Patrick Stumberg

Turki Alalshikh is spreading his influence further.

Oscar De La Hoya had owned the publication since 2017 17 years after purchasing The Ring, Oscar De La Hoya has seemingly sold “The Bible of Boxing” to Turki Alalshikh, confirming a September report from Julius Julianis. This marks the Saudi royal's second major grasp at control of boxing's unofficial ranking systems, having previously partnered with Fight Fax and the WBA earlier this year in a move that got the sanctioning body booted from BoxRec. As Fight Fax currently has Marco Huck tied with Oleksandr Usyk for no. 1 at heavyweight, Sergey Kovalev no. 2 at cruiserweight, and Sergio Martinez...

Gustavo Lemos previously lost his IBF mandatory status by missing weight ahead of a tune-up bout Gustavo Lemos once squandered the biggest opportunity of his career by blowing up the scale, and now he's done so again, coming in 6.4 pounds heavy for a scheduled lightweight bout with Keyshawn Davis atop tomorrow's ESPN+ card in Norfolk, Virginia. The fight is still on at time of writing, with Davis (11-0, 7 KO) expressing his happiness at receiving a chunk of Lemos' (29-1, 19 KO) purse. Lemos earned himself the top spot in the IBF's lightweight rankings by mauling Lee Selby in...

Keyshawn Davis faces Gustavo Lemos tonight in Norfolk.

Patrick Stumberg is a freelance writer for SB Nation, first joining the network in 2011 before linking up with Bad Left Hook in 2015.

The fight would mark Teofimo Lopez’s third defense of his super lightweight title

The fight would mark Teofimo Lopez's third defense of his super lightweight title Forbes' Brian Mazique claims that Teofimo Lopez and Devin Haney are “negotiating” a 2025 title fight that would headline a “massive” card on ESPN. Though Haney's (31-0, 15 KO) WBC super lightweight title wasn't on the line for his loss to an overweight Ryan Garcia, this won't be a unification bout, as Haney successfully petitioned the WBC to name him “champion in recess” rather than force a mandatory defense against Sandor Martin. Martin will instead face newly elevated champion Alberto Puello sometime in the near future; the...

Flyweight knockout artists Felix Alvarado and Tobias Reyes will meet in Nicaragua next month.

The winner will be in line to challenge IBF flyweight champion Angel Ayala There's an argument to be made that Felix Alvarado deserved a win over current IBF flyweight champion Angel Ayala and Jake Donovan reports that he could soon earn himself another crack, as the IBF has approved a December 20th eliminator between Alvarado and Argentine puncher Tobias Reyes in the former's native Nicaragua. Alvarado (41-4, 35 KO) has long been one of the stronger figures in the lower weight classes, going eight years undefeated and enjoying a solid reign as IBF light flyweight champion along the way. Though...

A very good matchup between Davids Benavidez and Morrell has been pushed back a week, a terrible matchup between Gervonta Davis and Lamont Roach Jr three months.