Wladmir Klitschko 'obsessed' with beating Anthony Joshua
March 7, 2017, 12:50 p.m.

Wladimir Klitschko says he has rediscovered his "obsession" with boxing as he prepares for Anthony Joshua back at his teenage gym near Kiev. Klitschko takes on Joshua on April 29, 17 months after Tyson Fury's stunning win stripped the heavyweight king of his three world titles.

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Dirrell, Smith set for super middleweight belt
March 7, 2017, 9:45 a.m.

Anthony Dirrell and Callum Smith will square off for a vacant super middleweight world title after promoter Tom Brown's TGB Promotions won a WBC purse bid Sunday morning in Brooklyn, New York.

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Malignaggi retires, to focus on broadcasting
March 7, 2017, 6:39 a.m.

Paulie Malignaggi, who won world titles in two weight classes and got as much out of his ability as he possibly could, announced his retirement from boxing on Monday -- the 19th anniversary of his first boxing match as an amateur.

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Valdez, Ramirez, Magdaleno to headline an April 22 PPV at StubHub Center
March 7, 2017, 3:32 a.m.

Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) world champions Oscar Valdez, Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez and Jessie Magdaleno will all be defending their titles on an April 22 PPV at StubHub Center in Carson, California. The card will be officially announced at a press conference brunch tomorrow in Manhattan Beach, ...

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Haye undergoes surgery on ruptured achilles
March 6, 2017, 2:08 p.m.

36 year-old David Haye suffered the injury midway through the contest and it was then just a matter of time before Haye was stopped.

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Brook wants Thurman fight
March 6, 2017, 12:16 p.m.

Kell Brook hopes to fight new WBA-WBC world welterweight champion Keith Thurman later this year. Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) defended his WBA belt and gained Danny Garcia's (33-1, 19 KOs) WBC title with a split points decision win over his fellow American on Saturday night.

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Mayweather Jr.'s car set on fire during UK tour
March 6, 2017, 9:11 a.m.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. had one of his cars set alight as he visited Birmingham as part of his ongoing UK tour. The retired undefeated boxer made an appearance at the Birmingham ICC on Saturday, where he conducted a Q&A and watched Tony Bellew's shock defeat of David ...

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Thurman-Garcia pulls huge TV audience
March 6, 2017, 6:07 a.m.

CBS was the #1 network in prime time on Saturday night, according to Nielsen overnight ratings, with the live broadcast of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The broadcast, which was produced by SHOWTIME Sports, featured a welterweight world championship unification fight between undefeated champions Read more →


Bellew-Haye Update
March 6, 2017, 3:05 a.m.

Both Tony Bellew and David Haye suffered injuries in their bruising heavyweight battle Saturday in London, won by Bellew via eleventh round TKO. Bellew says he broke his right hand early in the fight. Haye ruptured an Achilles tendon midway through the fight and has undergone surgery in ...

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Keith Thurman Hands Danny Garcia First Career Defeat (photos)
March 5, 2017, 11:55 a.m.

In a huge big WBC/WBA welterweight unification clash between unbeaten world champions, WBA kingpin Keith “One Time” Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) won a twelve round split decision over WBC boss Danny “Swift” Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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