#George Kambosos Jr

Dmitry Bivol entered the biggest fight of his career as a man without a country. The starting point of Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine created a ripple effect in boxing. The WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO presented a joint ruling on February 24 to not sanction any boxing events taking place in Russia or Belarus in response to the war. The WBA took the…

Back in New York, the hometown kid in Teofimo Lopez is ready to blow the roof off of Madison Square Garden. The former lightweight champion faces the mighty Sandor Martin on December 10. Lopez, the former WBA, IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight champion, was crowned champion following a win over the former lightweight king in Vasiliy Lomachenko. He…

When a couple of deadly gangland shootings took place in western Sydney recently, and headlines rang out at the same time that junior rugby league matches would be scrapped "amid gang violence concerns", two stereotypes came crashing together. Penrith locals say Rugby league and the western suburbs both struggle to break free of negative…

Jake Paul prides himself on being a showman, and he upped the stakes this week in advance of his fight Saturday against MMA icon Anderson Silva in an eight-round boxing main event. The Paul vs. Silva fight card on Showtime PPV is set for 9 p.m. ET from Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz. The polarizing Paul, a former social media star who has…

The Maryland sports betting market is limited to in-person sportsbooks but boxing fans looking for convenience can still bet on the Gervonta Davis vs Rolando Romero fight from their mobile device. After winning the interim lightweight title, Romero is the mandatory challenger for Davis' WBA lightweight title. The two heavy hitters collide in an…

Boxing fans are working their calendars this weekend, deciding which of several solid competing cards will get their attention (and, in one case, their PPV cash). No bad choices, but don't sleep on the Golden Boy Promotions card in San Diego if you like solid matchmaking in all-action fights. Note the early start time: prelims air starting at 5…

It's been ten months, but Vasiliy Lomachenko (16-2, 11 KOs) is back in the ring on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden for a lightweight matchup against Jamaine Ortiz (16-0-1, 8 KO). Lomachenko was off to support the war effort in his homeland of Ukraine, and even though that will likely still be weighing on his mind, he's a huge favorite to…

There's a surefire lightweight hit this weekend. Joseph "JoJo" Diaz is back in action as he takes on hard-hitting William Zepeda on Saturday in the main event of an eight-bout Golden Boy Promotions card at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California. The terrific crossroads bout features a former world champion looking to get back into world title…

Behold the rematch nobody asked for: Devin Haney, the 23 year old lightweight ace, will fight George Kambosos on Sunday, Oct. 16, because…well, because this is the boxing business, and the preferences of the customers, the fans, are only sporadically catered to. Haney (28-0, 15 KOs) met Kambosos (20-1, 10 KOs; ) back in June, you recall, and had an…

Gennady Golovkin will attempt to redeem the only loss in his boxing career when he takes on rival Canelo Alvarez on Saturday in a much-anticipated trilogy fight for the super middleweight championship. Their 12-round main event tops a boxing card from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and the Canelo vs. GGG main card is set for 8 p.m. ET. Alvarez's four…

One of boxing's most heated rivalries in recent memory will see a trilogy fight Saturday when Canelo Alvarez defends the unified super middleweight title against Gennadiy Golovkin. Their 12-round main event tops a boxing card from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The pay-per-view main card is set for 8 p.m. ET. It has been four years since the boxers…

The Teofimo Lopez comeback tour is underway. His first stop is the Resorts World Las Vegas Event Center in Las Vegas on August 13. Facing Pedro Campa, Lopez, like his nickname, is ready to "take over" a new division. "The Takeover is back! I took over the lightweight division, and I plan on doing the same at junior welterweight… Every person goes…