86 Boxing exclusive interview with undefeated Lightweight (135) boxer, Teofimo Lopez.
Gennadiy Golovkin and Sergiy Derevyanchenko will clash for the vacant IBF World Middleweight title on Saturday October 5 at Madison Square Garden in New York, live on DAZN, in a fight brought to you by GGG Promotions and Matchroom Boxing USA in association with DiBella Entertainment. Former unified Middleweight king Golovkin (39-1-1 35 […]
PHILADELPHIA (Aug. 17, 2019) — Two very bad men are set for an old-fashioned Philadelphia throwdown. WBC light heavyweight world champion Oleksandr “The Nail” Gvozdyk and IBF light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev will fight in a highly anticipated title unification bout Friday, Oct. 18 at the Liacouras Center. Beterbiev and Gvozdyk […]
(Aug. 14, 2019) — WBO light heavyweight champion and future Hall of Famer Sergey Kovalev will face off against his hard-hitting mandatory challenger, Anthony Yarde, in a highly anticipated showdown Saturday, Aug. 24 from Traktor Arena in Kovalev’s hometown of Chelyabinsk, Russia. Kovalev-Yarde will stream live and exclusively in the United States […]
LAS VEGAS (Aug. 13, 2019) — The Las Vegas Strip’s most electrifying act is returning for a repeat engagement. Less than three months since his second-round destruction of Tom Schwarz at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Tyson Fury, a.k.a. “The Gypsy King,” will defend his lineal heavyweight championship versus the undefeated […]
PHILADELPHIA (Aug. 10, 2019) — The road back to a world title just got clearer for Jason Sosa. The Camden, New Jersey native and former super featherweight world champion stopped Lydell Rhodes in seven rounds to win his third in a row in front of 1,723 fans at the Liacouras Center. Sosa […]
Matchroom Boxing Press Release Devin Haney can take a giant leap towards World title glory when he faces fellow unbeaten star Zaur Abdullaev in a final eliminator for the WBC World Lightweight title on Friday September 13 at the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden, New York, live on DAZN in the […]
BELFAST (July 29, 2019) —The show had to go on. After Olympic nemesis Vladimir Nikitin bowed out due to injury, Michael “Mick” Conlan found a new opponent for his Belfast homecoming in Diego Alberto Ruiz (21-2, 10 KOs). The veteran from Argentina will look to upset Conlan (11-0, 6 KOs) in front of […]
WBC ruler KOs Hooker to unify Super-Lightweight division Jose Ramirez delivered a stunning 6 round KO win over Maurice Hooker to unify the WBC and WBO World Super-Lightweight titles at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK. Ramirez (26-0 […]
Houston, TX: Today in front of a packed crowd of family, friends and fans, at the Fighter Nation Boxing Gym in Houston, Texas, hot boxing prospect Evan Holyfield announced his new promotional deal with Main Events. After talks with several promoters the 21-year old son of Hall-of-Famer Evander Holyfield decided to sign with […]
The boxing world lost a promising young fight in Maxim Dadashev, 13-1 (11 KOs) on July 23, 2019. Dadashev succumbed to injuries suffered during a bout with Subriel Matias, 14-0 (14 KOs) at the MGM National Harbor on July 19, 2019. Dadashev collapsed and had to leave the facility via […]
86Boxing was live from the MGM National Harbor when Teofimo Lopez, 14-0 (11 KOs) took on then undefeated Japanese challenger Masayoshi Nakatani, 18-1 (12 KOs). A future shot at the IBF World Lightweight title was on the line. Of course, Top Rank was the promoter and overall card delivered. In […]
As it has been widely reported, the boxing world lost one it’s all-time great champions. Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker, 40-4-1 (17 KOs), passed away on July 14, 2019, at the age of 55. Reports have indicated he was struck by a vehicle and succumbed to injuries at the scene of […]