Ringside Revelations: Latest Boxing News

Tyson is envisioning a more competitive performance in the clash after having a hard time mounting any serious momentum against Jake Paul in November 2024.

Kuse gave WBC titlist Melvin Jerusalem all he could handle when he challenged for the title October 29 and has been rewarded for his effort with a title eliminator.

Xander Zayas and Abass Baraou are very familiar with each other. The 154-pound champions, who will square off January 31 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, have sparred approximately 80 rounds.

Keyshawn Davis will end an 11-month layoff when he meets Jamaine Ortiz in a 12-round junior welterweight fight on "The Ring 6" undercard January 31 at Madison Square Garden.

Figueroa respects Ball’s attitude and willingness to fight but he will be looking for the telltale signs that he has managed to impose himself.

Four-division world champion Mikey Garcia, 38, retired in 2021 after an eventful career as he followed in the footsteps of his older boxing-crazy brothers. He reminisces on his career-best moments in conversation with The Ring.

Former WBA strawweight titlist Hekkie Budler had lost against IBF 108-pound titleholder Milan Melindo (SD 12) in The Philippines, in September 2017.

Gradus Kraus was only a child the first time the hulking figure of Tyson Fury walked into his father’s gym in Holland. It was primarily a kickboxing facility back then but Fury, along with his uncle Peter, would visit regularly to get away from the noise in England and do the hard yards of training camp.

Jaron Ennis, whose father trains lightweight contender Andy Cruz, believes the Cuban's stellar amateur career has prepared him to take the professional ranks by storm.

With another solid showing against an equally unproven champion, Baraou, a plus-265 betting underdog, could be positioned to possibly pull off another shocker on enemy soil.

Shakur Stevenson finally has his career-defining opportunity, as he will face WBO junior welterweight titleholder Teofimo Lopez on Jan. 31 in New York.

The Ring’s second annual awards gala is scheduled for the night of Friday, January 30 in New York. Nominees for the eight awards that will be revealed the night before “The Ring 6” card at Madison Square Garden will be released throughout the day today.

Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez still competes two weight classes below where Naoya Inoue is undisputed champion, but he expects to move up for their fascinating fight.

Many wondered whether Callum Simpson would take an easier route back, or move up to light heavyweight after being upset by Troy Williamson in their December headliner. Instead, the former British, Commonwealth and European super middleweight champion has invoked an immediate rematch, which his manager Kevin Maree tells The Ring speaks to his character.

Former WBO cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith, rated No. 2 by The Ring, hasn't boxed since outpointing Brandon Glanton in April. Boxxer chief Ben Shalom believes there are two fights he'd willingly promote the 35-year-old in, having now reached a stage in his career where the level of opposition and jeopardy needs to be worth it for television audiences.

Power-puncher Colin Jones won British, Commonwealth and European welterweight titles but was unable to complete his journey, falling short in three attempts to claim a world title.

Nikita Tszyu's 2026 could have begun with a career-best win on his biggest stage yet, though instead he's left wondering what's next after Michael Zerafa deemed himself unfit to continue following a clash of heads two rounds into their 157-pound catchweight headliner in Brisbane.

The great Henry Armstrong hadn't been beaten inside the distance in nearly 10 years before Fritzie Zivic defeated him by 15th-round TKO in their rematch January 17, 1941 at Madison Square Garden.