German heavyweight and IBF No. 3 Agit Kabayel (25-0 or 27-2, take your pick) has pulled out of the IBF eliminator against IBF No. 4 Martin Bakole (21-1) in a surprising move.
The IBF had set November 5 as the deadline for purse bids, but…
Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter, Alex Krassyuk, reacted to promoter Oscar De La Hoya’s statement this week that the unified heavyweight champion Usyk will return to cruiserweight to face the winner of Saturday night’s unification fight between champions Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez and Chris Billiam-Smith. Usyk still must…
Cruiserweight contender Richard Riakporhe, from London, England, is set to return on December 7 against fellow Briton David Jamieson in the unexpected setting of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Boxium Promotions have announced. The bout will be on the undercard of the WBC welterweight eliminator between Souleymane…
There’s an opportunity here, not in the well-worn (and dangerous) habit of letting aged fighters get in the ring far beyond their expiration date or in the business of the wacky social-media-created bouts.
Rather, Friday night represents our ability to take a good, close…
It may be somewhat ironic that, on this day, when Mike Tyson will enter the ring again, his most testing ring rival went pro on this same day some 40 years ago. Evander Holyfield, who twice kicked Tyson’s ass (well, once, with him on his…
Wealthy influencer Jake Paul will try to show that he can beat former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, now 58, in the eight-round headliner tonight in a clash that will be streamed live on Netflix for subscribers from the 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The…
Mike Tyson will return from a lengthy retirement to fight Jake Paul in an eight-rounder tonight. The event will be shown live on Netflix at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Live results below of the action.
Tyson’s slap of Paul, 27, during the weigh-in yesterday leaves a…
Outraged, pleased or indifferent may be the varying reactions to unbeaten welterweight Conor Benn being cleared to fight again.
To most, what matters most is that England’s Benn will fight again two years after failing two tests for the banned performance-enhancing substance clomiphene, a…
Eddie Hearn claims to be too big and too strong for Oscar De La Hoya to deal with in a fight. | Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images
Eddie Hearn says he wants to be paid his worth if he’s…