Ringside Revelations: Latest Boxing News

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.

Dalton Smith refused to be denied and now, having become the first man to stop two-time beltholder Subriel Matias on away soil, Britain's newest world champion can survey the 140-pound landscape with new goals and aspirations in mind.

After logging another stoppage win this weekend, Agit Kabayel fancies a showdown between The Ring's top-two ranked heavyweight contenders, assuming Ring and unified king Oleksandr Usyk agrees terms to make a title defence against Deontay Wilder this spring.

Unbeaten WBC champion Caroline Dubois hopes a lightweight title unification fight with British rival Terri Harper is next, but tells The Ring she'll remain at 135 pounds in search of undisputed status - which includes a showdown with new IBF beltholder Elif Nur Turhan.

Hugo Cazares held world titles at junior flyweight and junior bantamweight during a productive career. Cazares, who was one of three children, was born and raised in a middleclass family in Los Mochis, Mexico, on March 24, 1978.

In an action-fight at Barclays Center, Matias lost his title in his first defense to the Englishman.

The Ring's No. 2 heavyweight contender Agit Kabayel ended an 11-month layoff as expected, leaving 12,000 home fans to celebrate after advancing with intent before handing Damian Knyba his first loss.

As they force Ennis and Hearn into a corner, De La Hoya and company could be inclined to continue working with PBC and its stacked 154-pound roster to secure equally meaningful fights for Ortiz.

Dana White showcased Irish junior middleweight contender Callum Walsh on UFC Fight Pass cards before Zuffa Boxing was formed last year.

It has been a long, winding and controversial road to reach this point, but finally, the moment of a lifetime has arrived for Dalton Smith. The Sheffield man will get his first shot at a world title when he faces WBC 140-pound champion Subriel Matias on Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.