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Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz has renewed his long-term promotional contract with lightweight contender Edwin “La Granada” De Los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs)  The 24-year-old De Los Santos, a hard-punching southpaw from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, has been with Lewkowicz’s Sampson Boxing for most of his career. He lost a contentious decision to Shakur Stevenson last November

What comes next for Naoya Inoue? Inoue (27-0, 24 KOs), one of the very best in the world, had to rise from the canvas against Luis Nery (35-2, 27 KOs) to secure an emphatic sixth-round victory over his mandatory challenger.  Referee Michael Griffin halted the contest while Nery was on the canvas following a heavy

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said Wednesday that unbeaten middleweight titleholder Jermall Charlo’s car crash in Texas was the final straw that moved him to strip Charlo of his belt and deliver it to new belt holder Carlos Adames. “So the WBC has made the decision, but at the same time we have compassion and still

PHOENIX – Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez and Juan Francisco Estrada could be fighting for more than a junior bantamweight title. A monster stepping stone could also be at stake. Naoya Inoue, who enhanced his reputation as “The Monster” with his dramatic knockout of Luis Nery on Monday, was impossible to ignore Wednesday at a news conference

Michel Rivera is chomping at the bit to get his hands on Ryan Garcia. The super lightweight contender recently signed with Salita Promotions and would like to face Garcia in his next fight. When Garcia will be able to fight isn’t yet known as the 25-year-old tested positive for a banned substance after his April

Unbeaten middleweight prospect Niall Brown has signed a promotional deal with Wasserman. Brown, 11-0 (4 KOs), has certainly had a solid grounding. The Stockport born 26-year-old was a decorated Thai boxer who reached the top of the British rankings under the guidance of the revered Grand Master Sken before deciding to concentrate on his hands

The belief is strong around Robert Meriwether and the 19-year-old prospect has been labeled a future star. Meriwether hopes to continue toward greatness on Wednesday, May 8, as a part of Wednesday Night Fights when he faces undefeated Victor Manuel Lopez Gala from the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida – live on

Tyson Fury doesn’t believe that size will play a factor when he faces Oleksandr Usyk on May 18 for the undisputed heavyweight championship. Fury stands six inches taller than his rival Usyk and normally weighs in around 50 pounds heavier than the former undisputed cruiserweight champion. The 6ft 9ins heavyweight is known for using his

WBA junior lightweight titleholder Lamont Roach Jr. is set to make his first world title defense in his hometown of Washington D.C., on June 28 to be aired live on ProBox TV. Roach (24-1-1, 9 KOs) impressed in his most recent outing, capturing the title from Hector Luis Garcia, and now turns his attention to

Sebastian Fundora pulled off a huge upset when he defeated Tim Tszyu for the WBC and WBO junior middleweight titles last March. That victory started a queue of fighters lining up for a shot at the now-unified 154-pound champion. Fundora has options on the table, with Tszyu seeking a rematch and Terence Crawford and Errol

George Kambosos Jr. will look to solve the equation that is Vasiliy Lomachenko when they fight for the vacant IBF lightweight title on Sunday. “He has an IQ like the Albert Einstein of boxing,” Kambosos told BoxingScene.  Lomachenko, a three-division champion and future Hall of Famer, has often been difficult to dissect, like advanced algebra.

Savannah Marshall may not have boxed since taking the undisputed super middleweight title from Franchon Crews Dezurn last summer, but she certainly hasn’t been idle. Marshall (13-1, 10 KOs) is currently knee- (and elbow-)deep in preparations for her MMA debut. The cage door will close behind the two-weight boxing world champion for the first time

Saturday night, as I sat down in my T-Mobile Arena press seat to document the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez-Jaime Munguia undisputed super middleweight title fight next to my PPV.com live chat colleague Jim Lampley, I was astounded by the first story he told our chat participants. Lampley, the former 30-year voice of HBO Boxing and an

Christian Mbilli appears ready to make the leap onto the big stage of the super middleweight division.  The Canada-based, Cameroonian-French contender is next set to fight Mark Heffron on May 25 and he’s already promising a spectacular performance.  And if the 29-year-old Mbilli (26-0, 22 KOs) stays undefeated, co-promoter Bob Arum is ready to pit

LAS VEGAS – Something became very apparent Wednesday afternoon as the flow of people increased through the hotel walkways, as reporters searched in vain for an empty seat at the news conference and as the sport’s A-list celebrities created news in a blink. It’s a Canelo fight week, a spectacle that routinely takes on a

Jaron “Boots” Ennis will defend his welterweight title against Cody Crowley at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Saturday, July 13, Matchroom Boxing announced Thursday. In his first bout as a full titleholder, Ennis (31-0, 28 KOs) will return to his hometown to fight for the first time since November 2018. Ennis, 26, of Germantown, Pennsylvania,

In the days after Tim Tszyu surrendered his junior middleweight belt to Sebastian Fundora, the question was frequently asked: Should Tszyu’s corner have stopped the fight shortly after a stray Fundora elbow opened a bloody gash on Tszyu’s head at the end of Round 3? The never-ending crimson gusher certainly appeared to impede the Australian

LAS VEGAS – The beauty of being Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is that, as the most popular fighter in the world and an athlete who has already charted a decorated career course, he has the ability to move among promotions and streaming networks to make the best fights. As Alvarez, the undisputed super middleweight champion, now