World Boxing News News Updates

World Boxing News can exclusively reveal that Oleksandr Usyk has been planning a showdown with Deontay Wilder since 2020, a decision driven by legacy and the desire to test himself against one of boxing’s most feared knockout artists. Speaking exclusively to WBN, Sergey Lapin, Usyk’s Team Director, confirmed the long-term… Read more »

World Boxing News has named Naoya Inoue its 2025 Fighter of the Year after a flawless, record-setting campaign that separated him from every other elite contender in the sport. Inoue concluded 2025 with a perfect 4–0 record, defending his undisputed super-bantamweight championship on four occasions across three continents and establishing… Read more »

Anthony Joshua remains under medical observation in Lagos after surviving a severe road traffic accident that claimed the lives of two of his close friends and team members. While official crash details have been widely reported, videos, eyewitness accounts, and observers reveal the chaotic aftermath and highlight systemic safety failures… Read more »

Anthony Joshua remains under medical observation in Lagos after surviving a fatal road traffic accident that claimed the lives of two close friends and members of his team, according to official confirmations from Nigerian authorities and his promoter. Crash confirmed by Nigerian authorities The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed… Read more »

Anthony Joshua, 36, narrowly escaped serious injury today after a violent car crash on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Makun, Nigeria, that claimed the lives of two people. The Lexus SUV carrying the former heavyweight world champion collided with a stationary truck shortly after 11 am, leaving the vehicle badly damaged… Read more »

42-0 Abel Mendoza escaped a life-threatening Texas shooting, with verified video showing bullet holes in his car as he continues his unbeaten path. The boxer said the situation unfolded while picking up a friend. “Dodged a bullet yesterday literally,” Mendoza wrote on Instagram alongside the video. No shots are visible… Read more »

Ike Ibeabuchi, 52, suffered the first professional defeat of his career on December 24, falling to 45-year-old cruiserweight Kabiru “KB Godson” Towolawi in Lagos. What had been billed as a historic comeback—pursuing a record-breaking milestone to surpass George Foreman as the oldest heavyweight champion and even publicly calling out Oleksandr… Read more »

Adrien Broner, the former world champion whose career has been repeatedly interrupted by personal struggles, may now require a second formal intervention after posting a series of troubling social media videos. The most recent clip shows him disheveled and asking a crude question, while a few days earlier, he shared… Read more »

Naoya Inoue dominated David Picasso in Riyadh to cap a historic year, completing four undisputed super bantamweight title defenses for the first time since Muhammad Ali and earning WBN Fighter of the Year honors. At The Ring V: Night of the Samurai in Saudi Arabia, the undefeated Japanese star showcased… Read more »

Junto Nakatani retained his super bantamweight title in Riyadh after a competitive 12-round bout with Sebastian Hernandez, but the official scorecard from Saudi Arabian judge Nawaf Almohaimeed caused immediate controversy. Almohaimeed awarded Nakatani a shockingly wide 118-110 victory, a tally widely criticized as “disgraceful” and unrepresentative of the action in… Read more »