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Tuto Zabala Jr, President of All Star Boxing, announced on Thursday morning that his undefeated WBO #9 ranked contender Gerardo “El Cascabel” Zapata (14-0 5 KO’s) will face WBO #15 Rene “El Chulo” Santiago (9-3 7 KO’s) next Friday, December 16th, for the vacant WBO Latino junior flyweight belt in a 10 round bout., The

Undisputed Super Welterweight World Champion Jermell Charlo will defend his four titles against unbeaten No. 1 contender and aggressive puncher Tim Tszyu live on SHOWTIME on Saturday, January 28 from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas in a Premier Boxing Champions Event. One of the most anticipated matches of

I admire the heck out of Oleksandr Usyk. I was impressed by the way he ran through the World Boxing Super Series at cruiserweight. I respected the success he had in his early days at heavyweight. And I was surprised, along with most other people, by how easily he schooled Anthony Joshua across 24 title-fight

Yokasta Valle always had the sense that her say would be brief at junior flyweight. It turned out to be just long enough to become a three-division titlist, though she is no longer a unified champion at the weight. The WBO announced that Valle has formally vacated her junior flyweight division, opting to return to

As of late, Demetrius Andrade has spent far too much time sequestered on the sidelines. Since defending his WBO middleweight crown against Jason Quigley, the former multi-divisional champion has nursed a bothersome shoulder injury. While the 34-year-old will officially return to the ring on January 7th, when he takes on Demond Nicholson, Andrade (31-0, 19

GLENDALE, Arizona – Leigh Wood is set to return to the ring—with or without Leo Santa Cruz. The latter could also determine whether the Brit moves forward with or without his secondary WBA featherweight title. Matchroom Boxing chairman Eddie Hearn confirmed to BoxingScene.com that Wood will next fight on January 28, likely at Motorpoint Arena

Battletested featherweight, Eduardo Baez (21-3-2, 7 KOs), of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, is set to battle Arnold Khegai (18-1-1, 11 KOs), of Lymanske, Ukraine, in a 10-round bout on the on the Terence “Bud” Crawford (38-0, 29 KOs) vs. David Avanesyan (29-3-1, 17 KOs) PPV showdown. The event takes place at the CHI Health Center

Brandon Glanton and David Light went toe to toe last Friday evening on ProBox TV, in a fight where many observers felt Glanton edged it out. However, it was Light who went home with the split decision victory.  The WBO has now ordered cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie to make a mandatory defense against Light. Glanton

Preparing to be the underdog for the first time in his professional career, former New England Welterweight Champion Mike “Bad Man:” Ohan, Jr. (16-1, 9 KOs) will embrace that role this Saturday 2020 U.S. Olympian Tiger Johnson (6-0, 4 KOs) at the famed Madison Square Garden in New York City. (photo by Emily Harney) Johnson

Yet another pairing between unbeaten welterweights has so far failed to produce a signed and sealed deal. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the previously ordered Eimantas Stanionis-Vergil Ortiz WBA ‘Regular’ welterweight title fight will now head to a December 12 purse bid hearing. Once optimistic hopes of reaching a deal quickly hit a wall, as the

WBC, WBO and IBF light heavyweight champion, Artur Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KOs), will defend his titles against Anthony Yarde (23-2, 22 KOs), on Saturday, January 28 at the OVO Arena Wembley in London. “I never back down from a challenge, and Anthony Yarde is one of the top contenders who called for this fight. I

The pugilistic pace is accelerating in Russia and Kazakhstan at the year’s end, even despite an ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which disrupted everything in Eastern Europe.  The biggest card is pre-planned by the RCC Boxing Promotions on Dec. 11 in Ekaterinburg, which features local stars Magomed Kurbanov and Evgueny Tischenko as well as

Lennox Lewis, the last fighter to be crowned as the undisputed heavyweight champion, believes Oleksandr Usyk is a very formidable opponent for Tyson Fury. This past Saturday night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Fury retained the WBC title when he battered and stopped Derek Chisora in the tenth round of their trilogy fight. The victory moved

Glendale, Arizona – For the WBC flyweight title, Julio Cesar Martinez (19-2-2, 14 KOs) had all he could handled in winning a tough twelve round majority decision over previously unbeaten Samuel Carmona (8-1, 4 KOs). (photos by Melina Pizano) The scores were 114-114, 117-111 and 116-112. Carmona was boxing well and landing quick, accurate punches

2016 Rio Olympics gold medalist Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (11-1, 6 KOs) continued his career renewal with an important points victory over fellow compatriot Jamshid Karimov in an all-Uzbeki light middleweight showdown. The fight crowned a nice-packed event that took place on Friday night at the Humo Arena in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, under Akromhoja Shadihojaev. Karimov offered solid

Tyson Fury revealed during his post-fight interview Saturday night that he’ll need some time to deal with two injuries in the aftermath of his dominant victory over Dereck Chisora. “I’ve gotta do some stuff,” Fury told ESPN’s Mark Kriegel in the ring at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. “I’ve got some hand problems and I’ve

Tyson Fury defeated Dereck Chisora relatively easily the last time they fought. The eventual heavyweight champion dominated Chisora for much of a rematch that was stopped by Chisora’s handlers following the 10th round in November 2014 at ExCeL London. Fury mostly controlled that bout with his jab and occasionally connected with right hands, but some

Daniel Dubois, at 25, remains the junior member of the heavyweight pack, but the Londoner is not one for hanging around. Dubois makes the first defense of his WBA “regular” heavyweight title against South Africa’s Kevin Lerena in the chief support to Tyson Fury’s WBC heavyweight title defense against Derek Chisora at the Tottenham Hotspur