World Boxing News News Updates

World Boxing News proudly presents the full story behind the WBN Fighter of the Year Award, celebrating boxing’s standout performers from 2010 to today. From fan-voted beginnings to current expert panel selections, this award represents excellence in the sport and is widely recognized and cited by media outlets around the… Read more »

Middleweight contender Vito Mielnicki Jr. (22-1, 13 KOs) returned home with a dominant ninth-round knockout of previously unbeaten Samuel Nmomah (21-1, 5 KOs) on Saturday night at the Ring IV – Night of Champions event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, broadcast globally on DAZN. The rising 23-year-old delivered one of the… Read more »

World Boxing News reports a new surge in World Boxing Association (WBA) champions, as the sanctioning body’s roster explodes from 36 to 38. Despite previous promises to limit belt proliferation, WBA President Gilberto Mendoza remains firm in maintaining multiple titleholders across divisions, including Super, Gold, and Interim belts. The two-title… Read more »

Sergey Lapin — Oleksandr Usyk’s trusted adviser — shut down Jake Paul, challenging the unified heavyweight champion in one brutal Instagram reply. “What are you smoking?” A Most Valuable Promotions Instagram campaign for Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) vs Anthony Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) on December 19 at Miami’s Kaseya Center… Read more »

Manny Pacquiao will make his first U.S. promotional card on November 29 at Pechanga Resort Casino, with boxing legends Antonio Margarito and Erik Morales confirmed as special guests. Fans will witness Jimuel Pacquiao make his professional debut on a card featuring three ten-round bouts, bridging boxing history with the next… Read more »

Amir Khan is putting the finishing touches on the Chaos in the Ring card, set for December 19 in Lagos, Nigeria. Fans will get a front-row look at some of Africa’s top boxing talent. The heavyweight and super-middleweight lineups have been refreshed, highlighted by the potential clash between Dillian Whyte… Read more »

Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez has finally broken his silence: the unified world cruiserweight champion will face undefeated, two-division world champion David “The Mexican Monster” Benavidez on Saturday, May 2, in Las Vegas. What makes this fight even more remarkable is the twist — Benavidez claimed the date long linked to a… Read more »

Eight rising stars will battle for glory, cash, and a fast-track route up the WBC rankings when Saudi Arabia hosts the WBC Boxing Grand Prix Finals on December 20. Backed by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Sports, the General Entertainment Authority, and Turki Alalshikh, the Finals conclude an eight-month, multi-stage global… Read more »

The boxing world continues to mourn the passing of Vanes Norik Martirosyan (May 1, 1986 – November 23, 2025), the Armenian-American fighter known as “The Nightmare,” whose courage and skill earned him respect across the sport. World Boxing News provides details of the memorial and burial services where boxing fans,… Read more »

World Boxing News provides a ranking of the Top 20 boxers under 25 years old, led by heavyweight Moses Itauma (20), who is already on the cusp of a world title shot. The landscape of boxing is altering as this generation of world names prepares to bow out of the… Read more »