Boxing Scene

WBA, IBF junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor has made no secret about his desire to face idol, eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao. Taylor recently got a tattoo tribute to his late dog. The dog was named ‘PacMan’ – a name given in honor of Pacquiao. “Manny is a hero of mine so when we named

Yet another hurdle has been placed on the road to crowning an undisputed heavyweight champion. Lineal and WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will have to honor a contractual clause which calls for a third fight with Deontay Wilder, arbitration judge Daniel Weinstein ruled on Monday. The case was the subject of a months-long legal battle,

Josh Taylor was impressed by Billy Joe Saunders’ performance in his career-defining fight against Canelo Alvarez. The unbeaten IBF/WBA 140-pound champion had their super middleweight title unification fight even through eight rounds. Though that high-profile fight ended in disappointment for Saunders on May 8, Taylor thinks the British southpaw proved himself at boxing’s elite level

Unbeaten prospect Gary Antuanne Russell will aim to keep his streak of knockouts going on May 29, when he faces Jovanie Santiago in a 10-round super lightweight clash. Their Showtime televised bout will take place at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The main event will feature a bantamweight clash between WBC champion

At the AO Arena in Manchester, the skilful Lerrone Richards comprehensively out-boxed Italy’s Giovanni De Carolis to claim the vacant European Super-Middleweight Title. Richards, who had previously won British and Commonwealth honours, ran rings around De Carolis to secure a unanimous decision. De Carolis, a former WBA World Champion, could not lay a glove on

For the European bantamweight title, Jason Cunningham (29-6, 6 KOs) scored three knockdowns to win a twelve round unanimous decision over Gamal Yafai (18-2, 10 KOs). (photos by Mark Robinson) The scores were 115-110, 114-111 and 114-111. Yafai had captured the title in December with a shock decision win over Luca Rigoldi. Yafai had a

Xavier Martinez was forced to go the distance in a grueling affair for the second straight fight. The unbeaten junior lightweight contender once again prevailed, this time in a 10-round unanimous decision over three-time title challenger Juan Carlos Burgos. Judges Rudy Barragan, Dr. Lou Moret and Don Deverges all scored the contest 99-91 for Martinez,

So far, the height of Luis Nery’s ring career is also his biggest fall. A cult favorite who built a following as one of the prospects developed, on US airwaves, on the BeIn Sports Espanol Saturday shows, Nery arrived at his first title shot with real buzz. In 2017, Nery unseated one of the best

Tommy McCarthy believes the Frampton factor has played a big role in making him believe he could win a world title.  McCarthy, from Belfast, who is ranked in the top ten by WBC, WBA and IBF, defends his European cruiserweight title against Alexandru Jur, of Romania, in Manchester on Saturday and a win could see

Floyd Mayweather wants his money from the company he claims failed to deliver on its promise to put on his fight against Logan Paul in Dubai. TMZ Sports reported Friday afternoon that Mayweather Promotions has filed a lawsuit against PAC Entertainment Worldwide, which Mayweather alleges breached its contract after agreeing to stage the Paul fight

At the AO Arena in Manchester this Saturday May 15, live on Sky Sports in the UK and on DAZN in the US and more than 200 countries and territories, Joshua Buatsi (13-0, 11 KOs) fights under Virgil Hunter for the first time against unbeaten Frenchman Daniel Blenda Dos Santos (15-0, 8 KOs). (photos by

Salita Promotions announced the signing of former Ghanaian Olympian and highly touted super bantamweight prospect, Prince Octopus Dzanie, to an exclusive promotional contract. A native of his country’s capital city of Accra, the undefeated Dzanie (21-0, 17 KOs) is a tall (5’9”), rangy fighter with excellent power and, similar to his all-time-great countryman Ike Quartey,

Chad Johnson will face a winless opponent in his boxing debut June 6 on the Floyd Mayweather-Logan Paul undercard. The 43-year-old Johnson, a six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, will battle Brian Maxwell in a cruiserweight exhibition next month at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships announced

Minutes after unified super middleweight Canelo Alvarez demolished and stopped Billy Joe Saunders, middleweight champion Jermall Charlo became the latest boxer to officially throw his name in the hat for the Canelo Alvarez sweepstakes.  “F— the money, f— the fame, f— the networks,” Charlo said in an Instagram post. “I’ll lose my title and go

Former four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, 58-years-old, is open to the idea of having a fight with YouTube star Jake Paul. The 24-year-old Paul is 3-0 as a pro with all three wins by knockout. Last month, Paul blasted out MMA veteran Ben Askren in the first round of a pay-per-view card that was backed

All Star Boxing has announced the main event of their May 21st show, which will air live with an audience from the Bryan Glazer JCC Center in Tampa, Florida. World ranked WBO/NABO light flyweight champion Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez (23-3-1 13 KO’s) of Caugas, Puerto Rico defends his title against Armando “Ichiro Ozeki” Torres (26-18 19

Luis Ortiz appreciates the fact that Andy Ruiz is at least looking in his direction. The next step—actually securing such a fight—has always been the hard part for the two-time time challenger. California’s Ruiz (34-2, 22 KOs) openly discussed options for his next fight almost immediately after returning to the ring this past weekend. The

Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, says his boxer has no intention of signing a contract for a unification deal with Anthony Joshua until he is “comfortable” with the terms. On Tuesday, Eddie Hearn, promoter for Joshua, revealed that the unification clash will land on either August 7 or August 14 –