Shakur Stevenson Outclasses Teofimo Lopez to Capture Ring & WBO Titles
Photo - Emily Harney Newark's Shakur Stevenson performed a master class Saturday night in front of a sold-out Madison Square Garden, as he toyed with in dethroning Ring Magazine and WBO super lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez of Brooklyn over twelve one-sided rounds. Stevenson controlled the distance with the jab and often walked Lopez into his lefts. Lopez had trouble getting on the inside but did try to utilize body work to do the job. A left-right to the body and head alm
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Jan 31
Josh Kelly Dethrones Bakram Murtazaliev to Capture IBF Super Welterweight Title
Photos - Matchroom Boxing In an early candidate for Upset of the Year, Josh Kelly pulled off the victory tonight in Nottingham, England, dethroning the IBF junior middleweight title from champion Bakhram Murtazaliev. Kelly dropped Murtazaliev in the fourth with a straight counter left, only to have to climb off the canvas himself in the ninth from an inside right to the head. Kelly admitted afterward that he didn’t remember the tenth round even occurring as he suddenly found
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Jan 31
Zayas Edges Barou to Unify WBA/WBO 154 Titles
Photo - Sumio Yamada Former sparring partners Abass Baraou and Xander Zayas met with their respective WBA and WBO world titles on the line tonight in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Baraou predictably came forward in the first with the occasional jab while Zayas moved and countered, the busier fighter to be sure. Zayas was controlling the action at a frenetic pace in the early going, prompting one to wonder how long he could keep it going. For his part, Baraou connected with a solid r
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Jan 31
Murtazaliev and Kelly Make Weight
Bakhram Murtazaliev (152.2lbs) vs Josh Kelly (153.65lbs) IBF World Super Welterweight Championship Josh Padley (129.7lbs) vs Jaouad Belmehdi (128.5lbs) EBU European Super Featherweight Championship Elif Nur Turhan (134.55lbs) vs Taylah Gentzen (134.15lbs) IBF World Lightweight Championship Leo Atang (236lbs) vs Amine Boucetta (241.25lbs) Josh Blenkiron (134.8lbs) vs Robbie Colman (134.7lbs) Kiaran Macdonald (117.7lbs) vs Marius Vysniauskas (116.95lbs) Lee Rogers (121.3lbs) vs
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Jan 30
Zayah & Abrou Make Weight for Unification
Photo - Mikey Williams/Top Rank Xander Zayas 153.5 lbs vs. Abass Baraou 153.5 lbs (WBO/WBA Junior Middleweight World Title Unification — 12 Rounds) Juanmita Lopez De Jesus 114.8 lbs vs. Conner Goade 113.9 lbs Carlos De Leon Castro 129.7 lbs vs. Diuhl Olguin 129.5 lbs Yadriel Caban 115 lbs vs. Jeremis Hernandez-Torres 114.7 lbs Euri Cedeno 159.7 lbs vs. Etoundi Michel William 159.9 lbs Giovani Santillan 153.9 lbs vs. Courtney Pennington 153.5 lbs
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Jan 30
Heavyweights Charles Martin and Efe Ajagba Headline Zuffa 03
Zuffa Boxing will return to Meta APEX in Las Vegas on Sunday, February 15 featuring a heavyweight main event between Nigeria’s Efe Ajagba (20-1-1, 14 KOs) taking on former world champion Charles Martin (30-4-1, 27 KOs) in a 10-round bout. The three-fight main card begins at 9pm ET/6pm PT, exclusively on Paramount+
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Jan 30
Ring VI Weights from New York
Photo - Cris Esquida/Matchroom Teofimo Lopez 139.6 vs Shakur Stevenson 138.6 WBO/Ring Super Lightweight Title Keyshawn Davis 139.2 vs Jamaine Ortiz 139.2 Bruce Carrington 125.6 vs Carlos Castro 125.2 Vacant WBC Featherweight Title Jarrell Miller 317.6 vs Kingsley Ibeh 288 Ziyad Almaayouf 141.2 pounds vs Kevin Castillo 140.8 Austin Williams 159.6 vs Wendy Toussaint (Will weigh in later)* *Toussaint a late replacement, will weigh in upon arrival in NYC
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Jan 30
Mizuki Hiruta Wins Female Fighter of the Year
RING and WBO Female Super Flyweight World Champion Mizuki Hiruta of Okayama, Japan was named the RING 2025 Female Fighter of the Year at the awards ceremony Friday night in New York City. Hiruta, (10-0, 2 KOs), traveled to Southern California and was victorious in four world title fights in 2025, winning the WBO title and making three dominant defenses against top competition. No other female fighter had as many world title fights in 2025. “I’m very proud to accept this honor
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Jan 30
Xander Zayas Abass Barou Final Press Conference
Photo - Mikey Williams/Top Rank Puerto Rican star Xander Zayas has waited nearly six years for a homecoming. He returns as a world champion on the cusp of making history. WBO junior middleweight world champion Zayas (22-0, 13 KOs) will square off against WBA king Abass Baraou (17-1, 9 KOs) this Saturday, Jan. 31, at Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan. In just the second unification ever held on Puerto Rican soil, the 23-year-old has the chance to become the youngest active un
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Jan 29
Murtazaliev vs. Kelly Final Press Conference
Tensions were running high as IBF super welterweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev of Russia and England's Josh Kelly they are two days away from their fight following a heated, final stare down at today's Press Conference in Newcastle. Murtazaliev and Kelly square off this Saturday night.
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Jan 29