A challenger with less than a year of UFC experience gave Pantoja plenty of problems. And wounds.
It was initially a demanding fight for the champion, but Álvarez silenced Munguía's typically explosive speed and combinations with precise counter punches.
Álvarez maintained his dominance, but Munguía proved he's no pushover with a tough performance against a legend.
Canelo Álvarez is set to defend his title against undefeated Jaime Munguía on Saturday in Las Vegas.
We sometimes think of the widespread use of gloves as the innovation that civilized boxing. In reality, it’s more like the gloves are what gave it the veneer of respectability it needed in order for people to start making real money off the sport.
It's an all-Mexican showdown of youth vs. experience on Cinco De Mayo weekend for all the marbles.
Mike Tyson will be 31 years older than Jake Paul when they step into the ring this summer.
The 25-year-old labeled "mentally fragile" by many delivered the upset for the ages.
Many were concerned for Garcia's mental well-being ahead of the fight. Haney should have been more concerned with Garcia's massive left hand.
Both camps came to an agreement to go forward with the fight but without a title on the line.
When Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia finally end their feud with fists Saturday night, it has the potential to either be a one-sided beatdown or a surprisingly compelling matchup.
The central question clouding Ryan Garcia's fight with Devin Haney is whether Garcia should really be put into a professional boxing match right now?
Mike Tyson is supposed to step in the ring against Jake Paul on July 20.
The Nate Diaz-Jorge Masvidal rematch is now officially set, though it will take place in a boxing ring.
For a guy who risked death to leave his home in Cameroon and chase his dream on the streets of Paris, an 0-2 pro boxing record to go along with millions of dollars in the bank is still a fairy tale ending of its own.
It was lights out for the former UFC champion, who is now 0-2 in his boxing career.
AJ knocked down the former UFC champ three times in two rounds.
Tyson last fought during an exhibition match in Nov. 2020 against Roy Jones Jr., which ended in a draw.
Munguia and Alvarez appear set to fight for the undisputed super middleweight championship.
Jake Paul made quick work of the 35-year-old Ryan Bourland on Saturday night in Puerto Rico.
There might be a method to the madness of Paul fighting a string of nobodies. Maybe.
The contingency is written into the boxers' proposal and the third fight would be under the PFL banner.
It's a marquee fight night as UFC 298 offers a little of everything with a top-heavy card that is expected to deliver some fireworks.
Wayne Rooney is potentially trading the pitch for the boxing ring.
Lopez controversially defended his belt Thursday night in a rather disappointing bout in Las Vegas.
It's become second nature for fighters to post X-rays after losses to show they were fighting through injury. The problem is, in MMA, that's kind of the point.
The fight was initially scheduled for February.
Anakalev hasn't lost a fight since 2018.
The fight will reportedly take place on March 9.
The Conor McGregor-Michael Chandler fight appears to be finally happening.
Joshua won his third fight in a row to improve to 27-3 in his career.
Reckoning came, but only for Deontay Wilder in his return to the ring after a 14-month layoff.
Wilder waited too long to make his move and it cost him the bout.
The super welterweight champion most recently lost to Canelo Alvarez in September.
The YouTuber landed a pretty uppercut to flatten his 35-year-old opponent.
Devin Haney's last win was controversial. This one wasn't.
The 2024 class will feature 13 members and the enshrinement will take place from June 6-9
This doesn't seem designed to end well between the sides.
Promoters are eager to gobble up the money that Saudi Arabia is pouring into boxing, but they had better be wary of the long-term consequences it could have on the sport in the U.S.
Benavidez and Stevenson are the future of this game. Both are young, motivated and highly talented.
The heavyweight unification finally has a date.
Callum Walsh is one of the most hyped young prospects in boxing. He went out in his toughest test in his career Thursday at the Theater at Madison Square Garden and won a unanimous decision to go to 9-0.
Crawford was ordered to face Jaron Ennis after defeating Errol Spence Jr., but a rematch clause got in the way.
If Jake Paul really wants to be taken seriously as a boxer, he took a step in the right direction Wednesday.
WBC/lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury dropped from seventh to 10th in Yahoo Sports' boxing pound-for-pound rankings after a disappointing effort against Francis Ngannou
Ngannou acquitted himself well in his boxing match against Tyson Fury on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Could he fight another former heavyweight champion in his PFL debut?
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are set to fight for the undisputed heavyweight title match on Dec. 23. That may have to wait.
Ngannou came up a winner on all sides.
Fury won a split decision by scores of 96-93, 95-94 and 94-95, but former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou clearly won the night.
Fury was dropped for just the seventh time in his pro career, but was able to win enough rounds to stay undefeated against the former UFC champion who was making his boxing debut.