Carlos Toro

Ruben Villa To Headline ShoBox: The New Generation Card On May 10

Undefeated featherweight prospect Ruben Villa is taking the next step into his career and fighting a world-ranked fighter on an upcoming ShoBox card in May. Villa will face Luis Alberto Lopez in the main event of a ShoBox: The New Generation…

Report: Manny Pacquiao, Keith Thurman Closing In On Deal For PPV Bout

A potential WBA welterweight title showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman is inching closer to reality, per a report from Mike Coppinger. Coppinger reported that Pacquiao and Thurman are close to a deal that would have the two fight…

Fight-size Boxing Update: Canelo-Jacobs WBC Belt, Sky Sports Picks Up WBSS, Guido Vianello

Your fight-size boxing update: – The WBC announced that it will give the winner of the Canelo Alvarez vs. Daniel Jacobs fight a specialized version of the middleweight world title, which can be seen below. Fightful will have live coverage…

Luis Ortiz’s Team Rejects “Low Ball Offers” To Face Anthony Joshua On June 1

The search to find an opponent for Anthony Joshua on June 1 continues after Luis Ortiz’s team rejected an offer. Ortiz’s manager Jay Jimenez made a post on Instagram to announce that the Cuban heavyweight will not face Joshua in…

Jessica McCaskill vs. Anahi Sanchez For Unified WBA/WBC Titles Set For Usyk vs. Takam Undercard

A world title unification at 140 pounds has been added to the undercard of the May 25 DAZN card from Maryland. WBC junior welterweight champion Jessica McCaskill will face WBA champion Anahi Esther Sanchez to unify the two titles. The fight…

Terence Crawford vs. Amir Khan Prelims Average 291,000 Viewers On ESPN2

Viewership numbers for the prelim card of the Terence Crawford vs. Amir Khan event are in. Per Showbuzz Daily, the three-hour prelim card, which featured four fights on the ESPN2 telecast, averaged 291,000 viewers. In the 18-49 demographic, the card…

Danny Garcia vs. Adrian Granados Averages More Than A Million Viewers On Fox

The most recent PBC on Fox broadcast barely averaged more that a million viewers for the entire telecast. The April 20 card, taking place in Carson, California, averaged 1.082 million viewers for the three-fight show headlined by Danny Garcia vs.…

Fightful Boxing Rankings (4/23): Several Fighters Jump In Rankings

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

Regis Prograis Conference Call Highlights

After months of frustration and waiting, Regis Prograis finally has his World Boxing Super Series semifinal bout set. Prograis, who entered the WBSS 140-pound tournament as one of the favorites, spoke to the media in a conference call, which Fightful…

Carl Frampton Still Planning To Fight This Summer

Although former featherweight world champion Carl Frampton is in the midst of a legal battle with Barry McGuigan and Cyclone Promotions that will extend all the way to this fall at least Frampton stands firm on returning to fight this summer. In…