DAZN Group, the global sports entertainment company and leading destination for boxing fans worldwide, today unveiled a blockbuster run of 15 major events across nine weeks cementing its place as the global home of boxing. The boxing schedule includes back-to-back fight nights over Cinco de Mayo weekend, featuring Mexican superstars “Canelo” Álvarez on a Riyad … Read more
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya says he wants to put together a fight between Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Errol Spence for the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. De La Hoya feels that the two fighters will sell out the 80,000-seat Cowboy’s Stadium. Oscar points out that Ortiz Jr. (23-0, 21 KOs) is coming off of … Read more
Ryan Garcia says he’s not bothered about fighting Devin Haney again, and he feels he has nothing to prove after he beat him last April. He’s not consumed with fighting Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) again out of bitterness over what happened after his victory. (Credit: Michael Owens/Matchroom Boxing) The Tournament Test Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) … Read more
WBO mandatory Xander Zayas is confident that he will be getting a title shot against WBC and WBO junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora next. The 22-year-old Zayas (21-0, 13 KOs) already has his tall sparring partners set up for camp to help him train for the 6’5 1/2″ Fundora (22-1-1, 14 KOs). Fundora’s Choice Fundora’s … Read more
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya confirmed today that the plans are for WBC interim lightweight champion William Zepeda to challenge Shakur Stevenson for the full belt later this year after he faces Tevin Farmer in a rematch this Saturday night, on March 29th in Cancun, Mexico. Farmer Rematch De La Hoya says Zepeda (32-0, 27 … Read more
Last Saturday, March 22nd, during the prelims of the Sebastian Fundora vs Chordale Booker card, we got a glimpse into the future as the Mayweather Promotions duo of the 6’2″ junior-middleweight Joseph “The Prodigy” Brown and the 5’4″ lightweight Jursly “The Gorilla” Vargas both collected impressive victories. It was the classic combination of thunder and … Read more
Shakur Stevenson declined Terence Crawford’s wish for him and Gervonta Davis’ fight to be on the undercard of his mega-clash against Canelo Alvarez in September. (Credit: Zach Delgado/Matchroom Boxing) The former three-division world champion Stevenson has been steadily campaigning for a fight against Tank Davis since moving up to the lightweight division in 2023. Frequently … Read more
Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz revealed last Saturday night to the media that he’s negotiating a fight between lightweight contender Edwin De Los Santos and WBO 135-lb belt-holder Keyshawn Davis. Lewkowicz says he’s hopeful of making the fight. Pitbull Missed That’s not the big fight that Keyshawn (13-0, 9 KOs) had talked about wanting to have against … Read more
IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis says he’s going to go out and show he’s “one of the best fighters” in the sport next month in his unification against WBA champ Eimantas Stanionis on April 12th at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Adaptability Issues Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) didn’t have much to … Read more
Jai Opetaia says he would “love to share the ring” with Dmitry Bivol if he moved up to cruiserweight for the two to fight. The IBF champion Opetaia (27-0, 20 KOs) claims he’s “chasing great fights,” and he feels that a clash against the current undisputed light heavyweight champion Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs). Bivol’s Controversy … Read more