Boxing Scene

Jared Anderson thinks, “when the dust settles,” that it will be him and Bakhodir Jalolov in opposite corners of the ring. The highly regarded 23-year-old heavyweight from Toledo, Ohio, was recently asked who he considers to be the most legitimate threat among his peers, and he did not hesitate to provide an answer: Jalolov, the

Team USA clinched three more medals during the second day of quarterfinals at the 2022 Youth World Championships in La Nucia, Spain, guaranteeing the team four medals total, matching their total from the 2018 Youth World Championships. Sa’Rai Brown-El (Marietta, Ga.) started the day for Team USA on a strong note with a 4-1 decision

Legendary MMA superstar, Cris Cyborg, will be making her return to the boxing ring on December 10, when she battles Gabrielle Holloway on the Terence Crawford vs. David Avanesyan BLK Prime PPV showdown. Cyborg vs. Holloway, a scheduled 4-round bout in the lightweight division, will serve as a special feature attraction. Cyborg, Ultimate Fighting’s only

The 2022 boxing calendar has been incredibly kind to Dmitry Bivol. While his overarching skills have always been lauded by boxing purists, the Russian native was mostly kept out of the public eye. But after racking up back-to-back notable wins against Gilberto Ramirez and pound-for-pound luminary Canelo Alvarez, Bivol’s star power has skyrocketed. As the

Tuto Zabala Jr, President of All Star Boxing, announced Monday afternoon the signing of Puerto Rican contender Derrieck “Pretty Boy” Cuevas (23-1-1, 15 KO’s) to a promotional agreement. Cuevas, joins All Star’s stable of fighters from the Island, which includes current WBO light flyweight world champion Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez “We are delighted to sign Derrieck

Junior featherweight prospect Elijah Pierce notched another win, this time at the expense of Juan Carlos Pena. Pierce battered Pena, stopping him in the second round Saturday night at the Farmers Public Market in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The 26-year-old Pierce, who resides in nearby Midwest City, improves to 16-2, 14 knockouts.  After a feeling-out opening

Raymond Muratalla doesn’t want to wait any longer to test himself against a legitimate lightweight contender. Muratalla mentioned Jeremia Nakathila as the opponent he hopes to fight next after the 135-pound prospect stopped Miguel Contreras in the sixth round last Saturday in Las Vegas. Muratalla is 16-0, including 13 knockouts, but the 25-year-old boxer has

Washington, DC – Big-time boxing returned to the Nation’s Capital as Beltway Battles: Round Three took center stage at the city’s Entertainment & Sports Arena with an exciting nine-card showcased by an explosive first-round KO win by Greg “Sharp Shooter” Outlaw (11-1, 6 KOs) in the main event. While local fan favorite Dusty Hernandez-Harrison didn’t

Arena Astros, Guadalajara – In a middleweight fight, former WBO 154-pound champion Jaime Munguia (41-0, 32 KOs) battered and stopped Gonzalo Coria (21-6, 8 KOs) in three rounds. On some betting sites, Coria was a 100-1 underdog.  For the most part, Munguia was jabing and taking his time in the first round. During the second

Telford – For the EBU super bantamweight title, Liam Davies (13-0, 5 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over veteran Ionut Baluta (15-4, 3 KOs). The scores were 116-112, 118-110 and 117-111. Baluta came out pushing forward making it a fight with Davies. Both were landing shots in a high tempo fight. It was

Moody Theater, Austin, Texas – In a shocker, boxing newcomer Greg Hardy (2-0, 1 KO) dropped, rocked and decisioned the far more experienced Hasim Rahman Jr. (12-2, 6 KOs) All three judges scored it 39-36. Hardy accepted the fight on late notice after Rahman’s original opponent, MMA legend Vitor Belfort, tested positive for COVID-19. Hardy

Giovanni Marquez is receiving a top education in the fight game and he could not have a better teacher to learn from. Marquez will face Luis Valetin Portalatin of Puerto Rico tonight at the Lone Star Convention and Expo Center in Conroe, Texas, not far from his hometown of Houston. The four-round bout will be

Rising cruiserweight star Brandon Glanton is ready to risk it all, as he takes on David Light on December 2 at the ProBox TV Events Center, Plant City, Florida. The fight that will be broadcast live on ProBox TV sees the WBO numbers 6 and 7 collide, in a fight that hypothetically puts the winner

The scene is set for one of the most prominent boxing cards of 2022 in Russia. The epithet should be taken with a grain of salt, as local cards are far less pretentious this year than they were before – another sad consequence of an ongoing high-scale military conflict between Russia and Ukraine. With Russian

Light heavyweight prospect Tommy Fury (8-0, 4 KOs) believes that he will blast out Jake Paul (6-0, 4 KOs) in four rounds or less. The two sides are in talks for a potential showdown in the UK, with a date in February being eyed. Last month, Paul dropped and decisioned MMA legend Anderson Silva in

Lightweight Chann Thonson, ranked No. 13 by the World Boxing Association (WBA), lays his undefeated record on the line in a ten-round bout in the December 2 main event of a nine-bout fight card. The event will take place at the Georgia International Convention Center and be broadcast on ESPN KO. “Night of Champions” will

Ahead of his return to the ring one last time for the year, Jaime Munguia (40-0, 32 KOs) hosted a final press conference in Guadalajara, Mexico with his opponent, Argentina’s Gonzalo “El Mago” Coria (21-5, 8 KOs). The two warriors will clash in a 10-round middleweight fight that will take place at Arena Astros on

Malik Scott, the head trainer for former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, does not believe there is anyone at the weight that can beat the new and improved version of his fighter. Wilder returned to the ring last month, with a vicious one-punch knockout of Robert Helenius in the first round. It was Wilder’s first