Carlos Toro

WBC Rankings Update: April 2019

With a number of big fights taking place in March, the World Boxing Council had a lot to consider when it comes to its rankings. Notable fighters such as Lawrence Okolie, Sergey Lipinets, Anthony Yarde, Maciej Sulecki and several others entered…

Weekend Boxing Results (4/12-14): Shields Becomes Undisputed Champion

Below are results from notable boxing cards from around the world from April 12 to April 14: April 14, 2019: City Sogo Gym, Koshi, Kumamoto, Japan Musashi Mori defeated Richard Pumicpic by split decision to retain the WBO Asia Pacific Featherweight Title April 13, 2019:…

Katie Taylor vs. Delfine Persoon For Undisputed Lightweight Title Set For June 1

Another undisputed women’s world champion will be crowned this year. Matchroom Boxing and DAZN announced that Katie Taylor and Delfine Persoon will fight for the undisputed women’s WBA, WBO, WBC, IBF and Ring Magazine lightweight championship on June 1. The…

Fightful Boxing Rankings (4/16): Gilberto Ramirez Enters The Light Heavyweight Division

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…

Ryan Burnett To Return On May 17 As A Super Bantamweight

Former bantamweight world champion Ryan Burnett’s journey back to the ring will culminate in a new campaign at super bantamweight next month. Burnett will return on May 17 on an MTK Global card that will be streamed on ESPN+ from…

Xu Can To Defend WBA “Regular” Featherweight Title In China

Xu Can, one of the few Chinese boxing world champions in the country’s history, will be returning home for his first title defense. The Chinese star will defend his title in his hometown of Fuzhou, Jiangxi province in China on…

Leo Santa Cruz Looking To Fight Gervonta Davis Eventually

WBA featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz could be making the jump to super featherweight for a potential clash with Gervonta Davis. In an interview with FightHype, Santa Cruz mapped out his next couple of fights and one of them include…

Purse Bid For Joe Joyce vs. Daniel Dubois Delayed For April 24

The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) has announced an update regarding purse bids for several British title fights and title eliminators. In the heavyweight division, the purse bid between Joe Joyce and Daniel Dubois for the vacant title has…

Vasiliy Lomachenko Has Dislocated Knuckle In Right Hand, Does Not Need Surgery

Vasiliy Lomachenko’s injured right hand isn’t as damaged as initially feared. Egis Klimas, Lomachenko’s manager, told ESPN the severity of the injury Lomachenko suffered in his most recent world title defense on April 12. Initially fearing that Lomachenko’s hand was…

Peter Quillin vs. Caleb Truax Ends In No Decision After Clash Of Heads

A super middleweight title eliminator finished in the most anticlimactic of ways: a no decision after two rounds. Former world champions Peter Quillin and Caleb Truax had their fight end after a clash of heads that left Truax unable to…