World Boxing News News Updates

The heavyweight division is edging toward another undisputed champion, not through a formal tournament, but through a set of fights that are already booked, already moving, or lining up next. This is not fantasy matchmaking. The route is forming across the WBO, WBA, and WBC pathways, and if the pieces… Read more »

Floyd Mayweather’s lawsuit against Showtime Networks and former executive Stephen Espinoza is being framed as a money dispute, but the filing reads more like a fight over control. In a complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court earlier this month, Mayweather alleges he was deprived of at least $340 million… Read more »

Newly crowned WBC super middleweight champion Christian Mbilli says a fight with Canelo Alvarez is the direction he wants to pursue next as he looks to establish himself at the top of the division. Speaking exclusively to World Boxing News, Mbilli addressed his elevation to full champion status and made… Read more »

For much of late 2025, Gervonta Davis appeared to be managing the timing of his own exit from professional boxing. He spoke openly about stepping away, questioned what the sport still offered him, and leaned toward exhibition-style opportunities rather than traditional title pathways. At the time, the direction looked deliberate.… Read more »

Floyd Mayweather is facing new claims over unpaid rent after the owners of a luxury New York City condo alleged the boxing icon owes more than $330,000 following his departure from the property. The dispute centers on a high-end rental at the Baccarat Hotel and Residences in Midtown Manhattan, where… Read more »

Andrew Cain delivered one of the best wins of his career in Liverpool, stopping Mexican bantamweight contender Alejandro Gonzalez in dramatic fashion after surviving a brutal scare late in the fight. Cain’s performance should have stood on its own. Instead, disorder in the ring later dragged attention away from what… Read more »

Nick Ball’s reign ended in controversial fashion as Brandon Figueroa forced a stoppage in the twelfth round of a punishing featherweight battle that ebbed and flowed until its unsettling conclusion. Ball began with a clear tactical focus, repeatedly stepping inside to land sharp uppercuts on the taller Figueroa. The approach… Read more »

World Boxing News provides a live, unofficial scorecard for Nick Ball vs Brandon Figueroa. The bout forms part of tonight’s fight card at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, headlined by Ball’s WBA featherweight title defense against Brandon Figueroa. Ball enters the contest as the reigning champion, continuing his reign at… Read more »

World Boxing News provides real-time updates from the Nick Ball vs. Brandon Figueroa world title card at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. WBN is delivering live results from a Queensberry Promotions–promoted event headlined by reigning featherweight champion Nick Ball against former world title challenger Brandon Figueroa, with the WBA featherweight… Read more »

The WBC’s decision to declare its lightweight title vacant following Shakur Stevenson’s most recent fight was not a response to public criticism, nor was it the result of a dispute between the fighter and the organization. It was the automatic enforcement of an existing regulation that governs how WBC champions… Read more »