Ringside Revelations: Latest Boxing News

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.

Tyson Fury is unsurprisingly out of retirement again and back on the comeback trail. American heavyweight Brandon Moore would be more than happy to welcome him back into the squared circle.

Former WBC junior welterweight world champion Alberto Puello has made it clear, whether their proposed bout happens in England or elsewhere, he's looking forward to getting the first crack at newly-minted champion Dalton Smith as he seeks to reclaim what was once his.

Pavel Silyagin has accepted a dangerous IBF super middleweight title fight with Osleys Iglesias that Canelo Alvarez, Jaime Munguia and Hamzah Sheeraz turned down.

All great runs start somewhere. For Bernard Hopkins, he lost his first fight and then reeled off 22 consecutive wins before dropping a 12-round unanimous decision to the precociously gifted Roy Jones Jr. for the vacant IBF middleweight crown in May 1993.

It’s perhaps the curse of the artist who values mastery, consistency and longevity. The way that Inoue has entrenched himself in weight divisions, ensuring that there are no questions left to be answered before moving up in weight, suggests a man who values the evaluation of his overall body of work above all else.

Ben Shalom has seen multiple offers rejected in attempts to make a much-anticipated undisputed matchup between Mikaela Mayer and his charge, Lauren Price, but tells The Ring he has renewed hope they are 'getting close' to agreeing terms for that materialising in 2026.

Liverpool's hard-hitting Jack Turner is a rising junior bantamweight who believes his days making the 115-pound limit won't last forever, but wants to test himself against the very best, believing his power will translate once he does move up in weight. Aspiring to face The Ring's No. 3 pound-for-pound star, Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez, speaks to confidence in his abilities.

Although Panthen proved to be the busier fighter in a tough and physical fight, Curiel started pulling away from the stalemate between Rounds 5-8 with accuracy and a dedicated attack to the body.

Misael Rodriguez vs. Austin Deanda and Julian Rodriguez vs. Cain Sandoval will be the chief support for the Callum Walsh-Carlos Ocampo fight on Zuffa Boxing’s inaugural show in Las Vegas.

Cruiserweight titleholder Jai Opetaia has signed with Zuffa Boxing, it was announced Friday.

Brian Norman Sr. isn’t taking his demotion too well. Recently, Brian Norman Jr., his son, announced that his father would no longer be his head trainer. The decision stems from his recent points loss to Devin Haney.