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Jose Ramirez (28-1, 18 KOs) heads back to the ring tonight against Rances Barthelemy in the headliner at light welterweight, while Vergil Ortiz Jr. takes on grizzled veteran Thomas Dulorme in the chief support at middleweight live on DAZN tonight at the Save Mart Arena in Fresno, California. The action starts at 8:00 p.m. ET. The Ramirez vs. Barthelemy ringwalks are scheduled 11 p.m. ET / 4 a.m. UK Ramirez, the former WBC/WBO light welterweight champion, has been inactive since March of last year, will fight for the first time since inking with Golden Boy, fighting former two-division world champion Barthelemy (30-2-1, 15 KOs) in the 12-round main event.

Terence Crawford will face WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov on August 3rd in a loaded card at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) is looking to expand his credentials. It’s a big step up for the Nebraska native, who has never fought at 154 and has had it pretty easy in the last six years fighting guys who weren’t up to the mark talent-wise.

Fight day is almost upon us between two confident boxers, Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney. This is an important fight for both fighters for different reasons. Both have something the other wants, Ryan Garcia has the fame and the money. Devin Haney has his 0 in the loss column.

Omaha professional boxer Steven Nelson, aged 35, has been apprehended in connection with a shooting incident that left a 14-year-old girl injured. The charges against him include: Second-degree assault Two counts of first-degree assault Use of a gun to commit a felony Shooting at an occupied vehicle

Trainer Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre views Canelo Alvarez as an easy win for his fighter, Terence Crawford, if the two meet. However, BoMac’s comments might be self-defeating because they could make Canelo less likely to face Crawford rather than encourage him. Bomac would be better off keeping his yap shut and steering Crawford toward more attainable fights, like Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis.

William Zepeda (29-0, 25 KO) is expected to steamroll the hapless Maxi Hughes (26-6-2, 5 KOs) this Saturday night, March 16th, in their headliner on DAZN at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Hughes, 34, brings much experience to this fight, but he’s facing a walking guillotine in Zepeda, which doesn’t bode well for him. Beating George Kambosos Jr. [and being robbed] was an excellent start for Hughes, but you have to do more than that to win against a talent like Zepeda.

Ryan Garcia is taking a whole new level of crazy in his comments today about his plans for WBC light welterweight champion Devin Haney on April 20th. His comments sound unhinged, almost comical, suggesting that he views this match as more of a streetfight than a boxing match. Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) intends to bring the war to Haney (31-0, 15 KOs), potentially using Mike Tyson-level tactics with bitting, potentially turning it into a brawl along the same lines as Iron Mike’s press conference with Lennox Lewis on January 22, 2002. That was a press conference where Tyson and Lewis wrestled on the floor.

On Saturday night July 20th at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, streaming live on Netflix, an intriguing boxing event will take place, as former two-time world heavyweight champion Iron Mike Tyson will take on the famous YouTuber turn professional boxer, Jake “The Problem Child” Paul. When the surprise announcement was made, fight fans were in a state of shock, and after the initial shock wore off, the Tyson vs Paul announcement started receiving a great deal of criticism. The name Mike Tyson is iconic, but at the age of 57, the 2024 Mike Tyson is a watered down version of what he used to be.

Fresh off his win over novice Francis Ngannou last Friday night, Anthony Joshua claims he’s ready to fight Tyson Fury now, even “in his back garden” in the UK. If that were only true, we know that Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) and Fury are destined to fight in Saudi Arabia if the fight ever comes off. It could be difficult to negotiate the fight between them if Fury shines in victory against Oleksandr Usyk, considering he’ll play it up and want a king’s ransom to face AJ. It’ll be interesting to see if the Saudis placate Fury or tell him to get lost, and substitute Joseph Parker as Joshua’s opponent.

Main Card (DAZN PPV at 2:30 pm ET Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou Zhilei Zhang vs. Joseph Parker Rey Vargas vs. Nick Ball Israil Madrimov vs. Magomed Kurbanov Gavin Gwynne vs. Mark Chamberlain Preliminary DAZN and Social Media, 10:00 am ET

ddie Hearn says Francis Ngannou will be coming into Friday’s 10-round headliner fight with Anthony Joshua full of confidence and poised for an upset after his performance against Tyson Fury last October. Fans Miss the Live Experience (or Maybe Not)

Ryan Garcia has surfaced on social media, in a rambling message, he assured his fans that he’s fine, and not dead. He states that he’s being exploited by an unknown force, leaving out who this person or group is. The popular Golden Boy light welterweight star Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) isn’t giving details about what happened to him yesterday with the strange post that he made. Ryan says that they tried to put him in jail, but he doesn’t say who or why.

WBA ‘regular’ lightweight champion Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin is reportedly being planned for June 15th in a PBC event on Amazon Prime PPV. Boxing Scene reports that Davis-Martin is being targeted for the June 15th date, and hopefully, it goes down on that date without any hiccups. Assuming that PBC doesn’t fold by next June, this fight has a chance of happening.

Boxing expert Chris Algieri says Terence Crawford due to him wanting a massive payday that only a fight against Canelo Alvarez could provide. Crawford doesn’t want to take smaller money, so he’s sidelined, waiting and waiting for Canelo to bless him. Unlike Canelo, Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) is choosy, rejecting interesting fights against Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Tim Tszyu. If Crawford fought those guys, they would bring in good money and keep his popularity high, but they wouldn’t give him the kind of dough that a Canelo fight would.

Canelo Alvarez reportedly appears headed for a return to Matchoom for his next two fights in 2024 against Edgar Berlanga and Jaime Munguia, both DAZN fighters. Insider Scoop: Plans Shift Dramatically Salvador Rodriguez reports that there has been a “change of signs” for the undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo (60-2-2, 39 KOs), with Jermall Charlo, David Benavidez, and Terence Crawford, and PBC NOT happening.

Canelo Alvarez has five options in play for his next fight on May 4th, most of which are ones that the boxing public won’t be interested in paying to see. The guy that Canelo (60-2-2, 39 KOs) is interested in defending his undisputed super middleweight championship against next, Jermall Charlo, has already been shot down as an option that PBC is interested in paying for the May 4th date.

PBC will pay Canelo Alvarez his massive $35 million guarantee for his next fight if he faces #1 WBO super middleweight contender Jaime Munguia on May 4th. According to ESPN MX, they won’t pay him the $35M if he fights Jermall Charlo, as that match is expected to sell. Here’s the problem: Canelo said recently that his next fight would come against an American. Munguia is from Mexico, so Canelo would have to change his mind for that match to take place.

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman states that David Benavidez is the mandatory challenger for undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez. Well, sort of. Here’s the catch. Sulaiman still hasn’t set a deadline for the fight and will permit the superstar Canelo to fight on May 4th with interim WBC champion Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs) forced to wait on the sidelines, hoping that he’ll get a chance to fight Alvarez next.

WBC super featherweight champion O’Shaquie Foster defends in what he hopes will be an easier fight than his last one when he faces the always tough #12 fringe contender Abraham Nova in the 12-round headliner tonight on ESPN and ESPN+ at in their 9:00 p.m. ET event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Diaz is rebuilding his career after suffering a string of losses to Devin Haney, Mercito Gesta, and William Zepeda. It’s safe to say that JoJo Diaz Jr. cannot afford to lose to Perez on February 15th because this is someone that he must beat to show the fans that he’s not past his best. The defeat against Gesta last March was a bitter pill for Diaz to swallow, as he was expected to beat this opponent. However, he ended up being outboxed, outslugged, and out-toughed, losing a ten-round split decision.

Canelo Alvarez has inked an extension with Mexican network TV Azteca, confirming that he plans to fight for another five years in boxing. What this means for the undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo’s fans is the big question, considering they want to see him taking on the best at 168 and not selectively choosing opponents as he’s been doing since he moved up to the weight class in 2020.

Trainer Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre says his fighter, unified three-belt welterweight champion Terence Crawford, has no interest in fighting the IBF champ Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, saying he brings “Nothing to the table.” BoMac says the fight Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) wants is a title shot against undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez next, and he believes he can get the match and win it.

In the heart-pounding main event, two titans of the ring, Vlad Panin and Quashawn Toler, will square off in a battle for supremacy as they vie for the prestigious WBA Continental Title. Panin, known for his lightning-fast combinations and impeccable ring control, will face off against the power-punching Toler, whose explosive style has garnered him a legion of devoted fans.

Chris Algieri and many others don’t believe that WBC light welterweight champion Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs) will retire in the true sense, but this is more of a situation where he got angry, grabbed his phone, and posted his unfiltered thoughts on X.