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
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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
When the bell rang to signify the end of the first round of a fight for the first time in his career, Edgar Berlanga walked back to his corner gesturing downwards with his hands towards the crowd, telling them to remain calm. Berlanga had to be taken beyond the first round at some point, and
On April 24 in Hamburg, Germany – lightweight Artem Harutyunyan (10-0) won the vacant WBA International title with a close but unanimous decision over late sub Vladyslav Melnik (13-4). It was scored 115-113 twice and 115-114. Melnik was a sub for Pablo Manuel Ojeda, who in turn was a sub for Oliver Flores. This fight headlined
Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida - WBO featherweight world champion Emanuel Navarrete fought off a very game Christopher Diaz for a twelfth round stoppage. The Mexican star knocked down Puerto Rican contender Christopher “Pitufo” Diaz four times. It was the first successful featherweight title defense for Navarrete (34-1, 29 KOs), who also reigned as WBO
Emanuel Navarrete survived a spirited challenge and partisan crowd to extend his second divisional title reign. Christopher ‘Pitufo’ Diaz showed plenty of fighting heart but was ultimately outgunned by Mexico’s Navarrete, who scored a 12th round stoppage to defend his WBO featherweight title Saturday evening at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida. Navarrete scored four
Two-time world champion Javier Fortuna, his promoter Sampson Lewkowicz and their entire team sincerely wish fellow lightweight contender Ryan Garcia a speedy recovery. Fortuna (36-2-1, 25 KOs) and Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) were to have faced off in a July 9 highly anticipated showdown streamed live on DAZN. The fight was ordered by the WBC,
Stephen Espinoza has no doubt that the Floyd Mayweather-Logan Paul fight will happen. The date and the site of their pay-per-view exhibition have not been determined, however, according to Showtime’s president of sports and event programming. Espinoza told Chris Mannix on his Sports Illustrated boxing podcast Friday that those details related to the Mayweather-Paul event
On May 8 in the AT&T Stadium in Texas, a slick former middleweight champion takes on a powerful former light-heavyweight belt holder. The consensus is that WBO 168lbs champion Billy Joe Saunders will have to try to outboxing Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, the WBC and WBA ruler, who will likely try to wear down and batter
Earlier this week, former unified heavyweight champion Andy “The Destroyer” Ruiz Jr. took fans inside his training camp Thursday during a virtual media workout that streamed live on the PBC YouTube page, as Ruiz prepares to take on Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola Saturday, May 1 in the FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View main event from Dignity