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The boxing blockbuster event, Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao, shattered the previous record for total pay-per-view buys and now ranks as the highest-grossing pay-per-view of all time. Initial reports from distributors indicate that the event generated more than 4.4 million U.S. buys and more than $400 million in domestic …

Scott Quigg will defend his WBA Super Bantamweight title against Kiko Martinez at the Manchester Arena on July 18, live on Sky Sports. Quigg makes the fifth defence of his crown having blasted away his first three challengers in devastating fashion before tough Japanese visitor Hidenori Otake bravely took him …

I thought it was a little bit of a joke at first. I’ve waited all this time for a world title shot and then it just suddenly happens. When I was told we’d landed the fight with Ryosuke Iwasa for the IBF interim title, I questioned whether it was real …

The titanic heavyweight clash between big-hitters Alexander Povetkin and Mike Perez to see who will be next up for a shot at Deontay Wilder’s WBC title, will be screened live and exclusive on BoxNation on May 22. The pair meet at Luzhniki Arena in Moscow, as they compete in a …

There were several good fight cards to report upon this weekend and we start by jetting off to Houston’s Minute Maid Park in the American state of Texas. That’s where former WBC/WBA light middle champ Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, 45-1-1 (32), banged out KO artist James Kirkland, 32-2 (28), in a …

Recently, Gennady Golovkin revealed to the media that his biggest dream is to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. at 154 pounds before the best pound-for-pound fighter retires. Golovkin took some time off from training and spoke with some members of the media a few days following the most anticipated fight in …

The World Boxing Association Championships Committee made official several announcements related to the 168-pound division, regarding its super champion Andre Ward, its regular champion, Carl Foch and the interim champion of the division Fedor Chudinov, Ward (27-0, 14 KO) received the approval of special permit for a non-title fight with …

WBA 130 lb super champion Japanese Takashi Uchiyama, retained his title with an impressive KO 2 to Thai Jomthong Chuwatana, in Tokyo, Japan. Uchiyama (23-0-1, 19 KO) defended for the tenth time the title he won in 2010 when he defeated Carlos Salgado by KO. The champion was always superior …

A full day of exciting undercard fights come to State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas today as local fan favorites and top prospects will look to make their marks on the boxing world. This includes former world champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout (28-2, 15 KOs), who battles Luis Galarza (21-3, …

Mexican ace Canelo Alvarez says he is ready to claim the mantle of boxing’s pay-per-view star after Floyd Mayweather hangs up his gloves. The 24-year-old light-middleweight takes on big-hitting James Kirkland this weekend, live and exclusive on BoxNation, in an edge-of-the-seat thriller in front of 35,000 at the Minute Maid …

Former Two-Time World Champion Daniel Geale (31-3, 16 KO’s) is finalizing his last days of training in Australia as he prepares for his upcoming June 6 world championship bout against WBC Middleweight Champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KO’s) which will be televised live on HBO from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. …

Thomas Puetz will continue to lead the German boxing commission (Bund Deutscher Berufsboxer – BDB) for four more years. The 49-year-old CEO of “Puetz Security” was unanimously reelected President at the Annual BDB General Assembly last Saturday, May 2 in Kaltenkirchen, Germany. “I am happy and very thankful that the …