By Matthew Brown 02/23/2026 Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X One of boxing’s hottest free agents has reportedly found a home. Undefeated top middleweight contender Troy Isley has agreed to a multi-fight promotional agreement with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing after leaving Top Rank Boxing, sources tell Brunch Boxing . The signing of the 27-year-old Isley, who owns a 15-0 record with 5 knockouts, gives Matchroom another young and hungry contender in a loaded middleweight pic

By Matthew Brown 02/23/2026 Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X Meet the new network, same as the old network? It is very much on the table. After months of uncertainty and shifting alliances in the combat sports media space, a Top Rank and ESPN reunion is no longer far fetched. Sources tell Brunch Boxing that Top Rank and ESPN are in talks to reignite their partnership, a little more than six months after their stunning split. The history between the two sides runs deep. Top

By Matthew Brown 02/20/2026 Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X The World Boxing Organization has suspended its middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly for one year, retroactive to December 2, 2025, according to WBO President Gustavo Olivieri. Despite the suspension, Alimkhanuly will retain his status as champion. In a formal notice issued by Olivieri, the WBO World Championship Committee confirmed that it unanimously resolved to suspend Alimkhanuly from participation in all

By Matthew Brown 02/20/2026 Follow Brunch Boxing on Twitter/X The war and the wait continues. Today’s court proceedings between Oscar De La Hoya and his company Golden Boy Promotions and its unbeaten star Vergil Ortiz Jr. ended without resolution. After hours of arguments inside a Las Vegas federal courtroom, U.S. District Judge Cristina D. Silva took the matter under advisement and indicated that a written order will follow in the coming days. At the center of the dispute is