Nyfights News Updates

Saul “Canelo” Álvarez was dominant when he took on Edgar Berlanga at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in September. A heavy favorite at -1800, Álvarez of Guadalajara (62-2-2, 39 KOs) proved his skills were unmatched as he retained the WBA, WBO, and WBC super middleweight titles by unanimous decision victory.… Read more »

Daniel Dubois of Lonton (22-2, 21 KOs) is ready to make his second defense of the IBF heavyweight title against Joseph Parker of New Zealand (35-3, 23 KOs) on February 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The heavyweight championship bout is the co-main event in support of the rematch between undisputed… Read more »

Even after former unified heavyweight champion Tyson Fury of England (34-2-1, 24 KOs) lost for the second time in his rematch with unified heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine (23-0, 14 KOs), interest in seeing Fury in the ring didn’t diminish. Already on Fury’s radar as well as his… Read more »

It’s déjà vu all over again for Naoya Inoue and Sam Goodman. Goodman suffered a second, more serious cut in training in the past few days. The first cut delayed the December 24 IBF mandatory challenge at Ariake Arena in Tokyo to January 24. This time, Inoue will not wait… Read more »

Any description of the savage knockout by IBF and Ring Magazine cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia of David Nyika would barely do it justice. It’s the early leader for 2025 Knockout of the Year just eight days in. Opetaia of Queensland (27-0, 21 KOs) thrilled hometown fans and those watching worldwide… Read more »

IBF and Ring Magazine cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia of Queensland, Australia, got used to being a road warrior. We don’t mean a Mad Max sort of road warrior, but he’s just as fierce as the famous character. Opetaia (26-0, 20 KOs) gets to enjoy his first title defense at home… Read more »

The shortlist for Fighter of the Year looks a lot like 2023. But it’s not a tough call. Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine made a historic case for himself with the first unification of the heavyweight division in the four-belt era and the first in 25 years. Then, for good measure,… Read more »

Among the many great fights fans cheered in 2024, our pick was a competitive all-action war between well-matched opponents, with both men having a claim to victory. From super flyweight to welterweight to heavyweight, 2024 was a year of outstanding fights for boxing fans. When NY Fights covered our winning… Read more »

As the hours wind down in 2024, boxing observers and fans engage in their annual review of the best the Sweet Science had to offer in the past 12 months for their yearly boxing awards. We love our year-end bests more than fans of most other sports. Why? Perhaps to… Read more »

Expectations were high for the rematch in November between pound-for-pound stars Katie Taylor of Ireland and Amanda Serrano. It seemed impossible for the pair to give fans a second performance that would live up to their 2022 fight in front of a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden, a pivotal… Read more »