Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor

Gayle Falkenthal is an award-winning boxing journalist with more than four dozen awards for both written and video coverage from the Boxing Writers Association of America, Society of Professional Journalists, and San Diego Press Club, where she is the past president. She is the only woman journalist who is a full voting member of the BWAA. She is the Boxing Editor for NY Fights based in San Diego, California.
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Arnold Barboza Jr. and Kenneth Sims Jr. made the welterweight limit for their 10 round main event fight Saturday night in Anaheim. Photo: Cris Esqueda, Golden Boy Boxing
BoxingUSA

Barboza Jr vs Sims Jr Headline Golden Boy Card Saturday

What’s worse than a loss in boxing? Two straight losses, something Arnold…

Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Three-division champion Mikaela Mayer is the newest signing to Most Valuable Promotions' massive roster of women champions. Photo: MVP
Announcements

Mikaela Mayer Joins Most Valuable Promotions Lineup

Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) announced Friday its signing of another pound-for-pound women's…

Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Jazza Dickens and Anthony Cacace share a final handshake at Friday's ceremonial weigh-in at Dynamic Space, Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland on Friday. Photo: Leigh Dawney, Queensberry
BoxingUK

Anthony Cacace Enjoys The Ride To A Second World Title

Professional boxers can grind through their careers for many years before a…

Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Gabriela Fundora celebrates her fifth knockout in her last six fights after her victory over Alexas Kubicki in September. Photo: Cris Esqueda, Golden Boy Boxing
BoxingUSA

Gabriela Fundora Boxes To Her Own Beat

When it comes to unified and undisputed world flyweight champion Gabriela Fundora,…

Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Jai Opetaia celebrates after his win on Sunday, winning the first ever Zuffa Boxing title. Photo: Ed Mulholland, Zuffa Boxing
BoxingUSA

Jai Opetaia Becomes First Zuffa Boxing Champion

As the -1700 favorite walking into the ring, lineal and Ring cruiserweight…

Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
It's official! Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani will risk their undefeated records against each other on May 2 in Tokyo. Photo: Naoki Fukuda
BoxingJapan

Banzai! Inoue vs Nakatani Official, Set May 2

The biggest all-Japanese matchup and one of the biggest fights to be…

Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Despite assurances he would get to defend his IBF World Cruiserweight championship on Sunday, Jai Opetaia learned late Friday this would not be the case. Photo: Zuffa Boxing
BoxingAustraliaUSA

IBF Won’t Sanction Jai Opetaia Fight on Sunday

No matter the outcome of his fight against Brandon Glanton on Sunday…

Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Tom Aspinall meets the British boxing media alongside Eddie Hearn after signing with Matchroom Talent. Photo: Matchroom Sport
Announcements

Tom Aspinall Talks About Matchroom Deal

Tom Aspinall believes Matchroom Sport chairman Eddie Hearn is the perfect man…

Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Unified champions Alycia Baumgardner and Shadasia Green are two of the stars fueling MVP's new venture with ESPN, called MVPW. Photo: Harry Aaron, Most Valuable Promotions
BoxingWorldwide

FALKENTALK: Jake Paul and MVPW Own Boxing’s Only Growth Engine

Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), co-founded by influencer turned boxer Jake Paul and…

Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Trainer and father Freddy Fundora puts his son, world super welterweight champion Sebastian Fundora, through training with the class Mexican round shield. Photo: Ryan Hafey, Premiere Boxing Champions
BoxingUSA

Sebastian Fundora Reaches For Heights During Training Camp

WBC Super Welterweight World Champion Sebastian Fundora, known as "The Towering Inferno"…

Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Lavont Brownlee won gold for USA Boxing in this week's elite tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. Photo: USA Boxing
AmateurUSA

USA Boxing Elite High Performance Team Earns Seven Medals

The USA Boxing Elite High Performance Team wrapped up its week at…

Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Emanuel Navarrete delivered his best performance in years with a dominant win over Eduardo “Sugar” Nunez to become the unified IBF and WBO Junior Lightweight champion. Photo: Cris Esqueda, Matchroom Boxing
BoxingUSA

Emanuel Navarrete Dominates Sugar Núñez

WBO Junior Lightweight world champion Emanuel Navarrete found himself as the slight…

Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Lorenzo Parra ended Elijah Pierce's night early with an upset second round knockout win. Photo: Manny Pacquiao Promotions
BoxingUSA

Lorenzo Parra Gets Upset KO Over Elijah Pierce

At the sold-out Manny Pacquiao Promotions card at the Turning Stone Resort…

Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Oleksandr Usyk will defend his WBC World Heavyweight title against a kickboxer.
BoxingAnnouncementsWorldwide

Usyk To Face Former Kickboxer Verhoeven in May

Saudi General Entertainment Authority representative Turki Alalshikh and Ring Magazine confirmed on…

Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Emanuel Navarrete and Eduardo “Sugar” Nunez weigh In Friday ahead of their IBF and WBO junior lightweight unification fight on Saturday. Photo: Cris Esqueda, Matchroom Boxing Navarrete vs Nunez
BoxingUSA

Mexican Warriors Navarrete and Núñez Battle On Saturday

WBO Super Featherweight world champion Emanuel "Vaquero" Navarrete barely escaped disaster last…

Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Conor Benn with Dana White and his new Zuffa Boxing team. Photo: Zuffa Boxing Benn vs Prograis
BoxingUKUSA

FALKENTALK: Benn vs. Prograis – Absolute Cinema, Not Boxing

While Sean O’Malley seethes and Frank Warren files a $1 billion lawsuit,…

Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Elijah Pierce knows what it's like to fight back and win. His next fight on Feb. 28 is a featherweight title eliminator. Photo: Adam Hagy, Overtime Boxing
BoxingUSA

Elijah Pierce Hunting Down A Title

Featherweight contender Elijah Pierce is used to defying conventional wisdom. In an…

Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
More than a decade after their record breaking fight in 2015, Mayweather vs Pacquiao 2 is set for Sept. 19 on Netflix. Photo: Esther Lin, Showtime
BoxingUSA

Here We Go Again! Mayweather vs Pacquiao 2 Official

Call it the Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao version of “Drive to…

Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Forget what the scorecards say. Claressa Shields and Franchon Crews-Dezurn thoroughly entertained the Detroit fans in a sold-out Little Caesars Arena. Photo: Andrew Potter, Salita Promotions
BoxingUSA

Detroit Dominance: Claressa Shields Outslugs Crews-Dezurn in Rematch

Ten years after their first meeting, undisputed heavyweight champion Claressa Shields and…

Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
David Benavidez and Zurdo Ramirez were all smiles announcing their upcoming fight last Saturday, but it will be a different story on Cinco de Mayo weekend in Las Vegas. Photo: Cris Esqueda, Golden Boy Boxing
BoxingUSA

Benavidez vs Zurdo Headlines Cinco De Mayo Event

For several decades in the boxing world, Cinco De Mayo fight cards…

Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor
Gayle Falkenthal, Boxing Editor