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SPENCE JR. vs. TSZYU WEIGHTS, PREDICTION

Posted on July 25, 2026 | Leave a comment

By Steven Cummings

Errol Spence Jr. returns to the ring for the first time since 2023 and faces Tim Tszyu in a true crossroads fight. The fight will headline a card from New South Wales,Australia and is being broadcast live on DAZN and Amazon Prime PPV.
Official weights:

ERROL SPENCE JR. – 158
TIM TSZYU – 158

Both fighters are looking for a meaningful win, coming from different paths of disappointment.

Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) lost a one-sided contest with Terence Crawford in 2023 and stepped away from the sport for almost exactly three years. Tszyu (27-3, 18 KOs) lost his 154-lb. title to Sebastian Fundora in 2024 and ended up losing three of four fights, including a rematch with Fundora in 2025.

There was a brutal stoppage loss to Bakhram Murtazaliev for Tszyu in 2024 as well.

Since the second loss to Fundora, Tszyu has notched two decision wins against lesser opponents. Errol Spence Jr. represents a world-class name with an impressive resume.

But the biggest question going into this showdown is what Spence Jr. will look like at age 36 and coming off of a long layoff. The Texan had a serious car accident and had damage to one of his eyes to go along with the crushing defeat at the hands of Crawford.

The pace of the fight seems to be pretty easy to predict just by going off of past performances. Tszyu will press and throw a ton of punches. If he gets tagged, he will keep pressing and keep throwing a ton of punches.

The young Errol Spence Jr. could do just about anything in the ring. He outboxed Mikey Garcia and outslugged Yordenis Ugas. He has always been a difficult fighter from his left-handed stance, and the Ugas fight showed that he will fight fire with fire just as well as Tim Tszyu.

There will be fireworks early. If Spence can land the left hand with authority like Murtazaliev did, he’s in good shape. But Tszyu will be on the attack and he will return fire no matter what comes.

Spence Jr. took a lot of shots from Ugas in 2022 and showed toughness and resilience. Does he have those superpowers in 2026? That’s going to be the key to this fight. History says Spence Jr. will want to engage, fire back and beat Tszyu down. Will he be able to?

Or, will and older and wiser Errol Spence Jr. come in with a boxing-first plan and try to use his skills to avoid Tszyu’s rushes and do damage from the edges? We won’t know until the bell rings.

PREDICTION

I expect this fight to look a lot like Spence Jr. vs. Ugas. It may not start that way, but it will get there before too long. Tszyu is easy to predict, but much harder is what this version of Spence Jr. will be.

My rooting interest is with Spence Jr., but only slightly over Tszyu. I don’t want to see the once-great Errol Spence Jr. end his storied career with another loss. I’d also like to see Tim Tszyu get a big win on his resume and not have his career go completely south at age 31.

But my analysis leads me to predicting a win for Tim Tszyu and I think it will be by stoppage. With age and inactivity dogging Spence Jr., it seems like he sees the end a little more clearly than Tszyu. He has mentioned that this will be the end if it doesn’t go how he wants it to go. That could contribute to him retiring on his stool at some point if it is one-sided the other way.

After watching Tszyu’s fight with Murtazaliev, it was clear that the Australian takes a lot of shots from left hands. That’s one of Errol Spence Jr.’s specialties. That could rock Tszyu and put Spence Jr. in the vicious attack mode that could end the fight.

But I feel like Tszyu has too many X-factors in his favor. Age, activity, home-field advantage. These all line up pretty big for Tim Tszyu. I think he stops Errol Spence Jr.in the mid-to-late rounds.

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PACHECO STOPS ALEEM IN 11

Posted on July 20, 2026 | Leave a comment

 

Unbeaten super middleweight Diego Pacheco stopped Immanuwel Aleem in the 11th round on Saturday night at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA. Pacheco (26-0, 19 KOs) was in control throughout, using his length and quicker hands to build up a lead over Aleem (22-5-3, 14 KOs).

Official time of the stoppage was 2:32 of round 11.

After the win, Pacheco, ranked #3 by the WBO and #4 by the WBC, called out all of the champions at 168.

It wasn’t a great showing for Pacheco but he did what he should do against a fighter of Aleem’s caliber. He was never in any trouble and it seemed he was either cruising to an easy points win or working toward the eventual outcome, a stoppage.

On the undercard, Andy Cruz bounced back from his first professional loss with a dominant TKO3 over Abraham Montoya. Cruz 97-1, 4 KOs). It was an explosive effort for Cruz, the Cuban phenom who dropped a majority decision to Raymond Muratalla his last time out.

Cruz blasted his opponent from the opening bell and had the 24-8-1 (14 KOs) fighter from Mexico in trouble nearly the whole time.

After the fight, Cruz indicated he would go down to 130.

The fight card was promoted by Matchroom and broadcast on DAZN.

 

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ZAYAS vs. ENNIS WEIGHTS

Posted on June 26, 2026 | Leave a comment

Official weights for tomorrow night’s  super welterweight title fight on DAZN PPV :

XANDER ZAYAS – 153.8
JARON “BOOTS” ENNIS – 153
WBO/WBA Super Welterweight title

EMILIANO VARGAS – 138.6
BRYCE MILLS – 139
12-rounds, Super Lightweights

BEN WHITTAKER – 174.4
RICHARD RIVERA – 173.8
10 Rounds, Light Heavyweights

JAHI TUCKER = 159.8
EURI CEDENO – 158.8
10 Rounds, Middleweights

Promoted by Top Rank and Matchroom Boxing, prelims air live on DAZN at 3:30PM Pacific time.

Weights courtesy of FightNews.com

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COLLAZO STOPS VALDEZ IN 2 AT 112-LBS

Posted on June 20, 2026 | Leave a comment

Oscar Collazo stopped late replacement Neider Valdez in the second round on Friday night, winning a WBA flyweight title in the process. Collazo (15-0, 12 KOs) holds multiple belts at 105, but moved up when original opponent Joey Canoy had visa problems and was replaced by Valdez, who could not make the 105-lb limit to challenge for Collazo’s titles.

Collazo dropped Valdez (15-4-3, 12 KOs) three times in the second round, with the fight being waved off at the 2:35 mark of round two.

Collazo – Valdez headlined the Golden Boy Promotions show at the Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, CA and was broadcast on DAZN.

Valdez was for the challenge of the pound-for-pound star, but Collazo never let him get anything going. Collazo smothered him with pressure and power shots and the knockdowns came in quick succession.

Up next for Collazo could be a showdown for a light flyweight title or a flyweight super bout vs. Ricardo Sandoval.

UNDERCARD

YAIR GALLARDO UD10 over BUNEET BISLA

Light Heavyweight Yair Gallardo (12-0, 9 KOs) weathered a storm against rangy Buneet Bisla (14-2, 7 KOs) for a 10-round unanimous decision. Bisla got up from a second-round knockdown and came on through the middle rounds to make it an interesting fight. Gallardo had too much power and looked to be in control against Bisla’s sharp-shooting.

It was a quick start for Gallardo and he dropped his foe in the second round while building an early lead. But the Canadian kept it together and outboxed Gallardo for long stretches in middle of the fight. The punches did little damage on Gallardo, and the unbeaten Mexican continued to come forward.

Ultimately, the judges saw it for Gallardo by scores of 98-91, 97-92 and 96-93.

RUSLAN ABDULLAEV KO5 over ORESTES VELAZQUEZ

Super lightweight Ruslan Abdullaev of Uzbekistan improved to 5-0 (3 KOs) with a fifth-round stoppage of Orestes Velazquez of Cuba. Velazquez crumbled under the weight of a combination in the corner and did not beat the count. Official time of the stoppage was 1:32.

Velazquez came to fight and stood in against the heavy-handed Abdullaev early on, getting in some quality shots. But the heat was too much and Abdullaev was clearly a class above.

JOSHUA EDWARDS KO2 over GARRETH PAYTON

2024 Olympian Joshua Edwards (7-0, 6 KOs) stayed perfect, winning his heavyweight bout via KO2 over Garreth Payton (7-3, 4 KOs). Payton was not on the level of “Rocket” Edwards and retreated from the power shots from the opening bell. The end was somewhat suspect, as it didn’t appear that a lethal shot was what put Payton on his back, but the end came at 1:06.

CAYDEN GRIFFITHS TKO3 over ALAN CRISTOSTO

Rising Golden Boy star Cayden Griffits got it done with an unsatisfying TKO3 over Alan Crostotsto. Griffiths was clearly the better fighter but his opponent’s corner bailed on the mission after their fighter was dropped by a body shot in the third round. Cristosto appeared to have weathered the storm and was working from the outside to stay out of further danger.

But with just 15 seconds to go, the corner directed the commission representative to throw in the towel and the fight was over. It would have been over at some point in the near future, but it was an odd surrender.

 

 

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‘BAM’ RODRIGUEZ CAPTURES BANTAM TITLE WITH KO6

Posted on June 14, 2026 | Leave a comment

Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez successfully moved up to 118-lbs and lifted the WBA title from Antonio Vargas via KO6 on Saturday night in Glendale, AZ. Rodriguez (24-0, 17 KOs) took some shots from the defending champion but closed the deal with his well-known power. Vargas (19-2-1, 11 KOs) took the fight to Rodriguez and fared well early, but succumbed to the fight-changing power in the end.

Rodriguez, as we all know, is moving up from 115 to set up a high-profile showdown with 122-lb. champion and P4P contender Naoya Inoue. The bantamweight division is expected to be a stop along the way.

Vargas did nothing to avoid the vaunted power of Rodriguez and, early on, he looked to be in good shape as he landed big shots and fought “Bam” to a standstill at the very least.

But the bravado of Vargas proved to be folly as Rodriguez dialed in his attack in the fourth round, dropping the defending champion, then finished matters with a big left hand in the sixth.

The potential big-money fight with Inoue requires Rodriguez to jump two weight classes and Saturday night’s fight may have revealed reasons for concern. Vargas was a busy fighter and stood in the pocket, peppering Rodriguez consistently over the first few rounds. “Bam” has dynamite in both fists and ultimately brought that power to bear as he changed the fight in the fourth.

How would it go for Rodriguez at another weight class higher against a surgical power puncher in Inoue?

We may very well find out. On Saturday night, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez passed the test and in a very satisfying way. He carried his next-level power up to 118-lbs. and scored a dramatic victory.

As I like to say about the game of boxing, in good times or bad, the story continues.

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0’SHAQUIE FOSTER PULLS AWAY FROM RAY FORD FOR MD12

Posted on May 31, 2026 | Leave a comment

By Steven Cummings

WBC super featherweight champion O’Shaquie Foster retained his title with a 12-round majority decision over Ray Ford on Saturday night night in Houston, TX. Foster (25-3, 12 KOs) came on down the stretch and separated himself from Ford (18-2-1, 8 KOs) with superior boxing skills. Official scores were 118-110, 116-110 and 114-114.

InTheCorner.net scored it 116-112.

The main event of the Eddie Hearn-promoted card featured a grudge match between Foster and Ford, who went at each other in the pre-fight buildup. The early rounds were tense, with both fighters cautiously looking for openings over the first couple of frames. The southpaw Foster and the conventional fighter, Ford, matched up awkwardly, with each stepping on the other’s lead foot over the first few rounds. Plus there was a clash of heads in round two, with no cuts caused.

With Foster narrowly winning a slow first round, the defending champ pushed Ford into the ropes, face-first, and Ford ended up going all the way to the floor. A point could have been deducted, but Referee Jon Schorle chose instead to give both fighters a stern warning.

Foster had the advantage from the outside, darting in for some quick combinations and then moving away from Ford’s counters. The first have of the match was evenly fought but starting in round six, his gameplan remained effective while Ford was only able to get single shots in here and there.

Foster built a lead going into the later rounds. Ford landed a couple of big shots in the ninth and 10th but Foster had his best round in the 11th. A two-fisted attack put Ford on the ropes, bleeding from the nose. Ford went on the attack in the 12th but it wasn’t enough.

Ray Ford had a lot of venom for O’Shaquie Foster in the build-up to the fight and even shoved him at the weigh-in. On fight night, Foster’s skills did the talking. Ford didn’t attack as much as he should have and that was likely because of Foster’s shiftiness. “Shock” could have been more assertive himself, when he took the initiative he got good results. But over 12 rounds, Foster was the better fighter on this night. Neither fighter is known for knockout power, so this one was likely to be a chess match, despite all of the verbal heat being thrown around in the weeks leading up to the event. Foster made the better moves.

After the decision was announced, ringside observer Shakur Stevenson quickly found his way into the ring (of course he did) and engaged in some back-and-forth shouting with Foster.

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KEYSHAWN DAVIS WINS BY DECISION OVER NAHIR ALBRIGHT

Posted on May 18, 2026 | Leave a comment

By Steven Cummings

Keyshawn Davis improved to 15-0 (10 KOs) with a wide decision win over Nahir Albright (17-3-1, 7 KOs) on Saturday night in Norfolk, VA.  It was a rematch of a 2023 decision victory for Davis that was changed to a No Decision because of a positive test result for marijuana.

Davis clearly won the majority of the rounds but it wasn’t an enjoyable fight to watch. The styles didn’t mesh together and would-be exchanges very quickly became clinches. Albright landed one big overhand right in the middle rounds but wasn’t able to do much else.

Davis missed weight by a small amount and then made weight right at the 140-lb limit. Maybe that’s important and maybe it’s not. There’s always a lot going on with Keyshawn Davis and you either like his act or you don’t.

This was the first Top Rank show on DAZN and it wasn’t exactly a dazzling card. Brian Norman Jr. got back in the win column with a quick TKO2 over Josh Wagner, which was the expected result. Davis’ wide points win over Albright didn’t hold much more drama. It’s good to have Top Rank on the platform if you’re already paying for DAZN, which is quite painful at this point, but one would hope they would provide better matchups than this.

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LORENZO POWELL HEADLINES SACRAMENTO SHOW JUNE 20

Posted on May 8, 2026 | Leave a comment

Unbeaten lightweight Lorenzo Powell (7-0, 4 KOs) will be headlining a fight card in his hometown of Sacramento, CA on June 20th. G1 Promotion and Lion’s Den Promotions are putting on the event at the Memorial Auditorium. Powell, known as The Golden One, is coming off of a KO2 of Alejandro Minjares in March.

PRESS RELEASE

Get ready, Sacramento is about to feel the energy again.

After a long wait, professional boxing is officially returning to the historic Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, and the city is already buzzing. This isn’t just another event, it’s a statement. G1 Promotions and Lion’s Den Promotions are bringing fight night back in a way Sacramento hasn’t seen in years, and the anticipation is building toward what’s expected to be a packed, sold-out crowd.

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BENAVIDEZ PUNISHES ZURDO WITH KO6

Posted on May 2, 2026 | Leave a comment

David Benavidez took the WBA and WBO cruiserweight belts from Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez with an awesome display of speed and power on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The “Mexican Monster” dropped Ramirez in the fourth and the sixth, badly damaging the now-former champion’s right eye. The second knockdown in the sixth ended the fight with the official time of the stoppage at 2:59.

The headliner of the pay-per-view show didn’t disappoint as the two cruiserweights traded heavy punches throughout. After two highly entertaining fights on the main broadcast, it would have been hard to match the back-and-forth energy the audience had already enjoyed. But the violence of the stoppage left no one disappointed.

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NAOYA INOUE UD12 OVER NAKATANI

Posted on May 2, 2026 | Leave a comment

Naoya Inoue (33-0, 27 KOs) outpointed fellow countryman Junto Nakatani (32-1, 24 KOs) over 12 tense rounds in Tokyo on Saturday night at a sold-out Tokyo Dome. More than 55,000 fans saw the long-awaited showdown and the headliners put on a skilled battle for multiple 122-pound belts.

Official scores were 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113, all for Inoue.

The early rounds saw Inoue with an edge and he built up a lead with more precise shots. The southpaw Nakatani worked his jab in Inoue’s face but the defending champion stood in and got the better of exchanges over the first half of the fight. Both fighters showcased elite defense while trying to crack the code on their opponent.

Nakatani came on late, rocking Inoue in round eight with both hands. The ninth was another strong round for the challenger that included a right uppercut that found the mark.

Round 10 was another good round for Nakatani, but a clash of heads late in the frame opened a cut near Nakatani’s left eye. The momentum to sweep the final rounds was interrupted as Inoue came on in round 11 and battered Nakatani with rights that had the challenger in trouble.

The scores were not a surprise, the contest was close but Inoue was the clear winner.

UNDERCARD

The opening bout on the DAZN pay-per-view event saw Takuma Inoue improve to 21-2 (5 KOs)  with a UD12 over Kazuto Ioka (32-5-1, 17 KOs). The younger brother of Noaya Inoue had his opponent down twice in defending his WBC bantamweight title. Official scores were 120-106, 119-107 and 118-108.

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