World Boxing News News Updates

The undefeated and undisputed face of women’s boxing is coming home. Claressa “The GWOAT” Shields (17-0, 3 KOs) will headline a blockbuster night at Little Caesars Arena on Sunday, February 22, 2026, stepping into the long-awaited Shields vs Crews-Dezurn rematch against Franchón Crews-Dezurn (10-2, 2 KOs). Ironically, it’s the same… Read more »

Andy Ruiz Jr has finally admitted what Manny Robles warned the sport about: the former unified heavyweight champion didn’t lose his belts to opponents — he lost them to his own lack of discipline. More than 16 months since his last ring outing, Ruiz has confirmed he’s heading back to… Read more »

World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman has added his views to the talk surrounding a heavyweight super-fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Deontay Wilder. Speaking to WBN after a successful 63rd WBC Convention in Bangkok, Sulaiman gave an update on the current WBC heavyweight title situation. “Usyk is an extraordinary champion… Read more »

Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson are set to collide on January 31 at the world-famous Madison Square Garden. The fight headlines The Ring VI, with Lopez defending his WBO super lightweight title in a bout streaming live worldwide on DAZN. Stevenson moves up in weight for a bold attempt to… Read more »

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 »