Posted on 05/08/2024 By: Sean Crose After numerous successful cards held in the heart of midtown Manhattan, Boxing Insider Promotions is now moving south to another legendary boxing hotbed for it’s May 11th card. For, on that night, Boxing Insider will host a full night of rising talent and popular ring regulars at Atlantic City’s
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Dmitry Bivol will still fight on June 1, he just won’t be facing Artur Beterbiev, who withdrew from the date this past week. Instead of an undisputed championship fight — which is still going to happen, just at a later date — Bivol will defend his WBA light heavyweight title against Malik Zinad. Bivol vs
Naoya Inoue returns to defend his undisputed super bantamweight championship against Luis Nery in a Tokyo Dome main event today. The show will start at 4 am ET and streams live on ESPN+ in the United States. Along with the main event, there are three more world title fights, two at bantamweight and one at
Naoya Inoue found himself on the canvas for the first time in his pro career against Luis Nery, but stormed back to dominate in what wound up being business as usual. Inoue was down in round one, but returned the favor in the second and fifth rounds before knocking Nery out to retain his undisputed
The next update will come next Monday, May 20, and it’ll be a big one. Ranked fights this week: Heavyweight: (1) Oleksandr Usyk vs (2) Tyson Fury, May 18 Heavyweight: (7) Frank Sanchez vs (10) Agit Kabayel, May 18 Cruiserweight: (1) Jai Opetaia vs Mairis Briedis, May 18 Welterweight: (2) Giovani Santillan vs Brian Norman
Frank Martin spends a few minutes chatting with Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV following his opening press conference with Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and discusses his feelings about the promotion and expectations for the fight. Check out what he had to say below. Martin on what he made of his press conference with Tank “It
As David Benavidez prepares to take on Oleksandr Gvozdyk for an interim light heavyweight title fight he talks to media members about moving on with his business after years of being passed over by Canelo, and how that will still be the only fight he returns to the 168-pound division for. Benavidez on his ambition
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz It was as if Luis Nery’s first-round knockdown of Naoya Inoue poked the Monster. Inoue touched the canvas for the first time as a professional on Monday evening in Tokyo, but if anything, that set-back allowed the four-weight world champion to springboard into another career-defining performance — and possibly,
Alright, bear with me here. Earlier this year, the WBA officially installed Jono Carroll as super featherweight champ Lamont Roach Jr’s mandatory challenger. They also named Otar Eranosyan, who won a later eliminator, as next in line. This being the WBA, of course, neither of those fights are on the docket. ProBox TV announced today
Michel Rivera is chomping at the bit to get his hands on Ryan Garcia. The super lightweight contender recently signed with Salita Promotions and would like to face Garcia in his next fight. When Garcia will be able to fight isn’t yet known as the 25-year-old tested positive for a banned substance after his April
Unbeaten middleweight prospect Niall Brown has signed a promotional deal with Wasserman. Brown, 11-0 (4 KOs), has certainly had a solid grounding. The Stockport born 26-year-old was a decorated Thai boxer who reached the top of the British rankings under the guidance of the revered Grand Master Sken before deciding to concentrate on his hands
The belief is strong around Robert Meriwether and the 19-year-old prospect has been labeled a future star. Meriwether hopes to continue toward greatness on Wednesday, May 8, as a part of Wednesday Night Fights when he faces undefeated Victor Manuel Lopez Gala from the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida – live on
Tyson Fury doesn’t believe that size will play a factor when he faces Oleksandr Usyk on May 18 for the undisputed heavyweight championship. Fury stands six inches taller than his rival Usyk and normally weighs in around 50 pounds heavier than the former undisputed cruiserweight champion. The 6ft 9ins heavyweight is known for using his
WBA junior lightweight titleholder Lamont Roach Jr. is set to make his first world title defense in his hometown of Washington D.C., on June 28 to be aired live on ProBox TV. Roach (24-1-1, 9 KOs) impressed in his most recent outing, capturing the title from Hector Luis Garcia, and now turns his attention to
Sebastian Fundora pulled off a huge upset when he defeated Tim Tszyu for the WBC and WBO junior middleweight titles last March. That victory started a queue of fighters lining up for a shot at the now-unified 154-pound champion. Fundora has options on the table, with Tszyu seeking a rematch and Terence Crawford and Errol
George Kambosos Jr. will look to solve the equation that is Vasiliy Lomachenko when they fight for the vacant IBF lightweight title on Sunday. “He has an IQ like the Albert Einstein of boxing,” Kambosos told BoxingScene. Lomachenko, a three-division champion and future Hall of Famer, has often been difficult to dissect, like advanced algebra.
Savannah Marshall may not have boxed since taking the undisputed super middleweight title from Franchon Crews Dezurn last summer, but she certainly hasn’t been idle. Marshall (13-1, 10 KOs) is currently knee- (and elbow-)deep in preparations for her MMA debut. The cage door will close behind the two-weight boxing world champion for the first time
Saturday night, as I sat down in my T-Mobile Arena press seat to document the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez-Jaime Munguia undisputed super middleweight title fight next to my PPV.com live chat colleague Jim Lampley, I was astounded by the first story he told our chat participants. Lampley, the former 30-year voice of HBO Boxing and an