The 1921 heavyweight title fight delivered a record gate, the first million-dollar sporting event and a blueprint for every modern boxing super fight Jack Dempsey knocked out Georges Carpentier in ...

Jaron "Boots" Ennis ultimately proved too powerful and ferocious for Xander Zayas on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, emerging victorious in a seven-round firefight that ...

The Italian giant became boxing’s first Italian-born heavyweight champion on June 29, 1933, but controversy over Jack Sharkey’s knockout has never disappeared Primo Carnera changed heavyweight boxing ...

Zuffa Boxing 08 goes down on Sunday from The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, and the fight card promises action. In the main event, Edwin De Los Santos clashes with Jose Valenzuela in a lightweight ...

Following a one-event stint in England, Zuffa Boxing returns to Las Vegas for its eighth event of 2026, headlined by lightweight rivals Edwin de los Santos (17-2) and Jose 'El Rayo' Valenzuela (15-3).

Jaron "Boots" Ennis secured the pole position atop the 154-pound division on Saturday and he did it the hard way by fighting in the trenches and walking through unified champion Xander Zayas in their ...

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One of the biggest fights of the year has finally arrived, allowing Xander Zayas to defend the WBA and WBO 154-pound titles against Jaron 'Boots' Ennis. Zayas and Ennis have a full day to themselves ...

Jack Johnson outboxed Frank Moran over 20 rounds in Paris, but legal disputes and the outbreak of World War I prevented both fighters from receiving their purses Jack Johnson successfully defended the ...

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Jack Johnson, the first Black heavyweight champion, defeated James J. Jeffries in 1910, sparking race riots across the U.S. Johnson's victory challenged white supremacy and had a lasting impact on ...