Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao plans to end his retirement and return to the ring on July 19 against Mario Barrios in Las Vegas, ESPN reported Thursday. Pacquiao, 46, will be fighting for the first time since losing a unanimous decision to Yordenis Ugas in 2021.
On Thursday afternoon in San Diego, Top Rank held their final press conference before Saturday’s fight between WBO super featherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete (39-2-1, 32 KOs) and Charly Suarez (18-0, 10 KOs) on ESPN.
Shakur Stevenson (23-0, 11 KOs) has a message for rapper Ma$e amid their ongoing feud. Stevenson, who is currently gearing up for a showdown against William Zepeda (33-0, 27 KOs), isn’t too happy with Ma$e’s words or his disrespect towards defensive boxers.
In the boxing world, where boxers see competition as long odds, Thomas LaManna sees opportunity. He is confident going into his fight against Jermall Charlo in Las Vegas on May 31.
With Jake Paul’s target of a future in boxing, the YouTuber-turned-boxer is set to face Julio Chavez Jr. on Saturday, June 28th, 2025. This will be the first fight for Paul since he won against former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.
Anthony Cacace (23-1, 8 KOs) will soon face Leigh Wood (28-3, 17 KOs) in a 12-round super featherweight clash. Their bout headlines a Queensberry Promotions card at the Nottingham Arena in Nottingham, England.
On Wednesday afternoon in Los Angeles, Premier Boxing Champions hosted a press conference for a four-fight card on May 31, streaming live on Prime Video.
Shakur Stevenson (23-0, 11 KOs) isn’t too happy with Turki Alalshikh. The southpaw from Newark is fresh off a TKO victory against Josh Padley (16-1, 5 KOs) in Riyadh and is all set to soon face William Zepeda.
A world champion who previously became another knockout in Gervonta Davis’s highlight reel seems set to fight a past-his-best legend in a world title defense this year.
Many in the boxing world are still talking about the 12-round war between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn that took place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 26.
Canelo hasn’t scored a stoppage win since his fight with Caleb Plant, but it was one fight earlier that the face of boxing retired a showboating opponent with an aggressive display.
Gervonta Davis was 30-3 as an amateur, with two of those losses coming to one man who at one point was almost family to Davis’ rival, Shakur Stevenson.
Terence Crawford is due to fight in the biggest match of his career against Canelo Alvarez this September. Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford remains undefeated as a professional with 41 victories, and is set to embark on his toughest challenge yet as he jumps two weight divisions to face Canelo for his super-middleweight titles.
Caleb Plant vs Armando Reséndiz will take place on May 31 at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Plant will defend his WBA super middleweight title on the PBC Championship Boxing on Prime Video.
Anthony Cacace and Leigh Wood held their final pre-fight presser ahead of their junior lightweight clash on Saturday. The two boxers are looking to make an impression following their previous world title wins.
Rolando Romero has dismissed a fight with Devin Haney, raising questions over his next steps. Romero defeated Ryan Garcia in his last fight to become the WBA Regular Welterweight Champion.
Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez will face off in Las Vegas this September in an epic clash between two pound-for-pound greats. Terence Crawford will dare to be great as he jumps not one, but two divisions since his last fight against Israil Madrimov to face Canelo for all the super-middleweight marbles later this year.
Gervonta Davis had one points win in his first 25 fights, and had a 16-fight knockout streak broken when he went the 12-round distance for the first time in 2021.
After losing to Daniel Dubois via a fifth-round knockout in Wembley last September, Anthony Joshua is preparing for a comeback, and he has gone ahead to name what would be favorable opponents to face.
Dana White has asserted himself as the most powerful man in combat sports. For close to 25 years, he’s held the role of president and later CEO of MMA’s No.