Boxing Scene

Gilberto Ramirez (45-1, 30 KOs) is set to challenge undefeated WBA cruiserweight titleholder Arsen Goulamirian (21-0, 14 KOs) on Saturday at YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California, and the former super middleweight titleholder predicts “a war.” “He is the champ for a reason,” Ramirez said of Goulamirian. “Arsen is the warrior with Thor-like strength who can

A report that Saudi Arabia’s most powerful boxing broker would like to stage a David Benavidez bout in December against the winner of the June 1 undisputed light heavyweight title match between Russians Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol is compelling leverage. Make no mistake, Benavidez’s manager told Boxing Scene on Monday, his fighter’s preference is

Liam Wilson is eager to claim his spot among the top fighters in the junior lightweight division. Wilson, a former world title challenger from Australia, will take on former two-division titleholder Oscar Valdez on Friday at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The 12-round bout will headline a card promoted by Top Rank, in

Ryan Garcia has made headlines for all the wrong reasons over the past few weeks.  Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs), a popular super lightweight contender, has posted videos of himself drinking alcohol and holding what appears to be marijuana, while also posting statements so bizarre that the New York State Athletic Commission has stepped in and

Junior welterweight Starling Castillo, now training under the tutelage of coach Bob Santos in Las Vegas, is preparing to face off against Jesus Saracho on Wednesday in Plant City, Florida. Castillo-Saracho, the event’s co-main bout, is scheduled for 10 rounds at the ProBox TV Events Center, and will be broadcast internationally on ProBox TV’s “Wednesday

Junior middleweight contender Charles “Bad News” Conwell finally got some good news about his career last month when he signed a deal with Golden Boy Promotions. Conwell (18-0, 13 KOs) has been sidelined since beating Juan Carlos Abreu in November 2022 while working out kinks in his team. All’s well that ends well now that

Callum Walsh will return to action on Friday, June 7 at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California. Walsh, who stopped Dauren Yeleussinov in the ninth round March 15 in New York, will headline the upcoming California show, to be broadcast live on UFC Fight Pass. No opponent for Walsh has yet been announced. Guided by

Francis Ngannou dusted himself off to attend last night’s post-fight press conference after his second-round knockout loss to Anthony Joshua. The Cameroonian UFC star was down three times in all, against a rampant Joshua, who lined Ngannou up for several chilling right hands before emphatically closing the show. Sportingly, Ngannou said: “I was just on

By Stephen “Breadman” Edwards The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards giving his thoughts on various topics such who has the better legacy out of Canelo and Chavez, Joe Calzaghe, 1980s heavyweights, the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson announcement, press conference arguments and much more. Bread, I recently got into a debate with someone over

IBF super lightweight world champion Subriel Matias has fast become a fearsome fighter at a time when 140 pounds is fast filling up with stars.  Devin Haney will defend his WBC belt against the social media frenzied Ryan Garcia on April 20 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.  Both men are relative newcomers

Anthony Joshua was nonchalant, having despatched Francis Ngannou in crushing fashion in Saudi Arabia last night. He carried that demeanour with him into the post-fight press conference, where he was later joined by Ngannou.  The former London 2012 Olympian, who had with the knockout improved to 28-3 (25 KOs), and the 34-year-old two-time world champion

Super welterweight Louis Greene (17-4, 11 KOs) achieved a career-defining moment on the most prominent of stages, delivering a resounding first-round stoppage victory over the highly regarded Jack McGann (9-1-1, 6 KOs) at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A fight between the pair would have been a staple of any British boxing event.

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