Boxing Scene

LAS VEGAS – Fighting a late replacement and at a weight six pounds higher than he anticipated didn’t impact Kenneth Sims Jr.’s performance Saturday. Chicago’s Sims broke down Rock Myrthil and stopped him in the fifth round of their eight-round welterweight fight on the Frank Martin-Michel Rivera undercard inside The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of

The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as Terence Crawford, Year-End Awards, the recent run by Teofimo Lopez, Errol Spence vs. Keith Thurman, the career of Tim Bradley, and more. Hey Mr Edwards, I liked the way you dealt with those who claim Terrence Crawford ducked Errol Spence Jr two

Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom views super middleweight contender John Ryder as the perfect fight to make – as the lead-in to a fall rematch with WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol. Back in May, Canelo was outboxed over twelve rounds by Bivol, who picked up a big unanimous decision win. He was able to

Sergey Lapin, who is part of the training team for unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, does not expect a recent WBA order to derail a blockbuster fight with WBC world champion Tyson Fury. The fight is currently being targeted for the first quarter of 2023. Usyk, who holds the WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO world titles,

The pathway to superstardom was a clear one for Brooklyn’s Chris Colbert. While his loquacious tendencies pushed him into the limelight, his all-around skills allowed him to hover near the top of the 130-pound division. With a world title reign just within his reach, the flamboyant contender was thrown a monkey wrench of sorts. As

LAS VEGAS – Michel Rivera respects Frank Martin’s boxing ability and his willingness to take a difficult fight against an unbeaten opponent at this stage of his career. The 24-year-old Rivera, who is three years younger than Martin, still feels he is better prepared for their 12-round WBA lightweight elimination match Saturday night at The

Robert Garcia thinks Anthony Joshua could benefit from a change of scenery.   The well-regarded trainer from Riverside, California, linked up with the former heavyweight titlist from London earlier this year ahead of the latter’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia. Garcia, in tandem with Joshua’s longtime second Angel Fernandez, helped put together a

Jermell Charlo has been boxing’s first fully unified 154-pound champion for seven months. His most recent bout, a 10th-round knockout of previously unbeaten Brian Castano on May 14, was one of the most fan-friendly fights of 2022. The Houston native also has avenged the lone loss on his record, a close decision defeat to Tony

WBO female bantamweight Dina Thorslund (18-0) defends the title February 25 in Holstebro (Denmark) against Argentinian Debora Anahi Lopez (20-1-1) on a TK Promotion show. Thorsland’s trainer Thomas Madsen makes no secret that it’s been difficult to find an opponent willing to come to Denmark and challenge the undefeated champion, who in turn has been

WBO interim-heavyweight champion Joe Joyce is hoping to secure a fight either Tyson Fury or Oleksandr Usyk in the summer of 2023. Joyce is the mandatory challenger to Usyk, who holds the WBO, IBF, WBA, IBO world titles. Fury is the WBC world champion. If all goes as planned, Fury and Usyk will collide in

Naoya Inoue is finished with the bantamweight division but is far from done with chasing history. The unbeaten three-division champ became the first-ever Japanese boxer to claim undisputed championship status in the three- or four-belt era following his eleventh-round knockout of Paul Butler. Inoue added the WBO title to his collection that already included the

For Frank Martin, there was no time like the present to prove he is one of the most formidable lightweights in boxing. The undefeated southpaw could’ve chosen a less imposing opponent than Michel Rivera for his next fight and attempted to patiently position himself for a title shot in the 135-pound division. The 27-year-old Martin

The self-described leader in professional boxing equipment admitted to bungling the gloves used by Terence Crawford in his last outing in the ring. Last Saturday night at CHI Health Center in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, WBO titlist Crawford stopped David Avanesyan in six rounds, short-circuiting the durable Armenian-Russian with a counter left uppercut-right hook

On December 17th, Michel Rivera (24-0) will have the biggest fight of his young career when he faces fellow unbeaten lightweight Frank Martin (16-0) in a Showtime main event. The bout will headline a Premier Boxing Champions’ card at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.  The showdown will be the third fight of the year for

The answer to the trivia question is Enrique Pinder. That’s the name of the last man recognized, by way of holding all available recognized sanctioning body titles, as undisputed bantamweight champion of the world. In July 1972, the Panamanian Pinder won a fifteen-round decision over Rafael Herrera for the WBA and WBC belts. The WBC

A strawweight title fight that was once agreed to was instead resolved through a purse bid hearing. Petchyindee Boxing Promotions claimed promotional rights to the WBA strawweight title consolidation fight between ‘Super’ champ Thammanoon Niyomtrong and secondary titlist Erick ‘Mini Pacman’ Rosa. The Bangkok-headquartered outfit submitted $140,000, outpacing Shuan Boxing who offered $122,000 as the

Bob Arum has taken a more diplomatic approach to one of the most intriguing, but politically snakebitten, fights in boxing. Earlier this year, Arum made some prickly comments in regards to making a light heavyweight undisputed championship between his charge, WBO, WBC, IBF champion Artur Beterbiev and WBA titlist and fellow Russian Dmitry Bivol, who

Madison Square Garden, New York City – Rising junior middleweight prospect Xander Zayas (15-0, 10 KOs) defeated Alexis Salazar (25-5, 10 KOs) via unanimous decision following eight rounds of action. Zayas retained his NABO 154-pound title and captured the NABF belt in the process. There was no feel out process as Zayas began to land