Boxing Scene

Over-marination has been an issue in the sport of boxing. On far too many occasions, fighters who are dominating a certain division have danced around one another, despite fans and media members demanding that they get it on. We all know how things have played out in the past. Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather waited

There’s pretty much no one left at the top of the light heavyweight division. Well, just Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev. The rest of the top contenders have fallen by the wayside. Either Beterbiev crushed them or Bivol danced circles around them. Either way, there’s no one remaining to give them a real fight. Well,

Eddie Hearn doesn’t understand why Chris Eubank Jr. continues to turn down a much bigger payday for rescheduling his domestic showdown with Conor Benn than Eubank can make for fighting anyone else. Benn bluntly dismissed his rival as “a p-ssy” following his 12-round, unanimous-decision victory over Peter Dobson on Saturday at The Cosmopolitan of Las

Austin Williams considered Connor Coyle and the opponent that replaced him on less than one week’s notice, Armel Mbumba-Yassa, steps down in opposition from Steve Rolls, the Canadian contender he soundly defeated on points in the bout before he dropped Mbumba-Yassa twice and beat him by seventh-round technical knockout Saturday in Las Vegas. Now that

Welterweight Conor Benn out-landed Peter Dobson 87-35 over the first four rounds giving many the impression that he might overwhelm Dobson. Dobson seemed to be waiting for Benn to tire, and in the fifth round, Dobson landed 19 punches- his fight high. Benn was never in danger of losing the fight, but Dobson was willing

Teofimo Lopez (19-1, 13 KOs) will defend his WBO junior welterweight title against Jamaine Ortiz (17-1-1, 8 KOs) on Thursday, Feb. 8, at Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. (photos by Mikey Williams) In the 10-round lightweight co-feature, U.S. Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn Davis (9-0, 6 KOs) faces Puerto

Chordale “The Gift” Booker (22-1, 10 KOs) turned back an inspired challenge from Greg “The Villain” Vendetti (23-6-1, 12 KOs) at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday night, winning a 10-round decision over the Wakefield native by scores of 99-91 (2) and 98-92.      The bout served as the main event of “Winter Brawl 2024,”

Subriel Matias could land a long overdue homecoming for his next title defense. (photo by Ryan Hafey) BoxingScene.com has learned that advanced talks are in place for Matias to enter a voluntary IBF junior welterweight title defense versus Australia’s Liam Paro. The bout is not quite finalized but is tentatively targeted to take place in

By his own admission, Moses Itauma doesn’t have any idols or people who he looks up to as inspiration.  But even he couldn’t help but feel a little starstruck when he was first introduced to Mike Tyson.  The pair met in Saudi Arabia in October, when Itauma, who is promoted by Frank Warren, was fighting

Christina Cruz has never been about the hype. For the native New Yorker, it’s the work that matters, and that hasn’t changed as she prepares for her first world title fight this Saturday in Phoenix against IBF flyweight champion Gabriela Fundora. So when I asked Cruz, one of the most decorated female amateurs to lace

Peter Dobson has always wanted a big-time opportunity, but after waiting around for years, the old veteran began losing hope. But, just when ring rust was forming and inactivity was becoming the norm, Dobson (16-0, 9 KOs) was thrown a lifeline. On February 3rd, the 33-year-old will officially return to the ring when he takes

If momentum truly is a thing, John Ryder had all of it in the world. He hit the cruise control button against Mike Guy, knocked out Jozef Jurko, and scored back-to-back upsets over Daniel Jacobs and Zach Parker. All of those steps led him to the front door of Canelo Alvarez. It was the biggest

The first knockout loss of Callum Smith’s career understandably still stings the former WBA super middleweight champion. With the IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO light heavyweight titles all out of his reach in the foreseeable future, Smith isn’t sure whether he’ll continue to fight. The 33-year-old Liverpool native believes he can still win at the

Sergiy Derevyanchenko definitely wants an opportunity to avenge his close loss to Jaime Munguia in their memorable battle 7½ months ago. The Ukrainian veteran’s manager, Keith Connolly, informed BoxingScene.com that he intends to revisit that fight with Munguia’s representatives at Golden Boy Promotions if the unbeaten Mexican contender doesn’t secure an opportunity to challenge Canelo

Mikaela Mayer is hoping what she feels was her gracious post-fight conduct will compel Natasha Jonas to give her a rematch. Last Saturday night at M&S Bank Arena in Jonas’s hometown of Liverpool, England, Jonas retained her IBF 147-pound title with a close split-decision win over Los Angeles’s Mayer. The two went toe-to-toe in a

Naoya Inoue and Luis Nery inch closer to a deal that would provide by far their largest audience to date. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the aforementioned undisputed junior featherweight championship matchup is targeted to take place on May 6—a Monday—at the famed Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. A deal was long in place for the

Former world champion Joseph “JoJo” Diaz Jr. (33-4-1, 15 KOs) of South El Monte will kick off the first Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN card of 2024 in a 10-round super lightweight main event against the tough Jesus “Ricky” Perez (24-5, 18 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico. The action will take place at The Commerce

Bakhram Murtazaliev will have to fight on the road and during Ramadan for his first bid at a major title. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the vacant IBF junior middleweight title fight between Russia’s Murtazaliev and Germany’s Jack Culcay will take place on April 6 at Stadthalle Falkansee in Berlin. AGON Sports, who won a January