World Boxing News News Updates

The cruiserweight division has produced some of boxing’s most exciting champions, but not all reigns are equal. Using official WBC records and statistics compiled by Luis Medina, the top 10 WBC titleholders are revealed ahead of the Badou Jack vs Noel Mikaelian rematch on December 13. WBN focuses on two… Read more »

Fighters don’t just lose matches — sometimes they lose the narrative. That may be what Floyd Mayweather is thinking after two of his biggest rivals — Mike Tyson and Manny Pacquiao — publicly revealed details about future match-ups. Tyson Drops the Bomb At his “An Evening With Mike Tyson” event… Read more »

Oscar De La Hoya has launched a blistering attack on Terence Crawford after the three-weight world champion refused to pay WBC sanctioning fees for his clash with Canelo Álvarez. The move led the WBC to strip Crawford of their title. It also reshaped the super-middleweight division overnight. “I’m pretty f***ing… Read more »

Sergey Lapin fired at Jake Paul’s team in an exclusive with World Boxing News. The director for undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk gave a no-nonsense assessment of Jake Paul’s boxing future and the hype surrounding Paul vs Anthony Joshua on December 19 at the Kaseya Center in Miami. Lapin Detonates… Read more »

Jazza Dickens is finally a world champion. The WBA stripped Lamont Roach Jr., who was contesting the WBC interim super-lightweight title, promoting Dickens from interim to full super-featherweight champion. The Liverpool southpaw becomes the UK’s fourth current world titleholder, joining Nick Ball, Lewis Crocker, and Fabio Wardley. For Dickens, 34,… Read more »

Jai Opetaia’s dominance over the cruiserweight division has reached a staggering new level. The unbeaten IBF world champion has now hospitalized six of his last seven opponents, a streak of damage unseen in modern boxing. Only Britain’s Jack Massey has emerged from the ring without sustaining major injury. Saturday night… Read more »

Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz (28-3-2, 18 KOs) and former world champion Lamont Roach Jr. (25-1-3, 10 KOs) went 12 rounds to a majority draw in the main event of a PBC Pay-Per-View on Prime Video from Frost Bank Center in San Antonio. Cruz retained the Interim WBC Super Lightweight Title, with… Read more »

WBC Super Featherweight World Champion O’Shaquie Foster (24-3, 12 KOs) defeated two-division champion Stephen Fulton Jr. (23-2, 8 KOs) by unanimous decision to claim the Interim WBC Lightweight Title. The fight, on the PBC pay-per-view undercard of Isaac Cruz vs Lamont Roach, saw Foster control distance and pace from the… Read more »

WBA Middleweight World Champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara (32-3-3, 19 KOs) scored knockdowns in the first and final rounds to secure a unanimous decision over Johan Gonzalez (36-5, 34 KOs). The Cuban’s triumph landed on the PBC pay-per-view undercard of Isaac Cruz vs Lamont Roach, streaming live from San… Read more »

Tyson Fury has signaled a potential return in 2026, declaring: “The king must return to his throne. God’s fighting 1-man army.” The Gypsy King’s statement follows back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk and points toward a high-stakes comeback through Britain’s rising star Fabio Wardley. Redemption fight: Fury vs Wardley Wardley, who… Read more »