Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, indicates that a finalized deal for a unification with WBC champion Tyson Fury has now moved a step closer. Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum, who co-promotes Fury, stated in a recent interview that a summer fight with Joshua was “dead in the water.”
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Manchester Arena, Manchester - In a crossroads heavyweight clash, former WBO champion Joseph Parker (29-2, 21 KOs) won a twelve round split decision over Derek Chisora (32-11, 23 KOs). The scores were 115-113 for Chisora, 116-111 for Parker and 115-113 for Parker. In the first few seconds of the first, Chisora scored a flash knockdown as Parker’s
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as a potential fight between David Benavidez and Jermall Charlo, thoughts on Barry McGuigan, Ryan Garcia vs. Javier Fortuna falling apart, Canelo’s recent interview on his split with Golden Boy, Canelo vs. Saunders, and more. Bread, I’m still loving your articles, although you
Andy Ruiz (33-2) and Chris Arreola (38-6-1) will square off Saturday night at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The fight will headline a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX pay-per-view. The all-Mexican heavyweight showdown is sure to produce fireworks with both fighter’s fan friendly styles. However, most observers believe that the younger Ruiz
York Hall, London – For the IBF flyweight world championship, Sunny Edwards (16-0, 4 KOs) became a world champion with an impressive display of boxing to beat Moruti Mthalane (39-3, 26 KOs) with a twelve round unanimous decision. The scores were 118-111, 120-108 and 115-113. Edwards was boxing well in the first round, moving and jabbing.
Ricardo Sandoval will be among the sport’s most interested observers for this weekend’s IBF flyweight title fight. Moruti Mthalane will attempt the fourth defense of his second title reign, facing unbeaten Sunny Edwards (15-0, 6KOs) this Friday at York Hall in Bethnal Green, England. The winner will then turn his attention to a title eliminator
Personal memories are short. Collective memories are the same. It’s true in lots of areas of life. It’s true in boxing too. How short a memory is often reflects how much memory is built up. Upon the recent passing of Marvelous Marvin Hagler, those who were around when he was fighting were reminded how much
Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, says a potential unification with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is not taking place in July or August. A few days ago, Arum explained to BoxingScene.com that Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, was taking too long to secure a finalized agreement
Moruti Mthalane is back in familiar territory—on the road. The two-time and reigning IBF flyweight titlist attempts his fourth defense as he faces unbeaten challenger Sunny Edwards (15-0, 4KOs). Both boxers made weight for their scheduled 12-round main event, which airs live on BT Sport in the United Kingdom and ESPN+ in the United States
However boxing fans and media might feel about his middleweight title fight against Erislandy Lara, this is the moment Thomas LaManna has worked to reach throughout his adult life. Lara has obvious advantages in experience and level of opposition, but LaManna is inspired by his conviction that Saturday night means much more to him than
The prospect of a Manny Pacquiao-Terence Crawford fight is dead, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum told BoxingScene. Arum said there was deal agreed to for Crawford to defend his WBO welterweight world title against Pacquiao, the all-time great eight-division world champion, on June 5 in the main event of an ESPN pay-per-view event from Abu
It has been nearly two years since Omar Figueroa Jr’s last fight. There was a lot of consideration over that period where the former lightweight titlist believed there would never be a next one. “Those thoughts crossed my mind, absolutely,” Figueroa admitted during a recent Zoom media conference call to discuss his upcoming welterweight bout
It’s been a long training camp for Mick Conlan as he preps for his Friday night meeting with Ionut Baluta. How long? “It’s been forever,” he chuckles, only half joking when talking about the time he’s spent in London since mid-January. That’s quite a while for a family man any way you slice it, but
Tyson Fury has joined the team of Billy Joe Saunders’ supporters that are criticizing Eddie Hearn for what they perceive to be preferential treatment of Canelo Alvarez ahead of their super middleweight title unification fight. Fury, Saunders’ close friend, took to Instagram on Monday and ridiculed Hearn for the way he and his company, Matchroom
For an event that so many people previously claimed to not care about, there is suddenly a lot of interest in Floyd Mayweather’s next move. “Stay tuned,” Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions told BoxingScene.com of Mayweather’s pending exhibition match with YouTube celebrity and boxing novice Logan Paul (0-1). Mayweather (50-0, 27KOs) is due to
Some people do needlepoint. Others play board games. But Erislandy Lara prefers an outlet with a bit more excitement. Particularly when it helps pay the bills, too. “To be honest, boxing comes so easy to me, it’s like riding a bike,” he said. “I can do this walking in my sleep. I was just born
The vow from Triller Fight Club to serve as a disruptor in the boxing industry has now extended into online piracy. Triller Inc. has launched a nine-figure lawsuit seeking damages from streaming websites FilmDaily.com, CrackStreamsLive.com and at least 10 specified outlets as well as 100 unnamed parties. The 20-page complaint—a copy of which was obtained
Eddie Hearn resents the implication that Billy Joe Saunders and his team weren’t well-prepared for the process of selecting judges for his upcoming showdown with Canelo Alvarez. Hearn, who promotes Saunders and Alvarez, responded to criticism from Tom Saunders, Billy Joe’s father, during a recent interview with IFL TV. Among other things, Hearn explained that