Ringside Revelations: Latest Boxing News

Having turned 25 last month, Matchroom-backed middleweight prospect Jimmy Sains' eagerness to bridge the gap from English level and beyond is understandable. He tells The Ring of his 2026 plans -- a domestic title defence, then onto bigger and better possibilities.

George Liddard started 2025 as an ambitious prospect. He ended it as a British and Commonwealth champion and one of Britain’s brightest hopes.

While two of his most high-profile former foes are negotiating a unified world title fight targeted for the spring stateside, two-time Ring and world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has confirmed on social media he'll return to action later this year after another lengthy layoff.

Eddie Hearn has told The Ring he's readying a big-money offer to English cruiserweight champion John Hedges, as Matchroom hope they can make an in-house domestic duel between the 6ft 6in champion and 2024 Olympian Pat Brown, who has produced five stoppage victories in his first year as a professional.

Amanda Serrano retained her featherweight titles by outpointing Reina Tellez in the champion's return to her native Puerto Rico on Saturday.

Stephanie Han made the second defence of her WBA lightweight world title in the chief support bout preceding Ring and unified featherweight champion Amanda Serrano's points win over Reina Tellez, but it wasn't what she imagined vs. 2022 IBHOF inductee Holly Holm.

Strawweight champion and newly anointed pound-for-pounder Oscar Collazo has signed a marketing deal with Bad Bunny’s Rimas Sports in hopes of taking his career to the next level.

Junior welterweight has more than enough names to occupy Davis’ time. Nevertheless, welterweight is drawing his attention. It's also an easier landscape to navigate with Mario Barrios (WBC) the most beatable of those beltholders.

Originally teased for January 31, the fight moving back to Feb. 6 makes sense because of a heavy schedule featuring world title fights and must-see matchups worldwide.

Navarrete needs to be on his A-game against Suarez (29-1, 27 KOs), a relentless power-puncher who became the IBF 130-pound titleholder in May by beating Masanori Rikiishi.

Wilder still sports that menacing look. Yet, that mind-numbing power he once had hasn’t shown up when he needed it most recently.

Benavidez (31-0, 25 KOs), rated eighth pound-for-pound by The Ring, has matured in a pro career that kicked off in 2013.

Usyk holds the top pound-for-pound spot on The Ring's rankings. Regardless of how great he continues to look, the future Hall of Famer doesn't plan on fighting for too much longer.

The 21-year-old from Chatham has not been beyond the second round for two-and-a-half years and swept aside former world heavyweight title challenger Dillian Whyte in just 119 seconds of their August clash.

If you ask Matchroom Boxing head Eddie Hearn, the matchup between IBF lightweight champion Raymond Muratalla and Andy Cruz might as well be decided by a coin flip.

Iglesias won't say no, regardless of which fighter agree to face him for the vacant IBF belt.

The driver of the car involved in the crash involving Anthony Joshua, which killed his close friends Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele, has been charged with four offences including causing death by dangerous driving and driving without a licence.

IBF welterweight world champion Lewis Crocker has split with trainer Billy Nelson. The news comes less than four months after the Belfast man upset Paddy Donovan to win the belt with Nelson in his corner.