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Ricky Burns has told Michele Di Rocco to prepare for a red-hot reception in Glasgow when they meet for the vacant WBA Super-Lightweight title at the SSE Hydro on Saturday May 28, live on Sky Sports. Burns returns home to take his shot at history, as winning the title would …

There were a handful of world title bouts that took place over the weekend with the biggest fight card happening at The Cosmopolitan in America’s boxing capital, Las Vegas on Saturday evening. There were three light middleweight world titles along with one at cruiserweight, on the line in that venue’s …

Determined Phoenix middleweight Andrew “Hurricane” Hernandez shocked heavy favorite Arif “The Pedator” Magomedov in Friday’s main event on the “Knockout Night at the D” card, which aired live on CBS Sports Network from under the neon lights at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC) outdoor venue. The “Knockout Night …

Dillian Whyte has signed a multi-fight deal with Matchroom Boxing and will return to action at The O2 in London on June 25, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Whyte is back in the ring after shoulder surgery following his epic battle with Anthony Joshua MBE at the Greenwich venue …

Chris Eubank Jr will defend his British Middleweight title against Tom Doran at The O2 in London on June 25, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Eubank Jr makes the first defence of the Lord Lonsdale belt he won against Nick Blackwell in March, taking on the hard-hitting Welsh danger …

Ricky Hatton believes Kiryl Relikh should be granted a shot at the WBA super-lightweight title following his demolition of Brazil’s Joaquin Carneiro Batista in Bolton, England, on Friday night, May 13. The hard-hitting Belarusian, defending successfully his WBA Intercontinental super-lightweight title, was dominant from the outset and rocked Carneiro’s head …

Nantwich heavyweight Nathan Gorman has been given the opportunity to appear on the undercard of Tyson Fury’s mammoth heavyweight title rematch with Wladimir Klitschko. Fights are coming thick and fast for the Ricky Hatton-trained 19-year-old as he has racked up four victories with three knockouts since turning professional in December.

The WBA has declared that the winner of Saturday night’s fight between No. 1 ranked contender Beibut Shumenov (16-2, 10 KOs) and No. 11-rated Junior “Hurricane” Wright (15-1-1, 12 KOs) will become the WBA “regular” cruiserweight champion. The 12-round off-TV bout will take place at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan …

Chris Eubank Jr has signed a new promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing and will box at The O2 on June 25, live on Sky Sports Box Office. The Middleweight sensation will announce full details of his first fight back with promoter Eddie Hearn at a press conference on Thursday morning …

World featherweight champion Lee Selby has accused his British rival Josh Warrington of “running scared” after the Leeds fighter pulled out of talks for a huge domestic showdown this summer. IBF champion Selby was eagerly looking forward to a clash with unbeaten Warrington in either July or August, but negotiations …

BoxNation will air a world title tripleheader exclusively live this weekend as the light-middleweight division takes centre stage. Cuban hotshot Erislandy Lara rematches U.S. Olympian and top contender Vanes Martirosyan as he puts his WBA light-middleweight world title on the line at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas this Saturday night.

Callum Smith is back in action at Goodison Park in Liverpool on May 29, live on Sky Sports. The Super-Middleweight sensation landed the mandatory position in the WBC with a thrilling first round KO win over European champion Hadillah Mohoumadi at the Echo Arena on April 2.