Maxi Hughes will get another shot to move within title contention. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that plans are in place for England’s Hughes to face Mexico’s William Zepeda in an IBF lightweight title eliminator. The bout was formally ordered by the sanctioning body, though it is…

Two cruiserweights previously ordered to enter separate title fights will instead face each other. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that a deal is in place for France’s Arsen Goulamirian to next defend his WBA title versus Mexico’s Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez. News of the fight was verified by…

Terence Crawford seems ready to shut the door for good on Errol Spence Jr. On Friday, the former undisputed welterweight champion from Omaha, Nebraska, offered a dour update regarding his contractually mandated rematch with Desoto, Texas’ Spence on his social media. “I done heard it…

Top Rank promoted Terence Crawford’s career for better parts of a decade until they split after Bud’s contract was complete soon after he beat Shawn Porter in 2021. As the deal was coming to a close, relations became contentious. Hall of Fame promoter Bob…

Terence Crawford couldn’t help but scoff at what he feels is another excuse from Errol Spence Jr. The unified welterweight champion from Omaha, Nebraska, responded to Spence’s insistence made earlier this week that his vision was impaired during their undisputed 147-pound championship last summer, which…

Out of all the names that were thrown around, Jamaine Ortiz didn’t seem like the obvious choice. For starters, he was a 135-pounder. Secondly, he was solely interested in taking on Shakur Stevenson. Once he couldn’t get the man that he wanted, Ortiz decided to…

LAS VEGAS – Mario Bautista is just 30 and heading into his 10th fight in the UFC. With years of longevity in the promotion, and a current five-fight winning streak, it doesn’t seem like Bautista is doing much wrong. But when it comes to self-promotion,…

Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC A welterweight fight between Randy Brown and Muslim Salikhov has been added to UFC Vegas 85, and the Feb. 3 fight card has lost three fighters due to injury, the promotion announced Thursday. Among the fighters scrapped from…

Less than one month after it suddenly fell through, Randy Brown vs. Muslim Salikhov is back on the UFC schedule. The welterweight bout now takes place Feb. 3 at UFC Fight Night 235. The event is set for the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Two…