Ryan Garcia continues to serve up drama. The 140-pound contender, who tested positive for a banned substance before his victory over Devin Haney on April 20, said on the Fully Tilted Podcast with Bob Menery that he was high during the fight. And he again denied taking PEDs. “If I were on steroids, I would’ve been in way better shape,” said Garcia, who confirmed that he has asked for his “B” samples to be tested. “I was literally drinking every day, smoking weed … every single day. “I didn’t stop, not even until the f—ing day of the fight. And I got in there high as f— and I beat his ass.” Garc ..read more

Jermall Charlo reportedly continues to have out-of-the-ring problems. The 160-pound titleholder was arrested and charged with drunken driving after the Lamborghini he was driving collided with another car Tuesday evening in the Houston area, TMZ is reporting. Charlo and the driver of the other car argued at the site of the crash, after which the boxer drove away, according to a Pearland Police Department spokesperson. Jermall Charlo Arrested For DWI After Lamborghini Crash | Click to read more https://t.co/nZsmatoJG2 — TMZ (@TMZ) May 7, 2024 Officers tried to pull Charlo over but he ignored ..read more

Who’s truly the best fighter in the world pound-for-pound? Depends who you talk to. Terence Crawford, No. 1 on Boxing Junkie’s list, and No. 2 Inoue are both unbeaten, near-flawless all-around fighters who have dominated almost everyone they’ve faced over an extended period of time. Inoue (27-0, 24 KOs) was at his glorious best in the early morning hours (U.S. time) Monday in Japan. Luis Nery shocked everyone watching by putting Inoue down in the opening round but that only hardened Inoue’s resolve. The 122-pound champion responded by destroying a good opponent, putting him on the canvas three ..read more

We saw that Naoya Inoue isn’t perfect. And then we witnessed his greatness. Luis Nery stunned Inoue and everyone watching by putting Inoue down with a perfect left hook in the opening round of their fight at the Tokyo Dome, the site of Buster Douglas’ historic upset of Mike Tyson. Would we see another shocking result there? Uh, no. Inoue, his otherworldly talents on full display, got up from the knockdown to put his Mexican opponent down three times before referee Michael Griffin stopped the fight at 1:22 of Round 6. FULL HIGHLIGHTS Re-watch the Demolition at the Dome pic.twitter.com/ckGGD9 ..read more

FIGHT WEEK Naoya Inoue will face Luis Nery in the early morning hours Monday, U.S. time. Four days later, in Australia, Vasiliy Lomachenko is set to take on George Kambosos Jr. NAOYA INOUE (26-0, 23 KOs) VS. LUIS NERY (35-1, 27 KOs) Date: Monday, May 6 Time: 4 a.m. ET / 1 a.m. PT (main event later in show) Where: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo TV/Stream: ESPN+ Division: Junior featherweight (122 pounds) At stake: Inoue’s IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO titles Boxing Junkie Pound-for-pound: Inoue No. 2 Odds: Inoue 11-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets) Significance (up to five stars): ***** Also on the card: J ..read more

A critical look at the past week in boxing BIGGEST WINNER Canelo Alvarez Alvarez probably isn’t the best fighter in the world pound-for-pound, as he suggested after his one-sided decision over Jaime Munguia on Saturday in Las Vegas. That nod goes to Terence Crawford (Boxing Junkie’s No. 1) or Naoya Inoue these days. The 33-year-old Mexican star is making a strong case that news of his decline is premature, however. Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) looked like a fading fighter in his loss to Dmitry Bivol in 2022 and sluggish victories over Gennadiy Golovkin and John Ryder that followed. He looked a lo ..read more

Canelo Alvarez dropped and defeated a determined, but overmatched Jaime Munguia by a unanimous decision to retain his undisputed 168-pound championship in an all-Mexican battle Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Here are photos from the fight. All images by Christian Petersen and Ethan Miller of Getty Images. Related Canelo Alvarez shows Jaime Munguia that he's still top dog in MexicoMario Barrios drops, defeats reluctant Fabian Maidana by unanimous decisionBrandon Figueroa knocks out Diego Magdaleno with body shot in Round 9Eimantas Stanionis defeats Gabriel Maestre by a one-sided ..read more

It’s still Canelo Alvarez’s time. The undisputed 168-pound champion dropped and defeated a determined, but overmatched Jaime Munguia by a unanimous decision to retain his title in an all-Mexican battle Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The official scores were 117-110, 116-111 and 115-112. Boxing Junkie also had it 117-110 for Alvarez, nine rounds to three. “I take my time,” said Alvarez, 33. “… I have a lot of experience. Jaime Munguia is a great fighter, he’s strong, he’s smart. I take my time. I have 12 rounds to win he fight and I did. “I did really good, and I feel proud abou ..read more

Mario Barrios wasn’t great, but he was good enough. The welterweight contender dropped and defeated a defense-minded Fabian Maidana by a unanimous decision in a 12 round fight on the Canelo Alvarez-Jaime Munguia card Saturday in Las Vegas. All three official judges had the same score, 116-111, eight rounds to four. Neither fighter was particularly active. Barrios (29-2, 18 KOs) stalked Maidana (22-3, 16 KOs) for most of the fight but his feet were busier than his hands, as he threw mostly single punches. The winner also fought with a right eye that was swollen shut by the end of the fight, whi ..read more

Brandon Figueroa took some time to get rolling. Once he did, he rolled over Jessie Magdaleno. Figueroa, the volume-punching featherweight contender, knocked out  Magdaleno with a single left to the body in the ninth round of their scheduled 12-round fight on the Canelo Alvarez-Jaime Munguia card Saturday in Las Vegas. The skillful Magdaleno (29-3, 18 KOs) got off to a strong start, striking quickly when he had openings and then either holding or using his quick feet to prevent a strangely inactive Figueroa from getting into a rhythm. Figueroa hadn’t fought in 14 months, which might’ve cre ..read more