De La Hoya's 'Clap-back Thursday' an immediate hit

Oscar De La Hoya’s new social-media feature, “Clap-back Thursdays” won over some immediate support this week for cutting to the core of some of the high-profile matters the former world-champion fighter and powerful promoter is involved in.

Is Golden Boy just using William Zepeda as bait for bigger fish?

Shakur Stevenson’s free agency is one of boxing’s hot topics, with previous promoters Top Rank, Matchroom Boxing and Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions all thought to be in the running for the Newark star’s signature.

Purse bids ordered for Shakur Stevenson-William Zepeda

The World Boxing Council has ordered its lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson to defend his title against the top-ranked contender William Zepeda, with a purse bid scheduled for August 20

Shakur Stevenson says William Zepeda ‘would bring the best out of me’

On Saturday, the WBC lightweight champion and free agent star Stevenson was in Philadelphia for the Matchroom Boxing show headlined by Jaron “Boots” Ennis’ hometown fight and stoppage win against David Avanesyan.

Oscar De La Hoya says Vergil Ortiz and Ryan Garcia is ‘very doable’

Instead of getting bogged down in Ryan Garcia’s suspension or the weight difference between last year’s lightweight Garcia and current junior-middleweight elite contender Vergil Ortiz Jr. (21-0, 21 KOs), De La Hoya pounced on the suggestion the bout...

Oscar De La Hoya meets with Shakur Stevenson, says any agreement ‘starts with him’

Shakur Stevenson’s free agency tour officially launched Thursday as the unbeaten three-division and WBC lightweight titleholder engaged in an afternoon Zoom call with Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions.

Why now is the right time for Shakur Stevenson to fight William Zepeda

In Monday’s episode of ProBox TV’s “Deep Waters,” analyst Chris Algieri said the current situations of each fighter leaves them looking for a dance partner, peering squarely at the other. Three-division and WBC lightweight champion Stevenson (22-0)...

Paulie Malignaggi's Picks: Shakur Stevenson showed he's best at 135 pounds and that it's time for rivals to step up

In victory over Artem Harutyunyan, Shakur Stevenson again showed how good he really is. He might not have been exciting, but he’ll beat the exciting fighters he’s matched with, which ultimately is the bottom line

CompuBox Punch Stats: William Zepeda-Giovanni Cabrera

William Zepeda flexes his No. 1 contender status with a body bullet

Consensus No. 1-ranked lightweight contender William Zepeda delivered a third-round thrashing sealed by a left-handed body blow to stop Giovanni Cabrera on Saturday at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California.

Giovanni Cabrera ready to test ‘best chin in boxing’ against William Zepeda

Giovanni Cabrera has proven he can handle a prolific puncher. During the lone loss of his career last summer against Isaac Cruz, Cabrera absorbed 152 power punches from “Pitbull” during a closely contested split decision defeat.

Giovanni Cabrera outweighs William Zepeda by two pounds ahead of lightweight clash

William Zepeda’s latest opportunity to affirm his position as the top lightweight title contender in the world is to defeat a crafty fighter who came in two pounds heavier than him at Friday’s weigh-in.

William Zepeda risks guaranteed title shot against Giovanni Carbrera

William Zepeda is sitting pretty atop the lightweight division as the No. 1-ranked contender across boxing’s four major sanctioning bodies.

William Zepeda: Gervonta Davis would be a harder fight than Shakur Stevenson

Top-ranked lightweight contender William Zepeda returns Saturday to fight Giovanni Cabrera, headlining a Golden Boy show on DAZN at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California.

Freddie Roach: Giovanni Cabrera is ‘a free spirit’

Eleven months and one week after losing his undefeated record to Isaac Cruz, Giovanni Cabrera takes on another of the lightweight division’s biggest punchers when he steps in the ring with William Zepeda at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California on...