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The Heavyweight Factory Presents ‘Fists of Fury’ Card Set For April 12 in Hollywood, FL

HOLLYWOOD, FLA. — Feb. 25 2026 — South Florida’s premier boxing promotion, The Heavyweight Factory, continues a strong start to 2026 with a stacked professional boxing card on Sunday, April 12, at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The nine-bout card, the latest installment of the promotion’s Fists […]

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Julius Ballo & Jonny Mansour Headline ‘SD Fight Night: Family Business’ on April 18 in Oceanside, CA

Oceanside, CA (February 23, 2026) – San Diego’s homegrown boxing prospects and cousins Julius Ballo and Jonny Mansour have showcased their pugilistic skills across the globe, and they will get the chance to headline their own event at home on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, Calif. Co-promoted by Frontwave Arena and G2G Promotions, SD Fight Night: Family Business will be

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David Benavidez vs Gilberto Ramirez Announced For ‘Cinco De Mayo’ Weekend in Las Vegas

Cinco De Mayo weekend (May 2) in Las Vegas, NV, just got bigger as unified cruiserweight champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez (48-1, 30 KOs) will defend his titles against WBC light heavyweight champion David Benavidez (31-0, 25 KOs) at the T-Mobile Arena live on pay-per-view. This fight features two fighters unafraid to let their punches fly

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Floyd Mayweather Will Officially Come Out of Retirement After Mike Tyson Exhibition

In a day filled with major announcements, none was bigger than Floyd Mayweather Jr. (50-0, 27 KOs) revealing that he will come out of retirement to fight professionally after his Spring exhibition with Mike Tyson scheduled to take place in Africa. Mayweather has signed an exclusive agreement with CSI Sports™/FIGHT SPORTS®, who will be responsible for

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DAZN & Matchroom Boxing Announce New Five Year Extension

LONDON, 18 February 2026 – DAZN, the world’s leading sports entertainment platform, is reinforcing its leadership in global boxing through a new five-year deal with Matchroom Boxing in the United States and the United Kingdom. The deal extends the long-term partnership between the two boxing heavyweights. The extended agreement underlines DAZN’s commitment to delivering the strongest schedule in world

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Frank Sanchez vs Richard Torrez & More Added To Sebastian Fundora vs Keith Thurman Fight Card

LAS VEGAS – February 17, 2026 – Three high-stakes showdowns featuring a fight with heavyweight title implications, a top-ranked middleweight and a rising star debuting at super middleweight will round out the four-fight PBC Pay-Per-View event available on Prime Video on Saturday, March 28 as WBC Super Welterweight World Champion Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora battles former unified

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Arnold Barboza Jr vs Kenneth Sims Jr Set For March 14 in Anaheim, California

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Feb. 17, 2026) — Southern California pride meets Chicago grit as two elite contenders step into a new division and straight into danger when former interim champion Arnold Barboza Jr. (32-1, 11 KOs) of South El Monte faces Chicago’s Kenneth “Bossman” Sims Jr. (22-2-1, 8 KOs) in a 12-round welterweight clash exclusively live worldwide on DAZN. With redemption

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Netflix Announces Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano Fight For May 16 in Los Angeles

Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) and Netflix today announced a colossal MMA showdown headlined by the return of former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey (12-2, 9 Submissions, 3 KOs) vs. combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano (7-1, 1 Submission, 3 KOs) in a featherweight bout at 145lbs. This event will be professionally sanctioned under the Unified Rules of MMA and

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Westside Gunn’s 4th Rope ‘Heels Have Eyes’ World Premiere Took Over The AMC Theater in Lincoln Square

New York, NY – February 12, 2026 – 4th Rope brought Buffalo’s historic Westside Gunn Day celebration to New York City in cinematic fashion Thursday night with the red carpet world premiere of Heels Have Eyes at AMC Lincoln Square. The screening marked the first time fans and media were able to experience the full event on

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BWAA Announces Award Winners for 2025; Awards Dinner in Spring 2026

The Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) is proud to announce that Terence Crawford has been voted by the BWAA membership as the 2025 Fighter of the Year. It is the second time Crawford has won the award, bookending an 11-year gap from his first BWAA FOY award in 2014. The other nominees included Dmitry Bivol, Naoya Inoue,

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