Ringside Revelations: Latest Boxing News

WBC welterweight titleholder Mario Barrios is working with trainer Joe Goossen – Ryan Garcia's former coach – for their Feb. 21 fight.

Jesus Ramos said he had to overcome an injury in camp to beat Shane Mosley Jr. for an interim belt Saturday. Now he wants to face champion Carlos Adames.

Isaac Cruz says he'd welcome an immediate rematch with Lamont Roach after their draw on Saturday night.

John H. Stracey travelled to the lion's den in Mexico, three years removed from being a former sparring partner, and tells The Ring how he navigated through enemy territory to emerge as the new Ring/WBC welterweight world champion at Jose Napoles' expense in December 1975.

WBC's No. 1-rated heavyweight contender Lawrence Okolie believes Fabio Wardley's inspiring success story will kickstart an era of the divisional elite all boxing one another in 2026 and beyond, as he prepares to headline a Queensberry card in Lagos, Nigeria come December 19.

BOXXER promoter Ben Shalom has outlined his ambitious plans for boxing on the BBC in an interview with The Ring, revealing that he is aiming to put on at least one show per month in 2026.

Making his second weight jump in as many fights, now-former 130-pound world champion Lamont Roach's divisional debut was full of milestones as he withstood Isaac Cruz's early attacks to finish strong in the second-half of an absorbing interim WBC junior welterweight clash. What did the punch stats show from a fun battle that couldn't be split after 12 rounds?

In a tussle between two reigning WBC world champions, O'Shaquie Foster thoroughly outboxed an overweight and inactive-punching Stephen Fulton en route to an impressive points win. What did the punch stats say from a 50-50 fight that quickly proved anything but?

It ultimately proved an uncomfortable case of deja vu for now-former 130-pound world champion Lamont Roach, enduring a second consecutive majority drawn result in a marquee matchup as he and WBC interim junior welterweight champion Isaac Cruz could not be split over 12 competitive rounds.

Fulton, 31, failed in his bid to become a champion in a third division. He'd previously won world titles in the junior featherweight and featherweight divisions.

Lara, 42, retained his WBA middleweight title. The oldest active champion in boxing is 5-0 since he moved up from junior middleweight in 2021.

Ramos rocked the game Mosley on several occasions, took his hardest shots in return and won by unanimous decision on the Isaac Cruz-Lamont Roach pay-per-view undercard at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio.

Martin, now competing at junior welterweight, hadn’t boxed since Gervonta Davis knocked him out in a lightweight title fight in June 2024.

Lucero (18-0, 14 KOs) has won seven consecutive bouts by knockout. Valenzuela, 26, lost inside the distance for the third time in his eight-year career.

Shabaz Masoud drew a line under 13 months of inactivity to claim the vacant European junior-featherweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Peter McGrail.

Elif Nur Turhan produced one of the most explosive performances in women’s world title history to become the new IBF lightweight champion in Monaco.

Conah Walker produced a stunning 12th-round knockout over Pat McCormack to earn serious bragging rights in one of the domestic fights of the year.

Curmel Moton, a hot 19-year-old prospect, says he's ready to take on the best in the business.