A lengthy investigation is now underway regarding allegations made surrounding a quick stoppage. BoxingScene.com has confirmed with the Nevada State Athletic Commission that Fredrick Lawson was never in jeopardy of not being cleared to fight this past weekend. Lawson was stopped in the opening round…

Vergil Ortiz Jr. initially thought that Tony Weeks stopped his fight with Fredrick Lawson too soon Saturday night. In hindsight, Ortiz realized that the veteran Nevada referee probably spared Lawson from suffering a brutal knockout defeat in their 12-round, 156-pound fight at Virgin Hotels Las…

Still stunned by his first-round knockout loss to aged underdog Ismael Barroso, Ohara Davies tried to process how his championship dream was crushed so quickly as he sat in his dressing room Saturday night. London’s Davies was listed by most sportsbooks as a 5-1 favorite…

Charles Oliveira Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Charles Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan are putting it all on the line at one of the year’s biggest shows. UFC CEO Dana White announced Sunday that Oliveira faces Tsarukyan in a lightweight bout at UFC 300…

The first major U.S. boxing show of the new year has sparked a major controversy. Golden Boy Promotions was forced to address allegations surrounding the medical clearance process for the Vergil Ortiz-Fredrick Lawson DAZN headliner this past Saturday at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. Ortiz was…

After months of training, waiting and campaigning for his big opportunity, Ohara Davies’ American adventure came to a dramatic ending after just 113 seconds in Las Vegas last night. A beautifully timed left hand from Venezuelan veteran, Ismael Barroso, floored Davies heavily barely a minute…

Conor Benn is back and ready to restart his welterweight campaign. Benn (22-0, 14 KO’s) hasn’t boxed at 147lbs since stopping Chris van Heerden in April 2022. Since then, he has spent much of his time preparing for a cancelled 157lb catchweight fight with Chris…

Teofimo Lopez Jr. was not impressed with the latest approach by Arnold Barboza Jr. to try and make a fight. It wasn’t so much his recent in-ring performance, though the two-division lineal champion and reigning 140-pound king had advice for that part as well. …

Jamaine Ortiz hated the thought of making weight. Well, practically every fighter does but making the lightweight limit became too arduous. After coming up just short against Vasiliy Lomachenko, Ortiz failed to come in at 135 pounds for his next outing, forcing him to have…