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It wasn’t the finish anyone expected, but it was enough to crown a new world champion. On September 14 at the IG Arena in Nagoya, Ryusei Matsumoto (7-0, 4 KOs) captured the WBA minimumweight title with a unanimous technical decision over countryman Yuni Takada (16-9-3, 6 KOs). The fight, scheduled …

On Saturday night in Las Vegas, Terence “Bud” Crawford didn’t just step into the Allegiant Stadium ring—he stepped straight into boxing history. The Omaha native dethroned Mexico’s Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez by unanimous decision (116-112, 115-113, 115-113), ripping away the four recognized super middleweight titles (WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF) and cementing …

The boxing world is in mourning. Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton, one of Britain’s most beloved fighters, passed away on September 14, 2025, at the age of 46 in his hometown of Hyde, Manchester. With his death, the sport loses not only a champion, but a symbol of grit, passion, and …

In Nagoya, Japan, Naoya “Monster” Inoue (31-0, 28 KOs) once again showed why many consider him the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet. On Sunday, September 14, inside the IG Arena, Inoue successfully defended his undisputed super bantamweight crown—including the WBA Super Championship—by outclassing former unified champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev (14-2, …

Terence “Bud” Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs) carved his name deeper into boxing’s record books on Saturday night at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The Omaha native defeated Mexico’s Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez (63-3-2, 39 KOs) by unanimous decision (116-112, 115-113, 115-113) to become the first fighter in history to claim …

Saturday’s penultimate Richmond Flying Squirrels game at The Diamond set for Saturday night has sold out, the team announced on Friday afternoon. The Diamond, which has hosted professional baseball for four decades, will be at capacity for its final weekend of Flying Squirrels games. The ballpark has hosted more than …

On September 13 at the Sydbank Arena in Kolding, Denmark, hometown favorite Kem Ljungquist (19-1, 10 KOs) will square off against German-Congolese heavyweight Daniel “Black Lion” Bulabula (8-0, 6 KOs) for the inaugural WBA Baltic heavyweight title, marking the first time this newly created regional strap will be contested under …

Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez, the pride of Jalisco, Mexico, and Omaha’s unbeaten southpaw Terence “Bud” Crawford are set to collide this Saturday, September 14, in what has rightly been billed as one of the biggest fights of 2025. Two modern-day icons, ranked No. 8 and No. 3 respectively on ESPN’s current …

On September 13, the Clearer Twist National Stadium at Windsor Park in Belfast will host a pivotal showdown on the European circuit, as undefeated Irishman Caoimhin “Black Thunder” Agyarko (17-0, 7 KOs) takes on Britain’s Ishmael “The Black Panther” Davis (13-2, 6 KOs) for the WBA Continental super welterweight crown. …

In Episode 2 of our revamped Flash Knockdown show, Katie Taylor exclusively reveals her desire to fight on and land a dream homecoming fight at Croke Park. The two weight Undisputed great talks to Matchroom’s Jamie Ward in one of her first interviews since beating Amanda Serrano for a third …

Eduardo ‘Sugar’ Nunez makes the first defense of his IBF World Super-Featherweight title against Christopher Diaz at CUM Los Mochis in Sinaloa, Mexico on Saturday night, live worldwide on DAZN – and the champion told Matchroom’s YouTube series ‘A Day in the Life’ that this is just the start of …

Thirty years after immortalising his name in Boxing folklore, national treasure Frank Bruno has opened up on his historic WBC World Heavyweight Title and his extraordinary life and times since in a world exclusive with Modern Boxing Journal. Captured candidly by renowned photographer Tom Cockram in bespoke Burberry trench clothing, …