About Us At Boxing News and Views
Boxing News and Views, simply put — is news and information in the sport of boxing.
Our expertise on the sport has been transparently trusted since 2012.
At Boxing News and Views we simply love the sweet science.
Whether it is the historic moments of the sport, latest boxing news or latest boxing results, we have you covered.
We provide expert boxing commentary and pound for pound boxing rankings, pre and post-fight analysis and insightful boxing reviews from a worldwide perspective on the sport and more.
To know more about us and our high boxing standards we set for ourselves — we look to give depth, value and genuine substance to our readers. Unique from other sites with our own views.
We always try to put the boxing fan first at the centre of experience here on our desktop and mobile site.
Boxing is a fragmented sport but we look to unify it all and provide more universal information worldwide on mostly professional boxing — boxing at its highest level — world championship boxing — but also prospect watch columns and more.
We look at top tier amateur boxing when the Olympics rolls around every four years and keep readers abreast of the growing all the time, popular new sport, (professional) bareknuckle boxing.
Many professional boxers and MMA fighters are making the move to bareknuckle boxing in different promotions.
We look to reference and bring together all forms of boxing news and information in a unique manner. All in the one place.
Whether in social media or other platforms.
We do this to provide a balanced look at things across all the platforms (not just one or two).
The truth in boxing is always somewhere in the middle.
That’s always been the way.
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FAQ Page
What are the weights in boxing?
The following are every weight class that exist in professional boxing (men’s):
– Heavyweight (greater than>200lbs. to no limits above that)
– Cruiserweight (200 lbs.)
– Light-Heavyweight (175 lbs.)
– Super-Middleweight (168 lbs.)
– Middleweight (160 lbs.)
– Super-Welterweight (154 lbs.)
– Welterweight (147 lbs.)
– Super-Lightweight (140 lbs.)
– Lightweight (135 lbs.)
– Super-Featherweight (130 lbs.)
– Featherweight (126 lbs.)
– Super-Bantamweight (122 lbs.)
– Bantamweight (118 lbs.)
– Super-Flyweight (115 lbs.)
– Flyweight (112 lbs.)
– Light-Flyweight (108 lbs.)
– Minimumweight (also called strawweight 105 lbs.)
– Atomweight (102 lbs.)
What is “pound for pound” in boxing?
The term “pound for pound” only exists at the premier, top flight and highest level of the sport — world championship professional boxing.
It refers to the best fighters in the world regardless of the weight categories they compete in.
It is subjective and often times down to the informed interpretation and considered analysis of leading sports media companies and platforms. Boxing News and Views has a highly-respected top 10 compiling of the boxing pound for pound rankings today here in the sport worldwide.
Who runs and regulates boxing?
No one individual or entity worldwide actually owns, runs and regulates boxing.
The main world title belt sanctioning bodies charge sanctioning fees for the top world title bouts in pro boxing to the boxers competing and promoters of the leading events in the sport.
The four main sanctioning bodies (world title belt organizations) in professional boxing are considered:
WBC: World Boxing Council based in Mexico City, Mexico.
WBO: World Boxing Organization based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
WBA: World Boxing Association based in Panama City, Panama.
IBF: International Boxing Federation based in New Jersey, USA.
(An honourable mention goes to the unofficial 5th organization, the IBO: International Boxing Organization based in Florida, USA).
In the United States the sport is regulated medically for the fighters State to State by different Athletic Commissions.
More information on that can be found in ABC Boxing.
However, worldwide, the sport at a professional level is self-regulated and ran by a combination of TV companies, streaming companies and promotional companies who fund events and enlist drug testing companies for individual events for pro boxers based on the different nation’s set ups.
In the UK the British Boxing Board of Control regulate boxing by ensuring appropriate medicals are done by fighters and regulate the sport more or less the same as the US Athletic Commissions, but in the UK.
At amateur level, the sport as of 2024 is in a controversial space as IBA Boxing (Switzerland) whom used to regulate amateur boxing in the Olympics, ceased doing so for the Paris 2024 Olympics, with the IOC (International Olympic Committee) removing them and regulating amateur boxing at the Olympics at this time.
Who is considered the best boxer ever?
This is always a difficult question to answer.
Subjective to opinion of boxing fans.
Many believe it is between the likes of Muhammad Ali or “Sugar” Ray Robinson.