Many consider Buster Douglas' KO of Mike Tyson to be the greatest upset in boxing history. If Francis Ngannou defeats Tyson Fury, that may surpass it as the biggest.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou faces a monumental task Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, when he makes his pro boxing debut against WBC/lineal champion Tyson Fury in a non-title bout.
Tyson Fury says Francis Ngannou can give him a strong fight and so he's trained hard for it. But oddsmakers believe it'll be an easy night for Fury and made him a 14-1 favorite.
Volkanovski and Usman both lost Saturday at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi after accepting risky fights against top-ranked opponents at the last minute.
UFC 294 is a stacked card with many consequential bouts. We look at the keys in the rematch between Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski and debate whether Khamzat Chimaev has gotten into Kamaru Usman's head.
The UFC lightweight champion freely admits that Alexander Volkanovski is the best fighter he’s faced in the UFC.
On Tuesday, news broke that Showtime will exit the boxing business at the end of the year. It's a sad day for boxing fans, but the sport needs to evolve with a changing world in order to succeed in the U.S.
Paramount president/CEO Chris McCarthy sent a letter to employees telling them that Showtime will no longer do sports beyond the end of the year, which spells the end of boxing and MMA on the network.
Alimkhanuly dominated IBF champion Vincenzo Gualtieri from start to finish with hard jabs and accurate punches.
Danis tried and failed to take Paul down before the fight ended in absolute chaos.
Richard Torrez, a silver medalist for the 2021 U.S. Olympic boxing team, returns to the ring Saturday, hoping to take another step on his journey toward contention in the heavyweight division.
Dillon Danis and Logan Paul will meet on a pay-per-view card Saturday in Manchester, England, which figures to be low on boxing skill but high on trash talk and zany antics.
Antonio Tarver's case raises the issue of what to do about those who fail anti-doping tests.
Paulo Costa is not medically cleared to fight Khamzat Chimaev on Oct. 21 in the co-main event of UFC 294, so former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman accepted the bout.
Bobby Green scored what is unquestionably the most significant victory over his long MMA career when he essentially knocked out surging Grant Dawson with one punch Saturday at Apex.
Yahoo Sports' Kevin Iole on his birthday discusses many of the greatest fights that occurred in his lifetime, and ranks the Top 10 fights.
There's no doubt Alvarez is back, but just how far did he climb up the rankings after his performance Saturday?
Alvarez routed Jermell Charlo to retain the undisputed super middleweight title Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. But does it make sense to have him face Crawford, the undisputed welterweight champion, in his next outing?
Follow Canelo Alvarez versus Jermell Charlo live Saturday with Yahoo Sports.
Alvarez won a unanimous decision to retain his titles by scores of 118-109 twice and 119-108. Yahoo Sports had it 119-108 for Alvarez.
Alvarez is giving up 4 inches in height and 3 inches in reach to Charlo in their bout for the undisputed super middleweight title Saturday. But he's not concerned and convinced he'll come out on top.
Fury and Usyk are continuing the trend of chasing undisputed glory, just like Canelo Alvarez will be doing Saturday night.
Fury and Usyk came close to striking a deal at the end of 2022, but it fell apart over a disagreement on the percentage split for a potential rematch.
Four boxing experts — trainers Teddy Atlas, Freddie Roach and Stephen Edwards and matchmaker Sean Gibbons — spoke to Yahoo Sports in an attempt to put Canelo Alvarez's career into the proper perspective.
Canelo Alvarez has become a master at navigating the boxing business world, as well as being a master inside the ring.
Jermell Charlo said he's as hungry as he's ever been as he approaches his fight for the undisputed super middleweight title against Canelo Alvarez on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
For the first time in the four-belt era, undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez will defend his titles against another undisputed champion when he meets super welterweight king Jermell Charlo on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
"Big Bang" Zhang put Joyce to sleep for a shot at Oleksandr Usyk.
Hitchins competed in the 2016 Olympic Games and he's unbeaten as a pro, but he still hasn't fought for a world title. That hasn't diminished his faith and he believes it's a matter of time.
Rafael Fiziev has learned to channel the emotions he gets in a slugfest, like he had in his last outing against Justin Gaethje, and believes he'll be a better all-around fighter for it.
Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou did their best Thursday at a news conference in London to sell their Oct. 28 heavyweight boxing match that is set to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Crawford steamrolled Spence in their first meeting.
Canelo Alvarez will meet Jermell Charlo on Sept. 30 and is at least open to the idea of meeting pound-for-pound No. 1 Terence Crawford.
Jermell Charlo is jumping two divisions to challenge Canelo Alvarez for the undisputed super middleweight title on Sept. 30 in Las Vegas, but he's not just coming for a payday.
The boxer said the result was "essentially impossible" due to clean tests the same week.
Judges scored it 116-112, 118-110 and 119-109 for Navarrete, who won the fight by pouring on the pressure.
“I never have feared anything, but I feared never doing this again,” Luque said in the Octagon after the fight.
Joshua, the former unified heavyweight champion, hasn’t looked like the killer he once was for several years.
Anthony Joshua once was the unified heavyweight champion. He's now trying to rebuild a once-spectacular career and has turned to legendary trainer Derrick James to help him.
Oscar Valdez fell into a depression after losing to Shakur Stevenson last year, then suffered back-to-back rib injuries.
Danis is a Brazilian jiu jitsu blackbelt who hasn't fought since 2019.
Will Chris Daukaus have more success in a new weight class or will Khalil Rountree keep his three-fight win streak going with another victory?
Yup, that was a Jake Paul fight.
Here's how to watch Jake Paul's next fight.
The British boxers were scheduled to fight Aug. 12 in London, almost eight years after their first bout.
If anyone sees this as a farce, they should listen to Diaz and know it is anything but that.
Jake Paul has a lot of talents and one of them is his ability to promote. But the influencer boxing craze has developed on his watch and is taking attention away from real boxing at a time when the sport could use it.
Sandhagen was originally supposed to fight Umar Nurmagomedov, but he had no problem when Rob Font stepped in after Nurmagomedov pulled out. He's familiar with the style, he said, and will be able to adapt quickly.
There is little dispute now that Crawford, not Spence nor Naoya Inoue nor anyone else, is the No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world.
Terence Crawford’s ninth-round TKO victory Saturday over Errol Spence Jr. for the undisputed welterweight title before 19,980 fortunate fans at T-Mobile Arena ranks among the greatest performances in a huge fight ever.