Boxing Scene

Ryad Mehry is looking to make his United States debut in grand fashion Saturday night by playing spoiler when he challenges heavyweight contender Jared Anderson. The fight will headline a Top Rank on ESPN show at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Ivory Coast-born, Belgian-based Mehry (32-2, 26 KOs) is a cruiserweight

Undefeated super middle Leon Bauer (20-0-1) headlines Universum’s show at the Motorworld in Cologne (Germany) May 11. Opponent is to be announced.  Heavyweights Jose Larduet (12-0), Mourad Aliev (10-0) and Florian Schulz (4-0) along with middleweight Bujar Tahir (16-0) are also on the bill. ……………………….. Former WBA Interim and IBO light heavy champ Robin Krasniqi

Jaron “Boots” Ennis fights have entertained previously by simply showcasing the Philadelphia fighter who has elevated himself to IBF welterweight champion. Now, as the time has arrived for him to test his superb skill and fight IQ against the best opposition available, the competition is nowhere to be found. “The welterweight division has kind of

ProBox TV returns on April with its latest installment of Wednesday Night Fights.  The card, at the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida, is led by two featherweights attempting to climb the rankings Angelo Leo (23-1, 11 KOs), who trains out of Las Vegas, Nevada, made weight at 125.8 lbs. His opponent, Eduardo

In Monday’s episode of ProBox TV’s Deep Waters, Timothy Bradley Jr. predicts a competitive and entertaining fight when former junior middleweight titleholder Jaime Munguia takes on unified super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on May 4 in Las Vegas for Cinco de Mayo weekend. Can an intelligent jab and a dash of young, blissful ignorance

Tom Loeffler believes his fighter Serhii Bohachuk is in a strong position after his unanimous decision win over Brian Mendoza in Las Vegas on March 30. Ukraine’s Bohachuk (24-1, 23 KOs) picked up the interim WBC 154-pound title with the win – his first over the distance – over the man who last year knocked

Junior welterweight “King” Ryan Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) hosted a media workout in Dallas, Texas ahead of his fight against former undisputed lightweight champion and current WBC junior welterweight champion Devin “The Dream” Haney. The fight will take place on Saturday, April 20, exclusively live on DAZN around the world and DAZN PPV in the

Trainer Brian “Bomac” McIntyre says his leading charge Terence Crawford is still keen on a fight with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. McIntyre, talking to Fight Hub, said of Crawford: “That’s probably what he wants, Canelo.  “Bud beats his ass. He outboxes him. [Weight] don’t matter. Bud’s been fighting bigger people all his life.  “We know how

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Luis Nery is digging in his heels and embracing his role as the boogeyman who will blast and beat “The Monster.” Nery (35-1, 27 KOs) will challenge Naoya Inoue (26-0, 23 KOs) for the undisputed junior featherweight championship on May 6 on ESPN+ at the Tokyo Dome in Japan

The light heavyweight division hangs in the balance until Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol battle for the undisputed championship on June 1. Venezuela’s Albert Ramirez (18-0, 15 KOs) is among the pack waiting in line for a shot at a world title at 175 pounds. The Eye of the Tiger charge is ranked in No.

Former unified world lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. (21-2, 10 KOs) is aware of the task at hand when he steps into the ring on May 12 in Perth, Australia, as he continues his preparations to face one of the most decorated fighters this generation in Vasiliy Lomachenko (17-3, 11 KOs).  The decorated veteran Lomachenko

The O2 Arena on March 31 was the scene of one of British boxing’s most entertaining and bloody British title fights in recent memory. Fabio Wardley (17-0-1, 16 KOs) and Frazer Clarke (8-0-1, 6 KOs) slugged it out for 12 rounds, with both fighters forced to fight through adversity to remain standing at the final

Fabio Wardley has warned Frazer Clarke and Boxxer that by waiting to fight him they have guaranteed an even more difficult night. The British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion defends his titles against his long-term rival at London’s O2 Arena on Sunday evening. Clarke’s promoter Boxxer are also promoting the fight, and doing so in the year after refusing

Rarely can an eight-round undercard contest have created such a buzz. Highlights of Ben Whittaker’s exploits during his stoppage victory over Khalid Graidia last month generated tens of millions of views and attracted attention from outside of the boxing bubble. Whittaker took the attention in his stride, insisting that the performance was just routine.  The Olympic silver

Last week, Kurt Walker told BoxingScene that he was feeling the weight of expectation as he prepared to headline last night’s Conlan Boxing show at Belfast’s famous Ulster Hall. The featherweight thrived under the spotlight and showed a bit of everything during his seventh round stoppage of James Beech Jnr. Aware that he wouldn’t be

“It was a good war,” said a disconsolate Tim Tszyu, having lost his undefeated record and his WBO super welterweight title to Sebastian Fundora at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.“It started off well. We knew he was awkward, tall, rangy, flicks that jab.” What we did not know if that the fight would turn

Oscar Valdez revived his career Friday by scoring a ferocious seventh-round stoppage against Liam Wilson.  The competitive fight immediately turned for Valdez after he connected with a combination of unanswered punches on the Australian, forcing referee Mark Nelson to step in and stop the action.  The former 126 and 130 titlist (32-2, 24 KOs) became

Leon Willings recovered from a first-round knockdown to take the exciting Ben Whittaker the eight-round distance at London’s O2 Arena. On the occasion of the 26-year-old Whittaker’s seventh professional contest, Willings, 23, showed admirable resilience to perhaps even give him his toughest fight.  That Whittaker, fighting for the first time since his separation from the