Regardless of the power Romero has shown, Garcia refuses to believe that he's a top-notch fighter.

SEBASTIAN Fundora's decision to swerve his WBO mandatory challenger Xander Zayas, instead honouring the rematch clause exercised by former titleholder Tim Tszyu, has prompted the sanctioning body to strip him of their world championship.

NEW YORK – Devin Haney hopes more fighters follow his lead before it’s too late. Haney took it very personally when Ryan Garcia failed a performance-enhancing drug test following their 12-round fight a year ago. From Haney’s perspective, how could he not?

Team GB Olympic bronze-medallist Lewis Richardson has signed a promotional deal with Queensberry Promotions and Frank Warren. Richardson was the only British boxer to medal at the Paris 2024 games and is now ready to go pro, becoming the first male medalist to sign with Warren from debut since James DeGale in 2008.

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - It was two decades ago this year that a red-haired 15-year-old known affectionately around the gym as Canelito paced around the locker room backstage at the Arena Chololo Larios. It had been fewer than five years since his older brother Rigoberto invited the family along to watch his first professional fight, sparking a love in the 11-year-old Saul which would ultimately consume his entire life. Now, on October 29, 2005 it was the kid’s turn to fight for money.

Denzel Bentley has called for his mandatory challenge to unified WBO and IBF middleweight champion, Janibek Alimkhanuly, to land on the undercard of the upcoming undisputed heavyweight title fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois. Ring Magazine and WBC, WBA and WBO champion, Usyk, and IBF title holder, Dubois, will meet at London’s Wembley Stadium on July 19th.

There are many different ways of getting a promising fighter to world title level. Some are cleverly manoeuvred through the rankings towards mandatory challenger status whilst some jump the line, taking calculated gambles and picking off older, established names.

The jam-packed Garcia vs. Romero event is part of DAZN’s Knockout Weekend Bundle — two back-to-back nights of world-class boxing, available exclusively on DAZN PPV. On Friday, May 2, The Ring Magazine, in their historic first-ever boxing event in the United States, presents FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves, a first-of-its-kind five-fight card live from Times Square featuring Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney, and Teofimo Lopez.

On Saturday, 3 May, global superstar Saul Álvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs) makes his debut in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, facing the undefeated super middleweight champion William Scull (23-0, 9 KOs) at the ANB Arena. This main event pairs a generational icon with a hungry, unbeaten challenger — a classic collision of legacy and ambition on boxing’s biggest stage. As Canelo continues his reign at the top of the sport, Scull arrives with everything to gain and nothing to lose — making for a high-stakes showdown with global implications.

As much respect as Tsutsumi has for Inoue, a southpaw from halfway around the world provided him with the most inspiration.

Despondency immediately swept over Benn when he realized that he'd lost. He and Eubank will need several months to recover, but all signs point to them running things back.

Fabio Wardley’s new opponent is set to be announced ‘within 24 hours’ - and it will not be an Englishman. Wardley had been set to face Jarrell Miller at Portman Road on June 7 but the American ‘Big Baby’ withdrew from the clash citing a shoulder problem.

“The Cuban style is not comfortable for any fighter,” Alvarez told The Ring. “They are very slick and very good fighters. But when you are at this level, you need to adapt yourself to anything, and I am about to do it.

After Riyadh Season played host to undisputed fights at both light-heavyweight and heavyweight over the past 18 months, it is time for Canelo and Scull to repeat the trick at 168 lbs.

If Garcia and Haney emerge victorious Friday night, their rematch is expected to take place sometime in October.

is good for business, whoever he chooses to do it with. In recent years, boxing’s biggest breadwinner has worked with Oscar De La Hoya, Eddie Hearn and Al Haymon around his tentpole events. “I have this deal with Turki Alalshikh, and we are going to work with them,” Alvarez told The Ring in an interview. “I am excited to do it. I like Dana White."

Although he appears to have the frame to move up, Haney hopes he'll ease into his new weight class when facing Jose Ramirez Friday night at Fatal Fury on DAZN.

Garcia stepped on the New York State Athletic Commission scale at a career-high 146.8 pounds for his 12-round welterweight fight Friday night in Times Square.