NJ Boxing News

02/06/2026

Josh Popper has spent much of his boxing career fighting away from home. On June 13, he’ll get the chance to headline in his own backyard. BoxingInsider.com

Josh Popper has spent much of his boxing career fighting away from home. On June 13, he'll get the chance to headline in his own backyard. The undefeated heavyweight from Somers Point will face fellow unbeaten South Jersey heavyweight Bruce Seldon Jr. in the main event of a Boxing Insider Promoti

02/06/2026

Kristian Prenga sends a warning to Anthony Joshua ahead of their fight on July 25 in Saudi Arabia.

Kristian Prenga will get the opportunity of a lifetime on July 25, but the New Jersey-based heavyweight insists he isn't traveling to Saudi Arabia to help Anthony Joshua complete a comeback story. Prenga, an Albanian-born heavyweight who now resides in Edgewater, N.J., will face former two-time u

31/05/2026

From Joe Louis' training camp and the site of the "Fight of the Century" to forgotten gyms, boxing graves, street namings and Arturo Gatti's old Jersey City stomping grounds, NJ Boxing Obscura is a guide to New Jersey's hidden boxing history.

One of the best parts of traveling is finding the places that aren't in the guidebooks. Sure, you hit the tourist attractions first, but once you've seen those, that's when you open Atlas Obscura and start looking for the weird stuff. The forgotten landmarks. The obscure historical markers. The plac

31/05/2026

The Roselle Park-based Cordova suffered a setback to his hopes of a third title opportunity, losing a decision to the controversial former unified strawweight champion.

Angelino Cordova's bid for another world title opportunity came up short on Saturday night, as the Roselle Park-based flyweight dropped a unanimous decision to Francisco “Chihuas” Rodriguez Jr. in a WBC flyweight title eliminator at the Town and Country Hotel in San Diego. The judges scored the ...

31/05/2026

Camden's Raymond Ford fell short in his bid to become a two-division champion on Saturday.

O'Shaquie Foster retained his WBC junior lightweight title on Saturday, May 30, turning back the challenge of former featherweight titleholder Raymond Ford by majority decision at the Fertitta Center in Houston. One judge scored the bout even at 114-114, while the other two favored Foster by scor

31/05/2026

Randolph, New Jersey's Elise Soto improved to 11-0 (9 KOs) on Saturday, and paid tribute to two fallen NJ boxing figures afterwards.

Elise Soto paid tribute to two fallen New Jersey boxing figures after banging away to her eleventh straight win on Saturday, May 30. Soto (11-0, 9 KOs), of Randolph, N.J. scored a four-round unanimous decision over Thalia Joseline Limon (4-2, 3 KOs) at County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas. Immediate

30/05/2026

Camden’s Raymond Ford makes weight for his WBC junior lightweight championship challenge of O’Shaquie Foster. Can he become a two-division world champion?

30/05/2026

Roselle Park's Angelino Cordova: “I invite everyone to watch because tomorrow will be a war!"

Angelino Cordova and Francisco “Chihuas” Rodriguez Jr. made weight ahead of their WBC flyweight title eliminator on Saturday night. Cordova weighed 111.6 pounds on Friday while Rodriguez came in slightly lighter at 111.2 pounds ahead of their 12-round bout at the Town and Country Hotel in San Di...

29/05/2026

It’ll be a busy weekend for NJ boxers around the country

29/05/2026

Raymond Ford shoved O’Shaquie Foster at today’s press conference!