During the virtual press conference for Andy Ruiz’s next outing against Chris Arreola, Ruiz takes some media questions about where he’s at in his career today that’s different from the last time we saw him lose against Anthony Joshua in their rematch. Ruiz, of course, admits that he wasn’t dialed in nor training properly for
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Miguel Cotto and Juan Manuel Marquez will become the latest in a growing trend of ring legends appearing on the boxing exhibition circuit. Multiple sources have informed BoxingScene.com that the pair of former four-division titlists are due to meet in an exhibition bout on June 12 from a location to be determined. Details on the
Posted on 03/30/2021 By: Sean Crose WBC world lightweight champ Devin Haney has been charged with facing less than stellar competition throughout the course of his 25 bout career. Although he’s yet to meet defeat, the biggest name the 22 year old Vegas resident has faced was the nearly 40 year old former titlist Yuriorkis
9:37 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN Fighters get better with seasoning, experience and maturity, but not, as a rule, age. That’s why I cannot share in any enthusiasm — if, in fact, there is any — for the return of Oscar De La Hoya. What plagues boxing isn’t the wave of “exhibition” fights, per se. No,
Teofimo Lopez is set to defend his WBA, IBF, and WBO world lightweight titles, as well as the WBC “franchise” belt, probably, against IBF mandatory challenger George Kambosos Jr, likely on June 5 in Miami. Lopez-Kambosos has kicked up an unusual amount of dust for a fight of its stature, what with Top Rank being
On March 4, 2017, Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) unified boxing’s glamour division with a split-decision victory over Danny Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs) on Saturday, defending his WBA belt and picking up Garcia’s WBC crown on boxing’s biggest stage in primetime on CBS from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. Keith Thurman built his
Light Heavyweight Lyndon Arthur caught up with Steve Bunce on his return to boxing and when we can expect to him next as he recovers from surgery. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our BT Sport Boxing Facebook Group ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BTSportBoxing/ Follow us
As Dillian Whyte watched a replay of him knocking out Alexander Povetkin, he couldn’t help but admire his work. The redeemed interim champion is confident that if he hits any heavyweight with the type of left hook that knocked Povetkin to the canvas, that opponent will go down as well. Whyte first hurt Povetkin with
Posted on 03/27/2021 Following in the footsteps of a great boxer isn’t easy but it becomes even more difficult when that fighter is your on father. For super featherweight prospect Campbell Hatton, he stepped into the ring for the first time as a professional with his father, Ricky Hatton, watching closely from ringside. Although he
Well, this is new. According to the Daily Telegraph, Wednesday’s super welterweight clash between Tim Tszyu and Dennis Hogan is in some last-minute danger, as Hogan “has sensationally vowed to cancel his Wednesday night showdown with Tim Tszyu if prevented from wearing a pair of sponsored boxing trunks.” More specifically, Hogan (28-3-1, 7 KO) has
As expected, UFC President Dana White is not in favor of Oscar De La Hoya’s planned comeback. De La Hoya, 48-years-old, has been out of the ring since 2008 – when he was battered and stopped by Manny Pacquiao. Last week, during a press conference for the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren pay-per-view, the six division
Posted on 03/27/2021 Ted Cheeseman dug deep tonight. After finding success early on against James Metcalf (21-1, 13 KOs), Ted Cheeseman (17-2-1, 10 KOs) appeared on his way to an early night at the office. However, Metcalf would hear none of it as he ralllied back. As both fighters began fighting on even terms, Cheeseman
Mike Coppinger, confirming news first broken by Keith Idec, reports that Devin Haney’s WBC lightweight title defense on DAZN against Jorge Linares is set for May 29th at Las Vegas’ Michelob Ultra Arena, formerly known as the Mandalay Bay Events Center. The matchup’s had a number of working dates so far, from April 17th to
Jose Zepeda is set to return from his epic knockout of Ivan Baranchyk. BoxingScene.com has learned that Zepeda will oppose Pedro Campa in a 10-round junior welterweight match May 22 in Las Vegas. ESPN will televise the bout between Zepeda (33-2, 26 KOs, 2 NC), of La Puente, California, and Campa (32-1-1, 21 KOs), of
Posted on 03/29/2021 By: Sean Crose Boxing is dead. You hear it again. And again. And again. And while it certainly doesn’t seem to be in its healthiest state (such things happen when big names rarely face off), boxing appears to be far from deceased, or even mortally wounded. One need only turn towards AT&T
(December 16, 2020) Undefeated rising welterweight Eimantas Stanionis continued his ascent up the 147-pound rankings Wednesday night with a ninth-round knockout of Colombia’s Janer Gonzalez in the main event of FS1 PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes from Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. The 2016 Lithuanian Olympian Stanionis (12-0, 9 KOs),
John Fury believes Mark Chamberlain can go all the way through, to becoming world champion, if he’s managed right, after watching him stop Jordan Ellison. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our BT Sport Boxing Facebook Group ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BTSportBoxing/ Follow us on Instagram
As Carl Frampton readies himself for this weekend’s WBO super featherweight title fight against Jamel Herring, Frampton admits to RingTV that it’s been a while since he’s last fought a southpaw fighter, but isn’t concerned with the style so much as he says he’s been having good success in training. To that end Frampton says