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Diego Pacheco (21-0, 17 KOs) is now the #1 contender for Canelo Alvarez’s WBO super middleweight title. The previous #1 WBO, Jaime Munguia was beaten last May by Canelo, clearing the way for Pacheco, 23, to take the top spot. It’s only taken Pacheco six…

Brian Norman Jr. wants a unification fight against WBC interim champ Mario Barrios next following his tenth-round knockout win over Giovanni Santillan last Saturday night in San Diego, California. Title Upgrades on the Horizon Norman Jr. (26-0, 23 KOs) claimed the vacant WBO interim welterweight…

Boxing pundit Gareth A. Davies thinks Tyson Fury won’t face Anthony Joshua if he’s victorious in his rematch with undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in October. Gareth doesn’t say why he thinks Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) will walk away from the sport rather than stay…

WBO light welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez defends against #13 Steve Claggett (38-7-2, 26 KOs) on June 29th live on ESPN at the James L. Knight Center in Downtown Miami, Florida. The event begins at 10:00 p.m / 7:00 p.m. PT on ESPN and ESPN You…

Oleksandr Usyk has taken the top spot in the new updated Ring Magazine pound-for-pound ratings as the king after capturing the undisputed heavyweight championship with a win over Tyson Fury last Saturday night. Usyk’s Triumph Over Fury Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) beat the previously unbeaten…

Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter, Alex Krassyuk, has confirmed that they will honor the rematch clause for the second fight against former WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. That’s probably not music to the ears of Team Fury, as their cash cow would be putting his career at…

New undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is expected to be either stripped or vacate his IBF title by June 1st, making it available for the clash between Daniel Dubois and Filip Hrgovic in Riyadh. Rematch Clause with Fury Prompts Title Vacancy Usyk is being stripped…

By Geoffrey Ciani - 05/20/2024 - Comments It finally happened after more than 24 long years. We finally have another undisputed world heavyweight, and it was an event that lived up to its lofty expectations. The last time we had an undisputed world heavyweight championship bout…

Teddy Atlas believes the judges got it dead-on [at least two of them] right by giving Oleksandr Usyk the 12-round split decision win over Tyson Fury in their undisputed heavyweight fight in Riyadh. Atlas had it close, but he felt IBF/WBA/WBO champion Usyk (22-0, 14…