
Junto Nakatani makes case for Fighter of the Year, eyes Naoya Inoue
Unified bantamweight titleholder Junto Nakatani is in the running for 2025 Fighter of the Year, but the bigger prize might be a Naoya Inoue fight in 2026.

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Unified bantamweight titleholder Junto Nakatani is in the running for 2025 Fighter of the Year, but the bigger prize might be a Naoya Inoue fight in 2026.

Paco Damian is co-promoting his second fight card Friday on DAZN with an eagerness to put on competitive fights, writes Lucas Ketelle.

Daniels' trainer says it's normal to have fear when facing a great fighter, but they also believe they will upset Shields for the heavyweight championship.

Shields, the undisputed heavyweight champion and consensus pound-for-pound queen, defends against light heavyweight titleholder Lani Daniels on July 26.

Lenny Wilson believes Richardson Hitchins is rounding into a more aggressive style, Lucas Ketelle writes

Junior bantamweight Daniel Barrera wants to show that his killer instinct is back after his first professional loss.

“I beat the best guy in the tournament in the opening round, and now I am going to show that I am a different type of talent,” Nash Jnr explained to Lucas Ketelle.

“I changed my training camp to Texas, and I found a different kind of training in Paulie Ayala,” Diaz tells Lucas Ketelle.

Cruiserweight Andrew Tabiti made an important stride toward reviving his career, stopping Jacob Dickinson in the fourth round Friday at Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, Ghana.

Women’s junior bantamweight LeAnna Cruz survived a near disaster and earned an interim belt, getting off the canvas to defeat Regina Chavez on Friday in Philadelphia.