Liam Paro will make a first defense of his IBF super lightweight title on Saturday, Dec. 7, as the Aussie returns to Puerto Rico to meet the challenge from Richardson Hitchins. Paro (25-0, 15 KO) stunned many back in June, when he went to Manati and out-pointed Subriel Matias to take the belt in an
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Naoya Inoue is reportedly finalizing a deal to defend his undisputed super bantamweight championship against Sam Goodman, according to ESPN.com’s Mike Coppinger. Inoue will face Goodman in Tokyo on Tuesday, Dec. 24, so Christmas Eve morning for those of you in the United States. Inoue (28-0, 25 KO) is coming off of a successful defense
David Benavidez and David Morrell both went up to light heavyweight after being unable to land a bout with Canelo Alvarez at super middleweight, and now they may be headed straight at one another. Salvador Rodriguez reports that “there is a lot of interest on the part of” the fighters as far as making a
Closing in on the October 12 rematch between Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke, both fighters appeared for a sit down conversation for DAZN’s Face Off. Wardley and Clarke both fought to a grueling draw in their first meeting, and are set to run it back with both wanting to ensure a conclusive ending on their
Janibek Alimkhanuly will return to the ring today in Australia, defending his IBF and WBO middleweight titles against Andrei Mikhailovich in Pyrmont, New South Wales. The live stream will start at 5:00 am ET on ESPN+, and we’ll be here with updates and commentary down in the comments of this post. Janibek (15-0, 10 KO)
Janibek Alimkhanuly scored a ninth round stoppage win over a game but overmatched Andrei Mikhailovich today in Australia, retaining his IBF and WBO middleweight titles. The fight was never all that competitive, with Janibek (16-0, 11 KO) pretty much having it his way from the opening bell. He dropped Mikhailovich (21-1, 13 KO) late in
Anthony Yarde, a former light heavyweight title contender, will officially make his return to the ring on Oct. 19, serving as chief support for London’s Copper Box headliner between Adam Azim vs Ohara Davies, as reported by Sky Sports. “On October 19 I’m back in my home city and I can’t wait,” Yarde said. “Everything
North American viewers won’t need to pay anything more than their existing subscriptions to catch all of next week’s Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol Riyadh Season show. DAZN announced that the entire undercard will air on their standard site, no PPV required. That said, at $15 compared to DAZN’s $19.99 monthly price, it’s cheaper to
LOS ANGELES – As Ryan Garcia hopes for a return following his controversial clash against Devin Haney, his promoters are starting to piece the puzzle of his career back together. Garcia is currently sidelined due to a one-year suspension after testing positive for the performance enhancing drug ostarine. Garcia knocked down Haney three times but
Jack Catterall is preparing for Regis Prograis to roll back the years when the super-lightweight contenders meet at Manchester’s Co-Op Live Arena on October 26. Whereas Catterall, 29-1 (13 KOs), is riding the momentum generated by February’s exciting decision victory over his long-term rival Josh Taylor, Prograis, 29-2 (24 KOs), enters their fight from something
Nick Ball and Ronny Rios both weighed in below the 126lbs featherweight limit ahead of Saturday’s fight for the WBA title at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool. Ball (20-0, 11 KOs), 27 years old, is making the first defense of his title in his home city. Rios (34-4, 17 KOs), aged 34, is making
Jahi Tucker-Quilisto Madera and Damian Knyba-Richard Lartey have been confirmed for the undercard of the rematch between Robson Conceicao and O’Shaquie Foster on November 2 at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Conceicao and Foster again contest the WBC junior-lightweight title controversially awarded via split decision to Conceicao when they fought in
While it is not unusual to hear that an amateur boxer about to turn pro has options from which to choose, rarely do these options include a completely new direction; a handbrake turn so sharp it would lead not only to whiplash but the end of one career and the start of another. Then again,
As the film “The Featherweight,” about the life of boxing great Willie Pep, enters wide release, this week a different BoxingScene contributor will reflect on a boxing biopic that resonates with them. Today: “Bleed for This.” At a cinema in the West End of London in 2016, Vinny Pazienza – or Vinny Paz, as he
There’s a scene in the Will Ferrell film “Kicking and Screaming” where Robert Duvall’s character is trying to compare his manhood and success with Mike Ditka’s. “I can’t hear you,” Ditka responds, flashing his Chicago Bears’ 1985 Super Bowl season memento, “my ring is making too much noise.” Brazil’s Robson Conceicao similarly wears his World
Terence Crawford seems to have a single-minded pursuit of Canelo Alvarez in progress for now, but the pound-for-pound elite and unbeaten four-division champion is finding it hard to deny that he, too, is being targeted. The past week has seen WBA junior-middleweight champion Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) called out by former UFC two-division champion Conor
Welterweight Quinton Randall is aiming to move into contender status when he takes on Janelson Figueroa Bocachica in his hometown of Houston tomorrow. Randall, 34, has wanted to face Bocachica since watching him fight a previous opponent, Brian Norman Jr. The bout, which headlines a DAZN broadcast, will take place at the Red Owl Boxing
By: Sean Crose Nobody thought IBF heavyweight titlist Daniel Dubois was a second rate opponent for Anthony Joshua. They just didn’t think the man would literally lay a beating on the popular former titlist. Yet that’s exactly what Dubois did from the opening round on Saturday night in London. Joshua, one of the most popular