Boxing Scene

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 –

Eddie Hearn, promoter for WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, has confirmed that there are two target dates, in the month of August, for the full division unification with WBC champion Tyson Fury. The fight is going to land in Saudi Arabia, but there has still been no official announcement from either side

Kieron Conway has vowed that Saturday’s fight with Souleymane Cissokho has already made him a better fighter and allowed him to learn a hell of a lot about himself. Conway came up narrowly short as he suffered a split decision defeat to Cissokho at the AT&T Stadium in Texas over the weekend. While he may

World champions Jose Ramirez and Josh Taylor took part in the World Boxing Council’s 14-day weigh-in. Both fighters submitted their 14-day pre-weight results. Ramirez weighed in 146.1 pounds, while Taylor came in at 147.2 pounds. The two undefeated boxers will collide on Saturday, May 22 in Las Vegas, with ESPN broadcasting the fight – with

Indian amateur standout Mandeep Jangra emerged successfully from his professional debut, and he outclassed the game Luciano Ramos to win via a unanimous decision.  Ramos came out swinging early, providing a brief scare for Jangra in the early stages, but Jangra, the 2014 Commonwealth Games Silver Medalist found his rhythm in the second round, as

Former light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev could potentially return to the ring in the cruiserweight division, according to a source in the boxer’s team. Kovalev (34-4-1, 29 KOs), 38-years-old, made his pro debut in 2009 and he’s fought at the light heavyweight limit for the entire duration of career. “The cruiserweight division is one of

Three down and one to go for Canelo Alvarez—and the one that’s left doesn’t have plans to go anywhere else. The sport’s pound-for-pound king unified three titles at super middleweight after leaving Billy Joe Saunders unable to continue after eight rounds Saturday evening, live on DAZN from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Alvarez (55-1-2, 37KOs)