Boxing Scene

Issac “Pitbull” Cruz has heard the trash talk from Rolando Romero, and he isn’t bothered. The fighters will meet in the ring March 30 on the Amazon Prime pay-per-view bill headlined by Keith Thurman–Tim Tszyu. In the build-up to the fight, Romero has, in his own inimitable way, sold the fight. The WBA junior welterweight champion can

WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury has praised Anthony Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) following the former two-time unified world heavyweight champion’s stunning second-round knockout win over Francis Ngannou (0-2) on Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Joshua proved his doubters wrong following the showcase encounter with Ngannou, the former UFC champion, whom some believed could prove

Vic Pasillas has already lived a full life, and his boxing career isn’t over – yet.  Pasillas will face Jorge Villegas in a six-round fight March 16 at the Fox Theater in Redwood City, California. Pasillas (16-1, 9 KOs) has struggled to stay active of late. Since losing to Ra’eese Aleem in 2021, he has

Trainer Ben Davison has downplayed his influence on Anthony Joshua in his return to form following the former unified world heavyweight champion’s clinical knockout win against Francis Ngannou on Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) produced one of his most destructive performances in recent years, knocking down the former UFC titleholder twice

David Benavidez Jr. cruised through his fights in 2023, scoring a sixth-round stoppage against Demetrius Andrade in November and a unanimous decision against Caleb Plant in March. The pair of performances left the boxing public clamoring for a fight against undisputed super middleweight king Canelo Alvarez even more.  Alvarez, however, has other ideas on who

Naoya Inoue will receive an offer to fight in Australia if he successfully defends his undisputed super bantamweight title against Luis Nery.  His stoppage of Stephen Fulton Jr in July 2023 has contributed to him becoming widely recognised as the world’s finest fighter, and the Australia-based No Limit Boxing hope to tempt him to fly

In a bold statement, undefeated WBA World Champion David Morrell Jr. (10-0, 9 KOs) has declared that rising star Edgar Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs), who is fresh off his sixth-round knockout over Padraig McCrory (18-1, 9 KOs), is nowhere near his level and that he would dispatch him in just one round if given the

Former welterweight champion Timothy Bradley has said Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will “follow the money” in terms of who he fights, and who he fights for next. Canelo has already stated that he will box on May 4 in Las Vegas, but speculation has been rife that his time with PBC might be over. Edgar Berlanga

I’m a huge fan of “Prince” Naseem Hamed. We went for our professional licences on the same day, and were on shows together throughout our careers. He’s still a very good friend of mine.  Muhammad Ali has played a huge part in my life. I’d been watching him since the Olympics in Rome and was

Heavyweight Matty Harris has been buoyed by a message of support from Anthony Joshua as he sets out on the road to redemption this week. Harris returns to the ring on Friday night, on the Wasserman Boxing show at the Telford International Centre, following a shock first defeat of his career last summer. The 24-year-old, from Leamington

Oscar Valdez exited the ring last August 12 with a loss on his record, a right eye so discolored and swollen it conjured memories of Carmen Basilio after his rematch with Sugar Ray Robinson, and a sense of self-worth every bit as battered as that eye. For the first two weeks after his unanimous decision

Oscar De La Hoya is not optimistic that boxing fans will get to see Saul “Canelo” Alvarez fight Jaime Munguia in May. De La Hoya was recently in New York City promoting a bout between WBC junior welterweight champion Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia, set for April 20 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New

Cast your mind back to 2019. Local heroes Anthony Crolla and Scott Quigg are both reaching the end of their outstanding careers and Manchester boxing is waiting for the next young fighter to pick up the baton and run with it.  There was never an official poll taken, but it is possible that the majority

Devin Haney is excited to make his Barclays Center debut on April 20 against Ryan Garcia, in what will be Haney’s first defense of his WBC world super-lightweight title. The location of the fight, however, is a point of contention for Garcia. Last week he posted on the social media platform X that he would

MONTREAL, Friday, February 16, 2024 — Today at 11:00 a.m. marked the first press conference leading up to the gala on April 11th at the Montreal Casino, during which Eye of the Tiger unveiled the main event of the evening between two locally beloved boxers, Erik Bazinyan (32-0, 23 KOs) and Shakeel Phinn (26-3-1, 17 KOs). On this occasion,

O’Shaquie Foster defended his WBC junior lightweight world title with a split decision over Abraham “El Super” Nova on Friday evening at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.  The fighters took a look at one another in the early rounds but Foster began to take control by rounds six and seven, landing power shots on

After a hectic night of boxing, with significant cards in Mexico, New York and Florida, one highlight reel was receiving some extra play today. Bruce Carrington, from Brownsville in Brooklyn, scored a viral knockout win over Bernard Torres, nailing his with a right hook that sent Torres flat, face down, on the canvas inside Madison

Super-middleweight contender Edgar Berlanga has spoken about being inspired by Puerto Rican greats who have gone before him. Born in New York to Puerto Rican parents, Berlanga fights Belfast’s Padraig McCrory at Caribe Royal in Florida next week, hoping to improve to 22-0 in his pursuit of a big fight with Canelo Alvarez. The 26-year-old,