Eddie Hearn says Joshua vs. Whyte 2 = third biggest fight for AJ

By Craig Daly: The Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia mega-fight is being targeted at one of the following venues on April 15th on Showtime PPV in Las Vegas, Nevada: Allegiant Stadium, T-Mobile Arena, or MGM Grand. Boxing Scene is reporting the news of the Tank vs. Ryan fight heading to...

By Dan Ambrose: Eddie Hearn says Canelo Alvarez wants his revenge against Dmitry Bivol, and he won’t step aside so that he could fight unified light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev for the undisputed championship. “The problem is, you’ve got Callum Smith that’s been ordered. You’ve got Canelo Alvarez, who...

By Allan Fox: Brandon Figueroa (23-1-1, 18 KOs) fights Mark Magsayo (24-1, 16 KOs) on March 4th on Showtime for the interim WBC interim 126-lb strap at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. The card starts off at 9:00 p.m. ET. You got to like Figueroa to win this fight...

By Barry Holbrook: Oleksandr Usyk’s latest social media taunt of Tyson Fury doesn’t concern the WBC heavyweight champion. Fury says his only focus is on how much money he’ll be getting for the fight and where is the venue for where the contest takes place. IBF, WBA...

By Jake Tiernan: The still unsigned Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk undisputed heavyweight championship is being targeted for April 29th, provided it gets made. According to Mike Coppinger, April 29th is the date Fury-Usyk will take place. IBF, WBA & WBO champion Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) has already negotiated his side of the deal with the Saudis, and now we’re waiting to see if the WBC belt holder Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) will agree to a deal with them.

By Alex Fesl: Following news that Paramount+ will be integrating Showtime into its streaming services later this year, it remains uncertain whether Showtime will be continuing its boxing programming as part of the merger. While it would make sense that Paramount+ would keep boxing as it already supports various sports,...

By Sam Volz: Eddie Hearn says there’s a possibility that Anthony Joshua’s next fight against Jermaine Franklin could be shown on pay-per-view on April 1st from the O2 Arena in London. Selling the Joshua-Franklin fight on DAZN PPV won’t win Hearn many any friends from boxing fans, particularly...

Artur Beterbiev is a tremendous talent with exceptional power, and he proved that again this past weekend when he successfully defended his unified light heavyweight crown against Anthony Yarde. It was a very entertaining contest where both boxers exhibited heart and courage, but in the end the bludgeoning power of Beterbiev won the day via 8th round stoppage.

By Jim Calfa: Michael Hunter is leaning towards Andy Ruiz Jr defeating Deontay Wilder due to his experience when the two meet for the WBC heavyweight title eliminator. Wilder vs. Ruiz Jr still hasn’t been signed, but it’s expected to take place in the summer. With WBC heavyweight...

By Sean Jones: Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn could be an obstacle to having the Dmitry Bivol vs. Artur Beterbiev undisputed clash next because he’s got other fights he wants to take place before those two meet. Hearn says he wants WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol to fight Joshua...

By Sam Volz: Canelo Alvarez should choose to go in the direction of three-belt light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev for his fight in September rather than revisiting a second battle against his conqueror Dmitry Bivol. Beterbiev (19-0, 19 KOs) is a fighter that Canelo (58-2-2, 39 KOs) matches up with...

By Dan Ambrose: The tough former WBA light welterweight champion Mario Barrios (26-2, 17 KOs) will be looking to end his losing streak by battling the hard-hitting Jovanie Santiago (14-2-1, 10 KOs) in a scheduled 10 round co-feature fight on the undercard of Rey Vargas vs. O’Shaquie Foster card on Showtime Boxing on February 11th at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The televised card begins at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.

By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions wants to know why the WBC are protecting the inactive middleweight champion Jermall Charlo. De La Hoya posed the question on Twitter on Wednesday as to why the World Boxing Council is “protecting” Charlo, who has been in a holding pattern for close two years without defending his WBC strap.

Serrano vs Cruz will stream live on DAZN in over 200 countries across the globe. The main card is set to get underway at 8 p.m. ET / 1 a.m. GMT. Amanda Serrano and greatness go hand-in-hand – but the Brooklyn star admits that beating Erika Cruz to become the undisputed World Featherweight champion would be one of her biggest achievements, as they clash at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, live worldwide on DAZN.

By Charles Brun: Eddie Hearn was on his hindlegs today, going off on the many boxing fans that feel that Anthony Joshua is “finished in the sport” after ten years as a pro. Hearn says Joshua (23-3, 22 KOs) is working hard in Texas with his new trainer,...

By Jim Calfa: WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman says IBF/WBC/WBO light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev must defend against his WBC mandatory challenger Callum Smith, and he can’t face WBA champ Dmitry Bivol as he would like to do. Bivol is ineligible to fight Beterbiev because the World Boxing Council prohibits...

By Craig Daly: Liam Smith’s promoter Ben Shalom says that Chris Eubank Jr will be activating the rematch clause for a second fight against his fighter. If the rematch takes place, it would go down in late May in Anfield, Liverpool. Shalom says Eubank Jr’s “pride is hurt” from...

By Barry Holbrook: Conor Benn is expected to be cleared by the WBC and returned to their rankings following their three-month investigation over his two positive tests for the banned drug clomifene. The WBC’s ruling will be announced next week, according to the Daily Mail. They’ve concluded that the unbeaten...

By Jake Tiernan: Lightweight contender Keyshawn Davis doesn’t understand why Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis hasn’t fought better opposition than he has during his ten-year professional career. As far as Keyshawn is concerned, WBA ‘regular’ lightweight champion Tank Davis (28-0, 26 KOs) has fought only one good opponent...

By Jim Calfa: Paulie Malignaggi says Anthony Yarde can claim a moral victory from his defeat against IBF, WBC & WBO light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev last Saturday night because he fought such a good fight in a losing effort at the OVO Arena in London, England. The performance from...