Boxing Scene

Frank Warren, promoter for Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce, is hoping to nail down a deal for an April fight with Oleksandr Usyk. The contest would involve the interim-WBO heavyweight title. And the winner would get a mandatory shot at the victor of the planned full division unification between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.

Youtube star Jake Paul admits he was very surprised when five division world champion Floyd Mayweather called him out social media for a 2021 clash. Mayweather was scheduled to face older brother Logan Paul in an exhibition fight on February 20th, in a pay-per-view main event. The contest was officially postponed, with a new date being worked on.

Victory Sports and Entertainment frontman Mike Leanardi has been at the forefront of midwest and west coast boxing for years. Emerging as an integral part of team Badou Jack, which is a role Leanardi still retains, the Chicago born manager has built a stable of fighters alongside business partner Rick Torres that includes an eclectic

Puerto Rican contender Christopher Diaz, 26-years-old, explained that because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, opportunities to fight did not present themselves and the balance of his savings account plummeted. Diaz (26-2) understood that he could not continue with his arms crossed, since he had a family to support. Diaz knew he had to find some way to produce income.

Middleweight Raphael Igbokwe stopped hard-hitting Juan Carlos Rodriguez in round 3 Saturday night at the Oxigeno Human Playground in Heredia, Costa Rica. Igbokwe, who resides in the Houston, Texas suburb of Fresno, improves to 16-2, 7 knockouts. The southpaw Igbokwe was the more-accurate puncher of the two, landing straight left hands to the head of

Ukrainian standout Ivan Golub is looking to continue his push up the world ratings on February 20, as he features on One For All Promotions card at the Caribe Royale Resort, Orlando, Florida. Golub, who is guided by Split-T Management and DiBella Entertainment, holds an impressive 18-1 record with 14 of these victories coming within

UFC superstar Conor McGregor admits that he focused too much on a boxing match with Manny Pacquiao while preparing for last month’s rematch with Dustin Poirier. In the main event of UFC 257 in Abu Dhabi, Poirier knocked out McGregor in two rounds. In the weeks leading up to that fight, McGregor’s team was negotiating a

Kudratillo Abdukakhorov’s prolonged pursuit of a welterweight title shot will resume March 13. BoxingScene.com has learned that Abdukakhorov will face Javier Flores that night in a 10-round fight Showtime will televise from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Uzbekistan’s Abdukakhorov (17-0, 9 KOs) and Puerto Rico’s Flores (15-2, 13 KOs, 1 NC) will meet on

Stylish boxer Jesse Manyo Plange, who was recently voted Best Professional Boxer in Ghana 2020 by boxing journalists, has been tipped to wear a world title belt. With a record of no defeats in 21 victories against one draw, he is seen by many local boxing experts as a star of the future and plans

Deerfield Beach, FL – Trevor “The Dream” Bryan is now looking for a much bigger opportunity after last month’s knockout of former WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne. In that fight, Bryan sent Stiverne down to the canvas in the eleventh round and then finished him off before referee Frank Gentile stopped the fight and Bryan walked

Joel Diaz, the trainer for super middleweight contender Avni Yildirim, says his pupil is very capable of pulling off a big surprise on February 27 in Miami, Florida. Yildirim will challenge the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, for the WBC, WBA world titles. Canelo captured the WBC, WBA titles in December,

Jimmy Kelly Jr. is preparing for a big year, with two fights locked in in the early months of 2021 for the one-time world title challenger. Kelly turned pro young, emerging out of the heralded Jimmy Egan’s gym in this native Wythenshawe, Manchester. Egan’s gym has played host to countless great fighters with the most notable

Puerto Rican flyweight contender McWilliams Arroyo is prepared for a very tough outing when he challenges WBC flyweight champion Julio Cesar Martinez. The fight will take place at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, on February 27. Initially they were scheduled to collide last year, with the contest being pushed back after Martinez (17-1, 13 KOs)

Josh Warrington is all too aware that he can’t afford to slip up against Mexico’s Mauricio Lara at The SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday February 13 if he is to secure mega fights against the likes on Xu Can and Gary Russell later this year. ‘The Leeds Warrior’ (30-0, 7 KOs) makes his long-awaited return

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is not planning to box Anthony Joshua – the ‘Gypsy King’ is vowing to come forward and make it physical fight from the first round. Their handlers are in serious negotiations to finalize a two-fight series in 2021. The first contest would land on a date in May or June.

Audie Attar of Paradigm Sports has sent a firm legal warning to anyone trying to involve themselves in the business dealings of eight division champion Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao has been inactive since July 2019, when he won a twelve round decision over Keith Thurman to capture the WBA welterweight title. A few days ago, the

Marie-Eve Dicaire’s patience will be rewarded when she returns to the ring on March 5 in Flint, Michigan, for her unification fight against Claressa Shields. Dicaire is overjoyed at the contest finally taking place, after it was postponed several times due to the coronavirus pandemic and other issues outside of her control. The contest, which

Mixed martial arts veteran Ben Askren, a former Bellator and ONE champion, admits he was surprised when Youtube star Jake Paul approached him for a pay-per-view boxing match. In fact, Askren barely knew who Paul even was. “Honestly, when he first called me out, I had heard the name but I didn’t know anything about