Ringside Revelations: Latest Boxing News

Time has been kinder to Langford than life was. He is correctly viewed as one of the greatest fighters ever these days. But in his own days, he relied on a small penchant set up for him by members of the fight community and lived the last three decades of his life blind.

Queensberry have today announced the signing of 2024 world youth heavyweight champion Adam Olaniyan, who will make his pro debut as part of the Jazza Dickens-Anthony Cacace undercard on March 14 under highly-regarded head coach Paul Stevenson's tutelage.

Josh Kelly respects Bakhram Murtazaliev, but he believes he has what it takes to upset the 154-pound champion when they meet on January 31 in England.

The city of Sheffield was brought into sharp focus this past week in boxing. First by the figure of ‘Prince’ Naseem Hamed, who surfaced in Soho as part of the promotion for a film about his life which he was quick to point out had absolutely nothing to do with him.

Moses Itauma suffered an unspecified training camp injury, prompting Queensberry's January 24 show to be postponed and moved to a new March 28 date, it was announced today.

Aided by difficult sparring sessions in recent years, Cork lightweight Steven Cairns is widely regarded as one of Europe's top prospects but hasn't yet had an opportunity to showcase that pedigree against tough opposition. He tells The Ring that in 2026, that will soon change.

A month before former IBF bantamweight champion Ryosuke Nishida returns in a 122-pound title eliminator against Bryan Mercado, the February 15 undercard preceding their meeting in Osaka, Japan has been formally announced.

The winner between third-ranked Frank Sanchez and fourth-ranked Richard Torrez would become the IBF's mandatory challenger for unified heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk.

Mario Barrios will defend his WBC welterweight title against Ryan Garcia on February 21 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, it was announced on Monday.

Israil Madrimov believes former foe Terence Crawford's decision to leave boxing is final and gives him his full support.

Sheffield's Dalton Smith produced an away performance for the ages, scoring a fifth-round stoppage to dethrone two-time junior welterweight world champion Subriel Matias in New York at the weekend. Here, The Ring takes a look at five potential options for his next move.

The WBO is taking matters into its own hands. Three weeks after ordering Diego Pacheco and Hamzah Sheeraz, their respective No. 2 and No. 3 super middleweight contenders, to fight for the vacant WBO title, they’re now ordering purse bids.

Members of The Ring's staff assess the boxing landscape in 2026.

It's feeding time. That's how Ryan Garner capped a reflective end-of-2025 social media post as the junior lightweight contender nears a St. Mary's Stadium date this summer.

Troy Williamson is contractually obligated to a rematch with Callum Simpson, but he doesn't want to wait too long for it to take place.

Subriel Matias had tasted defeat before but had never been stopped before Dalton Smith turned the trick on Saturday. The result is difficult for the Puerto Rican to fathom.

Matchroom chief Eddie Hearn has teased a potential WBC/IBF unification fight between newly-minted junior welterweight champion Dalton Smith and promotional stablemate Richardson Hitchins, who is poised to make another title defence in February.

After recovering from early adversity to produce an eighth-round stoppage win against Ricardo Nunez and claim the WBC interim lightweight title, Cuba's Jadier Herrera feels this is just the start - as does his head coach Joe McNally, excited by the 23-year-old's potential.