Anthony Yarde gains revenge stopping Lyndon Arthur in four rounds

Junior bantamweight prospect John Ramirez has talked the talk, thus far, as a pro. The unbeaten and outspoken Ramirez will now have the opportunity to headline the first significant fight card of his career. Ramirez will face Luis Padilla on February 23 at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio,...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – The body shots are a lethal as ever, but in having moments of frustration while dispatching Ulises Sierra in three rounds on the Alexis Rocha-Geoge Ashie undercard on Saturday it was clear that super middleweight up-and-comer Bektemir Melikuziev is still rebuilding from his own shocking third-round KO loss to Gabriel Rosado in 2021.

Last June, rising super middleweight contender Erik Bazinyan scored a career-best win over former world title challenger Marcelo Coceres. That victory over the dogged Argentine fighter looked to have set him up for a strong finish to the year. Sadly and unexpectedly, his father passed away, which understandably left Bazinyan rattled and needing some time out.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: Artur Beterbiev celebrates after defeating Anthony Yarde, during their WBC,IBF and WBO light heavyweight Championship fight, at OVO Arena Wembley on January 28, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Robison/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images) 29. Jan. In the aftermath of a wonderfully brutal...

Two former world titleholders will square off in a compelling crossroads bout. Former WBC world featherweight titleholder Mark Magsayo, who is ranked No. 3 by The Ring will face Brandon Figueroa on March 4, Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) announced Monday afternoon. The 12-round bout will take place at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California, and will headline a three-bout Showtime Championship Boxing telecast (9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT).

Looks like the welterweight clash between Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Eimantas Stanionis could take place on April 29, Golden Boy Promotions President Eric Gomez confirmed to The Ring on Saturday night. “That’s the target date,” Gomez told The Ring. “That’s the rescheduled date. [There are] a couple of final pieces...

On Thursday, Yves Ulysse Jr. will face tough Mexican Gabriel Valenzuela over 10 scheduled rounds at the Montreal Casino in Montreal. It should provide Ulysse and his team with an idea of what he has left and how far he can go in the deep junior welterweight division. “It’s going...

Rangy super middleweight Alantez Fox will snap a 14-month hiatus from boxing when he faces unbeaten contender Erik Bazinyan at the Montreal Casino in Montreal on Thursday. The 6-foot-4 Maryland-based fighter was last seen getting stopped by rising force David Morrell in December 2021, but Fox is taking this fight in stride.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Two takeaways from Alexis Rocha’s chilling one-punch KO of game and durable George Ashie in the seventh round of their main event at YouTube Theater on Saturday:. 1. The 25-year-old puncher from Santa Ana, California makes for fun fights when he shares the ring with...

Newly crowned WBO strawweight titleholder Melvin Jerusalem will be making a mandatory defense in his next fight. The Philippines’ lone world titleholder has been ordered to face Oscar Collazo in a mandatory title defense, the World Boxing Organization announced on Monday. Both parties will have 15 days to negotiate and reach an agreement, before a purse bid will be ordered.

The Ring has learned that former light heavyweight titlist Sergey Kovalev will be returning as a cruiserweight to fight Thabiso Mchunu in a title eliminator, as recently approved by the WBC Board of Governors. A former WBO, IBF and WBA light heavyweight titlist, Kovalev (35-4-1, 29 knockouts) has not fought...

On Friday, Emanuel Navarrete will attempt to follow in the footsteps of Mexican boxing royalty when he faces Liam Wilson for the vacant WBO junior lightweight title at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. With a victory, Navarrete, The Ring’s No. 1-rated featherweight, would join celebrated countrymen Julio Cesar Chavez and Marco Antonio Barrera as three-division titleholders.