Can someone finally hold onto the UFC light heavyweight belt?
Terence Crawford is the new king of the welterweight division after handing Errol Spence Jr. his first loss in a dominant performance to unify the belts at 147 pounds.
Crawford is now the owner of all four titles, IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO, in a second weight class, the first time the feat has been accomplished in the four-belt era.
Terence Crawford and Errol Spence won't generate nearly as much money Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in their bout for the undisputed welterweight title as Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao did in 2015, but the fight is going to be better in the ring.
This is the year that many of the big fights are finally being put together, and the biggest week of 2023 concludes on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas when unbeatens Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. meet for the undisputed welterweight title.
Crawford has been a world champion for more than a decade, but hasn't always gotten the credit he feels is due him. But if he defeats Spence on Saturday in Las Vegas, he'll be universally recognized as the man in boxing.
Errol Spence Jr. hasn't talked trash and hasn't made any outlandish claims. He's always been focused on being recognized as the sport's greatest fighter and he's now on the precipice of hitting his goal.
Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. will fight for the undisputed welterweight title Saturday in Las Vegas in boxing's biggest fight in several years.
Blachowicz opened as the favorite, but support for the former middleweight champion has pushed the odds to -110 on each side.
Boxer Angelo Snow has not been paid the $4,000 purse he said he's owed by Matchroom Sport for his July 15 fight with Jemarco Holloway. A dispute has arisen over returned tickets taken on commission.
After Naoya Inoue destroyed Stephen Fulton early Tuesday, it just seemed that Inoue had eked past Terence Crawford.
Fulton entered the bout as one of the top 10 fighters in the world, an unbeaten world champion who had the advantage of size going into the bout. Inoue, though, made him look ordinary.
Justin Gaethje will face Dustin Poirier for the BMF title Saturday in the main event of UFC 291 in Salt Lake City. Gaethje said he's tried to modify his style to take less risks but still provide action-packed battles.
Some regard Naoya Inoue as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, and he ranks No. 2, according to Yahoo Sports. But on Tuesday in Tokyo, he'll face his biggest challenge when he meets unified super bantamweight champion Stephen Fulton.
Former UFC champion Holly Holm said she'd love to face Ronda Rousey again if Rousey returns. Holm, however, said she wasn't sure if the rumors of a Rousey return to the UFC are true.
Haney was reportedly released Thursday morning on a $35,000 bail after a routine traffic stop in Hollywood, according a report from TMZ.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will box ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou on Oct. 28 in Saudi Arabia in a bout that makes little to no sense other than for the paydays involved for the fighters.
The Tyson Fury-Francis Ngannou bout is finally happening.
Knockout artist Jaron Ennis was criticized for a less-than-stellar outing in a win over Karen Chukhadzhian, but he said his focus is squarely on defeating Roiman Villa on Saturday.
Ortiz has faced significant health problems over the last three years that have slowed his boxing career. On Thursday, he was forced to pull out of his title bout with Eimantas Stanionis in San Antonio for health reasons.
Here are our best bets for Saturday night’s co-main event from a side and total perspective.
Ortiz's boxing career has been waylaid by health scares over the last three years, but he believes he's put it behind him and is prepared to look good Saturday in a bout against Eimantas Stanionis for the regular WBA title.
July is filled with elite boxers fighting each other, a rarity in modern boxing.
It’s International Fight Week in Las Vegas and we're eyeballing a rematch on the undercard.
This result did not scream future star.
Alvarez was expected to fight Jermall Charlo, but he wouldn't be ready in time so his twin brother will take the challenge instead.
Topuria won by scores of 50-42, 50-44 and 49-45 and the outcome was never really in doubt.
Canelo Alvarez announced on social media he'd be fighting in September on a Premier Boxing Champions card. That's led to speculation he'll face Jermall Charlo.
Conor McGregor has not entered the USADA testing pool, all but certainly ruling out a 2023 return to the Octagon.
Lopez announced his retirement two days after the fight and went so far as to surrender the WBO belt.
After opening as a slight underdog (+125), support for Cannonier has moved the odds in his direction to even money. Without a clear favorite, let’s take a swing at a few different ways we can bet on this highly competitive main event.
Lopez has announced his retirement three times since defeating Josh Taylor for the WBO and The Ring super lightweight titles Saturday.
People from both fighters’ camps flooded the ring on Sunday night after the fight was called off early in Florida.
Teofimo Lopez is a world champion once again after defeating Josh Taylor for the WBO super lightweight title Saturday in New York.
Lopez won by scores of 115-113 twice and 117-111, but the outcome was never in doubt after a few close early rounds.
Teofimo Lopez said he wants to kill Josh Taylor, whom he'll fight for the WBO super lightweight championship Saturday at The Theater in Madison Square Garden.
Aldana knows she's up against a difficult opponent when she challenges the legendary Nunes for the women's bantamweight title at UFC 289 in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, but she believes she's up to the task.
Look for Josh Taylor to outbox Teofimo Lopez, minimize his mistakes and fight his way to a decision over the former undisputed lightweight champion in their bout Saturday in New York at Madison Square Garden.
Taylor enters Saturday's WBO super lightweight title bout at Madison Square Garden against Lopez with a record of 19-0 with 13 KOs.
Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. will fight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 29 for the undisputed welterweight title. Crawford's versatility gives him the edge in Kevin Iole's eyes.
Oscar De La Hoya and Ryan Garcia got into it on Twitter on Thursday and while the promoter made some good points, he might have lost the heart and mind of his boxer.
Sampson Lewkowicz, the promoter of interim WBC super middleweight champion David Benavidez, tweeted Wednesday that he'd made a lucrative offer to trainer/manager Eddy Reynoso for a bout with Canelo Alvarez.
Boxing is healthier than it's been in a long time, but fighters need to help that along by not making confidential negotiations public.
Crawford and Spence Jr. are in verbal agreement for an epic July 29 fight in Las Vegas, lending credence to the notion that things are finally changing for the good in boxing.
Welterweight champions Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. have reportedly agreed to a deal to fight on July 29 in Las Vegas, according to ESPN.
Haney was hardly impressive Saturday, especially against a 35-year-old who had not fought to his normal high standards in his last few bouts.
What should have been a celebration of two outstanding fighters who put on a memorable fight was marred yet again by questions surrounding the scoring.
Vasiliy Lomachenko had a great fight. The three people who mattered thought Devin Haney was better.
Haney gutted out a close unanimous decision victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko that didn’t go over well with the crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Moloney went down instantly and didn’t move for a while.