World Boxing News News Updates

Swiss lightweight Seifeddine Letaief has told World Boxing News he is ready to settle a growing rivalry with fellow unbeaten fighter Arbnor Jashari in the ring. Letaief currently sits No.1 in the Swiss rankings in his division, while Jashari occupies the No.2 position, creating a natural matchup between two undefeated… Read more »

Boxing has long been crying out for another genuine knockout artist following the gradual late-career fade of Deontay Wilder. The heavyweight division still has champions and contenders, but the kind of raw knockout threat that once made Wilder must-watch television has become harder to find. Thomas Narmo may be far… Read more »

The involvement of The Ring championship in Jai Opetaia’s victory over Brandon Glanton has drawn fresh scrutiny to how the publication determines when its title is contested. The bout was part of the inaugural Zuffa Boxing event, but the surrounding title picture quickly became one of the night’s most discussed… Read more »

Max Kellerman raised eyebrows during the post-fight broadcast when he suggested Jai Opetaia could already be considered “undisputed” despite the cruiserweight division still having multiple titleholders. Following Opetaia’s victory over Brandon Glanton, the veteran analyst attempted to frame the moment as a defining one for the sport, even declaring during… Read more »

Jai Opetaia still carried the IBF cruiserweight title to the weigh-in and into the arena despite knowing the belt would be taken from him if he fought for Zuffa gold. The undefeated Australian has repeatedly spoken about becoming the undisputed cruiserweight champion by collecting all four recognized world titles. Yet… Read more »

Former heavyweight champion Oliver McCall still appears in the United States heavyweight rankings at the age of 60, an unusual entry that immediately raises questions about how those rankings are calculated. BoxRec currently lists McCall #51 among U.S. heavyweights and inside the top 250 worldwide, a position that places the… Read more »

Zuffa Boxing never contacted the International Boxing Federation in any official capacity to seek sanction for Jai Opetaia’s March 8 bout with Brandon Glanton, according to the governing body’s own explanation of why the IBF title was withdrawn from the fight. The detail stood out in the official statement because… Read more »

Mike Tyson arrived at the Tokyo Dome in 1990 as the most feared heavyweight in boxing. Undefeated, undisputed, and seemingly untouchable, Tyson had spent the late 1980s bulldozing opponents with frightening efficiency. What happened against James “Buster” Douglas on February 11 became one of the biggest upsets the sport has… Read more »

The IBF rule that will cost Jai Opetaia his cruiserweight title is one of the clearest regulations in boxing, and it has now impacted the Australian for the second time without him losing in the ring. World Boxing News already reported that the IBF withdrew sanction for Opetaia’s defense against… Read more »

Jadier Herrera says he was shocked after the WBC approved William Zepeda and Lamont Roach to fight for the vacant lightweight title, leaving the interim champion waiting for clarity on where he fits in the division. World Boxing News previously reported that the WBC had cleared Zepeda and Roach to… Read more »