Teofimo Lopez has been looking for a high profile fight north of 140 lbs, and may have found it in Ryan Garcia. | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Teofimo Lopez appears to be lined up to face Ryan Garcia next. It’s pretty much a given at this point that Ryan Garcia will have a rematch with Devin Haney before 2025 is over, but it won’t be Haney’s next fight who will test the waters at 147 lbs first. That leaves some open time for Garcia in the interim, and if you’ve been following social media in recent days there are indications that Ryan Garcia may fight Teofimo Lopez next. Yesterday Garcia ..read more

Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images Sebastian Fundora’s long-brewing clash with Errol Spence Jr is dead in the water after more than half a year of finagling After eight months and two separate deals, Mike Coppinger reports that Sebastian Fundora vs Errol Spence Jr is officially dead. The euthanasia is long overdue. As WBO president Gustavo Olivieri points out in his reasoning for not sanctioning the bout as a title defense, Spence (28-1, 22 KO) is coming off a one-sided loss, hasn’t fought at 154, and hasn’t fought at all since July of 2023. It would be one thing if Fundora (21-1 ..read more

Turki Alalshikh reveals more of his upcoming plans in the sport. | Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images Turki Alalshikh says now that Tyson Fury has retired he would like to see Anthony Joshua fight Deontay Wilder. Turki Alalshikh appeared on talkSPORT today to talk about the recent news of Tyson Fury’s retirement and what he’s looking to accomplish in the sport in the near future. Here are some excerpts of waht Alalshikh had to say on a few topics. Alashikh on Tyson Fury’s retirement “First of all this kind of decision, it must be from the fighters and what is he thinking, he still have somet ..read more

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Super lightweight action men Lindolfo Delgado and Elvis Rodriguez reportedly have a date for this coming March Top Rank has an absolute banger in the works, as Fernando Barbosa reports that undefeated Lindolfo Delgado will battle fellow super lightweight contender Elvis Rodriguez this coming March. Carlos Linares claims it’ll land on the 15th, the date originally set aside for Teofimo Lopez vs Subriel Matias before that went up in smoke. Janibek Alimkhanuly battles TBA in the main event. Delgado (22-0, 16 KO) has had a start-and-stop pro career since his one ..read more

Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images Luis Nery’s return to action will reportedly pit him against Japan’s Kyonosuke Kameda in Mexico next month Having surrendered his pound of flesh to Japan in last May’s violent knockout loss to Naoya Inoue, super bantamweight contender Luis Nery has his sights on some revenge in his backyard, as Julius Julianis reports that “Pantera” will move up to 126 to face Kyonosuke Kameda on February 22nd in Mexico. Jake Donovan confirms the news as well. Kameda Promotions previously announced a pair of shows, but has yet to confirm the lineups, which could report ..read more

Chris Billam-Smith is looking for another world title fight | Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images Chris Billam-Smith is looking for another world title fight after his loss to Zurdo Ramirez. Chris Billam-Smith is looking to land another world title fight, and has his sights set on Badou Jack and the WBC cruiserweight title following his November loss to Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez. It’s not so simple a situation, though, as is often the case with boxing. Jack is actually the current WBC “champion in recess,” while Norair Mikaeljan (27-2, 12 KO) is recognized as WBC champion at cruiserweight. Rya ..read more

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Devin Haney is reportedly in the process of winding down his lawsuit with Ryan Garcia ahead of a planned rematch this coming fall This past Monday, Cynthia Conte brought word that Devin Haney had agreed to drop his ongoing lawsuit against Ryan Garcia if Garcia agreed to undergo VADA testing in their rematch. The following day, Dan Rafael reported that the two had the “outline” of a deal in place with Turki Alalshikh to take part in separate bouts before rematching at welterweight in Riyadh this coming October. Now, both Rafael and Mike Coppinger confirm that the ..read more

David Benavidez berated David Morrell during a recent interview. | Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images David Benavidez gets into argument with David Morrell on The Ariel Helwani Show. Both David Benavidez and David Morrell appeared on the Ariel Helwani show to promote their Feb. 1 fight, and as you might expect from their recent press run, it wasn’t long before things went a little off the rails. During this segment Benavidez would call out Morrell for not talking as much trash as he had been recently, which ultimately ignited another round of verbal sparring between the men. “It’s funny becaus ..read more

The sons of two former British stars will take the rivalry to the next generation. | Photo by Leigh Dawney/Getty Images Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn finally reach an agreement for a spring fight. After one scuttled fight and an agonizingly-long negotiation period that followed, a fight between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn has finally become official once again. Turki Alalshikh made his announcement saying both sides had formally signed off on the fight which will be held in London this April, with the specific date and venue to be announced shortly. Alalshikh says he’ll be attempting to set ..read more

Ashleyann Lozada will make her pro debut on February 2 | Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images Ashleyann Lozada will make her pro boxing debut and Caroline Veyre will also fight on February 2 in Michigan. Puerto Rican Olympian Ashleyann Lozada will make her pro debut and featherweight Caroline Veyre will also be in action on Claressa Shields’ next undercard on Sunday, Feb. 2, in Flint, Mich. Lozada was Puerto Rico’s first-ever Olympic female boxer in the 2024 Games from Paris, losing in the featherweight quarterfinal to eventual silver medalist Julia Szeremeta of Poland. The 33-year-old wi ..read more