The odds on the Josh Warrington-Mauricio Lara and Anthony Joshua-Andy Ruiz fights were comparable. Warrington and Joshua were more than 20-1 favorites entering those supposedly easy encounters, according to most Internet sports books. Eddie Hearn still was more shocked when Warrington lost to Lara Saturday night than when Ruiz upset Joshua in June 2019 at
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Sitting in his hotel room at the Fantasy Springs Casino without a bead of sweat on him, JoJo Diaz realized it wasn’t going to happen. Try as he might, the final four pounds to get him down to his contracted limit of 130 just weren’t going to come off. He’d spent the bulk of Thursday
If Josh Warrington wants the rematch Mauricio Lara is contractually obligated to give him, Eddie Hearn believes that the former IBF featherweight champion will avenge his knockout defeat. Mexico’s Lara brutally knocked out Warrington in the ninth round of what was supposed to amount to a tune-up fight for the previously undefeated Leeds native Saturday
On Saturday night, Joseph Diaz Jr. (31-1-1, 15 KOs) and Shavkat Rakhimov (15-0-1, 12 KOs) fought to a twelve round majority draw at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. The IBF super featherweight title was only at stake for Rakhimov – because Diaz was 3.6-pounds overweight on Friday. As Diaz lost the belt on the
Richard Commey sent a reminder to the lightweight division that there is still plenty of fight left in him. The 33-year old Ghana native enjoyed a celebrated return to the ring after a 14-month break, knocking out Jackson Marinez in the 6th round of their main event Saturday evening at MGM Grand Conference Center in
SSE Arena, Wembley – In a crossroads fight at super featherweight, Zelfa Barrett (25-1, 15 KOs) was forced to fight through some very tough moments to win a twelve round unanimous decision over former world champion Kiko Martinez (41-10-2, 29 KOs) Two scores of 118-111 were much wider than the action indicated, with the third judge
Avni Yildirim enters as a considerable underdog ahead of his upcoming challenge versus pound-for-pound king Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. That hasn’t prevented an entire nation from standing tall with its favorite son. As much has been acknowledged by the super middleweight contender, who vows that the Feb. 27 unified 168-pound title fight will end with his
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, says his fighter’s division rival, WBC champion Tyson Fury, loves to make unexpected phone calls to wind people up. “Sometimes I’ve woken up and it’s like 12:30 and I’ve just seen missed call, Fury FaceTime. I’ve called him back a couple of times
Joseph Diaz Jr. was congratulated by the emcee of Friday’s weigh-in for making weight for his 130-pound title defense against Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov on Saturday night. The problem, of course, is that Diaz didn’t even come close to meeting his contractual obligation for what was supposed to be his first defense of the IBF junior lightweight
Canelo Alvarez plans on being a busy boxer in 2021. The Mexican superstar Alvarez (54-1-2, 36 KOs) will return to the ring Feb. 27 for a mandatory defense of his WBC title against Avni Yildirim (21-2, 12 KOs) at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Should he get past Yildirim, Alvarez, who also owns the
Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, views the unification with Anthony Joshua as the biggest heavyweight fight since Muhammad Ali collided with Joe Frazier for the first time in March of 1971. Arum is negotiating with Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn, who promotes IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO world champion Joshua. The veteran
LAS VEGAS – Saturday’s Top Rank on ESPN main event between Joe Smith Jr. and Maxim Vlasov — for the vacant WBO light heavyweight world title — has been postponed after Vlasov tested positive for COVID-19. Vlasov said, “I am devastated with the postponement of my world title fight against Joe Smith Jr. I have
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez already has his next two fights scheduled, yet he continues to keep tabs on the rest of the super middleweight division. With that came his team’s undivided attention on another recent divisional title fight, as unbeaten Caleb Plant (21-0, 12KOs) scored a 12-round shutout win over Caleb Plant in a Jan. 30th
Canelo Alvarez plans to make up for lost time – and lost money – in 2021. The Mexican superstar told BoxingScene.com on Wednesday that he would like to fight four times during this calendar year. That would be a highly unusual level of activity for a fighter of Alvarez’s stature, but it would enable the
A second straight Canelo Alvarez fight will be made available via traditional pay-per-view outlets, as well as DAZN. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the Alvarez-Avni Yildirim show scheduled for February 27 in Miami will be offered for $49.99 through numerous cable and satellite companies in the United States. If viewers watch Alvarez-Yildirim on DAZN, it would
Gary Russell Jr. is very confident that a pay-per-view fight between him and Gervonta Davis would do big business. Russell is so sure, he thinks that if he and Davis squared off on the same night welterweight rivals Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. finally fought that there would be more interest in Russell-Davis. That
Eddie Hearn is expecting fireworks in Miami as Canelo Alvarez defends his WBC, WBA world super middleweight titles against Avni Yildirim at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on February 27. Canelo (54-1-2 36 KOs) makes a rapid return to the ring at the home of the Miami Dolphins, taking on his WBC mandatory
The Mike Tyson comeback tour could have a familiar foe. Former archnemesis and two-time conqueror Evander Holyfield appears to be next in line to face Tyson in an exhibition match. Tyson, 54, and Holyfield 58, have been in ongoing discussions for a third fight dating back to last year when Tyson returned from retirement to