The WBC has elevated Mario Barrios (29-2, 18 KOs) to their full welterweight title. This was a move that the World Boxing Council had expected to make after they gave Terence Crawford the ‘Champion in recess’ tag when he moved up to 154.
The WBC…
Keyshawn Davis views IBF lightweight champion Vasily Lomachenko as too “fragile” to defeat Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis if the two fight later this year in November.
Lomachenko (18-3, 12 KOs) is one of the fighters that Tank Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) is considering for his next…
WBC light welterweight champion Devin Haney was fuming today about the low-ball winning bid by Top Rank of $2.42 million for his title defense against mandatory Sandor Martin.
What boiled Haney’s blood even more was that Matchroom Boxing didn’t bid at all and that Top…
Canelo Alvarez could face Edgar Berlanga next in September, not his IBF mandatory William Scull, as previously believed.
Earlier today, William Scull’s team reported agreeing with undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo’s team to avert a purse bid.
A Step-Aside Deal for Scull?
There’s now speculation…
According to multiple tweets from those in the know, Canelo Alvarez and William Scull have agreed terms to fight later this year. Michael Benson and others reported the news earlier today. As fans may recall, the fight between Scull, who is Canelo’s IBF mandatory challenger,…
More than a few boxing websites have picked up on the latest WBC heavyweight rankings, and quite a stir the new rankings have caused. Tyson Fury, who of course lost the WBC title to Oleksandr Usyk in their historic four-belt unification showdown last month, will…
“Nobody is dragging anybody to the table,” says Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum on the subject of negotiations ahead of a hoped for fight between Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Vasiliy Lomachenko. Arum, who spoke with Boxing News, said talks regarding this potential fight had…
Teofimo Lopez will be making a voluntary defense of his WBO light welterweight title against veteran #13 Steve Claggett on June 29th on ESPN and ESPN+. The event will be taking place at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida.
Claggett is Teofimo’s baby,…
Promoter Eddie Hearn hopes to get a big name for Liam Paro’s first defense of his newly won IBF light welterweight title after dethroning champion Subriel Matias last Saturday night in Puerto Rico.
The Dream Opponents
Hearn says he’d like to match Paro (25-0, 15…