Carlos Toro

Vijender Singh, Joseph Adorno Added To ESPN+ Undercard For July 13 Top Rank Card

Shakur Stevenson isn’t the only unbeaten rising star competing on the July 13 Top Rank event taking place in Newark, New Jersey as the company announced the ESPN+ undercard leading into the main card. Top Rank announced the Indian star…

WBO Rankings June 2019: Oleksandr Usyk New No. 1 At Heavyweight

Below are the changes inside the WBO rankings in every weight class for the month of June 2019: Heavyweight: Andy Ruiz Jr. (formerly No. 11) drops out of the rankings Adam Kownacki (formerly No. 15) drops out of the rankings…

Shakur Stevenson To Face Franklin Manzanilla On July 13 ESPN Card

Shakur Stevenson‘s next opponent has been announced after his original opponent for a July 13 bout on ESPN pulled out. Stevenson, returning home to Newark, New Jersey for the first time as a pro boxer, will now face former title…

Demetrius Andrade Reflects On Fighting Back Home, Popularity Compared To Canelo Alvarez

Just days before he returns to his hometown crowd for his next WBO middleweight title defense, Demetrius Andrade reflects on returning to Providence, Rhode Island. The Providence native is set to defend his world title against Maciej Sulecki on June…

Jermell Charlo vs. Jorge Cota Broadcast Averages 1.211 Million Viewers On FOX

PBC’s latest show on FOX had one of the lowest viewership the network has had for a boxing in 2019. The June 23 PBC on FOX card from the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, headlined by Jermell Charlo vs. Jorge…

WBO: Elwin Soto Must Face Mandatory Challenger Within 120 Days; Rematch Against Angel Acosta Unlikely

Angel Acosta’s desire for an immediate rematch for the WBO light flyweight title might have to wait based on what WBO President Francisco Valcarcel said on social media. Acosta lost his world title to Elwin Soto after a controversial 12th…

Fightful Boxing Rankings (6/25): DAZN Card Cause Changes In Multiple Divisions

The Fightful Boxing Rankings are compiled by lead boxing writer Carlos Toro. *** Fightful Boxing Rankings: Pound-for-pound Vasiliy Lomachenko Naoya Inoue Terence Crawford Canelo Alvarez Oleksandr Usyk Gennadiy Golovkin Juan Francisco Estrada Errol Spence Jr. Kosei Tanaka Mikey Garcia Heavyweight…

Dina Thorslund Ready For Heather Hardy Fight After Most Recent WBO Super Bantamweight Title Defense

Dina Thorslund gets another world title defense under her belt, but she could be thinking about a potential move up to featherweight. Thorslund won a wide unanimous decision against April Adams on a boxing card in Denmark to retain her WBO…

Hughie Fury To Fight On Amir Khan Undercard In Saudi Arabia

The upcoming boxing card held in Saudi Arabia will have another British star competing in one of the marquee matchups. Former British heavyweight champion Hughie Fury will face Samuel Peter in the co-main event of the July 12 from the King Abdullah…

MP Promotions Wins Purse BId For IBF Minimumweight Title Fight

Manny Pacquiao‘s promotional company, MP Promotions, won a purse bid win the promotional rights for an IBF minimumweight title bout. The fight will have titleholder DeeJay Kriel and mandatory challenger Samuel Salva face each other, likely towards the end of…