Boxing Scene

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman believes David Benavidez is content to play the waiting game before getting his opportunity to face Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. Benavidez is moving up in weight to face Ukraine’s Oleksandr Gvozdyk in June for a light heavyweight title, having missed out – this time, at least – on the sweepstakes to meet

A heart-to-heart between Ryan Garcia and his trainer Derrick James was, according to Garcia, “key” to his victory over Devin Haney. Despite being the underdog, Garcia, 25, appeared under growing pressure to impress on Saturday night against his long-term rival, and defied all expectations by not only being competitive with Haney but by becoming the

Boxing’s traditional arenas – in Las Vegas, London, etc. – are now darker more often because of the emergence of major fight cards in Saudi Arabia. And while few live experiences can rival watching a boxing match in person, the payoff of seeing events like the upcoming undisputed heavyweight and light-heavyweight title fights over a

Despite shouting from the hilltops for a chance to challenge Saul “Canelo” Alvarez for his 168-pound undisputed title, Christian Mbilli will instead take on England’s Mark Heffron on May 25. Mbilli (26-0, 22 KOs) will make his first appearance in a co-promotional deal with Top Rank and Eye of the Tiger, headlining the ESPN+ televised

Bill Haney – Devin Haney’s father, trainer and manager – is predicting that his son will overtake Gervonta “Tank” Davis to become the unofficial “face of boxing” after, he says, Devin beats Ryan Garcia on Saturday. Davis and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez have consistently been the top two draws in the United States over the past

Oscar De La Hoya believes that Ryan Garcia has “got into the head” of Devin Haney, and that Haney is therefore at risk of abandoning his game plan for their fight scheduled for Saturday. Haney, the WBC super lightweight champion, pushed his long-term rival when they came face-to-face at the Empire State Building on Tuesday,

Oscar De La Hoya has dismissed concerns surrounding Ryan Garcia’s weight. Garcia is scheduled to challenge Devin Haney for his junior welterweight title on Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. At Tuesday’s face-to-face with the champion and Wednesday’s media workout, Garcia appeared to be a fighter on course to weigh in at

On Monday’s episode of “Deep Waters,” analyst Paulie Malignaggi and Timothy Bradley Jr. discuss the merits and malaise of boxing in Saudi Arabia. As the duo point out, despite the stacked fight cards and favorable timing in the Americas that big shows in Riyadh have brought to fans, near-empty arenas and low buzz on site

Former undisputed lightweight champion and current WBC junior welterweight Champion Devin “The Dream” Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) and King” Ryan Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) hosted a media workout at the historic Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn to promote their 12-round super lightweight world championship clash, on Saturday, April 20th, from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. 

Devin Haney (21-0, 15 KOs) will set foot in the ring on Saturday night in the highest-profile fight of his career to date against Ryan Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) at the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn, New York.  The fight will see the heated pre-fight build-up come to a close, much to the relief of many.

Devin Haney dismissed Oscar De La Hoya’s assertion that Ryan Garcia has unsettled him, and insisted that Garcia’s behavior betrays him as the one who is unnerved. Haney, a junior welterweight titleholder, will make the first defense of his belt against Garcia on Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. After retaining his

Xander Zayas will fulfill a dream when he headlines the weekend of the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York this summer. Zayas will take on Brazilian former world titleholder Patrick Teixeira in a 10-round clash on June 8 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. The fight will signal the announcement of Zayas as a main-event fighter

“The Silent Roller” Efe Ajagba is quietly building a good resume.  The 29-year-old heavyweight Afagba faces Guido Vianello, also 29, in the co-feature of the Saturday, April 13 Top Rank card from the American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas. The bout will be televised on ESPN. Ajagba (19-1, 14 KOs) has taken hard fights and has worked with

Ukrainian featherweight contender Arnold Khegai has signed a multi-fight promotional agreement with Top Rank. Khegai (21-1-1, 13 KOs), who is ranked No. 1 by the WBO and No. 3 by the IBF, is expected to return in the summer.  “Arnold Khegai is one of the very best featherweights in the world, and he deserves an opportunity to prove himself at the

In a recent promotional clip posted on Top Rank’s Instagram page, lightweight phenom Abdullah Mason is shown dispatching previously unbeaten Benjamin Gurment with a single left hand in February. The caption read, “All he delivers is HIGHLIGHTS” That’s been the case throughout the early stages of the 20-year-old’s pro career, and after 12 wins, 10

Charlie Edwards revisited how “horrible” it was to watch his brother Sunny lose his undefeated status in a largely one-sided fight with Jesse Rodriguez. The 31 year old fights on Friday evening, against France’s former European bantamweight champion Georges Ory, 32, at London’s York Hall – and does so for the first time since recruiting

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Negotiations for a potential fight between Canelo Alvarez and David Benavidez have become a weighty issue. Alvarez is the undisputed king of the super middleweight division, and he will defend his crown once more against Jaime Munguia in an all-Mexican Cinco De Mayo weekend showdown in Las Vegas on

Tom Welland has made an entertaining start to life as a professional. The 19-year-old is just three fights into his career but his all-action way of fighting has already caught the eye.  Welland’s bout with Marvin Solano has been elevated to the live portion of Friday night’s live Channel 5 show and the Essex super