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LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao took a lot of criticism the last time he mentioned a physical problem that contributed to a unanimous-decision loss in Las Vegas. (photo by Ryan Hafey) The 42-year-old legend opened himself up to more skepticism Saturday night after his decisive defeat to Yordenis Ugas. The Filipino icon indicated during their

T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas – Yordenis Ugas (27-4, 12 KOs) pulled off a big upset to win a twelve round unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) to retain the WBA welterweight title. (photos by Ryan Hafey) The scores were 115-113, 116-112, 116-112. Pacquiao, 42-years-old, was fighting for the first time since July of

Eight-division world champion and Philippine Senator Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and WBA Welterweight World Champion Yordenis Ugas went face-to-face Friday at the official weigh-in before they meet in the highly anticipated FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View main event this Saturday, August 21 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In the co-feature, former world champions Robert Guerrero and

Robert Guerrero firmly believes he still has plenty more to offer the sport. That doesn’t make him any less proud of what he has already achieved. “When fans look back at my career, I want them to know that I always went out and gave everything,” Guerrero told BoxingScene.com ahead of his upcoming clash with

Yordenis Ugas accepted a much more difficult fight on less than two weeks’ notice once an injured Errol Spence Jr. was forced to withdraw from his showdown with Manny Pacquiao. The Cuban-born Ugas (26-4, 12 KOs) was scheduled to defend his WBA “super” welterweight title against Argentina’s Fabian Maidana (18-1, 13 KOs) on the Pacquiao-Spence

Eight-division world champion and Philippine Senator Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and WBA Welterweight World Champion Yordenis Ugas went face-to-face Friday at the official weigh-in before they meet in the highly anticipated FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View main event this Saturday, August 21 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The pay-per-view begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT

Rising Star Promotions in Association with Events DC, the official convention and sports authority for the District of Columbia, DHH Promotions, TCMFB Boxing and Millions.Co are bringing boxing back to D.C. on Sept. 4 with Beltway Battles: The Inauguration, the first in a series of events to be held at the District’s  Entertainment & Sports

It sounds like something from the playground, a girl asks two boys who would win in a fight if they were ever going to throw hands. But here, in 2021, it’s the storyline to an actual pay-per-view undercard fight. David Haye, retired for three years, meets his old friend, sparring partner and client Joe Fournier

Former two division world champion David Haye has warned Tyson Fury to not underestimate the abilities of Deontay Wilder. Fury will defend his WBC heavyweight title against Wilder on October 9th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The contest will be their third meeting in the ring. Back in February of 2020, Fury dominated

Boxing is now closer than ever to crowning its first-ever undisputed super middleweight champion. BoxingScene.com has learned that Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Caleb Plant are in the advanced stages of finalizing all terms for a desired four-belt super middleweight showdown. As first reported by ESPN.com’s Mike Coppinger, sources with knowledge of such talks indicate that

Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett is one of the most prodigious pass rushers in the National Football League.  The Texas A&M product and 2017 first-overall pick has tallied 42.5 sacks in 52 career games.  If presented with the opportunity, the 25-year-old combat sports enthusiast would take down the West Lake, Ohio-raised YouTuber Logan Paul

Jaime Munguia didn’t have to look far in search of his next challenger once he realized a title fight wasn’t next in store. Talks continue to progress for a potential fall crossroads bout between Tijuana’s Munguia (37-0, 30KOs) and Philadelphia’s Gabriel Rosado (26-13-1, 15KOs), representatives from both camps confirmed to BoxingScene.com. Such a bout would

Puerto Rican star and unified WBC/WBO Featherweight World Champion Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano plans to take full advantage of her opportunity on the SHOWTIME PPV event headlined by Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley when she faces super bantamweight world champion Yamileth Mercado on Sunday, August 29 from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. “It

I WOULD LIKE to start this week by offering up my congratulations to the Team GB Olympic boxing squad for their record medal haul at the Tokyo Games. There were some stirring performances from the boys and girls that were well worth getting up early for. The superb six medals from an 11-strong team, I

Joshua Franco is now in position to land a dream fight for his next ring appearance. Or at least an upgrade in title status. The current top-rated junior bantamweight is the latest benefactor of the current efforts by the World Boxing Association (WBA) to reduce the number of titlists within its organization. Franco defended a

A purse bid apparently will be required if Terence Crawford and Shawn Porter are to meet next in what, at least on paper, would be Crawford’s toughest welterweight fight. BoxingScene.com has learned that infrequent discussions over the past 3½ weeks between representatives for Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions (Porter) and Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc.

On Saturday, August 21 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, former world champions and all-action brawlers Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero and “Vicious” Victor Ortiz will meet in a 10-round welterweight duel. Guerrero (36-6-1, 20 KOs) is a three-time world champion who has won world titles at featherweight and super featherweight, and has fought a stacked

Pro boxing returned to Worcester, Massachusetts as Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE) and Shearns Boxing Promotions presented “New England’s Future VII” at the famed Palladium. Undefeated heavyweight Cassius “C.O.G.” Chaney (21-0, 14 KOs), promoted by Maun Events, won a 10-round unanimous decision over game Shawndell Terell Winters (13-6, 12 KOs), a former NAB heavyweight champion, in