Boxing

Francis Ngannou (left) and Tyson Fury traded barbs on social media over a potential crossover fight between the heavyweight champions. (Image: Chris Unger/Zuffa)

Tyson Fury, Francis Ngannou Talk Crossover Fight on Social Media

UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has floated the idea of competing as a boxer in the past. Now, WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says he wants to take on Ngannou, and is willing to throw a twist into the mix to entice the MMA star. Fury and Ngannou traded potential […]

Derrick Lewis (left) stopped Chris Daukaus (right) in the first round to become the UFC’s all-time knockout leader. (Image: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa)

MMA Notebook: Lewis Sets UFC KO Record, Jake Paul Promises MMA in His Future

Derrick Lewis scored a first-round win over rising contender Chris Daukaus on Saturday to take over the top spot on the UFC’s all-time knockout leaderboard and, potentially, throw himself back into the heavyweight title picture. Lewis (26-8) stopped Daukaus just 3:36 into the first round in the main event of […]

Jake Paul (left) will look to score a second and more decisive win over Tyron Woodley (right) in their rematch on Saturday. (Image: Getty)

Jake Paul Favored in Rematch with Revenge-Minded Tyron Woodley

Jake Paul earned a win by split decision in his first fight with Tyron Woodley back in August. He’ll get a second chance to prove himself against the former MMA star on Saturday when the two meet for an earlier-than-expected rematch at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. The first […]

Artur Beterbiev (right) will look to continue his dominance over the light heavyweight division by beating Marcus Browne (left) in Montreal on Friday night. (Image: Top Rank)

Artur Beterbiev Risks Light Heavyweight Belts Against Marcus Browne

Artur Beterbiev has never lost a professional fight, and nobody has even gone the distance against the Russian, who holds the WBC and IBF light heavyweight titles. Marcus Browne will attempt to end that streak on Friday night when he takes on Beterbiev at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Browne […]

Tyron Woodley (right) will step in as a replacement opponent and fight a rematch against Jake Paul (left) later this month. (Image: Jason Miller/Getty)

Tyron Woodley Gets Rematch with Jake Paul After Fury Withdraws with Injury

After three months of trash talk, an untimely injury, and an infamous tattoo, Tyron Woodley will finally get his long-awaited rematch against Youtuber Jake Paul in the boxing ring. Woodley agreed to take the place of an injured Tommy Fury in the main event of a Showtime pay-per-view event on […]

Tim Tszyu (left) will battle Takeshi Inoue (right) in a critical super welterweight fight on Wednesday. (Image: Mark Kolbe/Getty)

Tim Tszyu Risks Super Welterweight Title Shot to Fight Takeshi Inoue

Undefeated super welterweight boxer Tim Tszyu could have simply waited around and taken a shot at a title as the mandatory challenger for Brian Castano’s WBO belt. Instead, Tszyu will fight Takeshi Inoue in Sydney, Australia on Wednesday, aiming for even bigger goals in the division. Tszyu comes in as […]

Anthony Joshua Enjoys Size Advantage in Title Defense vs. Oleksandr Usyk

Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk have enjoyed similar boxing careers, from Olympic gold medals to dominant reigns as professional champions. But most of Usyk’s success has come at cruiserweight, and that could be enjoy to give Joshua a decisive advantage as he defends his WBO, WBA, and IBF heavyweight titles […]

The Beatles visit Muhammad Ali at his training gym during a trip to Miami in 1964. (Image: AP)

Muhammad Ali: New Ken Burns Documentary on PBS

Muhammad Ali received the Ken Burns treatment with a four-part documentary series, currently airing on PBS and available online through the PBS app, which covers Ali’s legendary career as the three-time world heavyweight champion and anti-war activist. Burns directed and produced the documentary with his daughter, Sarah Burns, and her […]

Evander Holyfield (left) will take on former MMA champion Vitor Belfort (right) in the main event of a Triller Fight Club boxing card this Saturday. (Image: Amanda Westcott/Triller Fight Club)

Evander Holyfield Steps Back into the Ring at 58 to Face Vitor Belfort

Former cruiserweight and heavyweight world champion Evander Holyfield is making his first fight appearance in 10 years on Saturday when he takes on former MMA champion Vitor Belfort in the main event of a Triller Fight Club per-per-view card. The fight has attracted extensive criticism since Holyfield stepped in to […]

Jake Paul (right) will take on former UFC champion Tyron Woodley (left) in the YouTuber’s latest venture into professional boxing. (Image: Getty)

Jake Paul Steps into the Ring Again, Favorite vs. Former UFC Champ Tyron Woodley

YouTuber Jake Paul faces the biggest test of his young professional boxing career on Sunday when he battles former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley in Cleveland. Woodley, like all of Paul’s opponents, will be making his debut as a professional boxer in the bout. Paul carefully steps up boxing competition […]