Boxing Scene

Trash talk tends to rule boxing, and poor behavior often generates big money. Vergil Ortiz and Tim Tszyu, who will square off in a junior middleweight fight on Aug. 3 in Los Angeles, break the mold. Last Saturday, Ortiz notched a first-round knockout against former world title contender Thomas Dulorme – Ortiz’s second opening-round knockout

Free agent Jesse Hart is ready for a big fight and hopes the likes of Caleb Plant or Edgar Berlanga are prepared to pick up the phone. Philadelphia’s Hart improved to 31-3 (25 KOs) with a fifth-round stoppage of Daniel Adku (15-5-1, 11 KOs) at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia on Saturday, and now wants

Former 2016 United States Olympian Karlos Balderas, who is trained by Robert Garcia and David Balderas, will return to action on June 7 against Gilberto Espinoza Zarate in a scheduled eight-rounder at the Chumash Casino Resort. It will be Balderas’ first fight since signing an exclusive promotional contract with Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions. Balderas (14-2,

Jose Ramirez and Vergil Ortiz Jr. could appear on more fight cards together. The pair both won Saturday in Fresno, California, as Ramirez picked up a 12-round unanimous decision victory over Rances Barthelemy and Ortiz stopped Thomas Dulorme in one round. Ortiz (21-0, 21 KOs) and Ramirez (29-1, 17 KOs), who both train at Robert

Arnold Barboza had a night to forget against Sean McComb.  His split-decision win on Saturday, April 20, as the co-feature to Haney-Garcia left a stunned Brooklyn crowd booing in the Barclays Center before the main event.  The result was not popular with those in attendance and the outcome caught the attention of some fighters who

The feedback from Jared Anderson’s tepid 10-round decision over Ryad Merhy was not positive. Although the American heavyweight contender remained undefeated, the lack of action was a turn-off, and the match was widely condemned. It did, however, serve a purpose, according to Top Rank president Todd duBoef. “My take-home from that is [that] it’s always

Oscar Valdez is fresh off a resounding seventh-round knockout win against Liam Wilson. The WBO’s interim 130-pound titleholder Valdez is already anticipating fights against a group headlined by Luis Alberto Lopez and O’Shaquie Foster. But before Valdez (32-2, 24 KOs) begins the rigors of another training camp, the two-time Mexican Olympian is looking forward to

In an attempt to do credit to the extent to which Ryan Garcia is responsible for, unquestionably, one of the most remarkable fight stories and triumphs of the modern era, it is perhaps necessary to revisit the hours before the fight. Since Saturday’s date with Devin Haney was announced, widespread concerns surrounding his mental health

Ryan Garcia has picked up from where he left off last night on social media and has come out swinging against Conor Benn. The two have traded social insults through the day, and Benn admitted it has surprised him. “Ryan hasn’t been on my radar,” Benn said. “If he wants it, he can come here.

Ryan Garcia shockingly dealt Devin Haney the first loss of his career Saturday night, knocking him down three times en route to a majority decision win. Garcia set the tone of the fight early, tagging Haney with his patented left hook in the opening minute of the fight, and later used the same punch to

Ryan Garcia overpowered and upset junior welterweight titleholder Devin Haney in Brooklyn, New York, on Saturday to end a wild promotion and fight night – and to ensure that nothing about the entire affair, from start to finish, could have been predicted. As the dust settles, we asked our staff to weigh in (pun absolutely

Ryan Garcia trainer Derrick James feels vindicated following Garcia’s upset win against Devin Haney on Saturday night. The 2022 trainer of the year had a forgettable 2023 campaign due to Errol Spence Jr. suffering a one-sided stoppage loss to Terence Crawford and Jermell Charlo losing a landslide unanimous decision to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.  James also

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman believes David Benavidez is content to play the waiting game before getting his opportunity to face Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. Benavidez is moving up in weight to face Ukraine’s Oleksandr Gvozdyk in June for a light heavyweight title, having missed out – this time, at least – on the sweepstakes to meet

A heart-to-heart between Ryan Garcia and his trainer Derrick James was, according to Garcia, “key” to his victory over Devin Haney. Despite being the underdog, Garcia, 25, appeared under growing pressure to impress on Saturday night against his long-term rival, and defied all expectations by not only being competitive with Haney but by becoming the

Boxing’s traditional arenas – in Las Vegas, London, etc. – are now darker more often because of the emergence of major fight cards in Saudi Arabia. And while few live experiences can rival watching a boxing match in person, the payoff of seeing events like the upcoming undisputed heavyweight and light-heavyweight title fights over a

Despite shouting from the hilltops for a chance to challenge Saul “Canelo” Alvarez for his 168-pound undisputed title, Christian Mbilli will instead take on England’s Mark Heffron on May 25. Mbilli (26-0, 22 KOs) will make his first appearance in a co-promotional deal with Top Rank and Eye of the Tiger, headlining the ESPN+ televised

Bill Haney – Devin Haney’s father, trainer and manager – is predicting that his son will overtake Gervonta “Tank” Davis to become the unofficial “face of boxing” after, he says, Devin beats Ryan Garcia on Saturday. Davis and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez have consistently been the top two draws in the United States over the past

Oscar De La Hoya believes that Ryan Garcia has “got into the head” of Devin Haney, and that Haney is therefore at risk of abandoning his game plan for their fight scheduled for Saturday. Haney, the WBC super lightweight champion, pushed his long-term rival when they came face-to-face at the Empire State Building on Tuesday,