Boxing Scene

The fighting pride of West Belfast, Michael “Mick” Conlan, is primed for a summer homecoming for the ages. Conlan, the WBO No. 1 junior featherweight contender, will defend his WBO Intercontinental title against former world champion TJ Doheny in a 10-round showdown Friday, Aug. 6 at Falls Park in Belfast as part of the Féile

According to Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum, former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk will be trained by Anatoly Lomachenko for his upcoming showdown with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Joshua’s fight with Usyk is slated for the likely date of September 25 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Usyk was prepared by

WBA Gold super featherweight Mark Urvanov (19-2-1, 10 KOs) got the most he could possibly get of his eight-round mix-weight collision with South African Rofhiwa Maemu (19-12-3, 12 KOs), winning a unanimous decision in a rough non-title fight. Urvanov vs. Maemu was the main event of the night, promoted on Saturday night, June 26, by

FRANK WARREN has delivered a spectacular undercard to support Joe Joyce’s big Heavyweight clash against Carlos Takam at SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday July 24, live on BT. Beside’s Joyce’s WBO International, WBC Silver and Commonwealth Heavyweight championships being on the line, the Hall of Fame promoter has added three further title clashes. There will

Shelly Finkel, co-manager of heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder, is not surprised that his boxer said next to nothing at the kick-off press conference to announce the upcoming trilogy fight with WBC world champion Tyson Fury. (photo by Ryan Hafey) “He didn’t want to get into it with Fury at the press conference,” Finkel told Sports

Junior welterweight Mario “El Azteca” Barrios (26-1, 17 KOs) tasted his first career defeat on Saturday night, when he was stopped in eleven round by Gervonta “Tank” Davis (25-0, 24 KOs) at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Barrios received a hero’s welcome when he arrived at the airport back home in San Antonio. Barrios

The Armory in Minneapolis – In the co-main event on FOX, cruiserweight Brandon Glanton (14-0, 11 KOs) defeated Efetobor Apochi (11-1, 11 KOs) by split decision in their 10-round bout. “What can I say?” asked Apochi. “I thought I won the fight. I used my jab, showed some heart, had some good movement in there,

Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao has fired back at some recent statements that were made by his career rival, Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather, 44-years-old, decisioned Pacquiao over twelve rounds in 2015. He retired from the sport back in 2017, after stopping UFC superstar Conor McGregor. But, the 42-year-old Pacquiao has continued to fight and returns

Omar Juarez looks forward to hearing a round of cheers in the crowd for the first time since the pandemic. Given the deafening silence that has come with four straight fights behind closed doors, the unbeaten junior welterweight will even settle for a chorus of boos. “Just hearing and seeing fans in attendance once again

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Former three division world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko is looking for payback. Returning for the first time since last October’s twelve round decision loss to Teofimo Lopez, Lomachenko beat down and stopped Nakatani in the ninth round of a lightweight main event Saturday at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.

Great last half of the fight as Gervonta Davis landed 11 punches in the first 4 rounds and then 85 in the final 6.5 rounds. Davis landed 45% of his power punches (82/182). The game Mario Barrios outlanded Davis in 6 of the 10 completed rounds. State Farm Arena, Atlanta – In a clash for

ATLANTA – Erickson Lubin laughed off Jeison Rosario’s knockout prediction prior to them coming face to face at a press conference Thursday. Lubin believes Rosario is underestimating the southpaw’s power as their 12-round WBC super welterweight elimination match nears. Regardless, Rosario reminded him that their fascinating fight won’t go the distance Saturday night on the

The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as the career of Amir Khan, the unification between Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castano, the skills of Shakir Stevenson, the recent big win by Gabe Rosado, the career of David Haye, and more. Hello Breadman ,              

The mission of the team around Gervonta Davis has been clear. Put butts in seats.  Create a pay-per-view star. The former they’ve been doing with regularity in multiple stops across the United States. Last October, they made their first play for the latter and with pay-per-view the in-ring risk is escalating.  In a crowd-pleasing main

Former pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko is ready for the next chapter. Eight months after losing an undisputed lightweight title match to Teofimo Lopez, “Loma” returns Saturday night in a 12-round lightweight bout against Japanese contender Masayoshi Nakatani at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. (photos by Mikey Williams) In the 10-round middleweight co-feature, undefeated sensation Janibek “Qazaq

Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe was alongside Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s flawless ride fighting his way to becoming a five-division champion. Ellerbe is spearheading another similar operation with intent to guide Gervonta Davis in becoming a champion across multiple divisions. Davis (24-0, 23 KOs) has mostly campaigned at 126 and 130 pounds throughout his career and

Thompson Boxing Promotions’ undefeated super welterweight contender, Giovanni Santillan (26-0, 15 KOs), returns to the ring this Saturday, June 26, 2021, against Cecil McCalla (23-4, 10 KOs). The 10-round bout, promoted by Top Rank, takes place in Las Vegas on the undercard of Vasily Lomachenko vs. Masayoshi Nakatani. Santillan-McCalla will be among the undercard bouts

Four-time world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis and WBA Super Lightweight Champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before they meet in the SHOWTIME PPV main event this Saturday, June 26 from the award-winning State Farm Arena in Atlanta in a Premier Boxing Champions event. (photos by Amanda Westcott, Sean