Neither matchup went his way, however. Khan was viciously knocked out by Alvarez in the sixth round of their 2016 junior middleweight matchup and Crawford stopped him with a body shot as a welterweight in 2019. Khan and Crawford later went on to train together before the 2004 Olympic lightweight silver medallist (34-6, 21 KOs) retired.

Torrez is ranked No. 8 with the IBF and No. 9 by WBC, so it goes without saying that he'd need at least one or two marquee victories over top-rated contenders before boosting himself in the rankings.

In December 1981, Qawi met long-reigning Ring and WBC light heavyweight champion Matthew Saad Muhammad in Atlantic City. He started fast and took the fight to the teak-tough Saad Muhammad, stopping him in the 10th round. At 5-foot-7, Qawi became the shortest man in the division’s history to win a title.

Ball will defend his WBA featherweight title against unbeaten Australian Goodman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of the Esports World Cup event headlined by Moses Itauma against Dillian Whyte.

made it four consecutive wins and edged ever closer to a world title shot after outpointing hometown hero to win their WBA junior welterweight eliminator via majority decision during an entertaining 12-round duel in their Chicago headliner.

A crossroads bout between two former world champions went above and beyond expectations, as won a 10-round unanimous decision over in one of 2025's best fights to date.

The conflict kicked into second gear as Ortiz’s planned fight against Jaron Ennis fell apart in December. Zayas indicated he accepted a last-minute offer only to see Ortiz take on Israil Madrimov.

A trailer has been released to preview the film starring Amir El-Masry as Hamed, and Pierce Brosnan as Hamed's steel worker-turned-head-coach, Brendan Ingle.

All eyes are on David Adeleye but Filip Hrgovic recently allowed his mind to wander to the past. Daniel Dubois beat him fair and square, but was that the best version of Hrgovic? He says no.

Former unified cruiserweight champion Murat Gassiev is set to take on Andrzej Wawrzyk on August 23 at the Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort in Miami, Florida. The heavyweight bout is scheduled for 10 rounds as part of an M&R Boxing show promoted by Laura Ching.

Aside from his quiet and personal comeback, his life became focused on service to others. He spent time working with the New Jersey schoolboard, as part of its School Based Youth Services Program, often specifically receiving the children most at-risk and with the most difficulties to work with — in other words, taking the toughest fights.

There was a time when Makhmudov was considered one of most dangerous opponents in the division and had been touted as a potential opponent for the world heavyweight champions at the time, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.

Unbeaten welterweights Colin Jones and Milton McCrory fought each other to a standstill in Reno, Nevada and couldn't be separated on the scorecards in their battle for the vacant WBC title at the end of 12-rounds in March 1983.

Eight months following their in Bangkok, Thailand which warranted an immediate rematch after many felt Canizales did enough to win - but didn't get the decision - here seeking a definitive ending to their story.

Keyshawn Davis (13-0, 9 KOs) has kept quiet ever since, but on Friday during an Instagram Live session, the 26-year-old opened up about the series of setbacks.

The WBO champion made a successful defence of her 135lb title in Doncaster on May 23 and immediately called out the undefeated Dubois for an all-British unification.

The fight with Prograis came together just more than a week before their scheduled bout Saturday, a rarity for a fight pitting two former champions.

In a statement on Tuesday, the International Testing Agency confirmed he has the right to request a B-sample analysis and will have the opportunity to "present his explanations for the result," as it will be deemed an anti-doping rule violation.