Regis Prograis entered 2021 with the intention of pursuing nothing but high-profile fights and opportunities. That wish has been granted for his first one out of the gate. The former junior welterweight titlist has secured a spot on the undercard of the April 17 Triller Pay-Per-View event to take place at a venue to be
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Joseph Parker truly enjoyed a hero’s welcome back home. The former WBO heavyweight titlist over countryman and former amateur rival Junior Fa. Parker claimed a 12-round unanimous decision in their long-awaited clash Saturday evening (local time) at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. Scores were 115-113, 117-111 and an investigation-worthy 119-109 in favor of Parker,
Former two-time World Super Middleweight Champion Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell and Kyrone “Shut It Down” Davis stepped on the scale on Friday, ahead of their main event showdown taking place this Saturday, February 27, live on FOX PBC Fight Night and FOX Deportes from Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. (photos by Sean
MIAMI – Eddie Hearn doesn’t expect Bob Arum’s antagonistic reaction to Hearn’s company bidding on the Teofimo Lopez-George Kambosos Jr. lightweight championship match to negatively impact ongoing negotiations for the biggest fight in boxing. Despite Arum’s controversial comments about Hearn on Thursday, Hearn still believes they’re close to finalizing a deal for the heavyweight title
SAN ANTONIO, TX – Prince Ranch Boxing’s unbeaten featherweight prospect, Ricky “El Castigo” Medina (8-0, 6 KOs), will be making his 2021 debut on Saturday, March 6th, in Matamoros, Mexico. Medina will face Jose Alfredo Cobos (7-3-2, 2 KOs) in a bout scheduled for 6-rounds. “I really want to take a giant step in my
The biggest fight on the New Zealand boxing calendar is officially one sleep away. Joseph Parker and Junior Fa are set to collide in their highly anticipated heavyweight showdown, which takes place Saturday evening at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. Both boxers took the fight seriously, offering trimmer and fitter physiques than was the
Teofimo Lopez Jr. received the king’s ransom he feels he deserves, just not from the party with whom such demands were previously made. Triller Fight Club’s Ryan Kavanaugh has secured the promotional rights to Lopez’s mandatory title defense versus Australia’s George Kambosos Jr. The Triller CEO submitted a whopping $6,018,000 during a purse bid hearing
Dave Coldwell was a delighted observer at Wembley Arena two weeks ago as both Leigh Wood and Hopey Price registered impressive victories. Wood, managed by Coldwell, demonstrated his much talked about power with a stunning ninth round stoppage of Reece Mould. Price, a fighter trained by Coldwell, added more experience to his record with a
Heavyweight contender Mahmoud “Manuel” Charr, 36-years-old, is still motivated to secure the biggest fights possible – including the winner of a potential summer unification between world champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. Charr has been out of the ring since November 2017, when he defeated Alexander Ustinov for the WBA’s “regular” heavyweight title. In January, he
Michel Rivera was expecting a different date and network for his next ring appearance but will gladly settle for the contingency plan. A short notice opportunity was accepted by the unbeaten Dominican lightweight, who will face Puerto Rico’s Anthony Mercado Raices this weekend. Their junior welterweight bout will air live on FS1 (Saturday, 7:00 p.m.
Hard punching Kazak heavyweight Zhan Kossobutskiy (15-0) ) won the vacant WBA International title on Saturday (Feb 20) in Hamburg with an all too easy knockout win over overmatched Nigerian Onoriode Ehwarieme (18-2), who was floored late in the third and knocked out in the fourth. This fight headlined Universum’s promotion held at their gym.
Canelo Alvarez hopes to turn Miami into another home for his blockbuster fight nights as he prepares to defend his WBC, WBA Super and Ring Magazine World Super-Middleweight titles against mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim on Saturday night (February 27) at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, live worldwide on DAZN and on TV
Jamel Herring and Carl Frampton have once again received new marching orders. The long-awaited junior lightweight title fight showdown is now set for April 3 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), sources involved with the event have informed BoxingScene.com. The new date and location come on the heels of yet the latest stalled effort to
Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum, who promotes WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford, is going to explore two potential opponents for his fighter. Former champions Manny Pacquiao and Shawn Porter are the names being mentioned by Arum, who wants to secure one of them for Crawford’s next fight. Pacquiao, 42-years-old, has been out of the ring since
Five division champion Floyd Mayweather, who recently turned 44, feels confident that his pay-per-view fight with Youtube star Logan Paul will move forward as planned. Mayweather was scheduled to face Paul in an exhibition fight on February 20, as the main event of a pay-per-view card. The event is being financially backed by the Fanmio app. While the fight was officially announced on December
FRANK WARREN has announced that #1 ranked WBO super middleweight Zach Parker has signed to fight under the Queensberry Promotions banner and be showcased live on the BT Sport platform. The 26-year-old from Woodville in Derby holds a professional record of 19-0 (13 KOs), having made his debut in the pro ranks in July 2015. He
Regis Prograis insists Adrien Broner is “shot” and believes he would inflict a damaging display on his rival, should they meet. Broner claimed a close, unanimous decision win over Jovanie Santiago in his first fight in two years at Mohegan Sun on Saturday. When asked about the possibility of a fight with Prograis post-fight, the
Mohegan Sun, CT. - Former world champion Robert Easter Jr. (23-1-1, 14 KOs) showed his championship pedigree with a dominating unanimous decision victory over Chattanooga, Tenn.’s Ryan Martin (24-2, 14 KOs). The judges scored the fight 117-111 and 118-110 twice. With the win, Easter improves to 5-1-1 in fights that have gone all 12 scheduled