster lineup of marquee bouts for BKB 57, live from the O2 Indigo,...
Estep, Lacanlale Remain Unbeaten in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Junior middleweight Khristopher Estep and featherweight Kyle Lacanlale both unanimously decisioned their veteran opponents to remain unblemished in the co-main attractions...
Deepening doubts about Mayweather-Pacquiao encore
By Norm Frauenheim
Manny Pacquiao versus-Floyd Mayweather Jr.? Did anyone really want to see it all over again?
Didn’t think so.
The good news is that it...
Lacanlale Meets Almacen in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Rising featherweight prospect Kyle Lacanlale will take on veteran Jonathan Almacen in the all-Filipino main event of Showdown in Sactown III...
FENWAY PARK TO HOST MASSACHUSETTS’ FIRST-EVER BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP ON AUGUST 29
BOSTON, MA (June 22, 2026) – Evergreen Fenway Events today announced that Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, will make its Massachusetts debut at Fenway Park with BKFC-92 on Saturday,...
Save Joshua-Fury from going the way of the London Bridge
By Norm Frauenheim
Speculation continues to circulate that the long-awaited Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua fight, projected for November, will land in the United States instead of...
BKFC FIGHT NIGHT NASHVILLE RESULTS FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2026
Weigh-In Results
Tony Soto, 156lbs. vs. JC ‘Corazon’ Deleon, 155.8lbs.
Nathan Rivera, 145.6 vs. Tray Martin, 143.4
Bobby Taylor, 156 vs. Angel Hernandez, 157
Prince McLean, 224.8 vs....
Bam Rodriguez replaces belts with a new challenge
By Norm Frauenheim
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez has formally said goodbye to superfly, all in a quest for the challenges he hopes will...
Bam Rodriguez replaces belts with a new challenge
By Norm Frauenheim
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez has formally said goodbye to superfly, all in a quest for the challenges he hopes will...
Statement Season: Bivol delivers, Bam is next
By Norm Frauenheim
It’s beginning to feel as though boxing has entered a statement season, as in delivering one.
Dmitry Bivol delivered last Saturday, beating an...
Weights From ‘Vazquez vs. Lugo’ Event from College Park Center in Arlington, TX, &...
Edward Vazquez 130 lbs. vs. Daniel Lugo 130 lbs.
Weljon Mindoro 162.6 lbs. vs. Elias Espadas 162.4 lbs.
Alan Garcia 137 lbs. vs. Bryan Jimenez 136.4...
ANTONIO VARGAS LOCKED IN FOR CAREER-DEFINING TITLE DEFENSE AGAINST JESSE “BAM” RODRIGUEZ AS TRAINING...
KISSIMMEE, FL (June 4, 2026) – WBA Bantamweight World Champion Antonio Vargas (19-1-1, 12 KOs) is putting the finishing touches on what he describes as the best...
ZUFFA BOXING HITS DUBLIN’S 3ARENA ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 8
June 2, 2026 – Zuffa Boxing today announced that its first show in Ireland — ZUFFA BOXING 10 — will take place on Saturday, August 8, at...
Bivol-Eifert: Benavidez seeks new answers, hears old questions
By Norm Frauenheim
It looks as if hints to David Benavidez’ immediate future will play out Saturday with light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol’s comeback from back surgery against...
Jones Demolishes Gualtieri in Three
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – What some expected to be the first test in the career of rising middleweight contender Amari Jones was no test...
On Any Scale: No risk too big for Benavidez
By Norm Frauenheim
David Benavidez has gone upscale and now looks down scale, all in search of belts that add up to undisputed.
On any scale,...
Jones Meets Gualtieri with High Stakes on Friday
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – Fighting on the national stage close to home, Amari Jones aims to stamp himself as a top middleweight contender when...
Abdusamadov Decisions Rodriguez in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Middleweight prospect Islam Abdusamadov got off the canvas to score a six-round unanimous decision over veteran gatekeeper Moris Rodriguez to remain...
