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Ryan Garcia gets title shot against Mario Barrios in Vegas
Social media sensation Ryan Garcia, who returned to the ring last spring after serving a one-year drug suspension, will get his first title shot when he takes on WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios on Feb. 21 in Las Vegas.,The 27-year-old Garcia (24-2, 20 KOs, 1 no contest) held the WBC interim ...

Anthony Joshua pays tribute to friends who died in crash
Former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua paid tribute to the two "brothers" he lost in a tragic car accident last month in Nigeria.,Joshua was briefly hospitalized after the Dec. 29 highway crash that killed two members of his boxing team, personal trainer Latif Ayodele and strength coach S...

Tyson Fury unretires again, plans to fight in 2026
Nearly one year to the day of his latest retirement announcement, former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has declared his return to the ring. ,On Sunday, the two-time world heavyweight champion, who has not fought since losing to Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk in December 2024, posted on Instagram t...

Anthony Joshua's driver faces 4 charges for fatal crash in Nigeria
Kayode Adeniyi, the driver involved in the crash that injured two-time world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua and killed two members of his training team, was charged with four counts related to the Dec. 29 incident in Ogun State, Nigeria, on Friday.,Adeniyi was charged at Sagamu Magistrat...

WBA drops Jake Paul out of cruiserweight rankings
YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul is no longer ranked by the World Boxing Association following his knockout loss to former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua on Dec. 19.,Paul (12-2, seven KOs) was the No. 15 cruiserweight (200-pound limit) in the sanctioning body's November rankings but was not in t...

Anthony Joshua released from hospital following car accident
Two days after he was hurt in a deadly car crash outside Lagos, Nigeria, British boxing star Anthony Joshua was released from hospital on Wednesday and will continue recovering at home, Nigerian officials said.,The two-time heavyweight champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist had been kept for observ...

Crash fatalities were members of Anthony Joshua's team
The two men who died in the car crash in Nigeria on Monday that injured former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua were his "close friends and team members.",Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele were killed when the SUV they were riding in with Joshua and another passenger collided with a stationary truck o...

Boxer Anthony Joshua hurt in fatal crash in Nigeria
Former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua sustained minor injuries in a car accident on Monday in Nigeria that claimed two lives, authorities confirmed.,Joshua, 36, was riding in the back of an SUV that collided with a truck on a busy expressway linking Ogun and Lagos at about 11 a.m. local ...

WBO orders Hamzah Sheeraz title fight after Terence Crawford's retirement
Following undefeated star Terence Crawford's retirement, the WBO has ordered Hamzah Sheeraz to fight Diego Pacheco for the vacant super-middleweight title.,Crawford announced his retirement from the sport last Tuesday, writing on X, "Walking away as a great with nothing else left to prove.",He reach...
Anthony Joshua Knocked Out Jake Paul in a Fight That Made No Sense
Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul, but the fight was filled with bizarre moments, MMA-style takedowns, and referee controversy....

Jake Paul sustains broken jaw in loss to Anthony Joshua
Jake Paul revealed his upcoming diet on Saturday morning, the unfortunate result after he sustained a double fracture to his jaw during his loss to Anthony Joshua in a heavyweight boxing bout in Miami.,The Friday night fight was stopped in the sixth round.,"Just got out of surgery. Everything went s...
What Anthony Joshua's Knockout of Jake Paul Means for Boxing
Anthony Joshua stopped Jake Paul in Round 6, handing the YouTube star his first knockout loss in a heavyweight main event on Netflix....

Anthony Joshua delivers 6th-round KO of Jake Paul in heavyweight fight
Despite the weight discrepancy between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua, it took six rounds before the heavyweight main event on Netflix was settled with a devastating finish.,A slow start from both men was erased by 1:31 into the sixth round when the 36-year-old Joshua (29-4, 26 KOs) landed a clean rig...

Jake Paul drawing heavy action to upset Anthony Joshua
Many in the boxing world are concerned for Jake Paul's health going into Friday night's fight against former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, but the betting public is heavily backing the former YouTube star pulling off an historic upset at the Kaseya Center in Miami.,Joshua is a massive -1200 f...

Erika Cruz out of Amanda Serrano fight after 'atypical' test result
Unified featherweight champion Amanda Serrano will take on Reina Tellez on Jan. 3 in Puerto Rico after Erika Cruz was removed from the bout due to an atypical finding in her Voluntary Anti-Doping Association test.,"Due to the atypical finding in Erika Cruz's VADA testing prior to the event, Team Ser...

Jake Paul attempts to silence doubters in match vs. Anthony Joshua
Eighteen fighters were present for Wednesday evening's final press conference at the Kaseya Center in Miami ahead of Friday's Netflix blockbuster known as "Judgment Day," headlined by an eight-round heavyweight bout featuring Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua.,After Maryland's Gervonta Davis (30-0-1, 28 ...

Boxing star Terence Crawford (42-0, 18 titles) announces retirement
Undefeated boxing star Terence Crawford announced his retirement from the sport Tuesday.,"Walking away as a great with nothing else left to prove," he said in a post on X.,Crawford reached the top of the sport before leaving the ring. He won the biggest fight of his career in September when he defea...
Steven Asplund’s Incredible Debut Steals the Show at UFC Vegas 112
Steven Asplund delivers a record-setting UFC debut at UFC Vegas 112, capping it with an emotional post-fight message about perseverance and belief....

Jake Paul injures nose prepping for Anthony Joshua fight
Jake Paul said he is nursing a nose injury just one week before his scheduled boxing match against former two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.,Paul, a 28-year-old YouTuber-turned-fighter, said his injury has gotten worse while sparring in preparation for his Dec. 19 bout in Miami.,"It...
UFC 323: Best Moments, Biggest Finishes, and Full Fight Night Review
UFC 323 delivered two new champions, wild finishes, and Henry Cejudo’s retirement. Full recap of the card’s biggest moments and highlights....