Boxing Scene

Oscar De La Hoya has dismissed concerns surrounding Ryan Garcia’s weight. Garcia is scheduled to challenge Devin Haney for his junior welterweight title on Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. At Tuesday’s face-to-face with the champion and Wednesday’s media workout, Garcia appeared to be a fighter on course to weigh in at

On Monday’s episode of “Deep Waters,” analyst Paulie Malignaggi and Timothy Bradley Jr. discuss the merits and malaise of boxing in Saudi Arabia. As the duo point out, despite the stacked fight cards and favorable timing in the Americas that big shows in Riyadh have brought to fans, near-empty arenas and low buzz on site

Former undisputed lightweight champion and current WBC junior welterweight Champion Devin “The Dream” Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) and King” Ryan Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) hosted a media workout at the historic Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn to promote their 12-round super lightweight world championship clash, on Saturday, April 20th, from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. 

Devin Haney (21-0, 15 KOs) will set foot in the ring on Saturday night in the highest-profile fight of his career to date against Ryan Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) at the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn, New York.  The fight will see the heated pre-fight build-up come to a close, much to the relief of many.

Devin Haney dismissed Oscar De La Hoya’s assertion that Ryan Garcia has unsettled him, and insisted that Garcia’s behavior betrays him as the one who is unnerved. Haney, a junior welterweight titleholder, will make the first defense of his belt against Garcia on Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. After retaining his

Xander Zayas will fulfill a dream when he headlines the weekend of the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York this summer. Zayas will take on Brazilian former world titleholder Patrick Teixeira in a 10-round clash on June 8 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. The fight will signal the announcement of Zayas as a main-event fighter

“The Silent Roller” Efe Ajagba is quietly building a good resume.  The 29-year-old heavyweight Afagba faces Guido Vianello, also 29, in the co-feature of the Saturday, April 13 Top Rank card from the American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas. The bout will be televised on ESPN. Ajagba (19-1, 14 KOs) has taken hard fights and has worked with

Ukrainian featherweight contender Arnold Khegai has signed a multi-fight promotional agreement with Top Rank. Khegai (21-1-1, 13 KOs), who is ranked No. 1 by the WBO and No. 3 by the IBF, is expected to return in the summer.  “Arnold Khegai is one of the very best featherweights in the world, and he deserves an opportunity to prove himself at the

In a recent promotional clip posted on Top Rank’s Instagram page, lightweight phenom Abdullah Mason is shown dispatching previously unbeaten Benjamin Gurment with a single left hand in February. The caption read, “All he delivers is HIGHLIGHTS” That’s been the case throughout the early stages of the 20-year-old’s pro career, and after 12 wins, 10

Charlie Edwards revisited how “horrible” it was to watch his brother Sunny lose his undefeated status in a largely one-sided fight with Jesse Rodriguez. The 31 year old fights on Friday evening, against France’s former European bantamweight champion Georges Ory, 32, at London’s York Hall – and does so for the first time since recruiting

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Negotiations for a potential fight between Canelo Alvarez and David Benavidez have become a weighty issue. Alvarez is the undisputed king of the super middleweight division, and he will defend his crown once more against Jaime Munguia in an all-Mexican Cinco De Mayo weekend showdown in Las Vegas on

Tom Welland has made an entertaining start to life as a professional. The 19-year-old is just three fights into his career but his all-action way of fighting has already caught the eye.  Welland’s bout with Marvin Solano has been elevated to the live portion of Friday night’s live Channel 5 show and the Essex super

Ryad Mehry is looking to make his United States debut in grand fashion Saturday night by playing spoiler when he challenges heavyweight contender Jared Anderson. The fight will headline a Top Rank on ESPN show at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Ivory Coast-born, Belgian-based Mehry (32-2, 26 KOs) is a cruiserweight

Undefeated super middle Leon Bauer (20-0-1) headlines Universum’s show at the Motorworld in Cologne (Germany) May 11. Opponent is to be announced.  Heavyweights Jose Larduet (12-0), Mourad Aliev (10-0) and Florian Schulz (4-0) along with middleweight Bujar Tahir (16-0) are also on the bill. ……………………….. Former WBA Interim and IBO light heavy champ Robin Krasniqi

Jaron “Boots” Ennis fights have entertained previously by simply showcasing the Philadelphia fighter who has elevated himself to IBF welterweight champion. Now, as the time has arrived for him to test his superb skill and fight IQ against the best opposition available, the competition is nowhere to be found. “The welterweight division has kind of

ProBox TV returns on April with its latest installment of Wednesday Night Fights.  The card, at the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida, is led by two featherweights attempting to climb the rankings Angelo Leo (23-1, 11 KOs), who trains out of Las Vegas, Nevada, made weight at 125.8 lbs. His opponent, Eduardo

In Monday’s episode of ProBox TV’s Deep Waters, Timothy Bradley Jr. predicts a competitive and entertaining fight when former junior middleweight titleholder Jaime Munguia takes on unified super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on May 4 in Las Vegas for Cinco de Mayo weekend. Can an intelligent jab and a dash of young, blissful ignorance

Tom Loeffler believes his fighter Serhii Bohachuk is in a strong position after his unanimous decision win over Brian Mendoza in Las Vegas on March 30. Ukraine’s Bohachuk (24-1, 23 KOs) picked up the interim WBC 154-pound title with the win – his first over the distance – over the man who last year knocked