Carlos Toro

Jessie Vargas To Fill In As Adrien Broner’s Opponent For April 21 Showtime Main Event

After it was revealed that Omar Figueroa will not be fighting Adrien Broner on April 21, Showtime and Premier Boxing Champions scrambled to find a suitable opponent. Well they found one in the form of a former welterweight world champion.…

Worldwide Boxing Results From 3/1-4

Fightful brings you the latest results from all corners of the boxing world. Below are the results from this past weekend. March 4: Meenayothin Camp, Bangkok, Thailand Panya Sonna defeated Wisitsak Saiwaew via TKO Sakol Ketkul and Sorasak Nimnual fight…

Canelo Alvarez Tests Positive For Clenbuterol

The rematch between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin already has controversy two months before the fight even starts. Alvarez has tested positive for traces of the banned substance clenbuterol, per a Golden Boy Promotions press release. Below is the full…

Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Jorge Linares Fight Possible For May 12

Vasyl Lomachenko‘s next fight could see him face the one of the top lightweight boxers in the world, but only if Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions are able to work out a deal. There had been talks of Lomachenko…

Fightful Boxing Rankings (3/5): HBO And Showtime Cards Shake The Rankings

The Fightful Boxing Rankings are compiled by Carlos Toro every week. *** Fightful Boxing Rankings: Pound-for-pound Terence Crawford Vasyl Lomachenko Gennady Golovkin Canelo Alvarez Mikey Garcia Naoya Inoue Srisaket Sor Rungvisai Errol Spence Jr. Ryoichi Taguchi Sergey Kovalev Heavyweight Anthony…

Dmitry Bivol Stops Sullivan Barrera Late To Retain WBA Light Heavyweight Title

Once upon a time, Sullivan Barrera told Fightful that Dmitry Bivol did not earn the WBA light heavyweight title. Bivol effectively answered those comments with a knockout win over Barrera at Madison Square Garden. Bivol dominated Barrera in the opening…

Bob Arum: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai Will “Have A Small [Title] Span”

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum is a fan of WBC super flyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, but is not so sure that he'll have a long reign as the world champion. Arum briefly spoke with Fight Hub and called Sor Rungvisai a…

Sergey Kovalev Dispatches Igor Mikhalkin To Retain WBO Light Heavyweight Title

Even as the WBO champion, questions were aplenty regarding Sergey Kovalev’s status as the best light heavyweight boxer in the world, but an impressive first title defense answered some of those questions. In his first title defense as the WBO…

Kell Brook Knocks Out Sergey Rabchenko To Win WBC Silver Title

After two straight losses and a broken orbital bone suffered in each of those fights, Kell Brook is back to winning boxing fights. Brook made his super welterweight debut on the March 3 Matchroom Boxing card, knocking out Sergey Rabchenko…

Report: Omar Figueroa Withdraws From Adrien Broner Fight

Showtime has found itself in a bit of a tough situation after one of their headliners for an April boxing card has reportedly withdrawn from the fight. According to ESPN’s Dan Rafael, Figueroa won’t be fighting Broner on April 21…